Join T-OLED makes transparent glass a display
I think we all know that we are heading for an era where every pane of glass will be a display of some type. I mean, if there is one thing science fiction has taught us: no glass shall go to waste on something as mundane as a window.
It would appear that some Korean technology could make this a reality with transparent OLED or T-OLED. The purpose is to make a touch-sensitive transcreen.
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LED Duro Flash Road Flares
I’ve never actually had to use an road flares and most people may use them anywhere from not at all to a couple of times throughout their entire life. However, anyone that needs them on a regular basis is forced to pay for new ones every single time their used. These LED flares would be a big investment to start off with, but would mean you didn’t have to worry about keeping a stash of disposable flares.
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Festo AirMotion Ride Simulator
According to my source, the Festo AirMotion Ride Simulator is designed to simulate what it feels like to drive a fancy car, like a Ferrari or Lamborghini.
However, look at the picture in front of this lady behind the wheel. Does that look like a fancy sports car to you? No, it looks more like a bongo submarine from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Of course, that could always be a part of some other exhibit, and it isn’t wise to get information from a picture.
However, I checked out the source of my source, and discovered that the AirMotion Rid driving simulator is also a flight simulator. I can’t find any information about it simulating a sub ride, but it has polymer tubes capable of lifting the seat with 1,500 Newtons of force.
In other words, I don’t see why you couldn’t use this guy for simulating some sort of unusual vehicle.
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Smart Jumper Cables think for you
It’s probably pretty safe to say that anyone reading this has hooked up a computer with all of those pretty wires. The great thing about a brand new complete computer set is that all of the wires are color coded. It doesn’t get much easier than that. Well, jump starting a car is just like that. Don’t mix up the colors and don’t touch the clamps together. It’s pretty simple stuff. Well apparently, that’s just not simple enough, because someone had to create an easier set of cables.
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DriveNTalk KlaT 7 is another mobile device to improve driving
It appears that the iLane isn’t the only device that is made to help driving safe for mobile devices.
This is the DriveNTalk KlaT 7, which is Enustech’s new brand name, “living up to [the] true definition of its name (the DriveNTalk, not the KlaT, whatever that means). DriveNTalk has Voice command with its voice to text service, with no need to see or touch the unit for controlling it. Apparently, the device is solar powered.
The user can “enjoy the experience of a[n] optional service of sending SMS, e-mail, and/or SNS” through vocal control.
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iLane: Not software, not Apple, but makes driving safer
Clearly, this whole texting-while-driving is a huge hot-button issue, as there was an entire area of the CTIA floor that was practically devoted to it.
Most of the devices were software that you could download on your mobile phone (usually an iPhone App form) so you could stop texting at certain speeds, or have your text messages read aloud to you. The iLane, which is not an Apple product, is “the world’s first and only in-car device that gives you complete control of your smartphone by using simple voice commands”.
This allows the driver to open, listen to, and respond to email by voice alone. The driver can also make and receive phone calls by saying a person’s name or phone number out loud, as well as answer phone calls with a simple vocal command. The driver can also have their calendar events read aloud as well.
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GM working on new enhanced vision systems
Research and Development at General Motors, in cooperation with several universities, is developing a way of using augmented reality in automobiles.
This isn’t the same type of augmented reality used in scavenger hunts, but it is able to gather data from vehicle sensors and cameras to project images generated by compact ultraviolet lasers right on the surface of the windshield itself.
Here is a link to a video where you can see a developer talking about the technology, also known as enhanced vision system. You will see an instance of when the lasers paint the edge of the road on the windshield in foggy weather. This is so the driver knows where the edge is and can avoid it, which is very difficult to see when visibility is low.
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SafeDriver Wireless Vehicle Monitor
There are times I genuinely feel sorry for teenagers these days. Usually a lot of people grumble about all the new electronics that kids get to use, that they never got to have as kids. Personally, I really have no desire to be a kid in this day and age. When you’re in high school you’re going to cause a certain amount of mischief. I was one of the many that enjoyed driving fast down back roads. Had my parents had this device I’d have never had any fun. Now that being said, it’s an awesome day and age to help parents make sure their kids aren’t up to anything.
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