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Digital signage is a relatively new display category that encompasses
in-store kiosks, large information displays suspended from a ceiling,
touchscreens for navigating a building or store, ambient displays that
show imagery or advertising, and more.
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What we have here is the Biz Cafe – a concept targeted towards the
jet-set workaholics who need gadget ready environments even while
relaxing with a cup of coffee.
Think about it, most restaurants and glitzy places in town have access
to our social profile and instantly ping the world with a status update!
So yes, in the future we will need a semi-office environment, even in
cafes, so that we don’t lose out on work!
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Can you imagine organizing your daily schedule with a few touches on
your bathroom mirror? Chatting with far-away relatives through
interactive video on your kitchen counter? Reading a classic novel on a
whisper-thin piece of flexible glass?
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The University of Groningen, in the Netherlands, has converted a 3D
theater into the world’s largest touchscreen, used for teaching
mathematics and computer science students interactivity. The screen has a
curvature of 135 degrees and is transparent.
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The NARQ system is used in roadside environments by police officers to
screen motorists for illicit drug use. The system includes a disposable
saliva collection cartridge and swabbing pad, as well as a handheld
analysis instrument.
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Residents of California can take a trip to Orange County and find the
world’s first sewage-powered refueling station. Located just off the
405 freeway, the station is located next to the Orange
County waste-water treatment plant in Fountain Valley. The hydrogen fuel
offers about 70 miles per gallon and the station can fuel up to 50
automobiles per day with the daily 120 kilograms of hydrogen gas
produced at the plant. In order to produce the hydrogen gas, sewage
is processed to collect methane. This methane is converted into hydrogen
and sent into a fuel cell to power the entire plant with 250 kilowatts
of electricity.
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One of the new features in Apple’s iCloud is called iTunes Match, which will let you stream your existing music library from the cloud without having to upload it, to Apple’s servers.
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