I-Garment For Firefighters
December 19, 2005 | Leave a Comment
I found the I-Garment on Engadget. This sophisticated fire-fighting garment is being developed by the European Space Agency, Telecommunications devision (ESA). Since my father is both an emergency dispatcher and fire chief, the I-Garment seemed quite interesting.
According to their site:
The fire-fighting garment will be made with the latest and most sophisticated materials available to provided proper protection in hazardous situation, with special emphasis to user comfort and mobility.
Tightly integrated with the garment there will be an array of sensors, telecommunication, localisation, alert and processing hardware capable of collection the status and position of the fire-fighter and transmitting it wirelessly and in real time to a data collecting computer installed in local Operational Field Vehicles (OFV).
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The Greatest Keyboard Ever
July 25, 2005 | 1 Comment
Art Lebedev Studios is currently showing off the Optimus Keyboard which is still in the initial stages of development. This is undeniably the greatest keyboard ever created. On each key are OLEDs giving it ability to have dynamic images. Imagine the possibilities! Dynamic buttons for various games, or programs. I’d love to look down at the keyboard and see that I accidentally left the caps lock key on. I want one, I wish they were available now…
Previously I was in love with the ZBoard which has exchangeable keysets. The downfall of this is that you have to buy separate keysets for each application/use/game you want to use with it. This could become expensive quickly. Additionally it is far less versatile than the Optimus keyboard.
I found this on Alexa because the site is currently enjoying a 50,000% increase in traffic! I think that is entirely related to it being Slashdot’ed.
More Info:
Engadget
Primo Tech
Gadgetopis
Ensellitas
TechSpot
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