Watson: The smartest computer in the world

We've seen it in many movies across time. Machines becomes smarter than man and conquer the world. The old battle between Man vs Machine is put to the test by scientists in a Jeopardy game. They say "Watson" is world's greatest and smartest computer and he can actually think. It has an equivalent power of 6000 home computers. But what's special about Watson is the software that allows it to understand human language like no other.

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Terrafugia - Flying Car

This Flying car holds about 460 pounds, including the passengers and the fuel. It's white, light and can travel to land or air (depends on your needs and the weather). Another cool thing about this car-plane is that it uses normal fuel.


It has a steering wheel and pedals for driving and a control stick for flying.

They said it would be available to general public soon, but for me it looks like a prototype that will never go to mass production.

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Reasons not to buy a Tablet PC

I know tablet PCs are huge these days, but there are folks not too pleased with them. It's hard to understand why someone would choose not to buy an iPad, a Samsung Galaxy Tab or Archos 5 and opt for a desktop or an old fashion laptop.

The first reason is that the tablet provides no tactile feedback. It's really hard to feel something real while touching a glass. On-screen keyboards are not as accurate as good-old-fashion keyboards we are found of.

Of course, you can do a lot of cool things with your tablet PC, but there are better alternatives. They say a tablet is great for watching TV online, but the experience is much better on a real TV using the remote control. You can read books on it, but Kindle is way better because of the eInk technology that has reduced eye fatigue. It's easier to surf the web on the computer, because you can use multitasking and multiple tabs in the same time. Many tablets these days does not offer that. Any available app for a tablet has a desktop alternative that is better in any way.

The argue is that a tablet is useful when traveling often, but in your own home a laptop would be better.

What's your opinion on the matter?

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Life with Data

It's amazing to see how technology advanced we are. Some of us could not have a life without internet, iPhone, laptop or other gadgets.

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Escher´s waterfall. Real or not?

Escher´s waterfall depicts a seeming paradox where water from the base of a waterfall seems to run uphill prior to hitting the top of the waterfall.

Although most 2D artists use relative symmetries to create an illusion of depth, Escher exercises contradictory symmetries to create the visual paradox. Waterfall has the structure of a Penrose triangle, an unacceptable object planned independently by Roger Penrose and Oscar Reutersvärd.
via Wiki

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Google Nexus S vs Apple iPhone 4

This is an extended comparison between Google Nexus S and iPhone 4 via PhoneArena.
It was hard to miss the WVGA video recording capability of Nexus S, compared with the 720p video recording of the iPhone. Apple's FaceTime app is better than any video call software provided by Android.

Who do you like more?

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Telekinesis is real

Telekinesis is no longer a Sci-Fi or Paranormal subject. Right now, people all over the world are moving objects with their mind with the help of technology. Brain-computer interfaces are here, enabling neuro-prosthetics, brain-powered wheelchairs, and even thought-controlled pinball machines. The trouble is that using brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) requires a huge amount of concentration and it's hard to use it more than an hour. At present a research group at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland is doing work to clear this trouble, by masterminding BCIs that grant users to breathe their brains--and even to multitask.

Another team of computer scientists from Germany made possible for a car to be driven only with the power of thoughts. The driver is equipped with EEG sensors connected to a computer. The computer picks the driver's intention to steer left or right, and executes it. Although this is only a demonstration, it's amazing how far science has gone...

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