Friday, October 11, 2013

This Device Converts Ocean Waves Into Power

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/device-converts-ocean-waves-into-power-2013-10

RWP

A group of design engineers from Scotland have found a way to efficiently harness the raw power of ocean waves and convert that power into usable energy.

The design is one of the top 15 finalists for this year's James Dyson award.

This design is an improvement over other wave energy converters because it operates using hydraulics to maximize the amount of energy it harnesses from waves.

The device — called the renewable wave power (RWP) — is essentially a chain of partially submerged buoys that absorb the force of waves, then converts the waves into energy.  The growing need for sustainable energy sources is the inspiration behind this design entry.

The design has undergone several tests in Lancaster University's wave tank. The unique hydraulic system allows the RWP to respond to changing ocean conditions. As the waves flow in, they move the buoys, which creates pressure as they bounce up and down. The pressure is stored in hydraulic cylinders, which can then be depressurized to create electricity. 

wave energy.gifRWP is specifically designed to operate on the west coast of Scotland where, according to the designers, the rough Atlantic ocean has the potential to produce up to 70 Kilowatt-hours of energy per meter of coastline.

The energy readouts produced by RWP look promising, but it needs to be tested in the ocean to verify the results. 

The James Dyson award is a competition between up-and-coming design engineers all around the world. The award includes an international winner, and a national winner from each country represented.

SEE ALSO: Say Hello To WAVE Energy!

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The iPhone 5S Has A 'Blue Screen Of Death' Just Like A Windows PC (AAPL)

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-iphone-5s-blue-screen-of-death-like-a-windows-pc-2013-10

Apple's new iPhone 5S has a Blue Screen of Death, just like an old PC running Microsoft Windows. A bunch of users have complained on YouTube, Twitter and various Apple consumer forums that when they use certain apps in iWorks (the iPhone's spreadsheet and documents apps) the phone freezes, shows a blank blue screen, and then reboots.

Here's what it looks like:

iphone 5s blue screen of death
The glitch was first noted by The Verge, which offered this advice:

One workaround to alleviate the iWork-related reboots is to disable iCloud syncing for Apple's Pages, Keynote, and Numbers apps.

Here's a video of the flaw in action (below). You can see others here and here.

SEE ALSO: Apple Ran Out Of Gold iPhones Because It Underestimated How Much Asia Likes Gold

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Article: Japan Display now making 1080p WhiteMagic LCDs, hints at high-end phones with bright screens

It's been hard to appreciate the brightness of WhiteMagic LCDs when they've been limited to lower-end smartphones like the Sony Xperia P. That shouldn't be a problem from now on, as Japan Display has started mass-producing its first 1080p WhiteMagic screen. Like its ancestors, the new 5-inch pane...

http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/11/japan-display-now-making-1080p-whitemagic-lcds/?ncid=rss_truncated

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Article: Crowdsourced Design Startup Dispop Gets Into the Ad Buying Business

Dispop, the startup that allows businesses to crowdsource the design of their ads, has relaunched its platform with a big addition — the ability to actually run ad campaigns.

Through the service, advertisers could already solicit submissions from multiple designers, then A/B test them to see wh...

http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/09/dispop-relaunch/

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Article: TouchMarks tests show iPads most responsive tablet screens

The new TouchMarks benchmark has determined that Apple's iPad touchscreens are more responsive than their Android and Windows RT competitors.

TouchMarks is a stripped-down benchmark developed by Agawi, a developer of streaming technology that integrates advertising within mobile games. T...

http://www.cnet.com.au/touchmarks-tests-show-ipads-most-responsive-tablet-screens-339345622.htm

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