Tesla: Wireless Charging Electric Bus

Utah State University harnesses wireless charging to power electric bus. The bus charged over a 10 inch gap (cool!) at 90% efficiency of five kilowatts.  This means electric cars will be able to charge wireless.  As the article states:

 "Wireless power transfer technology delivers a multitude of benefits to consumers that include greater reliability due to no moving parts or cords, added convenience through the elimination of plug-in charging, the assurance of safety by removing the risk of electrocution and aesthetically pleasing devices as a result of no visible wiring."


There are so many possibilities with the different applications of this technology that my mind is flustered and bloated with ideas.  Check out the artifcle below.
Article: http://www.secretsofthefed.com/free-energy-university-uses-tesla-technology-to-wirelessly-charge-electric-bus/

Bram Stokers' 165th Birthday!

  If you haven't noticed Googles Dracula and characters logo today (and probably only today) then FYI its ol' Bram Stokers 165th birthday.  Not only is the book good but the movie was extremely well done especially for the time (1992) when computer effects where just not up to snuff.  Real makeup and costumes very well done.  I always had a fasination with vampire lore well before the vampire craze and "goth" kids and wannabes.  I never dressed up (except as a child on halloween) as a vampire to go into the public in my teens or anything. Sillyness I tells ya!  Any way here are some related links to learn more about the history of Bram Stoker and his masterpieces. Educate yourself!

Google: http://www.google.com/#q=Bram+Stoker+books&oi=ddle&ct=bram-stoker-2012-hp&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=946618dc30a8941&bpcl=37643589&biw=1007&bih=607

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker%27s_Dracula

IMBD: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103874/

Buy the movie: http://www.amazon.com/Bram-Stokers-Dracula-Gary-Oldman/dp/0800177177

Wiki Vlad The Imapaler (the real Dracula): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler

New tech goodies on the way!

 I recently had a new gaming laptop by MSI crap out on me so they are shipping me a replacement.  In short it has a 3rd generation i7, 4GB Nvidia GTX 675, 12 GB DDR3 RAM, 1.5 TB Harddrive (750GB x2 Raid-0), blu-ray burner/player, hdmi/vga out, dynaudio sound with small subwoofer built in, illuminated keyboard and blah blah blah you know, its the works.  I will be happy to get it back and setup so I can use my main Steam account. I also ordered a super far ranged wifi adapter for my old computer upstairs (I am using it now to type this) so I can have a more reliable connection, a USB 3.0 hot-swappable hub, logitech gaming mouse and that's about it. Mmmm I love tech goodies.

Nintendo 3DS XL available in America

The Nintendo 3DS XL is now available in North America!
Its like the Cadillac of portable Nintendo's ;)
Article: http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/19/psa-nintendo-3ds-xl-now-available/

Streaming video game company goes bottoms up!

The service "OnLive" has hit rock bottom but tries its best to restructure after accepting a deal from a unnamed buyer with some monetary backing.  Phew thank God above that I use Steam!

Article:http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/18/technology/onlive/index.html

Gamescon 2012 Photos

GamesCon in Koln Germany is a gaming event of all sorts.  Although I was not able to attend I have find some photos of their 2012 event over at good ol' guru3d.com. So check em out.  AHHHHH A GIANT LEGO ORC!

GamesCon Photos: http://nl.guru3d.com/gallery/Tradeshows/2012/index.html

Dark Web

There is a "Dark Web" within the internet on private networks that are usually through encrypted connections that supply the dirtiest of porn, illegal gun and weapons sales, stolen merchandise and you can even hire a hitman to kill somebody! It exist as sad as that is. These networks that may or may not be on what we call the internet but rather a private network using encryption methods to pass files and chat to one another. This may sound over-hyped but it almost certainly exist in my opinion with all the sick cretins out there. I can understand reasonable gun trading/buying that is within a law that the people themselves voted on but selling extreme weapons that are beyond just guns can be a problem. Networks that are hidden from most people on the internet could deal in everything from sick child pornography and other forms of harmful extreme porn, to hitmen killing people for money. I know it sounds paranoid but networks like this exist. I haven't seen a case of someone doing these things but from what I understand the networks that are private and encrypted do exist and I have heard of trading of various things. Here are three articles related to what I have summed up in this post:
Dark Web
Article 1: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=110040
Article 2: http://www.infowars.com/new-regulation-frontier-the-dark-web/
Article 3: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/the-new-underbelly-20120531-1zktt.html