BoomTech

The blog that brings you the latest in booming technologies.

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"Their curiosity changed the world, and thus it changed the world, they changed the world, and so can you."

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Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot (SAFFiR). It doesn't only put out fires, it "throws grenades"!!!

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Google's having some fun with 8-bit color Google Maps. Google Lat Long is a attempt to tun Google Maps on devices with low capabilities. In the video is a wicked demonstration of Google Lat Long running on the NES.

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Electronic Paper Display begins mass production.

LG’s Electronic Paper Display (EPD) is a bendable 6 inch screen, only 0.7mm thick. The 1024x768 pixel resolution display can be bent up to 40 degrees from its center.

“With the world’s first plastic EPD, LG Display has once again proven its reputation for leadership and innovation with a product we believe will help greatly popularize the E-Book market,” said Sang Duck Yeo, Head of Operations for LG Display’s Mobile/OLED division.

There is no word on a US release, but LG says the EPD will first be supplied to ODM companies in China, with completed products hitting European shores at the beginning of April.

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They call it the Sand Flea. Weighing a mere 11 Ibs. this little guy is no ordinary RC car. Nesting underneath it's belly the Sand Flea boasts a super-strong piston, that when pumped up with Carbon-Dioxide blasts it up to an astonishing 30 ft!! The guys at Boston Dynamics (makers of the record-breaking 'Cheetah Robot') are truly masters of their art. See for yourself!!!

http://www.bostondynamics.com/bd_index.html

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"Inventing is easy...the hard part is getting those technologies to the people who need them the most."