Category Archives: Hobbies and Other Interests

Hurricane Sandy, views from GOES-13 and Suomi NPP satellites

Posted on 4 November 2012 by Admin

There has been several videos by NASA showing Hurricane Sandy from the wheather satellite. The video animation is taken from GEOS-13 satellite. GEOS The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)/ Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) program is a key element in … Continue reading →

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Wheelchair controlled by thought

Posted on 4 September 2012 by Admin

In this article “Smart chair: powered by thought“, there is a video, where person is guiding wheelchair with help of thoughts and eye blinks.

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Google Glass Eyewear, Project Class

Posted on 4 September 2012 by Admin

In Wikipedia: Project Glass is a research and development program by Google to develop an augmented reality head-mounted display (HMD). hands free display voice commands Android operating system Checkout 2 min Video Google Glasses (how it works) 2 min Google … Continue reading →

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Curiosity robot vehicle on Mars

Posted on 2 September 2012 by Admin

NASA’s Curiosity robot has reached Mars surface. Article with 10 min intro video “Target Mars: Rover Lands on the Red Planet“ Landing Video Links Wikipedia: Mars Science Laboratory Wikipedia: Curiosity NASA: Mars Science Laboratory mission Latest MSL Updates Fact Sheet … Continue reading →

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Fun and Learning: Sundial Kits with building instructions

Posted on 27 May 2012 by Admin

From Wikipedia A sundial is a device that determines the time of day by the position of the Sun. All sundials must be aligned with the axis of the Earth’s rotation to tell the correct time. Sundial Kit set The … Continue reading →

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Serviio, Tool for sharing your media and online resources

Posted on 17 April 2012 by Admin

Serviio is one good alternative when looking for a DLNA media server. “It allows you to stream your media files (music, video or images) to renderer devices (e.g. a TV set, Bluray player, games console or mobile phone) on your … Continue reading →

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DLNA, Introduction

Posted on 16 April 2012 by Admin

What is DLNA? DLNA = Digital Living Network Alliance About.com: The DLNA sets standards and guidelines for home networking media devices. A device can receive a DLNA certification. This certification lets the consumer know that once connected to your home … Continue reading →

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