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Apparently Japanese homebuilder Daiwa House offers crawl space inspections as part of its warranty service, and to that end have enlisted Moogle (rhymes with “goggle,” not “Google”). The robot weighs just under 30 lbs, measures roughly 20 x 12 x 9.5 inches, and rocks a laser rangefinder, WiFi connectivity, and two cameras: one for driving, one for inspecting. If you hapeen to be in the country yourself and wish to try the thing out, it can be leased monthly for
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Photo: Algenol Compared to Gasoline Algenol is working on making ethanol from algae in photobioreactors connected to power plants. Like with all types of biofuels, the most important question with algae-ethanol has always been: Is it really greener than fossil fuels? And if so, how much? A team from Algenol and Georgia Tech tried to answer that question by doing a life cycle analysis (LCA) on the whole process of making Algenol’s ethanol, and the results were published as an open access paper in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology . … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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As Jon Stewart prepares for his “Rally to Restore Sanity” this Saturday in Washington, D.C. and Fox Newsers spin stories Democratic conspiracies, the politically attuned animators over at NMA World Edition in Taiwan have clearly been paying attention … (continued)
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Look out, dumbphones of the world: your days may really be numbered now that we’ve got US carriers blowing out brand new honest-to-goodness smartphones for $30 on contract. The phone in question here is LG’s Optimus T, stablemate to the Optimus S , Optimus One , and Optimus Chic featuring a 3.2-inch HVGA display, 3 megapixel cam, and pre-loaded Swype all sitting atop Android 2.2 . In order to get down to the promised $29.99, you’ll need to sign up for a new two-year contract (naturally), score a qualifying data plan, and wait around for a $50 mail-in rebate when the phone goes on sale Wednesday, November 3 in your choice of black or burgundy (pictured). LG Optimus T hitting T-Mobile on November 3 for $30 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We just sat through an eight minute long video of someone at Pocketnow sampling every ringtone on his HTC Surround . Why did we do this? Just wanted to see if we could stand it; suffice it to say, we never want to hear a ringtone again. Perhaps more importantly, our man points out that Microsoft seems to have left the ability to add your own custom ringtones out of Windows Phone 7 altogether. The Surround itself has a couple recognizable fan favorites that we recognize from AT&T and HTC phones past, so it looks like manufacturers and carriers will be able to bring their own to the table, but for the end user, it looks like you won’t be able to roll your own — at least for the time being. And now we’re going to go put our phones on vibrate. Continue reading No custom ringtones for Windows Phone 7? (video) No custom ringtones for Windows Phone 7? (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Climate Scientist: "We Have Failed to Communicate" with the Public (Video)
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Climate science in “a moment of crisis” It’s been a rough couple of years for climate science–attacks on the entire field have sought to undermine its credibility, a series of overblown, so-called ‘scandals’ distracted the media, and the public’s general comprehension of climate change has greatly eroded. So I was glad to see paleoclimatologist Kim Co… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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