Virtual life

Virtusphere, Inc. develops and markets a locomotion platform that allows users to be completely immersed into their interactive virtual experience How it works: Virtusphere consists of a 10-foot hollow sphere, which is placed on a special platform that allows the sphere to rotate freely in any direction according to the user’s steps. Wearing a wireless, head-mounted display the user is able to walk and run being immersed into virtual environment. The movement by the user is replicated within the virtual environment. The same hardware set can be used for different applications by changing only the software applications.
Markets and applications for Virtusphere include but are not limited to: • Military, law enforcement , and other dangerous occupations for safely training, practical skills of users preparing for dangerous environments • Gaming and entertainment • Health and fitness • Education and museums • Architecture and construction-site 3D model walk-through • Virtual travel and tourism • Events and Shows • Home gaming Source: virtusphere

Surprising potatoes

“Our potatoes are grown closer than you may think”

Beginning July 27 and continuing for three weeks, passersby in Chicago’s Jackson Tunnel will be greeted with an out-of-home message, “Our potatoes are grown closer than you may think,” along with an overhead installation of potatoes breaking through the ceiling tiles. It’s part of a nationwide campaign for Lay’s potato chips that broke in May and which celebrates the local potato farmers who grow potatoes used in Lay’s potato chips. The “Lay’s Local” 360 marketing campaign was created by Lay’s U.S. agency of record, Juniper Park. Other elements of the campaign, which debuted earlier, include TV, print, online, on-pack and in-store.

Source: The Ad Mad

Link baiting ideas

Link Bait

Link baiting (or linkbaiting) is the latest buzz word in the SEO world and has come to be the preferred way to natural link building.

It means to create something that naturally attract backlinks for your web page by getting people to talk about it, discussing it on forums, blogging about i, posting it on del.icio.us/Furl/Digg/Shoutwire and linking to it from their sites. It also attracts a lot of visitors.

Here is an excellent article: The Art of Linkbaiting and Linkbaiting for Fun & Profit.

Here is a list of ideas:

• Make a valuable resource (lists, special reports, history of, how to, etc.)
• Interview (e-mail/phone) prominent people and publish it.
• Build a useful tool
• Write an interesting article
• Run a newsworthy ‘event’ such as a contest
• Test something new that has not been done before
• Be the first in doing something on the internet
• Write something controversial
• Be the first to write the latest news in your niche
• Be the first to expose a scammer
• Disagree with an authority
• Write some funny humor
• Make an interesting picture
• Be the first to research and document something
• Make a theme, plugin or piece of software
• Make a tool that others can put on their sites but that links to you
• Make a joke about a known person
• Make a resource that is just in time for a major event
• Write an outrageous theory and back it up with logics
• Write useful comments on something that is happening
• Give something valuable for free
• Coin a new acronym in your niche and get people to talk about it
• Become an expert in your niche and write valuable information

Useful resources on Link Baiting (many of the tips above taken from here):

• Case Study from SEJ, 1,960 links during one month for running a contest
• Link Bait Ideas thread on SEO Refugee

Please comment if you have more info on link bait.

Source: jimwestergre

Tuff 'n' Tiny, The new memory stick by Verbatim

Over the years, the size of the memory sticks has considerably shrunk. But, what would the limit be? Up to now, UBS memory sticks can't be smaller than the USB port itself. This is just impossible and it will remain so until the connecting interface for these gadgets is renewed.

Nevertheless, the Verbatim Tuff ‘n’ Tiny is getting closer to this limit, since it only measures 30×13×1.5 mms and has a storage capacity of up to 2, 4 y 8 GB.

The Verbatim Tuff ‘n’ Tiny is available in three colors: orange, green and purple and it can be yours for something around 12 to 35 dollars, depending on model. This USB memory stick is already on sale in many online and specialized stores.

"There is enough energy in high altitude winds to power civilization 100 times over; and sooner or later, we're going to learn to tap into the power of winds and use it to run civilization." Says Ken Caldeira, Professor of Global Ecology at the Carnegie Institution for Science. (Discovery Channel, Project Earth, Infinite Winds episode)

MAGENN AIR ROTOR SYSTEM (M.A.R.S.)

Magenn Power's high altitude wind turbine called MARS is a Wind Power Anywhere™ solution with distinct advantages over existing Conventional Wind Turbines and Diesel Generating Systems including: global deployment, lower costs, better operational performance, and greater environmental advantages.

MARS is a lighter-than-air tethered wind turbine that rotates about a horizontal axis in response to wind, generating electrical energy. This electrical energy is transferred down the 1000-foot tether for immediate use, or to a set of batteries for later use, or to the power grid. Helium sustains MARS and allows it to ascend to a higher altitude than traditional wind turbines. MARS captures the energy available in the 600 to 1000-foot low level and nocturnal jet streams that exist almost everywhere. MARS rotation also generates the "Magnus effect" which provides additional lift, keeps the MARS stabilized, and positions it within a very controlled and restricted location to adhere to FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) & Transport Canada guidelines.

The Advantages of MARS over Conventional Wind Turbines: Wind Power Anywhere™ removes all placement limitations. Coast-line or off-shore locations are not necessary to capture higher speed winds. Reaching winds at 1,000-feet above ground level allow MARS to be installed closer to the grid. MARS is mobile and can be rapidly deployed, deflated, and redeployed without the need for towers or heavy cranes. MARS is bird and bat friendly with lower noise emissions and is capable of operating in a wider range of wind speeds - from 4 mph to greater than 60 mph.

The Advantages of a MARS combined Wind and Diesel Solution over a Diesel Generator-only solution: MARS can complement a diesel generator by offering a combined diesel-wind power solution that delivers power below $0.20 cents per kWh. This compares to a wide range of $0.50 cents to over $0.99 cents per kWh for diesel-alone, reflecting the high fuel and transportation costs in remote areas. The MARS combined solution allows lower pollution and green house gas emissions. It also results in lower handling, transporting, and storage costs.

MARS Target Markets: Mini-Grid applications in developing nations where infrastructure is limited or non-existent; off-grid combined wind and diesel solutions for island nations, farms, remote areas, cell towers, exploration equipment, backup power & water pumps for natural gas mines; rapid deployment diesel & wind solutions (to include airdrop) to disaster areas for power to emergency and medical equipment, water pumps; on-grid applications for farms, factories, remote communities; and wind farm deployments.

Source: http://www.magenn.com/

Oddities

Frankenstein nearly came true in 1803, when Italian physicist Giovanni Aldini ran electric current through the newly dead body of murderer George Forster.

The prison record states that "on the first application of the process to the face, the jaws of the deceased criminal began to quiver, and the adjoining muscles were horribly contorted, and one eye was actually opened. In the subsequent part of the process the right hand was raised and clenched, and the legs and thighs were set in motion."

One witness reportedly died of fright, but there was really no cause for alarm. If Forster had returned to life, the prison planned to re-execute him — after all, he'd been sentenced to "hang until he be dead."

Source: Futility Closet

Great 3D Wallpapers

Desktop wallpapers suggestions are always welcome since sometimes we don't have time to browse to find one, so we check on the suggestions available at our favorite websites! We know that we can find tons of great wallpapers online to choose from, but here we selected 50 3D wallpapers to inspire you. Wallpapers can be inspirational, funny, silly, elegant, sexy or even organizational (since we can find calendars, clocks, etc on it).

Remember to click the images to go to the source and download the wallpapers you like. Enjoy!

From EpicWallpaper.com

Source: http://abduzeedo.com

Unbelievable Photoshop Mistakes

As incredible as it can be, even the most renown Advertising Executives and Computer Artist make huge mistakes.

Mistakes are human. They make mistakes, so they're human!

Where has her Belly Bottom gone?

Oh, my god! she must be really hungry!

Are you sure this is not and Ad for Elastic man?

Eat Curves! The only cereal that turns you white!

Thanks to: Photoshoped, Oddee and photoshopdisasters

Puppies Behind Bars

Puppies Behind Bars is a program that trains inmates to raise Golden Retriver and Labrador puppies to become service dogs for the disabled as well as for the prisoners.

• Inmates learn hard work and dedication by becoming a "Puppy Raiser" who cares for the puppies 24/7 throughout the prison environment.

• Teaches accountability by making the inmate complete two to three months of classroom work before they are eligible to get a puppy of their own.

• Allows the inmate to give back to society.

• Provides inmates with love and fidelity, and requires that he or she reciprocate.

• Nurtures habits and skills that will greatly assist the inmate upon release

"The other inmates told me that the only way to survive prison is to find a reason to live and someone to love...with this little guy, I got both." - Inmate Sergio.

For additional information regarding the Puppies Behind Bars program, visit
www.puppiesbehindbars.com.

Source: http://www.petside.com/the-sidewalk/service-dogs.php