Today’s Gadgets & Emerging

Technology Innovations

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Mark Goldstein, International Research Center

PO Box 825, Tempe, AZ 85280-0825, Phone: 602-470-0389,

markg@researchedge.com, URL: http://www.researchedge.com/

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http://benmerrick3d.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/a-geeky-wheres-wally-waldo/

http://www.kurzweilai.net/ask-ray-the-future-of-moores-law

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singularity_Is_Near

Source: Raymond Kurzweil http://www.singularity.com/

Gigabyte Z87 LGA 1150 4 Way SLI Dual LAN ATX Motherboard (GA-G1.SNIPER 5)

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4487#ov

Intel Next Unit of Computing (NUC) Kit D54250WYK

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wyk.html

4.59” W x 4.41” D x 1.36” H

Arduino Mega 2560

Raspberry Pi Model B Nwazet Pi Media CenterNight Vision Camera Modules

MicroSD Card Adapter

BLE Mini Bluetooth 4.0 Interface

Arduino, Raspberry & Other Microcontrollers

Ultimate GPS BreakoutUDOO Quad Core w/SATA

Intel’s Edison computer is housed in an SD card form factor and comes with built-

in Linux and both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless. The computer, which is based on

Intel's 22-nanometer Quark chips, can be the basis for a new wave of products

and will become available summer 2014. Source: eWeek

Lenovo Twist

Ultrabook

http://www.lenovo.com/

http://www.techslinger.com/

Netgear ReadyNAS 100 Series 2-Bay Diskless Storage

http://www.netgear.com/home/products/connected-storage/readynas-100.aspx

The IO.Anywhere Data Module is manufactured,

factory tested, UL-Listed and software-defined data

center infrastructure that can be deployed and

provisioned in standard increments of power,

cooling and IT space in as little as 120 days. http://www.io.com/products-services/io-anywhere/core/

IO.Anywhere CORE Line & Data Module

Computer Passes Turing Test for First Time

Eugene Goostman seems like a typical 13-year-old Ukrainian boy, at least that's what a third

of judges at a Turing Test competition thought recently. Goostman says that he likes

hamburgers and candy and that his father is a gynecologist, but it's all a lie. This boy is a

program created by computer engineers led by Russian Vladimir Veselov and Ukrainian

Eugene Demchenko. That a third of judges were convinced that Goostman was a human in

unrestricted conversation is significant as at least 30 percent of judges must be swayed for

a computer to pass the famous Turing Test. The test, created by legendary computer

scientist Alan Turing in 1950, was designed to answer the question "Can machines think?"

and is a well-known staple of artificial intelligence studies. Source: The Verge 6/14

Stanford bioengineers have developed faster, more energy-efficient microchips based on the

human brain, 9,000 times faster and using significantly less power than a typical PC. This

offers greater possibilities for advances in robotics and a new way of understanding the

brain. For instance, a chip as fast and efficient as the human brain could drive prosthetic

limbs with the speed and complexity of our own actions. It can simulate one million neurons

and billions of synaptic connections. Boahen is working with other Stanford scientists to

develop prosthetic limbs that would be controlled by a Neurogrid-like chip. Boahen and his

team have developed Neurogrid, a circuit board consisting of 16 custom-designed

"Neurocore" chips. Together these 16 chips can simulate 1 million neurons and billions of

synaptic connections. The team designed these chips with power efficiency in mind. Their

strategy was to enable certain synapses to share hardware circuits. The result was

Neurogrid – a device about the size of an iPad that can simulate orders of magnitude more

neurons and synapses than other brain mimics on the power it takes to run a tablet

computer. Qualcomm could add a “neural processing unit” to mobile-phone chips to handle

sensory data and tasks such as image recognition. http://www.stanford.edu/group/brainsinsilicon/

Neurogrid Microchips for Neuromorphic Research

The bridge of the Starship Enterprise, NCC-1701-D, which the National Security

Agency (NSA) reportedly based its Information Dominance Center's design on.

http://leaksource.info/2013/09/15/u-s-army-intelligences-star-trek-inspired-information-dominance-center/

21

1908

First Large-Scale

Adoption of Water

Chlorination

1921

Diphtheria and TB

Vaccines

1930s

Pertussis

Vaccine

1936

Yellow Fever

Vaccine

1935

Sulfa Drugs

(first antibiotic)

1940s

Penicillin First Used

as a Treatment

1955

Polio

Vaccine

1963

Measles Vaccine

1974

Meningococcal

Disease Vaccine

1985

Influenza

Vaccine 1995

Hepatitis A

Vaccine

1987

Azidothymidine

(first HIV treatment)

Deaths per

100,000

people

48

78

20

475 Life

Expectancy

Source: The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution. Available at http://www.hamiltonproject.org/multimedia/charts/deaths_from_major_infectious_disease/. Accessed on 11/1/12.

>96%

Decrease

>62%

Increase

22

2011

1960

Deaths Per 100,000

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System. 2011. Available at

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr61/nvsr61_06.pdf#page1. Accessed 11/12/12.

Source: IEEE Spectrum 6/14

http://www.nibib.nih.gov/science-education/bionic-man

Creating Biomedical Technologies

to Improve Health

Hugh Herr, who heads the Biomechatronics research group at the MIT Media Lab, is creating

bionic limbs that emulate the function of natural limbs marrying human physiology with

electromechanics. A double amputee himself, he is responsible for breakthrough advances

in bionic limbs that provide greater mobility and new hope to those with physical

disabilities. Herr’s research group has developed gait-adaptive knee prostheses for

transfemoral amputees and variable impedance ankle-foot exoskeletons for patients

suffering from drop foot, a gait pathology caused by stroke, cerebral palsy, and multiple

sclerosis. He has also designed his own bionic legs, the world’s first bionic foot and calf

system called the BiOM. Hugh Herr at MIT: http://www.media.mit.edu/people/hherr

TED2014 Talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/hugh_herr_the_new_bionics_that_let_us_run_climb_and_dance

Bionic Arm Created by DEKA Research for DARPA

The DEKA Arm System or "Luke Arm" is one of the most advanced robotic prostheses ever

built. This is the first prosthetic arm approved by the FDA that "translates signals from a

person's muscles to perform complex tasks." The DEKA Arm was created by famed inventor

Dean Kamen and his team at DEKA Research and Development Corp. as part of DARPA's

Revolutionizing Prosthetics program. The goal of the US $100 million program was

developing an advanced prosthetic arm with near-natural control to improve quality of life

for amputees. DARPA funded two groups: the DEKA project and another effort led by

researchers at Johns Hopkins University. What makes the DEKA Arm unique is that it can

carry out multiple, simultaneous powered movements, and its wrist and fingers can adjust

its positions to perform six different user-selectable grips. In addition, force sensors let the

robotic hand precisely control its grasp. Source: IEEE Spectrum 5/14

3D printing lets engineers design for more than function. With complexity being

essentially free, engineers can design aesthetically pleasing parts. The Ekso team

designed parts that incorporate beautiful complex patterns, like muscle strands,

with fluid contours. The striated pattern creates greater flexibility and ventilation

channels as well.

http://www.makepartsfast.com/2014/05/7042/3d-printing-improves-exoskeleton-helping-paraplegics-walk/

3D Printing Improves Exoskeleton, Helping Paraplegics Walk

Ekso Bionic Suit

Four individuals diagnosed as having complete paralysis of the legs were able to

intentionally move their knees, ankles, and toes while undergoing electrical stimulation of

the spinal cord, according to a study recently published in the journal Brain. The novel

therapy has the potential to change the grim prognosis of people who have been paralyzed

for years, say the researchers involved in the study based out of the University of Louisville

Frazier Rehab Institute in Kentucky. The research is a continuation of a 2011 groundbreaking

pilot trial that demonstrated that electrically stimulating the spinal cord in precise ways

enabled a man paralyzed below his chest to stand independently for minutes at a time. The

announcement of that pilot trial was incredibly exciting, but scientists wondered if it could

be repeated with other individuals. The new paper reveals that the therapy has been

successful in four people, and that it can enable not only independent standing, but also

other kinds of voluntary leg and foot movement. Source: IEEE Spectrum 4/14

Electrical Spine Stimulation Helps Paralyzed Patients Regain Some Movement

Liquid Metal Reconnects Severed Nerves in Frogs

Severed nerves in the body can lead to the loss of muscle function and muscle

atrophy, unless the severed nerve endings get reconnected. One possible new

solution devised by Chinese researchers uses liquid metal to create an electrical

conduit capable of transmitting signals between the severed nerve ends. The

liquid metal solution consists of a gallium-indium-tin (GaInSn) alloy that has

successfully bridged severed sciatic nerves taken from the calf muscles of

bullfrogs, according to Technology Review. A team at Tsinghua University in

Beijing showed that the metal alloy, capable of remaining liquid at body

temperature and thought to be benign, could transmit nerve signals much more

effectively than the commonly-used Ringer's solution meant to mimic the salt

mixture in body fluids. Source: IEEE Spectrum 5/14http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/biomedical/bionics/liquid-metal-reconnects-severed-nerves-in-frogs

Photo: Getty Images

Potential Stakeholders in Neuroscience Research

Source: Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues 5/14

Source: Marvel Studios

http://www.hdmarvelwallpaper.com/iron-man-avenger-costume-7795.html

Alex Jessup Concept Artist

Renderings of Military Exosuits

http://alexjessup.blogspot.gr/

U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapon System (LaWS)

The Navy’s Laser Weapon System

(LaWS) uses the Phalanx Close in

Weapon System’s (CIWS) radar track to

obtain a target and combines six high-

energy laser into a focused beam of

light. While the laser uses a mere 30

kilowatts per volley, a few dollars a

shot, the weapon is hampered by

inclement weather and other adverse

conditions.

Source: ECN Magazine 2/14

HAL for Whole Body reinforces whole bodily

functions from the upper limbs to the lower

limbs, making impossible heavy works for

human power possible. The HAL technology

that utilizes human judgment power

maximally is expected to be applied to various

fields such as Disaster Recovery in order to

assist human activity for disaster recovery

under extraordinary environments.http://www.cyberdyne.jp/english/products/supporting.html

HAL Exoskeleton to Assist, Reinforce & Extend Human Motor Function

After many centuries of splints and cumbersome plaster casts that have been the

itchy and smelly bane of millions of children, adults and the aged alike, that world

is over as we at last bring fracture support into the 21st century. The Cortex

exoskeletal cast provides a highly technical and trauma zone localized support

system that is fully ventilated, super light, shower friendly, hygienic, recyclable,

and stylish. The Cortex Cast utilizes the x-ray and 3d scan of a patient with a

fracture and generates a 3d model in relation to the point of fracture for printing.

Source: Jake Evill and Cortex Cast Systems. http://www.evilldesign.com/cortex

Cortex Exoskeleton Protecting the Internal Skeleton

The first known human climbing of a glass wall using gecko-inspired climbing devices has been demonstrated by DARPA’s Z-Man program. A 218-pound climber ascended and descended 25 feet of glass with no climbing equipment other than a pair of hand-held, gecko-inspired paddles (he also carried an additional 50-pound load in one trial). A gecko is able to climb on glass by using van der Waals intermolecular forces between the spatulae (nanoscale hairs), resulting in easy attachment and removal of the gecko’s toes from the surface. To enable gecko-like dynamic climbing at human scale, engineers at Draper Laboratory of Cambridge, Mass. created climbing paddles capable of balancing adhesive forces in both the shear (parallel to the vertical surface) and normal (perpendicular to the vertical surface) directions. Source: Kurzweil News 6/13/14

DARPA Demonstrates Gecko-Like Climbing Pads

660 lbs.

In February 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first

treatment that can restore (limited) eyesight to (some) blind people. Despite the

caveats, it's an exciting milestone. The treatment involves electrodes implanted in

the eyes of people whose retinas are damaged. The FDA approved the implants

for people with severe cases of retinitis pigmentosa, a relatively small patient

population. But the company that makes the implants, Second Sight Medical

Products, says they can benefit a much broader group of people with vision

problems, including many elderly people who suffer from macular degeneration. A

competing technology is under development from the German company Retina

Implant AG, whose system was undergoing clinical trials last year.

Source: IEEE Spectrum 5/14 http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/biomedical/bionics/bionic-eye-implants-will-hit-the-us-market-this-year

"Bionic Eye" Implants Will Hit the U.S. Market This Year

Memorial Sloan Kettering & IBM Watson Advancing Personalized Cancer Care

TGen and Genomic/Proteomic Sequencing

Illumina’s HiSeq 2500 System is a powerful and efficient

ultra-high-throughput sequencing system that supports

the broadest range of applications and study sizes.

Unrivaled data quality using Illumina's proven SBS

chemistry has made the HiSeq 2500 the instrument of

choice for all major genome centers and leading

institutions throughout the world. New HiSeq v4 reagents

allow for more reads and more data in less time.

http://www.illumina.com/systems/hiseq_2500_1500.ilmn

https://tgen.org/

http://www.ggasoftware.com/

Researchers at Huazhong

University of Science and

Technology in China have

made miniature, functioning

kidneys through 3D printing.

They are composed of 90

percent living cells and

function almost exactly like

real kidneys. With a few

adjustments and

advancements, it's possible

that they will one day be ready

for implanting into people.

http://www.3ders.org/articles/20130815-how-do-they-3d-print-kidney-in-china.html

Here's one vision of the future of meat: We manufacture it from stem cells in giant

"bioreactors" of the sort you might find in a modern pharmaceutical factory. The cells come

from a contented pig that lives in the yard outside the village meat factory, where

technicians sometimes poke it with a biopsy needle, and meat-eaters with quiet consciences

give it a pat on their way to buy a cultured piece of it. Read more: http://ow.ly/xjtPq Source:

Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (http://www.richarddawkins.net/)

Medtronic Micra Pacemaker

Researchers at the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have built the

smallest, fastest and longest-running tiny synthetic nanomotor to date, an important step toward

developing miniature machines that could one day move through the body to administer drugs when

needed or target and treat cancer cells without harming good cells. UT Austin engineers focused on

building a reliable, ultra-high-speed nanomotor that can convert electrical energy into mechanical motion

on a scale 500 times smaller than a grain of salt. Source: http://www.engr.utexas.edu/features/nanomotors

YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=s1NkvH98yEE

Engineers Build World’s Smallest, Fastest Nanomotor

Continua Health Alliance Enables the

Personal Health Information Network (PHIN)

Source: Continua Health Alliance (http://www.continuaalliance.org/)

Health Information Exchange Using Electronic Health Record Technology

Source: U.S. GAO

National Health Information Network (NHIN)

http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&mode=2&cached=true&objID=1142

AMoHS designs and manufactures quality mobile surgical facilities for temporaryand permanent use. Their units are deployable worldwide and we offer solutions for any project. http://www.amohs.com/

Source: Deloitte Tech Trends 2014

Garmin vívofit

http://sites.garmin.com/vivo/

Polar V800 GPS Sports Watch

http://www.polar.com/en/products/maximize_performance/running_multisport/V800

FiLIP Smartwatch from Filip Technologies

http://www.myfilip.com/

http://www.infomotionsports.com/

http://www.igrowlaser.com/

Atomo Diagnostics is a medical technology company bringing next generation rapid diagnostic solutions to market and radically changing the way that we diagnose disease. AtomoRapid has launched in Africa and the UK, and USA market entry is underway. The AtomoRapid blood testing platform can accommodate test strips for a wide variety of conditions from celiac disease, allergy through to infectious diseases such as malaria and HIV. Also offering AtomoRapid to leading diagnostic companies interested in converting their rapid tests onto this revolutionary rapid test platform.

http://atomodiagnostics.com/

AtomoRapid Blood Testing Platform

Will Transcendence Transcend Science Fiction?

According to futurists, the Singularity will be the singular most important incident to ever

unfold. The term describes technology’s version of a black hole: that incredible moment

when artificial intelligence will surpass our own. Transcendence is the newest dystopian

interpretation of this A.I. benchmark. The reviews have been less than glowing, but it still

brings a pivotal question into sharp focus: Are we nearing true machine intelligence?

Transcendence tells the story of a dying technology visionary, played by Johnny Depp, who

uploads his brain to a computer right before he dies. The story takes place in the present,

compelling many to question the possibility of an apocalyptic singularity to transpire. While

the technology depicted in Transcendence is still very much science fiction, it alludes to

some remarkable developments that are unfolding in the artificial intelligence community.

http://www.idgconnect.com/blog-abstract/8320/will-transcendence-transcend-science-fiction

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2209764/, Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendence_%282014_film%29

http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-would-you-like-to-invest-in-immortality

With his 2045 Initiative, Russian Internet

mogul Dmitry Itskov is looking for backers for

the world’s first immortality research center

into neuroscience and human consciousness

with the ultimate goal of transferring human

minds into robots, extending human life

indefinitely. The new venture sells itself:

invest in his new research and development

interest and the payoff could be immortality.

The Good Life, With Robots: Photographer Dan Saelinger envisions a future

eased by amiable automatons. Source: IEEE Spectrum 5/14http://spectrum.ieee.org/static/the-good-life-with-robots

Rodney Brooks and his newest robot, Baxter, are trying to bring low cost, high quality

manufacturing back to the U.S. Rethink Robotics (http://www.rethinkrobotics.com/)

Baxter

Source: Boston Dynamics (http://www.bostondynamics.com/), acquired by Google

The WildCat four-legged robot can gallop at high speeds.

DARPA’s Atlas robot from Boston Dynamics

(Recently acquired by Google)

Mechatronics engineer Ben Schaefer (R) interacts with humanoid robot bartender "Carl" as

it prepares a drink for a guest at the Robots Bar and Lounge in the eastern German town of

Ilmenau. The Humanoid robot bartender "Carl," developed and built by Schaefer who runs a

company for humanoid robots, prepares spirits for the mixing of cocktails and is able to

interact with customers in small conversations.

Source: InfoWorld, Photo: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/new

-matter-mod-t-a-3d-printer-for-everyone

Autodesk 123D Catch

Autodesk is a dominant player in the world of professional 3D engineering software; the

company's new suite of free, simple tools gives amateurs the power to create, share, and

print 3D models. Here's how it works: The user takes 20 to 30 photos of an object, then

loads them into the 123D Catch software. The software analyzes the images to produce a 3D

CAD model that can be edited onscreen like a digital photo. The CAD file can be sent to a 3D

printer or turned into a series of 2D paper prints that the user can glue to cardboard, cut to

shape, and assemble into a real-world 3D model. Source Popular Mechanics 10/12

http://www.makershed.com/

http://techshop.ws/ts_chandler.html

Individual Membership -

$175/Month, $1395/Year

Student Discounts, Family Adds,

Corporate Memberships Available

Core Tools & Equipment:

http://techshop.ws/tools_and_equipment.html

http://makezine.com/day-of-making/

http://makerfaire.com/white-house/

Nanoscale Examples

U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative

(http://www.nano.gov/) http://www.engineersgarage.com/articles/what-is-nanotechnology-applications-future

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181689/

Robert Downey Jr. (as Tony Stark/Ironman) uses a hologram in the 2012 film "The Avengers"

http://www.technologyreview.com/review/524576/glass-darkly/

Google Glass Explorer Edition

https://glass.google.com/

Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 (DK2)

http://www.oculusvr.com/

Oculus Joins Facebook 3/14:http://www.oculusvr.com/blog/oculus-joins-facebook/

http://innovega-inc.com/

Innovega iOptik Platform

http://innovega-inc.com/Innovega iOptik Platform

ASU Flexible Electronics and Display Center has successfully

manufactured the world's largest flexible color, a 14.7” diagonal OLED

http://flexdisplay.asu.edu/

Source: U.S. Display Consortium

Sony LED Pocket Projector

Microvision Pico Projector (PicoP)

Sigma Designs Pico-Projector

(XGA, 4.3 in.3, 10 Lumens, 5 Watts)

TI Pico-Projector

Integrated into Phones

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/

Source: NY Times

Source: NY Times

https://www.leapmotion.com/

Say Hello to Project Tango! on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe10ExwzCqk

Google’s Project Tango is an exploration into giving mobile devices a human-

scale understanding of space and motion. What if you never found yourself lost in

a new building again? What if directions to a new location didn't stop at the street

address? Imagine playing hide-and-seek in your house with your favorite game

character. Imagine competing against a friend for control over physical space with

your own miniature army. Source: https://www.google.com/atap/projecttango/

Google Project Tango Motion Tracking Mobile Device

http://blogs.cornell.edu/teachertalk/2011/01/27/mr-worf-ill-be-on-the-holodeck/

The Virtuix Omni is the first virtual reality interface for moving freely and naturally in your

favorite game, allowing anyone to stand up and traverse virtual worlds with the natural use

of their own feet. Moving naturally in virtual reality creates an unprecedented sense of

immersion. The Omni will free gamers from passive, seated gameplay, unleashing the full

potential of virtual reality gaming with the Oculus Rift and future head mounted displays.

http://www.virtuix.com/

Chevy Volt

Source: Electronic Design Magazine 6/10

Nissan Leaf

Tesla’s Advanced Battery Energy Density$69,900 $79,900 $93,400

http://www.teslamotors.com/

(208 miles) (265 miles) (265 miles)

XXX

Tesla Estimates =

Tesla Motors Sizzle Reel:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkm00ZffzNM

Intel In-Vehicle Solutions on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk2XNc7qyJ0

Intel’s Road to Autonomous Driving

Intel In-Vehicle Solutions on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk2XNc7qyJ0

Google X is building a few hundred self-driving cars that have no steering wheel,

accelerator pedal or brake pedal.http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/05/27/316486989/google-is-becoming-a-car-manufacturer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqSDWoAhvLU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDOnn0-4Nq8

Here we see the Armadillo-T, a foldable electric vehicle, at the Korea Advanced

Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). With a click on a smartphone, the

experimental "Armadillo-T" electric car made in South Korea will park itself and

fold nearly in half, freeing up space in crowded cities.

Source: InfoWorld, Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) and Smart Grid Ecosystem

Source: Electronic Design Magazine 6/10

Topjoy Pinwheel Battery-Powered Unicycle for $295

http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/04/pinwheel-unicycle-hands-on/

The Onewheel (http://rideonewheel.com/), a self-balancing electric skateboard, makes you

feel like you are surfing or snowboarding when you ride on a flat surface. Controlling the

board is easy, simply lean forward when you want to accelerate and lean back to slow down

or stop. Learning how to use the board only takes a couple of minutes and people with

experience in boardsports are ready to aggressively ride almost as soon as they jump on

the board. The reason this board is so easy use is because of the self-balancing technology.

Solid-state MEMS and algorithms balance the board around the wheel. The board uses a

500W brushless hub motor and the wheel is the only moving part -- so there are no gears,

belts, or chains to maintain. The Onewheel can go up to 12 mpg and on a single charge and

can ride for four to six miles (depending on speed and terrain). Recharging the 48V lithium

iron phosphate battery is quick with the ultra charger, only 20 minutes. With a standard

charger it will take about an hour. Source Onewheel/Design News 1/14

Aero-X Hoverbike from AerofexWhere you’re going, there are no

roads. That’s why you need the

Aero-X, a vehicle that makes low-

altitude flight realistic and

affordable. Flying up to 10 feet off

the ground at 45 miles per hour,

the Aero-X is unlike any vehicle

you’ve seen. It’s a hovercraft that

rides like a motorcycle - an off

road vehicle that gets you off the

ground. The Aero-X can be

adapted for unlimited outdoor

uses: surveying, search and

rescue, border patrol, disaster

relief, aerial agricultural, ranching,

and much more. Or maybe you

just want go out to the desert and

fly. http://aerofex.com/

Moller International

http://moller.com/dev/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOR_SzLW2Ns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY85eExk7Zo

Flying Car Developer Says He's $80 Million Closer to Making Sci-fi Dreams Real

Designer Greg Brown and engineer Dave Fawcett are finessing a design for a jet-

propelled car that can reach speeds up to 550 miles in the air, but then converts

into a zero-emissions electric car on the ground. Over the last few years flying

cars like the Terrafugia Transistion and the Skylys have provided a realistic

glimpse into the future of flying cars. The idea of a jet-propelled flying car has

been missing, but the GF7 could bridge that divide if it comes to life. On the

ground the GF7 drives like a standard car with its four wheels and wings folded

up. It can reach speeds up to 100 mph and the 50 kWh battery pack has a range

that’s on par with electric vehicles at between 80-120 miles. Upon take off the

wheels retract into the fuselage and the wings fold down with a wing span of 23

feet. The jet engine also recharges the battery pack during flight. Unlike the

Terrafugia, the GF7 can fly at altitudes up to 38,000 feet high with a range of up to

a thousand miles. Brown and Fawcett hope to have a flying prototype completed

in four years. Unfortunately, the GF7 won’t be cheap with a price tag expected

between $3-5 million, about the same as other small jet aircraft.http://inhabitat.com/gf7-flying-car-reaches-550-mph-in-the-air-then-turns-into-an-electric-car-on-the-ground/

GF7 Flying Car Reaches 550 MPH in the Air

NASA Puffin VTOL Personal Air Vehicle Concept

Scientific American Article 1/10:http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=nasa-one-man-stealth-plane

YouTube Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhpPhvWvLgk&feature=player_embedded

The Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1 is shown in the Final

Assembly and System Testing (FAST) Cell, positioned over the service module

just prior to mating the two sections together. The FAST cell is where the

integrated crew and service modules are put through their final system tests prior

to rolling out of the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space

Center in Florida for integration with its rocket. Technicians are in position to

assist with the final alignment steps once the crew module is nearly in contact

with the service module. In December, Orion will launch 3,600 miles into space in

a four-hour flight to test the systems that will be critical for survival in future

human missions to deep space. Source: NASA (http://www.nasa.gov/orion)

NASA Orion Spacecraft

SpaceX pulled the wraps off its brand-spankin'-new Dragon V2 spacecraft at its Hawthorne, California

headquarters on May 29, 2014. During a live webcast, founder Elon Musk said, "It's all around I think a big

leap forward in technology," adding that the seven-passenger, reusable spacecraft "really takes things to

the next level.“ Unlike its unmanned predecessor, the original Dragon CRS, the new space taxi will shuttle

cargo and astronauts back and forth between Earth and the International Space Station, potentially

allowing the U.S. to reduce its dependence on Russian Soyuz capsules for transport.Article: http://www.fastcompany.com/3031284/most-creative-people/check-out-spacexs-slick-new-space-taxi-the-dragon-v2

YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf_-g3UWQ04, Wikipedia Entry

NASA's Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD)

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Iridium NEXT Satellite from

Orbital Sciences Corp.

http://www.iridium.com/about/iridiumnext.aspx

Technical Support Center (TSC) in Chandler, AZ

O3b Satellites

http://www.o3bnetworks.com/

Investors

Coverage

Project Loon began with a pilot test in June 2013, when thirty balloons were

launched from New Zealand’s South Island and beamed Internet to a small group

of pilot testers. The pilot test has since expanded to include a greater number of

people over a wider area. Looking ahead, Project Loon will continue to expand the

pilot through 2014, with the goal of establishing a ring of uninterrupted

connectivity around the 40th southern parallel, so that pilot testers at this latitude

can receive continuous service via balloon-powered Internet. http://www.google.com/loon/

Project Loon: The Technology - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcw6j-QWGMo

Source: Chris Anderson/The Atlantic 9/12

Drone/Autopilot Production Volume and Price

The Amazon.com Inc. Prime Air octocopter is seen in this undated handout

photograph released to the media on Dec. 2, 2013.

Photo Source: Amazon.com Inc. via Bloomberg

YouTube! Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98BIu9dpwHU

Can Cyborg Moths Bring Down Terrorists?

At some point in the not too distant future, a moth will take flight in the hills of northern Pakistan, and flap towards a suspected terrorist training camp. But this will be no ordinary moth. Inside it will be a computer chip that was implanted when the creature was still a pupa, in the cocoon, meaning that the moth’s entire nervous system can be controlled remotely. The moth will thus be capable of landing in the camp without arousing suspicion, all the while beaming video and other information back to its masters via what its developers refer to as a “reliable tissue-machine interface.” The creation of insects whose flesh grows around computer parts – known from science fiction as ‘cyborgs’ – has been described as one of the most ambitious robotics projects ever conceived by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the research and development arm of the US Department of Defense. Source: Times Online 5/24/07

U.S. DARPA LANdroids

DARPA is soliciting proposals for LANdroids, a new program to develop intelligent autonomous radio relay nodes that exploit movement to establish and manage mesh networks in urban settings. The goal is to create small, inexpensive, smart robotic radio relay nodes that dismounted warfighters drop as they deploy in urban settings. The nodes then self-configure and form a mesh network, a temporary infrastructure that establishes communications over the region. As the situation changes, the nodes will adapt the network, such as self-healing if nodes are destroyed by the enemy. Through movement and density, the LANdroids will enable effective communications in complex non-line-of-sight (NLOS) environments like those found in urban settings, dealing with phenomena like fades and shadows through strategic self-placement and chaining of the relays.

http://www.darpa.mil/ipto/solicit/open/BAA-07-46_PIP.pdf

Source: FutureStructure Water, Waste & Energy Systems 6/14

http://www.climate.gov/news-features/features/floridas-fragile-oasis

Cynthia Koenig, a young social entrepreneur from New York, learned that

millions of girls and women around the world spend hours each day

collecting water from distant sources. She decided to create the

WaterWheel, a new way to help people in poor communities collect,

transport, store, and use water receiving a $100,000 Grand Challenges

Canada prize. The WaterWheel allows people to roll water in a 50-liter

container versus carrying it in 5 gallon (19 liter) jugs which can save

women 35 hours per week in water transport time, as well as prevent the

physical strain that comes from balancing 40 pounds of water on top of

their heads for hours each day. (http://wellowater.org/)

The WarkaWater gathers water from fog and condensation. It was invented by an

Italian firm and three of them are shown here in an Ethiopian village. WarkaWater,

which is named after an Ethiopian fig tree, is composed of a 30-foot bamboo

frame containing a fog-harvesting nylon net that can be easily lowered for repairs

and to allow communities to measure the water level. It produces up to 26 gallons

of drinkable water a day, enough for a family of seven. Source: NPR 5/14

(YouTube Video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjGVRuN9akM)

New research by scientists at Rice University demonstrated that forests of carbon

nanotubes can be made to harvest water molecules from arid desert air and store

them for future use. The invention called “hygroscopic scaffold” mimics

the Stenocara beetle, which survives in the desert by stretching its wings to

capture and drink water molecules from the early morning fog and has

a superhydrophobic (water-repelling) bottom and a hydrophilic (water loving) top

The water is stored until released either by squeezing the reusable scaffold or

until it slowly evaporates back into the atmosphere. If it becomes possible to grow

nanotube forests on a large scale, the invention could become an efficient,

effective water-collection device because it does not require an external energy

source. http://news.rice.edu/2014/06/11/nanotube-forests-drink-water-from-arid-air-2/

Nanotube Forests Drink Water from Arid Air

Superhydrophobic (water-repelling) Side Hydrophilic (water-loving) Side

Pranav Agarwal has built a solar-powered floating surface aerator that can be installed in water

bodies to prevent water stagnation and mosquito breeding. The device produces ripples by

generating air bubbles at regular intervals. It automatically switches on when it comes in contact

with water and an alarm alerts if the water body dries up or someone tries to remove the device

from water. The device is cost effective and being solar powered, it is energy independent and

maintenance-free. If this device is improved upon and ubiquitously installed, the world will soon be

free from mosquito borne diseases. YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42HqsWmc5cE

Source: Cisco & Beecham Research

Internet of Things (IoT) Ecosystem Conceptual Rendering

Source: IEEE Computer - Imagineering an Internet of Everything 6/14

The Interactive Network of Things 2020

Source: IDC 2013

Source: Semico Research

Source: IEEE Computer - Imagineering an Internet of Everything 6/14

Information Flow Between the Cyber and Physical Worlds

The Intel Intelligent Systems Framework provides a consistent framework for

connectivity, security, and manageability. Flexible developer ‘recipes’ use

scalable, off-the-shelf elements that in turn, shift resource investments from

interoperability to extracting value from data.

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/embedded/intelligent-systems.html

Internet of Things or Internet of Hype?

http://www.datacenterjournal.com/it/internet-thingsor-hype/

Swirl iBeacon Platform and Ecosystem

http://www.swirl.com/

Source: EDN Magazine

Wikipedia on Smart Dust:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SmartdustWikipedia on Wireless Sensor Network (WSN):http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_sensor_network

Smart Dust Motes forWireless SensorNetworks(WSN)

Multihop Wireless Sensor Network

GlobaTrak's Trakdot is a GSM-based tracking device that uses the cellular

network, rather than GPS, to keep tabs on your bags. Trakdot pairs up with your

cellphone; once that's done, just pack it in your suitcase before checking your

bag. Trakdot runs on 2 AA batteries (included) and is FAA compliant. It uses an

onboard accelerometer to put itself to sleep while in transit, then wakes up upon

arrival and sends a text or email to your cellphone letting you know it's arrived.

Source: Popular Mechanics, 3/14 (http://www.trakdot.com/TrakDot/index.jsp)

GlobaTrak's Trakdot

https://nest.com/thermostat/life-with-nest-thermostat/

EcoSmart E26 10.5-Watt LED Down Light (65W Equivalent)

LEDs can be engineered to produce practically any desired spectrum of visible

light. Blue or violet LEDs pump mixes of phosphors, which down-convert some of

the light and mix with the pump color to produce something humans perceive as

white light. Near-monochrome LEDs, whose spectrum amounts to a single sharp

peak, can be mixed at varying intensities to produce light of any apparent color in

a wide gamut. Hue is controlled over WiFi. The bulbs and router talk amongst

themselves using a wireless mesh network protocol called ZigBee, IEEE 802.15.4.

Source: Phillips (http://meethue.com/en-us/)

Philips TLED 200 lm/W Breakthrough

One might presume the bathroom would be safe from online miscreants -- but one

would presume wrong. A security bulletin from Trustwave SpiderLabs told of a

flaw in the Android-based software that controls one of these new-fangled smart

toilets that will let anyone bent on creating pure mayhem make the commode go

absolutely nuts. Source: InfoWorld

Netflix Revamped Interface

https://www.netflix.com/?locale=en-US

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Slingbox Pro-HD

http://www.slingbox.com/go/slingbox-prohd

Sony STR-DA2800ES ES 7.2-channel 4K A/V Receiver

http://store.sony.com/es-7.2-channel-4k-a-v-receiver-zid27-STRDA2800ES/cat-27-catid-All-ES-Home-Theater-Components

First Version of a Mobile Radio Telephone (1924)

Source: Bell Labs (http://www.bell-labs.com/)

Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/service-provider/visual-networking-index-vni/white_paper_c11-520862.html

Mobile Broadband Technology Capabilities

Exemplary 5G Application Scenario

Source: IEEE Communications 2/14

5G Heterogeneous Cellular Architecture

Source: IEEE Communications 2/14

Source: picoChip Designs Ltd.

http://www.picochip.com/

Femtocells

StingRay (also marketed as Triggerfish, IMSI Catcher, Cell-site Simulator or Digital Analyzer), is a sophisticated, portable spy device able to track cell phone signals inside vehicles, homes and buildings by acting as fake cell towers, allowing police investigators to pinpoint location of a targeted wireless mobile and capture phone data such as text messages, emails and cell-site information.

StingRay Trackers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_phone_tracker

Linksys WRT1900AC Wireless AC Router

http://store.linksys.com/Linksys-WRT1900AC-

App-Enabled-AC1900-Dual-Band-Wireless-

Router_stcVVproductId158014980VVcatId553

965VVviewprod.htm

4 Port Gigabit Router, VPN Support,

SPI Firewall, UPnP Media Server

.OpenWRT.org

https://openwireless.org/

Sources: Row 44; TECOM Industries by Frank O’Connell in The New York Times 7/4/12

Surfing at 560 M.P.H.

Multimedia Dock & Charger with HDMI for Samsung Galaxy S5

Google Fiber Coming to the Phoenix Area?

• Fiber optic network to the home

• 1 GBps symmetric broadband speed (20-100X faster on average)

– Offers high speed Internet

– 200+ HD television channels

– No phone service

• Currently in Kansas City, Provo, and Austin

• 34 individual cities in 9 areas added to potential build out list in February 2014

including Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe

• Extensive checklist for analysis now competed by Valley cities

– Barriers to construction, Environmental factors, Permitting process

– Equipment housing (HUT) placement on city-owned land

• Digital Inclusion

– Outreach and inclusion in technology

– City departments and not for profits

• Streamlined permitting & street cut processes

• Cable license and pole attachment agreements

• Existing commercial fiber leasing

https://fiber.google.com/about/

http://www.finsix.com/products/adapter.html

Griffin PowerDock 5

http://store.griffintechnology.com/ipad/powerdock-5-device-charger

Duracell Powermat wireless charging

stations in Starbucks will begin with

stores in the San Francisco Bay Area http://www.duracellpowermat.com/

Duracell Powermat Wireless Charging System

Solar Laptop Concept Designed by Nikola Knezevic

Solio Solar Powered ChargerVoltaic Generator

Solar Laptop Bag

Solar Bikini

Go Mechanical Charger Empower Kinetic Glider Chair

The PowerPot V is a lightweight thermoelectric

generator that converts heat into DC electrical

power. Simply add water to the pot and place it

on a heat source appropriate for boiling water.

The PowerPot V will immediately start

powering up your mobile electronics. The

PowerPot V comes equipped with a standard

USB (5V) port, making it compatible with

devices you already have. The cable has three

feet of heavy-duty, flame-resistant wire. The

solid-state voltage regulator provides up to

5W of power to charge your high-tech devices.

http://www.thepowerpot.com/powerpot-v

PowerPot V

Sony Cyber-shot Digital Camera RX100 III

http://store.sony.com/gsi/webstore/WFS/SNYNA-SNYUS-

Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProduct-Start?SKU=27-DSCRX100M3%2FB

Panasonic GH4 vs Sony A7S for 4K Video

http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/DMC-GH4KBODY http://store.sony.com/alpha-a7/cat-27-catid-All-Alpha-a7-Cameras

Lytro's light-field cameras transform photography, letting you focus an image

after you shoot it. Unlike a conventional camera, which records light from a single

focal point, a light-field camera captures light from all directions. A user can later

change the focus to a new area of the image or even make it stereoscopic. In the

past, light-field photography required supercomputers. The Lytro makes this

technology accessible to casual shooters. Source: Popular Mechanics 10/12

Lytro Camera

Source: FutureStructure Water, Waste & Energy Systems 6/14

Source: The New York Times 9/25/10

Smart City Indicators

Source: UBM’s Future Cities

Intelligent Buildings Value Chain

Source: Frost & Sullivan

http://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Making-the-Modern-World

Botanical apartment therapy in Phuket, Thailand

http://internationalhempbuilding.org/

http://www.newroof-hybrid.com/in/

Source: nEwROOF

Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle

Source: Gartner 8/13

Emerging Technologies Priority Matrix

Source: Gartner 7/13

Grand Challenges for Engineering

From the National Academy of Engineering

* Make solar energy economical

* Provide energy from fusion

* Develop carbon sequestration methods

* Manage the nitrogen cycle

* Provide access to clean water

* Restore and improve urban infrastructure

* Advance health informatics

* Engineer better medicines

* Reverse-engineer the brain

* Prevent nuclear terror

* Secure cyberspace

* Enhance virtual reality

* Advance personalized learning

* Engineer the tools of scientific discovery

http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/

Digital Life in 2025 - More-Hopeful Theses

• Information sharing over the Internet will be so effortlessly interwoven into

daily life that it will become invisible, flowing like electricity, often through

machine intermediaries.

• The spread of the Internet will enhance global connectivity that fosters more

planetary relationships and less ignorance.

• The Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and big data will make people

more aware of their world and their own behavior.

• Augmented reality and wearable devices will be implemented to monitor and

give quick feedback on daily life, especially tied to personal health.

• Political awareness and action will be facilitated and more peaceful change and

public uprisings like the Arab Spring will emerge.

• The spread of the ‘Ubernet’ will diminish the meaning of borders, and new

‘nations’ of those with shared interests may emerge and exist beyond the

capacity of current nation-states to control.

• The Internet will become ‘the Internets’ as access, systems, and principles are

renegotiated.

• An Internet-enabled revolution in education will spread more opportunities,

with less money spent on real estate and teachers.

Source: Pew Research Center, 3/14 http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/03/11/digital-life-in-2025/

Digital Life in 2025 - Less-Hopeful Theses

• Dangerous divides between haves and have-nots may expand, resulting in

resentment and possible violence.

• Abuses and abusers will ‘evolve and scale.’ Human nature isn’t changing;

there’s laziness, bullying, stalking, stupidity, pornography, dirty tricks, crime,

and those who practice them have new capacity to make life miserable for

others.

• Pressured by these changes, governments and corporations will try to assert

power and at times succeed as they invoke security and cultural norms.

• People will continue sometimes grudgingly to make tradeoffs favoring

convenience and perceived immediate gains over privacy; and privacy will be

something only the upscale will enjoy.

• Humans and their current organizations may not respond quickly enough to

challenges presented by complex networks.

• Most people are not yet noticing the profound changes today’s

communications networks are already bringing about; these networks will be

even more disruptive in the future.

Advice: Make Good Choices Today• Foresight and accurate predictions can make a difference; ‘The best way to

predict the future is to invent it.

Source: Pew Research Center, 3/14 http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/03/11/digital-life-in-2025/

European Commission Futures Poll Emerging Themes

http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/futurium/

http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/04/17/us-views-of-technology-and-the-future/

Neiko Pro-Grade 30 in 1 Extendable

Flex-Shaft Precision Screwdriver

Monoprice 4 Port USB

Wall Charger 2.1A

LED Flashlight Zoom Focus 5W AAA

Door Prize!Travel Kit Gadgets

Today’s Gadgets & Emerging

Technology Innovations

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Mark Goldstein, International Research Center

PO Box 825, Tempe, AZ 85280-0825, Phone: 602-470-0389,

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