The Geek Church

It’s funny that we used to have some sort of honor system, and I have no idea if it is still around

Go ahead and read Numbers 35-36, Acts 27, and then the entry.

Here’s a Cool GTW18, a phone with a projector.

Here is an AirStash, an interesting device, now available for $100.

The Nexus One is now available on AT&T and Roger network.

Here is the GH-DM14M, a way to leave a video note on the refrigerator.

Bandai Namco makes a Rilakkuma Tablet PC.

Dell Streak has an Amazon Kindle App for the Android Platform.

Here is the PenPal PC Pen.

Microsoft has just unveiled three new 720p webcams as part of their LifeCam collection.

Aiptek has a D25 Boombox that can project DVDs.

Lexmark has a new printer with the Pinnacle Pro901.

For those who want the coffee without the liquid form might like the Coffee Inhaler.

Here is an Augmented Reality Scavenger Hunt in Tokyo.

The need for transportation is something we can all relate to in everyday life. For local travel, there are cars, trucks, jeeps, motorcycles and bicycles when walking isn’t an good option. For national and international travel, there are boats, trains and airplanes. But with local travel, most forms of transportation usually require more than one wheel when used. However, now a motorized bike has been developed that only needs one.

It is called the Hornet superbike, which was created by a man named Liam Ferguson. This bike is powered by two 74 hp (55 kW), in-wheel hydrogen and fuel-cell, six-phase Neodymium-Iron electric engines. The Hornet also has two side-by-side, small wheels to keep it balanced gyroscopically when parking and can reach a top speed of 235 km/h.

So, the Hornet superbike is definitely a unique example of transportation. However, this motorized bike apparently has no cockpit, making the user’s safety a very significant issue. Thus, the concept and design for this new bike may not have been properly thought through. Seriously, how safe can you be riding at full speed on a motorized bike with no cockpit and only one wheel?

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The use of energy to power personal devices, buildings and cities is still an issue in today’s culture. Most concerns about energy use focus on subjects such as pollution of the environment, depletion of the Earth’s natural reserves and saving money. Research is still being done to find alternatives to the use of more common energy sources such as oil, natural gas and electricity. Some of these other options include hydro and solar power. There is also wind energy, which apparently is now being used to power buildings.

A recent example of this innovation with wind energy is the Strata Building, also known as the Razor. This building is forty-two stories high and has three extremely large wind turbines built into its facing, which fills eight percent of the building’s regular energy use. The turbines require winds of thirty-five miles per hour in order to generate power and they can produce up to 50MWh of electricity each year.

Thus, the Strata Building exists as a tangible example, showing the benefits of wind energy. However, you do have to consider how practical it is to use wind turbines to power a building. Would there be a back plan or failsafe to compensate for days when the turbines can’t get 35mph winds so they can function?

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