Conference calls are getting easier and cheaper to set up but, with several different people speaking at the same time, it can be hard to know just who is saying what.
Motorola has cooked up an interesting idea to help reduce conference call confusion – augment each caller’s voice so they sound much more distinct.
It can be hard for doctors to assess the severity of a burn injury just by looking at it. This is important because an operation may be required if blood vessels are unable to get the oxygen they need in order to heal.
Now the National Research Council Canada, based in Ontario, has filed a patent application for a non-invasive probe that could make the job easier.
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The capacity of optical storage discs – CD, DVD or Blu-Ray and HD-DVD – could be increased eightfold with a new trick developed by engineers working for Thomson in Germany. Optical discs are covered with millions of identical microscopic pits, but on the new discs those pits will be differently shaped. The laser beam used to record each pit on the disc surface is split down the middle, with one false
Fires in tall buildings regularly claim lives because firemen cannot carry trapped people down ladders fast enough. An Israeli inventor, Eliyahu Nir, suggests a simple and sensible solution.
A specialised emergency truck would carry an extendible boom that could be raised to a window in a burning building. Jaws at the top of the boom would then expand to clamp a small platform inside the window frame, while a spiralling tube would be dropped from the frame down to the ground.
Anyone trapped inside the building could then step out of the window, onto the platform and into the mouth of the tube. Before they know it they are spiralling safely down to the ground. Nir claims that friction and the tube’s twisted shape should slow their descent, while a soft mat laid on the street below would break their fall.
Read the full fire tube patent application.
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Classy Kid, Inc has just given us another reason to eat in tonight. According to the company, restaurant tables can have more bacteria than diaper changing tables! But surely that depends on the restaurant.
At any rate, they have come up with an interesting invention to go along with their line of Germ Defense ™ products. Their WrapAround PlaceMat ™ is a patent pending line of defense against the germs that can make you sick.
The Germ Defense ™ line of products actually target children. They have created a number of products geared toward helping parents protect the health of their young children (who’s immune systems are not yet fully developed and are possibly more likely to contract something from a restaurant). You can visit their site at www.Classy-Kid.com.
Here’s an interesting and useful new invention, especially for smokers trying to quit…
The inventor is J. B. Snyder of Avon, Conneticut. Snyder has invented the Linkman Habit Reversal Tool. This battery-powered device can be carried on a keychain or worn as a pendant.
To use the device, you just double-click a button when you feel like you need a cigarette. The Linkman will flash red if you have not waited long enough between cigarettes. It will flash green if you have waited long enough since your last cigarette.
The Linkman attempts to eventually wean you off cigarettes by gradually increasing the time between cigarettes. That means each time you smoke a cigarette, the time you must wait to smoke the next becomes a little longer. The aim is to allow users to quit smoking in a few months.
You can find out more about Linkman at http://www.linkman.com.
Although simplistic, this patent-pending invention is an excellent example of a product that solves a problem for it’s market. With the right marketing, it could really take off!
