Cool new stuff. What new technologies are you excited about?

[superjackal]

Me? I’m excited about 3D printers. As these things get cheaper it genuinely going to change the world. Scratched your bike – just print off a new panel!

[Paul in NZ]

Me? I’m excited about 3D printers. As these things get cheaper it genuinely going to change the world. Scratched your bike – just print off a new panel!

Shit - how much will Warehouse stationary charge for the ink cartridges for those puppies....

[Maha]

Technology does not excite me to the point that I must have. I still have to think about things when I switch to DVD from TV :wacko:
Keeping things simple in life works best for me, I do have ABS on my new bike, does that count?:(
My phone is one of those Samsung flip open things with a camera (which I don't know how to work) and has a standard Telecom screen picture thing, which is quite nice. It's a tree and sea view.

[mashman]

I love technology, but unfortunately the shit we put out is all but fuckin useless in many many many cases. Given the current state of fuckwitery that's called the financial system, I'd rather see the money go in to shit that was useful for the future of human beings and not shit that kills people or follows your eyes or responds to your voice or recognises your face or drives itself or is built to cost or kills people etc...

Essentially shit like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5G7A3sXcE0)or this (http://www.ted.com/talks/kirk_sorensen_thorium_an_alternative_nuclear_fuel. html).

[The Reibz]

Space technology seems like its starting to take off again. Always amazes me how you can fly a probe all the way to mars and pretty much land that shit exactly where you want it, even with the communications delay.

[Drew]

Space technology seems like its starting to take off again. Always amazes me how you can fly a probe all the way to mars and pretty much land that shit exactly where you want it, even with the communications delay.

Even more when you consider that on the apolo missions, the astronauts were literally having to write the computer code for the return trip, after they got there.

[superjackal]

Space technology seems like its starting to take off again. Always amazes me how you can fly a probe all the way to mars and pretty much land that shit exactly where you want it, even with the communications delay.

Oh yeah - that whole drop from space, parachute, then use thruster to land was cool. I mean - there are some seriously clever dudes out there!

Where do you start????

[superjackal]

This is very cool too, but will be super-abused by advertising agencies....

http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2012/02/06/a-day-made-of-glass-2-showcases-new-technologies-around-the-corner/

[Akzle]

batteries. Really small ones. And energy dense ones.
RF gear, pc encryption, organic led, rfid implants for the worldbank/human cataloguing the jews are doing, chemical and resource intensive farming, devising machines to ensure human obsolecense...

drones scare me and i need to develop countermeasures.

[Drew]

drones scare me and i need to develop countermeasures.How ya gonna do that from your commune hippy?

[Akzle]

How ya gonna do that from your commune hippy?

id love a 50 cal. Unfortunately. Not effective.

Im thinking tesla coil.

[Big Dave]

How ya gonna do that from your commune hippy?

Aye.

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Lacks continuity.

[scissorhands]

A total revamp of cars, bikes and houses would be a start.
Its all there already, but vested interest keeps the bollocks rolling

Hi speed tubes that spit small groups of commuters across large distances at high speed. Auckland to Welly in 15min.
Vandals may put rocks on the lines though
Sort of like the fibre optics of travel

Battery tecknologies
Handheld health scanners like on star trek
Flying frisbees

Sterility guns where you can sterilize a whole country from space

[bogan]

Space technology seems like its starting to take off again. Always amazes me how you can fly a probe all the way to mars and pretty much land that shit exactly where you want it, even with the communications delay.

Yeh that's certainly one of the better areas. Most of the other stuff strikes me as lacking in value, 3D printers, wifi lightbulbs etc, nice to have but kind of feel the production cost outweighs what you can actually do with them.

[Drew]

id love a 50 cal. Unfortunately. Not effective.

Im thinking tesla coil.Wait, a Tesla coil can be made to more effectively remove far off remote controlled planes, than a 50 cal rifle? Or did I misunderstand what you meant by "drones"?

[awa355]

I love new technology. As soon as I get our VCR programming sorted, I'm going to move on to entering ph numbers into the new cordless phone.

:2thumbsup.

[The Reibz]

Yeh that's certainly one of the better areas. Most of the other stuff strikes me as lacking in value, 3D printers, wifi lightbulbs etc, nice to have but kind of feel the production cost outweighs what you can actually do with them.

Yeah the whole exploration thing is what I like about it. I mean humans have pretty much explored every inch of the earths surface, branching off to space is the next logical step of discovery.
Brazil spent something like 3 times the cost on world cup stadiums than it would to send a unmanned probe to Saturn or a manned space craft back to the moon. The technology is certainly there at the present it just seems like no one actually gives a fuck. I think aerospace engineering is an exciting field. Who honestly gives a fuck if I can wave to answer my non-smart phone. The new forms of Ion propulsion such as the VASMIR look promising.

I just hope we don't fuck this planet up so much that we never discover what could actually be out there

[Akzle]

Wait, a Tesla coil can be made to more effectively remove far off remote controlled planes, than a 50 cal rifle? Or did I misunderstand what you meant by "drones"?
try hitting a stationary 18" target in known conditions. Then put that target at 3000 feet with an airspeed over 60k/h
you might think your hot shit cowboy, but it aint practical.
Theyre electric. A decent emp would take them down. Hacking their control freq would be better, but improbable. So yes. Fuck them up with science.

As a matter of interest, the flight time on a 50 engaging a target at 2km is about 12 seconds.

Yeah the whole exploration thing is what I like about it. I mean humans have pretty much explored every inch of the earths surface,

are you retarded? Science knows fuckall about earth. We dont even know how many species there are, particularly oceanic.

But yea, theyre raping this planet so better find somewhere else quickfast.

[unstuck]

Pretty hard to get to some of the earth in Fiordland, so I guess that makes it unexplored.:yes:

[Laava]

I love new technology. As soon as I get our VCR programming sorted, I'm going to move on to entering ph numbers into the new cordless phone.

:2thumbsup.

Fuck dude, you ARE Steve Jobs!

[EJK]

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[Erelyes]

Batteries.

The main problem we have these days with renewable energies is their fickleness. Sometimes clouds block the sun. Sometimes the winds don't blow.

Have a high-capacity, small-size, cost-effective battery, and all of a sudden you can store power when it's sunny / windy, then feed it back into the grid when it's not.

I also saw an idea along these lines to do with plugging in your electric car at night / work, and it acting like a battery for the grid.

Say you only need 30% of your battery capacity to do your usual driving. You could 'allocate' 50% of your battery to be a powersink for the grid. Feeds power into the grid when it's not sunny/windy, stores it when it is.

If you're planning a holiday, no problem, you just set it for full chargeup.

Any time you're allocating your car to be a sink for the grid you get a power discount.

[Laava]

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[EJK]

Right. The time has come for you to explain the asdfasdfasdf thing?

Depends if either you are using KiwiBiker Forum's Skin "The Dark Zone" or "The Light Universe"

[Laava]

Depends if either you are using KiwiBiker Forum's Skin "The Dark Zone" or "The Light Universe"

I now fully understand and will not share your secrets with the masses.;);)

[Damantis]

till I can have a small device that can access nearly all human knowledge ever recorded and display it on a screen in my hand. That would be totally Boss.

[Laava]

till I can have a small device that can access nearly all human knowledge ever recorded and display it on a screen in my hand. That would be totally Boss.

Palm porn! On the left hand cos I'm right handed.

[Damantis]

Palm porn! On the left hand cos I'm right handed.

Guess I'll just have to super glue a smartphone to my mit untill technology catches up with my genius.

[unstuck]

to think, not so long ago, an axe was revolutionary technology.:scratch:

[AllanB]

decent cheap solar panels. roofs should b covered in them.

[Berries]

Something that cooks food really quickly so you don't waste time waiting for an oven to get up to temperature.

[unstuck]

decent cheap solar panels. roofs should b covered in them.

I imagine that is not too far away, solar seems to of improved and gotten cheaper. I think it has to get a bit cheaper yet to be a viable option, but its coming.:banana::banana:

[Wiki Drifter]

Inductive charging / wireless power.

[mashman]

decent cheap solar panels. roofs should b covered in them.

Germany does that well

http://www.emagzin.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/eco-friedly-district-germany.jpg

http://insideclimatenews.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/home_page_slideshow/Solar%20panels%20in%20Bernal%20.jpg

http://kauffler.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/german-solar.bmp

I believe that there are certain grants for similar in the UK for listed buildings. Give it 20 or 100 years and it'll start to happen here too.

[unstuck]

The power lines in that bottom pic must be for putting power back into the grid ya think? I reckon it will be closer to the 20 yrs, hope its sooner though.


The top pic looks good with all the service lines underground, the way it all should be.

[cc rider]

I'm getting me a couple of them new fangled springy things to make my gate close on it's own :wings: :Punk:

I sure does luv teknolleadgee

[Akzle]

Inductive charging / wireless power.

heard of tesla?

Unfortunately, human bodies dont go so good in emf

[superjackal]

Hi speed tubes that spit small groups of commuters across large distances at high speed. Auckland to Welly in 15min.

Yes, these are very interesting. We don’t have the tech to do this is the near future but it’s the next revolution in travel that will genuinely change the way we live and view the world. Vacuum tubes are possible and as you say could drastically reduce travel times. No more 24 hour flights to the other side of the world on dangerous fuel-filled aircrafts subject to weather conditions. Imagine travelling to the UK in under 30 mins! The only limitation is passenger comfort.

Let’s see... 3Gs acceleration to 12,000mph in 300 seconds to get to London in under an hour…. Then decelerate…. Someone clever will figure it out!

[superjackal]

till I can have a small device that can access nearly all human knowledge ever recorded and display it on a screen in my hand. That would be totally Boss.

It will spell the end of stupidity. When your "Brainpal" flicks up definitions of all them fancy words your lawyer uses as he's saying them. How will we know who's stupid and who's not??? Car broken down - boom! Manual and guide pops up in your HUD...

[mashman]

The power lines in that bottom pic must be for putting power back into the grid ya think? I reckon it will be closer to the 20 yrs, hope its sooner though.


The top pic looks good with all the service lines underground, the way it all should be.

I'm guessing it's both ways... coz it ain't always sunny. I prefer line above the ground as they're easier to see when they need fixing. Not sure how easy it is to detect a breakage when underground?

[Kornholio]

Who wants Lotto results?

http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/image/article/107/1079949/time-machines-through-er-time-20100325065957774.jpg

[Drew]

I'm guessing it's both ways... coz it ain't always sunny. I prefer line above the ground as they're easier to see when they need fixing. Not sure how easy it is to detect a breakage when underground?No trouble at all. Testers can give a distance from source to a fault accurately. So long as your plans are accurate, you pace it out, and dig.

[EJK]

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Once again, I'm waiting for this invention. Instant roast chicken microwave!

[Road kill]

I want a Hover board.

[Madness]

Something that cooks food really quickly so you don't waste time waiting for an oven to get up to temperature.

These have been available for quite some time now but are still fraught with drawbacks and annoying faults. There's a really nice model here (http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/8849806/Nigella-Lawson-moves-out-blender-and-all) that's just come on the market.


Oh, how I'd love to make her gag.

[mashman]

No trouble at all. Testers can give a distance from source to a fault accurately. So long as your plans are accurate, you pace it out, and dig.

And if you don't find anything you assume that they've installed inductive charging?

[Laava]

No trouble at all. Testers can give a distance from source to a fault accurately. So long as your plans are accurate, you pace it out, and dig.

They are even better than that these days, they will pinpoint it in 3 dimensions within a few cm.

[Drew]

They are even better than that these days, they will pinpoint it in 3 dimensions within a few cm.

That's handy!

[unstuck]

Yeah, those new locators they have now are pretty handy alright. I like the look of an area that has no power/phone lines. I also know what a pain in the arse it can be to fix faults that are underground, but if you use ducting, rather than just trench it into the ground you can get to things alot easier. Expensive though at the moment.:yes:

[sketch]

auto tinting visor, dark when its bright, clear at night

[scissorhands]

a device to control women

[F5 Dave]

Fashion magazines have already been invented.

[Akzle]

a device to control women

you dont have a credit card?

[pzkpfw]

I just want the possibilities in the tech we've already got, properly unleashed through decent integration.

There's not much hardware-wise getting in the way of being able to program my cordless phones, MySky, vehicle efi, car alarm, house alarm, etc from an app or apps on my phone or pc.

(By "not much" I mean no new specific technologies; it's more a matter of the software allowing it.)

[scissorhands]

I just want the possibilities in the tech we've already got, properly unleashed through decent integration.

There's not much hardware-wise getting in the way of being able to program my cordless phones, MySky, vehicle efi, car alarm, house alarm, etc from an app or apps on my phone or pc.

(By "not much" I mean no new specific technologies; it's more a matter of the software allowing it.)

In the same way, vehicles may maintain the 2, 3 and 4 wheel formats that have been in use for since in the invention of the wheel, but powered by different types of motors.

Seems like the best foods are old traditional foods

[cc rider]

auto tinting visor, dark when its bright, clear at nightI love my Bell Photochromic visor :wings:

[unstuck]

I love my Bell Photochromic visor :wings:

Nobody likes a show off.:bleh: Im looking forward to the advances in studying the human mind and it,s potential.:banana::banana:

[Drew]

Nobody likes a show off.:bleh: Im looking forward to the advances in studying the human mind and it,s potential.:banana::banana:

There are billions of unused cells and nuerons (I think that's what they're called) in the human brain. I'm sceptical at sience utilising them before evolution gets us there.

There is of course the argument, that if sience gets us there, we must be ready.

[Akzle]

Nobody likes a show off.:bleh: Im looking forward to the advances in studying the human mind and it,s potential.:banana::banana:

check out a buddhist monk in a cat scan one time.
Honkies use about 3% of they brain. Thd rest of the population <10%.

Teh monkies rock out <80%.

[Akzle]

Nobody likes a show off.:bleh: Im looking forward to the advances in studying the human mind and it,s potential.:banana::banana:

the moral of my story is that white 'civilisation' has forgotten what the ancients knew, and 'modern science' is 'discovering' it again and youre all fucking astounded.

[unstuck]

Are mind and brain the same thing though.:devil2:

[Akzle]

Are mind and brain the same thing though.:devil2:

mind over matter.

[Kornholio]

mind over matter.

Oh very good :)

[scissorhands]

The knowledge of the mind will not make giant leaps and it becomes a super-weapon.
No, we already pray at the alters of the rational mind too much

The cultivation of spirit may make a come back, Spartans did it quite well
Imagine a galvanised turn about NZ society, so much could be achieved
With an attitude adjustment

Harmonising the spirit could become popular

[Akzle]

The knowledge of the mind will not make giant leaps and it becomes a super-weapon.
No, we already pray at the alters of the rational mind too much

The cultivation of spirit may make a come back, Spartans did it quite well
Imagine a galvanised turn about NZ society, so much could be achieved
With an attitude adjustment

Harmonising the spirit could become popular

the things 'society' value hav changed.
It began idolising those of physical strength, them who succed the hunt.
Then moved to idolising shamans, who can heal, predict, 'sit' for dreamtimers, etc
there was time when 'genius', invention, innovation, development, was put on the pedestal.
now we're facing the idolisation of whoever gets the most attention on twitter.
Times they are a changin

[unstuck]

The knowledge of the mind will not make giant leaps and it becomes a super-weapon.
No, we already pray at the alters of the rational mind too much

The cultivation of spirit may make a come back, Spartans did it quite well
Imagine a galvanised turn about NZ society, so much could be achieved
With an attitude adjustment

Harmonising the spirit could become popular

I think you are talking about the brain, do you know what the mind is in connection to the spirit?:sunny: Knowledge of the mind has made HUGE leaps in the last 50 to 100 yrs.

[scissorhands]

do you know what the mind is in connection to the spirit?

the senses, the understanding?


nearly all knowledge has made huge leaps
I was just meaning:
I dont believe with increased studies of brain power
That phenomenal tasks could be achieved, like say
moving an object with the mind
or reading a document from someones mind

These are not the druids you were looking for

[scissorhands]

an elixir of eternal youth could be a popular product

[BMWST?]

No trouble at all. Testers can give a distance from source to a fault accurately. So long as your plans are accurate, you pace it out, and dig.


you dont need to pace or have very good plans.They can detect the wires etc underground now

[granstar]

Went into one of the big stores to get a " tablet" for the daughters birthday we thought we would splash out on as we don't spoil here much, well i'm over it:facepalm: I was lost about a second after the store puter geek said " can i help you", and started on with specifics re these handy gadgets for kids.

It's a whole new language that really I don't have time to learn as my bike is waiting to be ridden.

[Drew]

Went into one of the big stores to get a " tablet" for the daughters birthday we thought we would splash out on as we don't spoil here much, well i'm over it:facepalm: I was lost about a second after the store puter geek said " can i help you", and started on with specifics re these handy gadgets for kids.

It's a whole new language that really I don't have time to learn as my bike is waiting to be ridden.

Two things stuck out for me when I bought my wife a tablet for Christmas. Screen size, and max memory.

It was a cheap one from the Warehouse, Vigo is the brand. Scratcha informed me later, the brand is pretty bloody good all things considered. And that I bought (with ignorance) very well.

[Indiana_Jones]

Synthetic petrol made out of sea water would be nice please!

-Indy

[Drew]

Synthetic petrol made out of sea water would be nice please!

-IndyThat's an awesome idea. Fixes the rising sea issues on two fronts.