Computer Sheesha- YaHookah

Guys at Instructables made a project for Dead Computer Contest in turning their Old pc junk into a Sheesha.

Check out the instruction if you decide to make one.

[Via Instructables ]

Sleepbox in Dubai Airport by Arch Group

Russian architects Arch Group have designed a booth for taking a quick nap in busy urban environment Called Sleepbox. It's a 2 x 1.4 x 2.3m cubicle into which is a skinny bed, an LCD TV and power outlets. The sheets are changed automatically, a continuous roll of bed linen winds across the mattress.The architects explain:

SLEEPBOX is a small mobile space (box) 2mx1.4mx2.3m (h). The main functional element in it is a bed 2×0.6 m, which is equipped with automatic system of change of bed linen. Bed is soft, flexible strip of foamed polymer with the surface of the pulp tissue. Tape is rewound from one shaft to another, changing the bed. If a client wants to sleep in maximum comfort, he can take the normal set of bed linen for an extra fee.

After the clients exit, automatic change of bed linen starts and quartz lamps turns on. Payment can be made on a shared terminal, which provides the client with an electronic key. It is possible to buy from 15 minutes to several hours.


Here are the possible locations for SLEEPBOX:

* Railroad stations
* Airports
* Expocentres
* Public and shopping centers
* Accommodation facilities

Check out the video



There's a rumour that Dubai airport is installing around 50 -70 boxes in coming months.


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SuperSpeed USB 3.0 tranfers 16Gb/s by NEC

Engineers at NEC have come up with a new technique to boost the speed at which data can be transferred over USB to 16Gb/s. The new technology increases the upper speed of USB 3.0 from an already rapid 5Gb/s to 16Gb/s. A dual-layer DVD to be transferred under five seconds and an entire Bluray disc in just 25 seconds.


“This procedure greatly reduces the nearest-neighbor inter-bit interference in the signal waveform and thus successfully alleviates the issue of feedback-time constraint inherent in conventional equalizers,” NEC’s scientists claimed. NEC newly developed high-speed communication interface technology utilizing binary transmission schemes enable data rates of 16 Gb/s. Now the next step is to wait for the licensing bodies to license the new technology and open the doors for its use at a commercial level.

Google to Deliver 1Gb/sec Fiber-Optic Broadband Network in U.S

Google is getting into the broadband business.They are planning to build and test ultra high-speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the United States. They will deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today with 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections. They plan to offer service at a competitive price to at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people.Their goal is to experiment with new ways to help make Internet access better and faster for everyone. Here are some specific things that Google's is thinking:

Next generation apps: Google wants to see what developers and users can do with ultra high-speeds, whether it's creating new bandwidth-intensive "killer apps" and services.

New deployment techniques: Google will test new ways to build fiber networks, and to help inform and support deployments elsewhere, They will share key lessons learned with the world.

Openness and choice: Google will operate an "open access" network, giving users the choice of multiple service providers. Google will manage their network in an open, non-discriminatory and transparent way.

Check out this video by Google

Nexus One vs iPhone 3GS vs Droid vs Pre: The Comparison

Google has released it’s own OS called Android. The google's phone is known as Nexus One. BillShrink has put together a handy comparison chart that breaks the devices down on all key features.

And here is the video camparison
Nexus One





Iphone 3GS




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well well well there are a few obvious differences — iPhone still lacks multitasking while the Android devices have fewer apps — but for the most part, these devices are fairly similar on paper. Still my favorite is iPhone just because the user interface design and all the amazing applications.

Google's TiSP (Toilet Internet Service Provider)

Google TiSP (BETA) is a fully functional, end-to-end system that provides in-home wireless access by connecting your commode-based TiSP wireless router to one of thousands of TiSP Access Nodes via fiber-optic cable strung through your local municipal sewage lines.

It's a wireless Internet connection that could be installed in anyone's home with the Google home self-installation kit. The installation process was described "GFlushing," the weighted end of a spool of fiber optic cable down what Google termed as "Dark Porcelain" where it would be connected to Google fiber network. This connection was estimated to take place within 60 minutes, depending on "proper data flow" where a team of PHDs (Plumbing Hardware Dispatchers) would make the connection. The PHDs were represented as men in SCUBA outfits, standing in your sewerage treatment plants, apparently waiting for your cable to arrive read more

No More I-Mate in Uae

Bad news for I-mate lovers (if any) UAE mobile phone company i-mate has gone out of business.

The company closed its office in Dubai Internet City and founder and CEO Jim Morrison is believed to have left the country, ITP.net reported.

Staff were told to take compulsory two-month unpaid leave in an e-mail last Wednesday, according to employees, but the next day received information that the operation was closing and found the office locked.
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