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Wallmount Washing Machine!

Washing Machine’s go wallmount now! Electrolux has designed a wall-mount, portable washing machine. It will definitely save space, it uses steam instead of water and is extremely energy efficient. The equivalent of one load will use only 1/5 of how much your regular washing machine at home would use.

As promised, I’m here with the details on the Dismount Washer. It’s a concept that looks at space saving and hygiene at one go. The way it works is like this, you have your own personal tub for your laundry that can be mounted on an “energy stick”. Using high-pressure steam as its source for cleaning, the washers does its job, and gives a fresh batch of washed clothes. A touchscreen display is integrated for easy navigation and menus. Ideal setup for those who prefer using Laundromats or don’t have space for a washing machine at home.

In the future, when people want to wash their clothes, they only need to bring their own washing machine box filled with their own cloths and they can plug it in any energy stick. The cloth will automatically under high steam pressure and a screen would show the washing progress.

The iPhone of 2020?

As you can see, the Apple Black Hole comprises 4 components: the charging base, the Prism, the Black Hole and the giftbox. Things get interesting when you try to use the handset… its central ball will levitate when you open your hand and all functions will be controlled in mid-air, with the aid of holographic technology. How cool is that?

The Black Hole concept phone can be connected to the charging base and used as a desktop device, still projecting the needed interface. Brilliant? Yes! Viable? Maybe…

This incredible design, the Apple Black Hole concept, possibly the iPhone of the year 2020. “What’s going to happen in 10 years” asks the designer and the answer should look something like this

FUTURE TRAIN

Trains have been around for over half a millennium, beginning in the 1500's with primitive wagon ways. By 1776 iron rails had replaced the old wooden ones, and through the 1800's the latest train was the steam engine. Iron rails would develop into steel rails as the steam engine turned to diesel. Now, some of the most technologically advanced train models in the world are called MAGLEV.

The Maglev

What's the idea? Just imagine a futuristic train. It's slim, sleek, quiet, and super-fast. Well after you stop imaging, take a nice look at the picture below and see if it fits what you thought up. This is a picture of a special future magnetically levitating train, called a maglev.

Actually, the term maglev is short for "magnetic levitation." The "magnet" in magnetic levitation refers to the electromagnetic magnets on the guideway, or train. The guideway is the steel "track" running under the train. The "levitation" refers to the train hovering above the guideway. .

How does it work? Reaching speeds up up to 310 miles per hour (approximately 500 km/h), the maglev works on magnets.

There are three main ways to levitate the train. Two of the three technologies used for maglevs involve electromagnets. Electromagnets come from the magnetic field produced by an electric current. In electrodynamic levitation, the magnetized coil running along the guideway repels the large magnets on the train's bottom. This allows the train to float 0.39 to 3.93 inches (1 to 10 cm) above the guideway.

In the second method, called electromagnetic levitation, the bottom of the train wraps down around an extended part of the guideway. Electromagnets on the bottom of the train face upwards towards the guideway. The propulsion (attraction) of the magnets is strong enough to actually push the train up into the air. Although it is still using wheels, the train is pushed upwards, which decreases the friction and makes it move faster. Once the train is hovering, power is supplied to the magnetized wire within the guideway walls to create a special system of magnetic fields that pull and push the train along the guideway. The electric current in the coils in the guideway walls is constantly changing which changes the poles of the coils. This change in poles makes the magnetic field in front of the train yank the vehicle into motion.

The third method, a promising technology called Inductrack, is very straightforward. The track, which could potentially be created through updates on current rails, is wrapped with unpowered, passive wire coils. The train, whose underside is fitted with arrays of permanent magnets, first needs to reach a certain starting speed before levitation begins. The train is accelerated on wheels by a conventional motor. At around 20 miles per hour (32 km/h), the permanent magnets on the train and the inductive coils on the track repel. The permanent magnets are in a special setup called a Halbach array, which allows the magnetic field to be focused on alternating sides. The changing magnetic field produces an electric charge in the coils.

Using the powerful Inductrack system, a permanent magnet could levitate fifty times its own weight.

Why do people need it? Diesel trains rapidly consume fossil fuels. While the maglev provides a fast, hi-tech alternative, it also uses tremendous amounts of power. Hopefully technologies like Inductrack, improvements upon the earlier maglev, will provide no-fossil fuel, low-power substitutes for both technologies. InsyaALLAH.

Biometric fingerprint scanner – Ekey

Increased security breaches, be they in the workplace or at home, are a matter of concern among working professionals as well as residents, which forces them to keep each and everything under lock, turning their pocket into a messy key holder. Providing a solution, Italian designer Chiara Ripalti  has come up with an innovative device named the “Ekey” that lets you access various places, such as the office, home or library, safely with just one small gadget. Easy to use, the device equips a fingerprint scanner to identify the fingerprint of the user before allowing entry to multiple private environments. Wrapped in a customized cover, the Ekey also includes a LED LIGHT that glows to mark a legal entry.

TINY TV

Tiny TV

TINY TV

Have you heard about tiny TV?  Tiny TV is one of the future technology. This tiny TV is no bigger than a half an inch wide.The technology is embedded in a pair of glasses that plugs into a smart phone or laptop. This tiny TV can save much more spaces compared to LCD TV. The technology behind the glasses is called organic light emitting diode or OLED, a cutting edge technology that does not need a black light to work and can therefore be made much thinner than LCD panel. These glasses will plug into a cellphone that's playing streaming video and it will be like watching a 32 inch TV in front of your eyes. This is a fantastic way of carrying a very small piece of equipment with you and getting an almost cinema like experience. The UK's Cambridge Display Technology is behind the Vuzix specs. It said they are "energy miserly" which means they are not a drain on devices and can last for hours. The Vuzix experience is much more immersive than old fashioned TV and reckons they will be a boon to travelers and the so called "road warrior" who works on the road.