For James Bond, agent 007, it is said that he cannot do without beautiful girls and spy toys. And for the sake of the former, he often needs the latter. Or vice versa, when he seduces with super gadgets. All these devices, more toys for him, are always ahead of their time and have become an indispensable part of the franchise. Unusual inventions of Mr. The Qs that rescue Bond from hopeless situations are always also some kind of insight into the future and, like the Martini, Bond's signature.
Dutch limitless innovation and imagination surprise us every day and inspire us to wish for a similar project in Slovenia as created by the Dutch artist and designer Daan Roosegaarde and Studio Roosegaarde.
If you travel a lot, you've probably gotten lost at the airport. Except for lost luggage, there is probably nothing worse than when it turns into a maze, and you already hear the last boarding call over the loudspeaker. The solution? AILO, also the product of Slovenian know-how, is an "internal" GPS that uses wi-fi, bluetooth, gyroscope and other sources to provide you with the exact location, direction, estimated time to arrival at the boarding point and points of interest via iOS or Google Maps ( kiosk, toilet, etc.).
16 years after Bruce Willis and company managed to land on the comet in the movie Armageddon, the European Space Agency (ESA) succeeded in a similar way with the Philea module, which needed the stunt skills of the boys from the Fast and the Furious movies - the comet is traveling 65 thousand km /h. Philae, which after a decade flew out of its nest, the Rosetta craft, put its athletic skills to good use on November 12 shortly after 5 p.m. and hitched a ride on comet 67P/Churyumov – Gerasimenko.
Years ago, the sounds produced by our mobile phones were like in the beginnings of e-mails. Today? Most of them are audio spam. Today, our smartphone advertises for every fig, which in turn affects social interaction, because the firbec always defeats us. With so many apps and programs, it's hard to silence everything at once, and turning off your phone or ignoring it isn't an option. What are we left with? The Shhhh app.
If anything, we associate luxurious vessels with luxury. And although most of us have ownership over them only in our dreams, it is not forbidden to dream, is it? But mega-yachts, which ordinary mortals come closest to in a waking state in marinas, have their buyers, otherwise the offer would not be so flourishing. Let's see what the spring of the future has to offer and what will one day cause waves and waves of excitement.
Woojer, a silent and portable matchbox-sized amplifier speaker system, allows users to feel the sound of their favorite songs, games or movies.
If you want to be a student, you have to stick to books. But if you want to be a really good student in the 21st century, you cannot do without basic technological aids. To make our studies more engaged and above all more practical, it's high time we download the best apps for students on our phones.
What's happening online is so lively that it's hard to compare it to anything at all. It's like Wall Street at opening time, like New York's Verrazano-Narrows Bridge for marathon time. So much happens on it every minute that technology can barely keep up. Namely, the Internet is an insatiable animal that is hungry for data, and with the advent of smart mobile devices, it is being fed by even more hands. Let's see what happens on it in 60 seconds.
Google has introduced a revamped Google Calendar App that promises convenient help in managing and organizing schedules and events.
The Quadrofoil is a revolutionary Slovenian-made vessel, a new type which, according to the idea leader Simon Pivac, is to nautical what the arrival of the Jet Ski was to the jet ski. It glides on the surface of the water similar to a hydrofoil, i.e. it lifts its hull out of the water, and navigation is ensured by underwater wings with the bionic shape of whale fins. It is an electric, economical and environmentally friendly vehicle with operating costs of less than one euro per hour of driving.
The simple and phenomenal free iPhone app Keezy Drummer makes drumming accessible and fun. In other words, anyone can play the drums.