Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
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Okia who won 3 iF Design Awards launched earlier this year a 3 dimensional type of eyewear that showcases 3D but not the technology.
Using technology called Nano HD Technology, delicate flowers are set in '3D', not the usual etching into the ...
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Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
First Insight and Innovative Card Scanning Unveil New Optical Character Recognition (OCR) & Scanner “Two-Way” Integration
Scan insurance cards and driver's licenses in matter of seconds into maximEyes electronic medical record
First Insight, developer of maximEyes electronic medical records and practice management software, and Innovative Card Scanning (ICS), developer of customized card ...
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Friday, August 27th, 2010
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) have discovered that the larvae of the sunburst diving beetle (Thermonectus marmoratus) have bifocal eyes. As far as they are aware, this is the first known example of truly bifocal lenses in the animal kingdom. Previously, only prehistoric trilobites were suspected of having ...
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Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Corneas made in the lab using genetically engineered human collagen could restore sight to millions of visually impaired people waiting for transplants from human donors, researchers say.
In a newly released study, investigators from Canada and Sweden reported results from the first 10 people in the world treated with the biosynthetic ...
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Monday, August 23rd, 2010
The concept of WuFu Eyewear for the visually impaired makes use bat flying technology of ultrasonic distance measurement. The visual aid employs the use of ultrasonc waves, carries them to sensors and then translates into vibrations for the wearer. Read more at The Design Blog
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Friday, August 20th, 2010
Seen here, Sylvester Stallone Wearing Police Sunglasses Style S8101. Source: Famewatcher. Still looks good for an aging Rocky and Rambo.
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Thursday, August 19th, 2010
Avatar Producer Tapped as Keynote Speaker for 2011 Executive Summit
Landau, co-producer of the 3D blockbuster Avatar, will serve as the keynote speaker for the organization’s 2011 Executive Summit. The Summit will be held January 26-28, 2011 at the Ritz Carlton in South Beach, Fla.
In 2009, Landau, with James Cameron, ...
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