Sim AZ - Today’s Gadgets & Emerging Tech Innovations 6/18/14

Today’s Gadgets & Emerging
Technology Innovations
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Mark Goldstein, International Research Center
PO Box 825, Tempe, AZ 85280-0825, Phone: 602-470-0389,
markg@researchedge.com, URL: http://www.researchedge.com/
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Arizona Chapter
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http://benmerrick3d.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/a-geeky-wheres-wally-waldo/

http://www.kurzweilai.net/ask-ray-the-future-of-moores-law

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singularity_Is_Near

Source: Raymond Kurzweil http://www.singularity.com/

Gigabyte Z87 LGA 1150 4 Way SLI Dual LAN ATX Motherboard (GA-G1.SNIPER 5)
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4487#ov

Intel Next Unit of Computing (NUC) Kit D54250WYK
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-d54250wyk.html
4.59” W x 4.41” D x 1.36” H

Arduino Mega 2560
Raspberry Pi Model B Nwazet Pi Media Center
Night Vision Camera Modules
MicroSD Card Adapter
BLE Mini Bluetooth 4.0 Interface
Arduino, Raspberry & Other Microcontrollers
Ultimate GPS Breakout
UDOO Quad Core w/SATA

Intel’s Edison computer is housed in an SD card form factor and comes with built-
in Linux and both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless. The computer, which is based on
Intel's 22-nanometer Quark chips, can be the basis for a new wave of products
and will become available summer 2014. Source: eWeek

Lenovo Twist
Ultrabook
http://www.lenovo.com/

Netgear ReadyNAS 100 Series 2-Bay Diskless Storage
http://www.netgear.com/home/products/connected-storage/readynas-100.aspx

The IO.Anywhere Data Module is manufactured,
factory tested, UL-Listed and software-defined data
center infrastructure that can be deployed and
provisioned in standard increments of power,
cooling and IT space in as little as 120 days.
http://www.io.com/products-services/io-anywhere/core/
IO.Anywhere CORE Line & Data Module

Computer Passes Turing Test for First Time
Eugene Goostman seems like a typical 13-year-old Ukrainian boy, at least that's what a third
of judges at a Turing Test competition thought recently. Goostman says that he likes
hamburgers and candy and that his father is a gynecologist, but it's all a lie. This boy is a
program created by computer engineers led by Russian Vladimir Veselov and Ukrainian
Eugene Demchenko. That a third of judges were convinced that Goostman was a human in
unrestricted conversation is significant as at least 30 percent of judges must be swayed for
a computer to pass the famous Turing Test. The test, created by legendary computer
scientist Alan Turing in 1950, was designed to answer the question "Can machines think?"
and is a well-known staple of artificial intelligence studies. Source: The Verge 6/14

Stanford bioengineers have developed faster, more energy-efficient microchips based on the
human brain, 9,000 times faster and using significantly less power than a typical PC. This
offers greater possibilities for advances in robotics and a new way of understanding the
brain. For instance, a chip as fast and efficient as the human brain could drive prosthetic
limbs with the speed and complexity of our own actions. It can simulate one million neurons
and billions of synaptic connections. Boahen is working with other Stanford scientists to
develop prosthetic limbs that would be controlled by a Neurogrid-like chip. Boahen and his
team have developed Neurogrid, a circuit board consisting of 16 custom-designed
"Neurocore" chips. Together these 16 chips can simulate 1 million neurons and billions of
synaptic connections. The team designed these chips with power efficiency in mind. Their
strategy was to enable certain synapses to share hardware circuits. The result was
Neurogrid – a device about the size of an iPad that can simulate orders of magnitude more
neurons and synapses than other brain mimics on the power it takes to run a tablet
computer. Qualcomm could add a “neural processing unit” to mobile-phone chips to handle
sensory data and tasks such as image recognition. http://www.stanford.edu/group/brainsinsilicon/
Neurogrid Microchips for Neuromorphic Research

The bridge of the Starship Enterprise, NCC-1701-D, which the National Security
Agency (NSA) reportedly based its Information Dominance Center's design on.
http://leaksource.info/2013/09/15/u-s-army-intelligences-star-trek-inspired-information-dominance-center/

21
1908
First Large-Scale
Adoption of Water
Chlorination
1921
Diphtheria and TB
Vaccines
1930s
Pertussis
Vaccine
1936
Yellow Fever
Vaccine
1935
Sulfa Drugs
(first antibiotic)
1940s
Penicillin First Used
as a Treatment
1955
Polio
Vaccine
1963
Measles Vaccine
1974
Meningococcal
Disease Vaccine
1985
Influenza
Vaccine 1995
Hepatitis A
Vaccine
1987
Azidothymidine
(first HIV treatment)
Deaths per
100,000
people
48
78
20
475 Life
Expectancy
Source: The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution. Available at http://www.hamiltonproject.org/multimedia/charts/deaths_from_major_infectious_disease/. Accessed on 11/1/12.
>96%
Decrease
>62%
Increase

22
2011
1960
Deaths Per 100,000
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System. 2011. Available at
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr61/nvsr61_06.pdf#page1. Accessed 11/12/12.

http://www.nibib.nih.gov/science-education/bionic-man
Creating Biomedical Technologies
to Improve Health

Hugh Herr, who heads the Biomechatronics research group at the MIT Media Lab, is creating
bionic limbs that emulate the function of natural limbs marrying human physiology with
electromechanics. A double amputee himself, he is responsible for breakthrough advances
in bionic limbs that provide greater mobility and new hope to those with physical
disabilities. Herr’s research group has developed gait-adaptive knee prostheses for
transfemoral amputees and variable impedance ankle-foot exoskeletons for patients
suffering from drop foot, a gait pathology caused by stroke, cerebral palsy, and multiple
sclerosis. He has also designed his own bionic legs, the world’s first bionic foot and calf
system called the BiOM. Hugh Herr at MIT: http://www.media.mit.edu/people/hherr
TED2014 Talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/hugh_herr_the_new_bionics_that_let_us_run_climb_and_dance

Bionic Arm Created by DEKA Research for DARPA
The DEKA Arm System or "Luke Arm" is one of the most advanced robotic prostheses ever
built. This is the first prosthetic arm approved by the FDA that "translates signals from a
person's muscles to perform complex tasks." The DEKA Arm was created by famed inventor
Dean Kamen and his team at DEKA Research and Development Corp. as part of DARPA's
Revolutionizing Prosthetics program. The goal of the US $100 million program was
developing an advanced prosthetic arm with near-natural control to improve quality of life
for amputees. DARPA funded two groups: the DEKA project and another effort led by
researchers at Johns Hopkins University. What makes the DEKA Arm unique is that it can
carry out multiple, simultaneous powered movements, and its wrist and fingers can adjust
its positions to perform six different user-selectable grips. In addition, force sensors let the
robotic hand precisely control its grasp. Source: IEEE Spectrum 5/14

3D printing lets engineers design for more than function. With complexity being
essentially free, engineers can design aesthetically pleasing parts. The Ekso team
designed parts that incorporate beautiful complex patterns, like muscle strands,
with fluid contours. The striated pattern creates greater flexibility and ventilation
channels as well.
http://www.makepartsfast.com/2014/05/7042/3d-printing-improves-exoskeleton-helping-paraplegics-walk/
3D Printing Improves Exoskeleton, Helping Paraplegics Walk
Ekso Bionic Suit

Four individuals diagnosed as having complete paralysis of the legs were able to
intentionally move their knees, ankles, and toes while undergoing electrical stimulation of
the spinal cord, according to a study recently published in the journal Brain. The novel
therapy has the potential to change the grim prognosis of people who have been paralyzed
for years, say the researchers involved in the study based out of the University of Louisville
Frazier Rehab Institute in Kentucky. The research is a continuation of a 2011 groundbreaking
pilot trial that demonstrated that electrically stimulating the spinal cord in precise ways
enabled a man paralyzed below his chest to stand independently for minutes at a time. The
announcement of that pilot trial was incredibly exciting, but scientists wondered if it could
be repeated with other individuals. The new paper reveals that the therapy has been
successful in four people, and that it can enable not only independent standing, but also
other kinds of voluntary leg and foot movement. Source: IEEE Spectrum 4/14
Electrical Spine Stimulation Helps Paralyzed Patients Regain Some Movement

Liquid Metal Reconnects Severed Nerves in Frogs
Severed nerves in the body can lead to the loss of muscle function and muscle
atrophy, unless the severed nerve endings get reconnected. One possible new
solution devised by Chinese researchers uses liquid metal to create an electrical
conduit capable of transmitting signals between the severed nerve ends. The
liquid metal solution consists of a gallium-indium-tin (GaInSn) alloy that has
successfully bridged severed sciatic nerves taken from the calf muscles of
bullfrogs, according to Technology Review. A team at Tsinghua University in
Beijing showed that the metal alloy, capable of remaining liquid at body
temperature and thought to be benign, could transmit nerve signals much more
effectively than the commonly-used Ringer's solution meant to mimic the salt
mixture in body fluids. Source: IEEE Spectrum 5/14
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/biomedical/bionics/liquid-metal-reconnects-severed-nerves-in-frogs
Photo: Getty Images

Potential Stakeholders in Neuroscience Research
Source: Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues 5/14

http://www.hdmarvelwallpaper.com/iron-man-avenger-costume-7795.html

Alex Jessup Concept Artist
Renderings of Military Exosuits
http://alexjessup.blogspot.gr/

U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapon System (LaWS)
The Navy’s Laser Weapon System
(LaWS) uses the Phalanx Close in
Weapon System’s (CIWS) radar track to
obtain a target and combines six high-
energy laser into a focused beam of
light. While the laser uses a mere 30
kilowatts per volley, a few dollars a
shot, the weapon is hampered by
inclement weather and other adverse
conditions.
Source: ECN Magazine 2/14

HAL for Whole Body reinforces whole bodily
functions from the upper limbs to the lower
limbs, making impossible heavy works for
human power possible. The HAL technology
that utilizes human judgment power
maximally is expected to be applied to various
fields such as Disaster Recovery in order to
assist human activity for disaster recovery
under extraordinary environments.
http://www.cyberdyne.jp/english/products/supporting.html
HAL Exoskeleton to Assist, Reinforce & Extend Human Motor Function

After many centuries of splints and cumbersome plaster casts that have been the
itchy and smelly bane of millions of children, adults and the aged alike, that world
is over as we at last bring fracture support into the 21st century. The Cortex
exoskeletal cast provides a highly technical and trauma zone localized support
system that is fully ventilated, super light, shower friendly, hygienic, recyclable,
and stylish. The Cortex Cast utilizes the x-ray and 3d scan of a patient with a
fracture and generates a 3d model in relation to the point of fracture for printing.
Source: Jake Evill and Cortex Cast Systems. http://www.evilldesign.com/cortex
Cortex Exoskeleton Protecting the Internal Skeleton

The first known human climbing of a glass wall using gecko-inspired climbing devices has been
demonstrated by DARPA’s Z-Man program. A 218-pound climber ascended and descended 25
feet of glass with no climbing equipment other than a pair of hand-held, gecko-inspired
paddles (he also carried an additional 50-pound load in one trial). A gecko is able to climb on
glass by using van der Waals intermolecular forces between the spatulae (nanoscale hairs),
resulting in easy attachment and removal of the gecko’s toes from the surface. To enable
gecko-like dynamic climbing at human scale, engineers at Draper Laboratory of Cambridge,
Mass. created climbing paddles capable of balancing adhesive forces in both the shear
(parallel to the vertical surface) and normal (perpendicular to the vertical surface) directions.
Source: Kurzweil News 6/13/14
DARPA Demonstrates Gecko-Like Climbing Pads
660 lbs.

In February 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first
treatment that can restore (limited) eyesight to (some) blind people. Despite the
caveats, it's an exciting milestone. The treatment involves electrodes implanted in
the eyes of people whose retinas are damaged. The FDA approved the implants
for people with severe cases of retinitis pigmentosa, a relatively small patient
population. But the company that makes the implants, Second Sight Medical
Products, says they can benefit a much broader group of people with vision
problems, including many elderly people who suffer from macular degeneration. A
competing technology is under development from the German company Retina
Implant AG, whose system was undergoing clinical trials last year.
Source: IEEE Spectrum 5/14 http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/biomedical/bionics/bionic-eye-implants-will-hit-the-us-market-this-year
"Bionic Eye" Implants Will Hit the U.S. Market This Year

Memorial Sloan Kettering & IBM Watson Advancing Personalized Cancer Care

TGen and Genomic/Proteomic Sequencing
Illumina’s HiSeq 2500 System is a powerful and efficient
ultra-high-throughput sequencing system that supports
the broadest range of applications and study sizes.
Unrivaled data quality using Illumina's proven SBS
chemistry has made the HiSeq 2500 the instrument of
choice for all major genome centers and leading
institutions throughout the world. New HiSeq v4 reagents
allow for more reads and more data in less time.
http://www.illumina.com/systems/hiseq_2500_1500.ilmn
https://tgen.org/

Researchers at Huazhong
University of Science and
Technology in China have
made miniature, functioning
kidneys through 3D printing.
They are composed of 90
percent living cells and
function almost exactly like
real kidneys. With a few
adjustments and
advancements, it's possible
that they will one day be ready
for implanting into people.
http://www.3ders.org/articles/20130815-how-do-they-3d-print-kidney-in-china.html

Here's one vision of the future of meat: We manufacture it from stem cells in giant
"bioreactors" of the sort you might find in a modern pharmaceutical factory. The cells come
from a contented pig that lives in the yard outside the village meat factory, where
technicians sometimes poke it with a biopsy needle, and meat-eaters with quiet consciences
give it a pat on their way to buy a cultured piece of it. Read more: http://ow.ly/xjtPq Source:
Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (http://www.richarddawkins.net/)

Researchers at the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have built the
smallest, fastest and longest-running tiny synthetic nanomotor to date, an important step toward
developing miniature machines that could one day move through the body to administer drugs when
needed or target and treat cancer cells without harming good cells. UT Austin engineers focused on
building a reliable, ultra-high-speed nanomotor that can convert electrical energy into mechanical motion
on a scale 500 times smaller than a grain of salt. Source: http://www.engr.utexas.edu/features/nanomotors
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=s1NkvH98yEE
Engineers Build World’s Smallest, Fastest Nanomotor

Continua Health Alliance Enables the
Personal Health Information Network (PHIN)
Source: Continua Health Alliance (http://www.continuaalliance.org/)

Health Information Exchange Using Electronic Health Record Technology
Source: U.S. GAO

National Health Information Network (NHIN)
http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&mode=2&cached=true&objID=1142

AMoHS designs and manufactures quality mobile surgical facilities for temporary
and permanent use. Their units are deployable worldwide and we offer solutions for any
project. http://www.amohs.com/

Source: Deloitte Tech Trends 2014

Garmin vívofit
http://sites.garmin.com/vivo/

Polar V800 GPS Sports Watch
http://www.polar.com/en/products/maximize_performance/running_multisport/V800

FiLIP Smartwatch from Filip Technologies
http://www.myfilip.com/

http://www.infomotionsports.com/

Atomo Diagnostics is a medical technology company bringing next generation rapid diagnostic
solutions to market and radically changing the way that we diagnose disease. AtomoRapid has
launched in Africa and the UK, and USA market entry is underway. The AtomoRapid blood
testing platform can accommodate test strips for a wide variety of conditions from celiac
disease, allergy through to infectious diseases such as malaria and HIV. Also offering
AtomoRapid to leading diagnostic companies interested in converting their rapid tests onto
this revolutionary rapid test platform.
http://atomodiagnostics.com/
AtomoRapid Blood Testing Platform

Will Transcendence Transcend Science Fiction?
According to futurists, the Singularity will be the singular most important incident to ever
unfold. The term describes technology’s version of a black hole: that incredible moment
when artificial intelligence will surpass our own. Transcendence is the newest dystopian
interpretation of this A.I. benchmark. The reviews have been less than glowing, but it still
brings a pivotal question into sharp focus: Are we nearing true machine intelligence?
Transcendence tells the story of a dying technology visionary, played by Johnny Depp, who
uploads his brain to a computer right before he dies. The story takes place in the present,
compelling many to question the possibility of an apocalyptic singularity to transpire. While
the technology depicted in Transcendence is still very much science fiction, it alludes to
some remarkable developments that are unfolding in the artificial intelligence community.
http://www.idgconnect.com/blog-abstract/8320/will-transcendence-transcend-science-fiction
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2209764/, Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendence_%282014_film%29

http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-would-you-like-to-invest-in-immortality
With his 2045 Initiative, Russian Internet
mogul Dmitry Itskov is looking for backers for
the world’s first immortality research center
into neuroscience and human consciousness
with the ultimate goal of transferring human
minds into robots, extending human life
indefinitely. The new venture sells itself:
invest in his new research and development
interest and the payoff could be immortality.

The Good Life, With Robots: Photographer Dan Saelinger envisions a future
eased by amiable automatons. Source: IEEE Spectrum 5/14
http://spectrum.ieee.org/static/the-good-life-with-robots

Rodney Brooks and his newest robot, Baxter, are trying to bring low cost, high quality
manufacturing back to the U.S. Rethink Robotics (http://www.rethinkrobotics.com/)
Baxter

Source: Boston Dynamics (http://www.bostondynamics.com/), acquired by Google
The WildCat four-legged robot can gallop at high speeds.

DARPA’s Atlas robot from Boston Dynamics
(Recently acquired by Google)

Mechatronics engineer Ben Schaefer (R) interacts with humanoid robot bartender "Carl" as
it prepares a drink for a guest at the Robots Bar and Lounge in the eastern German town of
Ilmenau. The Humanoid robot bartender "Carl," developed and built by Schaefer who runs a
company for humanoid robots, prepares spirits for the mixing of cocktails and is able to
interact with customers in small conversations.
Source: InfoWorld, Photo: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/new
-matter-mod-t-a-3d-printer-for-everyone

Autodesk 123D Catch
Autodesk is a dominant player in the world of professional 3D engineering software; the
company's new suite of free, simple tools gives amateurs the power to create, share, and
print 3D models. Here's how it works: The user takes 20 to 30 photos of an object, then
loads them into the 123D Catch software. The software analyzes the images to produce a 3D
CAD model that can be edited onscreen like a digital photo. The CAD file can be sent to a 3D
printer or turned into a series of 2D paper prints that the user can glue to cardboard, cut to
shape, and assemble into a real-world 3D model. Source Popular Mechanics 10/12

http://techshop.ws/ts_chandler.html
Individual Membership -
$175/Month, $1395/Year
Student Discounts, Family Adds,
Corporate Memberships Available
Core Tools & Equipment:
http://techshop.ws/tools_and_equipment.html

http://makezine.com/day-of-making/
http://makerfaire.com/white-house/

Nanoscale Examples
U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative
(http://www.nano.gov/) http://www.engineersgarage.com/articles/what-is-nanotechnology-applications-future

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181689/

Robert Downey Jr. (as Tony Stark/Ironman) uses a hologram in the 2012 film "The Avengers"

http://www.technologyreview.com/review/524576/glass-darkly/
Google Glass Explorer Edition
https://glass.google.com/

Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 (DK2)
http://www.oculusvr.com/
Oculus Joins Facebook 3/14:
http://www.oculusvr.com/blog/oculus-joins-facebook/

http://innovega-inc.com/
Innovega iOptik Platform

http://innovega-inc.com/Innovega iOptik Platform

ASU Flexible Electronics and Display Center has successfully
manufactured the world's largest flexible color, a 14.7” diagonal OLED
http://flexdisplay.asu.edu/

Source: U.S. Display Consortium

Sony LED Pocket Projector
Microvision Pico Projector (PicoP)
Sigma Designs Pico-Projector
(XGA, 4.3 in.3, 10 Lumens, 5 Watts)
TI Pico-Projector
Integrated into Phones

Say Hello to Project Tango! on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe10ExwzCqk
Google’s Project Tango is an exploration into giving mobile devices a human-
scale understanding of space and motion. What if you never found yourself lost in
a new building again? What if directions to a new location didn't stop at the street
address? Imagine playing hide-and-seek in your house with your favorite game
character. Imagine competing against a friend for control over physical space with
your own miniature army. Source: https://www.google.com/atap/projecttango/
Google Project Tango Motion Tracking Mobile Device

http://blogs.cornell.edu/teachertalk/2011/01/27/mr-worf-ill-be-on-the-holodeck/

The Virtuix Omni is the first virtual reality interface for moving freely and naturally in your
favorite game, allowing anyone to stand up and traverse virtual worlds with the natural use
of their own feet. Moving naturally in virtual reality creates an unprecedented sense of
immersion. The Omni will free gamers from passive, seated gameplay, unleashing the full
potential of virtual reality gaming with the Oculus Rift and future head mounted displays.
http://www.virtuix.com/

Chevy Volt
Source: Electronic Design Magazine 6/10
Nissan Leaf

Tesla’s Advanced Battery Energy Density
$69,900 $79,900 $93,400
http://www.teslamotors.com/
(208 miles) (265 miles) (265 miles)
XXX
Tesla Estimates =
Tesla Motors Sizzle Reel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkm00ZffzNM

Intel In-Vehicle Solutions on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk2XNc7qyJ0

Intel’s Road to Autonomous Driving
Intel In-Vehicle Solutions on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk2XNc7qyJ0

Google X is building a few hundred self-driving cars that have no steering wheel,
accelerator pedal or brake pedal.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/05/27/316486989/google-is-becoming-a-car-manufacturer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqSDWoAhvLU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDOnn0-4Nq8

Here we see the Armadillo-T, a foldable electric vehicle, at the Korea Advanced
Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). With a click on a smartphone, the
experimental "Armadillo-T" electric car made in South Korea will park itself and
fold nearly in half, freeing up space in crowded cities.
Source: InfoWorld, Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) and Smart Grid Ecosystem
Source: Electronic Design Magazine 6/10

Topjoy Pinwheel Battery-Powered Unicycle for $295
http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/04/pinwheel-unicycle-hands-on/

The Onewheel (http://rideonewheel.com/), a self-balancing electric skateboard, makes you
feel like you are surfing or snowboarding when you ride on a flat surface. Controlling the
board is easy, simply lean forward when you want to accelerate and lean back to slow down
or stop. Learning how to use the board only takes a couple of minutes and people with
experience in boardsports are ready to aggressively ride almost as soon as they jump on
the board. The reason this board is so easy use is because of the self-balancing technology.
Solid-state MEMS and algorithms balance the board around the wheel. The board uses a
500W brushless hub motor and the wheel is the only moving part -- so there are no gears,
belts, or chains to maintain. The Onewheel can go up to 12 mpg and on a single charge and
can ride for four to six miles (depending on speed and terrain). Recharging the 48V lithium
iron phosphate battery is quick with the ultra charger, only 20 minutes. With a standard
charger it will take about an hour. Source Onewheel/Design News 1/14

Aero-X Hoverbike from Aerofex
Where you’re going, there are no
roads. That’s why you need the
Aero-X, a vehicle that makes low-
altitude flight realistic and
affordable. Flying up to 10 feet off
the ground at 45 miles per hour,
the Aero-X is unlike any vehicle
you’ve seen. It’s a hovercraft that
rides like a motorcycle - an off
road vehicle that gets you off the
ground. The Aero-X can be
adapted for unlimited outdoor
uses: surveying, search and
rescue, border patrol, disaster
relief, aerial agricultural, ranching,
and much more. Or maybe you
just want go out to the desert and
fly. http://aerofex.com/

Moller International
http://moller.com/dev/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOR_SzLW2Ns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY85eExk7Zo
Flying Car Developer Says He's $80 Million Closer to Making Sci-fi Dreams Real

Designer Greg Brown and engineer Dave Fawcett are finessing a design for a jet-
propelled car that can reach speeds up to 550 miles in the air, but then converts
into a zero-emissions electric car on the ground. Over the last few years flying
cars like the Terrafugia Transistion and the Skylys have provided a realistic
glimpse into the future of flying cars. The idea of a jet-propelled flying car has
been missing, but the GF7 could bridge that divide if it comes to life. On the
ground the GF7 drives like a standard car with its four wheels and wings folded
up. It can reach speeds up to 100 mph and the 50 kWh battery pack has a range
that’s on par with electric vehicles at between 80-120 miles. Upon take off the
wheels retract into the fuselage and the wings fold down with a wing span of 23
feet. The jet engine also recharges the battery pack during flight. Unlike the
Terrafugia, the GF7 can fly at altitudes up to 38,000 feet high with a range of up to
a thousand miles. Brown and Fawcett hope to have a flying prototype completed
in four years. Unfortunately, the GF7 won’t be cheap with a price tag expected
between $3-5 million, about the same as other small jet aircraft.
http://inhabitat.com/gf7-flying-car-reaches-550-mph-in-the-air-then-turns-into-an-electric-car-on-the-ground/
GF7 Flying Car Reaches 550 MPH in the Air

NASA Puffin VTOL Personal Air Vehicle Concept
Scientific American Article 1/10:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=nasa-one-man-stealth-plane
YouTube Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhpPhvWvLgk&feature=player_embedded

The Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1 is shown in the Final
Assembly and System Testing (FAST) Cell, positioned over the service module
just prior to mating the two sections together. The FAST cell is where the
integrated crew and service modules are put through their final system tests prior
to rolling out of the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space
Center in Florida for integration with its rocket. Technicians are in position to
assist with the final alignment steps once the crew module is nearly in contact
with the service module. In December, Orion will launch 3,600 miles into space in
a four-hour flight to test the systems that will be critical for survival in future
human missions to deep space. Source: NASA (http://www.nasa.gov/orion)
NASA Orion Spacecraft

SpaceX pulled the wraps off its brand-spankin'-new Dragon V2 spacecraft at its Hawthorne, California
headquarters on May 29, 2014. During a live webcast, founder Elon Musk said, "It's all around I think a big
leap forward in technology," adding that the seven-passenger, reusable spacecraft "really takes things to
the next level.“ Unlike its unmanned predecessor, the original Dragon CRS, the new space taxi will shuttle
cargo and astronauts back and forth between Earth and the International Space Station, potentially
allowing the U.S. to reduce its dependence on Russian Soyuz capsules for transport.
Article: http://www.fastcompany.com/3031284/most-creative-people/check-out-spacexs-slick-new-space-taxi-the-dragon-v2
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf_-g3UWQ04, Wikipedia Entry

NASA's Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD)
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Iridium NEXT Satellite from
Orbital Sciences Corp.
http://www.iridium.com/about/iridiumnext.aspx
Technical Support Center (TSC) in Chandler, AZ

O3b Satellites
http://www.o3bnetworks.com/
Investors
Coverage

Project Loon began with a pilot test in June 2013, when thirty balloons were
launched from New Zealand’s South Island and beamed Internet to a small group
of pilot testers. The pilot test has since expanded to include a greater number of
people over a wider area. Looking ahead, Project Loon will continue to expand the
pilot through 2014, with the goal of establishing a ring of uninterrupted
connectivity around the 40th southern parallel, so that pilot testers at this latitude
can receive continuous service via balloon-powered Internet. http://www.google.com/loon/
Project Loon: The Technology - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcw6j-QWGMo

Source: Chris Anderson/The Atlantic 9/12
Drone/Autopilot Production Volume and Price

The Amazon.com Inc. Prime Air octocopter is seen in this undated handout
photograph released to the media on Dec. 2, 2013.
Photo Source: Amazon.com Inc. via Bloomberg
YouTube! Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98BIu9dpwHU

Can Cyborg Moths Bring Down Terrorists?
At some point in the not too distant future, a moth will take flight in the hills of northern
Pakistan, and flap towards a suspected terrorist training camp.
But this will be no ordinary moth. Inside it will be a computer chip that was implanted when
the creature was still a pupa, in the cocoon, meaning that the moth’s entire nervous system
can be controlled remotely. The moth will thus be capable of landing in the camp without
arousing suspicion, all the while beaming video and other information back to its masters via
what its developers refer to as a “reliable tissue-machine interface.” The creation of insects
whose flesh grows around computer parts – known from science fiction as ‘cyborgs’ – has
been described as one of the most ambitious robotics projects ever conceived by the Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the research and development arm of the US
Department of Defense. Source: Times Online 5/24/07

U.S. DARPA LANdroids
DARPA is soliciting proposals for LANdroids, a new program to develop intelligent autonomous
radio relay nodes that exploit movement to establish and manage mesh networks in urban
settings. The goal is to create small, inexpensive, smart robotic radio relay nodes that
dismounted warfighters drop as they deploy in urban settings. The nodes then self-configure
and form a mesh network, a temporary infrastructure that establishes communications over
the region. As the situation changes, the nodes will adapt the network, such as self-healing if
nodes are destroyed by the enemy. Through movement and density, the LANdroids will enable
effective communications in complex non-line-of-sight (NLOS) environments like those found
in urban settings, dealing with phenomena like fades and shadows through strategic self-
placement and chaining of the relays.
http://www.darpa.mil/ipto/solicit/open/BAA-07-46_PIP.pdf

Source: FutureStructure Water, Waste & Energy Systems 6/14

http://www.climate.gov/news-features/features/floridas-fragile-oasis

Cynthia Koenig, a young social entrepreneur from New York, learned that
millions of girls and women around the world spend hours each day
collecting water from distant sources. She decided to create the
WaterWheel, a new way to help people in poor communities collect,
transport, store, and use water receiving a $100,000 Grand Challenges
Canada prize. The WaterWheel allows people to roll water in a 50-liter
container versus carrying it in 5 gallon (19 liter) jugs which can save
women 35 hours per week in water transport time, as well as prevent the
physical strain that comes from balancing 40 pounds of water on top of
their heads for hours each day. (http://wellowater.org/)

The WarkaWater gathers water from fog and condensation. It was invented by an
Italian firm and three of them are shown here in an Ethiopian village. WarkaWater,
which is named after an Ethiopian fig tree, is composed of a 30-foot bamboo
frame containing a fog-harvesting nylon net that can be easily lowered for repairs
and to allow communities to measure the water level. It produces up to 26 gallons
of drinkable water a day, enough for a family of seven. Source: NPR 5/14
(YouTube Video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjGVRuN9akM)

New research by scientists at Rice University demonstrated that forests of carbon
nanotubes can be made to harvest water molecules from arid desert air and store
them for future use. The invention called “hygroscopic scaffold” mimics
the Stenocara beetle, which survives in the desert by stretching its wings to
capture and drink water molecules from the early morning fog and has
a superhydrophobic (water-repelling) bottom and a hydrophilic (water loving) top
The water is stored until released either by squeezing the reusable scaffold or
until it slowly evaporates back into the atmosphere. If it becomes possible to grow
nanotube forests on a large scale, the invention could become an efficient,
effective water-collection device because it does not require an external energy
source. http://news.rice.edu/2014/06/11/nanotube-forests-drink-water-from-arid-air-2/
Nanotube Forests Drink Water from Arid Air
Superhydrophobic (water-repelling) Side Hydrophilic (water-loving) Side

Pranav Agarwal has built a solar-powered floating surface aerator that can be installed in water
bodies to prevent water stagnation and mosquito breeding. The device produces ripples by
generating air bubbles at regular intervals. It automatically switches on when it comes in contact
with water and an alarm alerts if the water body dries up or someone tries to remove the device
from water. The device is cost effective and being solar powered, it is energy independent and
maintenance-free. If this device is improved upon and ubiquitously installed, the world will soon be
free from mosquito borne diseases. YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42HqsWmc5cE

Source: Cisco & Beecham Research

Internet of Things (IoT) Ecosystem Conceptual Rendering
Source: IEEE Computer - Imagineering an Internet of Everything 6/14

The Interactive Network of Things 2020
Source: IDC 2013
Source: Semico Research

Source: IEEE Computer - Imagineering an Internet of Everything 6/14
Information Flow Between the Cyber and Physical Worlds

The Intel Intelligent Systems Framework provides a consistent framework for
connectivity, security, and manageability. Flexible developer ‘recipes’ use
scalable, off-the-shelf elements that in turn, shift resource investments from
interoperability to extracting value from data.
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/embedded/intelligent-systems.html

Internet of Things or Internet of Hype?
http://www.datacenterjournal.com/it/internet-thingsor-hype/

Swirl iBeacon Platform and Ecosystem
http://www.swirl.com/

Source: EDN Magazine
Wikipedia on Smart Dust:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartdust
Wikipedia on Wireless Sensor Network (WSN):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_sensor_network
Smart Dust Motes for
Wireless Sensor
Networks
(WSN)
Multihop Wireless Sensor Network

GlobaTrak's Trakdot is a GSM-based tracking device that uses the cellular
network, rather than GPS, to keep tabs on your bags. Trakdot pairs up with your
cellphone; once that's done, just pack it in your suitcase before checking your
bag. Trakdot runs on 2 AA batteries (included) and is FAA compliant. It uses an
onboard accelerometer to put itself to sleep while in transit, then wakes up upon
arrival and sends a text or email to your cellphone letting you know it's arrived.
Source: Popular Mechanics, 3/14 (http://www.trakdot.com/TrakDot/index.jsp)
GlobaTrak's Trakdot

https://nest.com/thermostat/life-with-nest-thermostat/

EcoSmart E26 10.5-Watt LED Down Light (65W Equivalent)

LEDs can be engineered to produce practically any desired spectrum of visible
light. Blue or violet LEDs pump mixes of phosphors, which down-convert some of
the light and mix with the pump color to produce something humans perceive as
white light. Near-monochrome LEDs, whose spectrum amounts to a single sharp
peak, can be mixed at varying intensities to produce light of any apparent color in
a wide gamut. Hue is controlled over WiFi. The bulbs and router talk amongst
themselves using a wireless mesh network protocol called ZigBee, IEEE 802.15.4.
Source: Phillips (http://meethue.com/en-us/)

Philips TLED 200 lm/W Breakthrough

One might presume the bathroom would be safe from online miscreants -- but one
would presume wrong. A security bulletin from Trustwave SpiderLabs told of a
flaw in the Android-based software that controls one of these new-fangled smart
toilets that will let anyone bent on creating pure mayhem make the commode go
absolutely nuts. Source: InfoWorld

Netflix Revamped Interface
https://www.netflix.com/?locale=en-US

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Slingbox Pro-HD
http://www.slingbox.com/go/slingbox-prohd

Sony STR-DA2800ES ES 7.2-channel 4K A/V Receiver
http://store.sony.com/es-7.2-channel-4k-a-v-receiver-zid27-STRDA2800ES/cat-27-catid-All-ES-Home-Theater-Components

First Version of a Mobile Radio Telephone (1924)
Source: Bell Labs (http://www.bell-labs.com/)

Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/service-provider/visual-networking-index-vni/white_paper_c11-520862.html

Mobile Broadband Technology Capabilities

Exemplary 5G Application Scenario
Source: IEEE Communications 2/14

5G Heterogeneous Cellular Architecture
Source: IEEE Communications 2/14

Source: picoChip Designs Ltd.
http://www.picochip.com/
Femtocells

StingRay (also marketed as Triggerfish, IMSI
Catcher, Cell-site Simulator or Digital Analyzer), is a
sophisticated, portable spy device able to track cell
phone signals inside vehicles, homes and buildings
by acting as fake cell towers, allowing police
investigators to pinpoint location of a targeted
wireless mobile and capture phone data such as
text messages, emails and cell-site information.
StingRay Trackers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_phone_tracker

Linksys WRT1900AC Wireless AC Router
http://store.linksys.com/Linksys-WRT1900AC-
App-Enabled-AC1900-Dual-Band-Wireless-
Router_stcVVproductId158014980VVcatId553
965VVviewprod.htm
4 Port Gigabit Router, VPN Support,
SPI Firewall, UPnP Media Server
.
OpenWRT.org

Sources: Row 44; TECOM Industries by Frank O’Connell in The New York Times 7/4/12
Surfing at 560 M.P.H.

Multimedia Dock & Charger with HDMI for Samsung Galaxy S5

Google Fiber Coming to the Phoenix Area?
• Fiber optic network to the home
• 1 GBps symmetric broadband speed (20-100X faster on average)
– Offers high speed Internet
– 200+ HD television channels
– No phone service
• Currently in Kansas City, Provo, and Austin
• 34 individual cities in 9 areas added to potential build out list in February 2014
including Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe
• Extensive checklist for analysis now competed by Valley cities
– Barriers to construction, Environmental factors, Permitting process
– Equipment housing (HUT) placement on city-owned land
• Digital Inclusion
– Outreach and inclusion in technology
– City departments and not for profits
• Streamlined permitting & street cut processes
• Cable license and pole attachment agreements
• Existing commercial fiber leasing
https://fiber.google.com/about/

http://www.finsix.com/products/adapter.html

Griffin PowerDock 5
http://store.griffintechnology.com/ipad/powerdock-5-device-charger

Duracell Powermat wireless charging
stations in Starbucks will begin with
stores in the San Francisco Bay Area http://www.duracellpowermat.com/
Duracell Powermat Wireless Charging System

Solar Laptop Concept Designed by Nikola Knezevic
Solio Solar Powered Charger
Voltaic Generator
Solar Laptop Bag
Solar Bikini

Go Mechanical Charger Empower Kinetic Glider Chair

The PowerPot V is a lightweight thermoelectric
generator that converts heat into DC electrical
power. Simply add water to the pot and place it
on a heat source appropriate for boiling water.
The PowerPot V will immediately start
powering up your mobile electronics. The
PowerPot V comes equipped with a standard
USB (5V) port, making it compatible with
devices you already have. The cable has three
feet of heavy-duty, flame-resistant wire. The
solid-state voltage regulator provides up to
5W of power to charge your high-tech devices.
http://www.thepowerpot.com/powerpot-v
PowerPot V

Sony Cyber-shot Digital Camera RX100 III
http://store.sony.com/gsi/webstore/WFS/SNYNA-SNYUS-
Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProduct-Start?SKU=27-DSCRX100M3%2FB

Panasonic GH4 vs Sony A7S for 4K Video
http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/DMC-GH4KBODY http://store.sony.com/alpha-a7/cat-27-catid-All-Alpha-a7-Cameras

Lytro's light-field cameras transform photography, letting you focus an image
after you shoot it. Unlike a conventional camera, which records light from a single
focal point, a light-field camera captures light from all directions. A user can later
change the focus to a new area of the image or even make it stereoscopic. In the
past, light-field photography required supercomputers. The Lytro makes this
technology accessible to casual shooters. Source: Popular Mechanics 10/12
Lytro Camera

Source: The New York Times 9/25/10

Smart City Indicators
Source: UBM’s Future Cities

Intelligent Buildings Value Chain
Source: Frost & Sullivan

http://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Making-the-Modern-World

Botanical apartment therapy in Phuket, Thailand

http://internationalhempbuilding.org/

http://www.newroof-hybrid.com/in/
Source: nEwROOF

Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle
Source: Gartner 8/13

Emerging Technologies Priority Matrix
Source: Gartner 7/13

Grand Challenges for Engineering
From the National Academy of Engineering
* Make solar energy economical
* Provide energy from fusion
* Develop carbon sequestration methods
* Manage the nitrogen cycle
* Provide access to clean water
* Restore and improve urban infrastructure
* Advance health informatics
* Engineer better medicines
* Reverse-engineer the brain
* Prevent nuclear terror
* Secure cyberspace
* Enhance virtual reality
* Advance personalized learning
* Engineer the tools of scientific discovery
http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/

Digital Life in 2025 - More-Hopeful Theses
• Information sharing over the Internet will be so effortlessly interwoven into
daily life that it will become invisible, flowing like electricity, often through
machine intermediaries.
• The spread of the Internet will enhance global connectivity that fosters more
planetary relationships and less ignorance.
• The Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and big data will make people
more aware of their world and their own behavior.
• Augmented reality and wearable devices will be implemented to monitor and
give quick feedback on daily life, especially tied to personal health.
• Political awareness and action will be facilitated and more peaceful change and
public uprisings like the Arab Spring will emerge.
• The spread of the ‘Ubernet’ will diminish the meaning of borders, and new
‘nations’ of those with shared interests may emerge and exist beyond the
capacity of current nation-states to control.
• The Internet will become ‘the Internets’ as access, systems, and principles are
renegotiated.
• An Internet-enabled revolution in education will spread more opportunities,
with less money spent on real estate and teachers.
Source: Pew Research Center, 3/14 http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/03/11/digital-life-in-2025/

Digital Life in 2025 - Less-Hopeful Theses
• Dangerous divides between haves and have-nots may expand, resulting in
resentment and possible violence.
• Abuses and abusers will ‘evolve and scale.’ Human nature isn’t changing;
there’s laziness, bullying, stalking, stupidity, pornography, dirty tricks, crime,
and those who practice them have new capacity to make life miserable for
others.
• Pressured by these changes, governments and corporations will try to assert
power and at times succeed as they invoke security and cultural norms.
• People will continue sometimes grudgingly to make tradeoffs favoring
convenience and perceived immediate gains over privacy; and privacy will be
something only the upscale will enjoy.
• Humans and their current organizations may not respond quickly enough to
challenges presented by complex networks.
• Most people are not yet noticing the profound changes today’s
communications networks are already bringing about; these networks will be
even more disruptive in the future.
Advice: Make Good Choices Today
• Foresight and accurate predictions can make a difference; ‘The best way to
predict the future is to invent it.
Source: Pew Research Center, 3/14 http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/03/11/digital-life-in-2025/

European Commission Futures Poll Emerging Themes
http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/futurium/

http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/04/17/us-views-of-technology-and-the-future/

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Flex-Shaft Precision Screwdriver
Monoprice 4 Port USB
Wall Charger 2.1A
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