Archive for August 4th, 2011

 

“To Fly Like a Bird”

August 4th, 2011
Festo

One of mankind's oldest dreams is to fly like a bird. And now, thanks to a team of German researchers, we've moved one step closer with SmartBird -- the first ultralight artificial bird capable of flying like a real bird. Inspired by the herring gull, SmartBird is capable of taking off and rising in the air ...

Gigabit in the Home

August 4th, 2011
Gig.U

We've covered the US Ignite and Gig.U initiatives on this blog over the course of the past few months, and now we've been pointed to a great video that explains, in fairly concrete terms, exactly what high-capacity networking means for everyday consumers. The video was produced by our friends at the Australian National Broadband ...