Wave power is definitely an interesting alternative when it comes to environmentally sustainable electricity. A prototype called Searaser has an interesting take on the technology, it uses wave power to pump water 650 feet uphill and then generates hydroelectric power by allowing the water to return downhill. The makers say that a full-sized model (the [...]
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[ November 18th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]Wave Power Generator Generates Power for 470 Homes
Bottoms Up, Scotsman Beer Dispenser Pours Ten Pints in Ten Seconds
The Scotsman Trufill beer dispenser takes a different approach to filling pints, by filling from the bottom up. In doing so, it is able to serve beer at the alarmingly fast rate of ten pints in ten seconds. One would assume that a specialized cups or glasses are required in order to make use of [...]
iPhone App Lets You Control Your Home Lighting
A new system from Lutron, the company that developed the dimmer switch is now offering an iPhone- iPod Touch-controlled home lighting system. All you do is screw your lamp into a Lutron wireless module and the software does the rest. Sounds simple, but be prepared to be slugged a pretty penny or two for [...]
Victor Multi-Kill Electronic Mouse Trap Zaps Rodents Into the Next Life
If you have a mouse problem the Victor Multi-Kill Electronic Mouse Trap is one way to get rid of it. The mouse enters to eat the bait… gets zapped for three seconds and gets dropped down onto from the “Shock N’ Drop” chamber into the collection tray below. It holds ten carcasses and boasts “Population [...]
Party-powered Nightclub in the Netherlands
Club Watt is a dutch nightclub that is experimenting with a dance floor that harvests energy from the party people upon it. While the power-generating dance floor won’t generate all of the club’s energy needs, in fact it only powers a light show that is designed to show that the floor is generating power, but [...]
