August
30
August
30
World’s Highest Escalator
The Umeda Sky Building is the seventh-tallest building in Osaka City, Japan, and one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks. It consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost stories, with bridges and an escalator crossing the wide atrium-like space in the center. The escalater ride is an event in itself as it feels like you are floating up into the sky. This is a cheap way to see the city, less than 10 USD to go up to the observation area.
Located in the Umeda district of Kita-ku, the building was originally conceived in 1988 as the “City of Air” project, which planned to create four interconnected towers in northern Osaka. Eventually, practical considerations brought the number of towers down to two.
August
25
The World’s Largest Solar Stadium: 1.3 Megawatts
The world’s largest solar stadium began operation this week. It’s the Stade De Suisse, located in Bern, Switzerland. Originally, the stadium had 7930 solar cells from Kyocera installed, but recently an additional 2808 solar cells were added. The stadium now has an overall output of 1.3 megawatts of power, and it is expect to produce about 1.134 gigawatt hours of electricity per year.
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August
25
H20 Multi Function Alarm Clock
Ecogadget has put together a list of Water Powered Alarm Clocks.
The one that stands out from the crowd is the unique H20 Multi Function Alarm Clock ($20) - running on a replaceable water-battery.
August
25
Ballpoint Pen with 1 GB USB Memory Drive
Posted In: Interesting, USB by hitslot
Ballpoint Pen with 1 GB USB Memory Drive
The Korean Digix company has released a series of ballpoint pens that comes with a built-in 1 GB USB memory drive. Simply remove the top cap to reveal the USB plug.
It uses a MLC (Multi Level Cell) flash memory technology that supports USB 2.0. The pen measures 15.5×1.4×1.3cm (6.1×0.5×0.5 inches) and is available following colors: black, blue, red, and silver.
