Popular Mechanics’ top innovations for 2006
With Christmas just around the corner, Popular Mechanics magazine releases its picks for this year’s top scientific innovations and breakthroughs.
From the latest in viral research to the fastest way to ground peanuts, Breakthrough awards are handed to ground-breaking products in their field, forcing competitors to take notice, and paving the way for future innovations. Just some of the more interesting products we’ve seen:
Samsung Helix XM2G0
Samsung’s new mobile marries the XM satellite radio network with this gizmo, allowing the user to hear/record XM broadcasts, and download MP3’s via satellite.
Sawtop Contractor’s 10-inch saw
Sawtop’s product has sensors that shut the blade down three to five milliseconds after your fingers touch ’em, ensuring that your close shave doesn’t end with a trip to the hospital.
Lego Mindstorms NXT
Lego’s new kit can be programmed to react to light, sound (voice commands), and movement, and comes equipped with a blue-tooth antenna for better accessibility.
Also featured is the Breakthrough Leadership Award handed to Burt Rutan. He’s the famed creator of the Voyager plane (1986), and the SpaceShipOne rocket plane, the winner of Ansari’s X prize two years ago for a commercially produced, low-cost space vehicle.
The rest of the honorees can be accessed by the source link, and we hope it’ll give you ideas on just what to get
come this season’s greetings (We’ve got our eye on the Helix and Lego ‘Bot).
With Christmas just around the corner, Popular Mechanics magazine releases its picks for this year’s top scientific innovations and breakthroughs.
From the latest in viral research to the fastest way to ground peanuts, Breakthrough awards are handed to ground-breaking products in their field, forcing competitors to take notice, and paving the way for future innovations. Just some of the more interesting products we’ve seen:
Samsung Helix XM2G0
Samsung’s new mobile marries the XM satellite radio network with this gizmo, allowing the user to hear/record XM broadcasts, and download MP3’s via satellite.
Sawtop Contractor’s 10-inch saw
Sawtop’s product has sensors that shut the blade down three to five milliseconds after your fingers touch ’em, ensuring that your close shave doesn’t end with a trip to the hospital.
Lego Mindstorms NXT
Lego’s new kit can be programmed to react to light, sound (voice commands), and movement, and comes equipped with a blue-tooth antenna for better accessibility.
Also featured is the Breakthrough Leadership Award handed to Burt Rutan. He’s the famed creator of the Voyager plane (1986), and the SpaceShipOne rocket plane, the winner of Ansari’s X prize two years ago for a commercially produced, low-cost space vehicle.
The rest of the honorees can be accessed by the source link, and we hope it’ll give you ideas on just what to get
come this season’s greetings (We’ve got our eye on the Helix and Lego ‘Bot).
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