I read today that Nasa’s planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has identified 2,326 potential alien worlds and they believe that 99.9 percent of them are properly identified. So what does this mean to us?
From a scientific perspective, our world as we know it continues to grow and change daily. Inventions happen overnight. You have an idea, you create it. It is fun. It is fast. And it is the best time ever. Data lives in the Cloud and new apps to help manage your data and have fun are created daily.
Mobile App downloads are exploding. The Apple app store hit 15 BILLION Downloads in July. Are you ready to enter the fun, fast and exciting world of iPhone and iPad App creation? Yes?
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Ok, enough with the self promotion :). Look at how much things have changed in the world of inventions:
Top 10 Everyday Inventions:
- Toilet Paper – 6th Century AD
- Soft Drinks – 17th Century France
- The Toaster – 1893
- Velcro – 1948
- The Zipper – 1851
- The Vacuum Cleaner – 1868
- The Milk Bottle – 1878
- The Tin Can – 1810
- Peanut Butter – 1890
- The Safty Razor – late 18th century
Top 10 inventions for 2011:
- The Stark Hand – Mechanical hand
- The BodyGuard – A crime-fighting armored glove
- The PrintBrush – Handheld printer
- The Katal Landing Pad – Helps make landings for snowboarders safer
- Dynamic Eye Sunglasses – block glare instantly with liquid crystal lenses
- The Bed Bug Detective – no help necessary here in describing it’s purpose
- A Prenatal Marker to Screen for Pregnancy Complications – designed by a college student
- The Zero Liquid Discharge – Completely oxidizes and evaporates sewage from boats, airplanes and RV’s.
- Kymera Motorized Body Board – cool if you are a body boarder
- The Medical Mirror – Tells you your heart rate…very cool!
Wishing you fun in technology,
Marianne
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Link to the article on the planets: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/12/06/many-earths-out-there-nearly-all-kepler-planets-may-be-real-deal/
Link to the article on the Everyday inventions: http://listverse.com/2007/10/30/top-10-everyday-inventions/
Link to the Top 10 Inventions for 2011: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43312559/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/top-inventions/
Link to the article on Apple reaching 15 Billion Downloads: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/apples_app_store_reaches_15_billion_downloads.php