http://www.gearhungry.com/2012/03/pocket-chainsaw.html/ tree 28" chainsaw rolls up like a bike chain packing into a tiny tin efficient at felling trees, under 10 seconds 3" diameter trunk bidirectional teeth rust-resistant heat-treated steel /
http://www.dvice.com/2013-2-20/meet-9-most-habitable-worlds-universe-so-far/ Nicolaus Copernicus 540th birthday list most Earth-like planets known Universe released Planetary Habitability Laboratory University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo warm and tropical have fallen off the list entirely Goldilocks Zone in-crowd researchers refined system categorizing potential habitability exoplanets Earth Similarity Index ESI releasing their findings temperatures radiation levels stars exoplanets orbit HITRAN high-resolution transmission molecular absorption HITEMP high-temperature spectroscopic absorption parameters relating stability of water Starship Enterpise scientists confirming refuting habitability stellar cartographers of that tomorrow captains of the future will plot courses to these worlds, seeking new life and new civilizations where they might be headed, in order of likelihood are these nine planets /
http://www.dvice.com/2013-2-20/interactive-light-installation-makes-you-instant-artist/ Artist Oakland California unique works of art using light exhibit In Passing light in a very interesting way created holes small gaps walls art gallery allow beams light trickle adjoining rooms visitors place their hands over these gaps, dazzling light formations are created crafting specific situations framing light reveals portion complex order within the ambient environment entering your windows skirting around furniture slipping through a crack in the door want call attention type beauty usually goes unnoticed /
Well, not quite, but there's a lot of big, heavy, fast moving rocks up there. And there is ample evidence that from time to time, one of them will run into the Earth. Witness Meteor Crater in Arizona, Gulf of Carpentaria & the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/16/space_asteroid_impact_inevitable// Asteroid Earth asteroid meteor meteorite planet orbit orbits quakes tug of Earth's gravity impacts ground-shaking blast radius disk disc discus of damage space rock asteroid impacts Armageddon Deep Impact breakthrough ideas seeming obvious retrospect Columbia University geophysicist Dallas Abbott craters comets asteroids smashed into Earth geologists space strikes rare events era of primordial mists number of craters found on land 70 percent Earth’s surface water most space objects hit the sea searching for underwater craters caused impacts other forces such as volcanoes spine-chilling evidence several enormous asteroids or comets have slammed into our planet quite recently in geologic terms time Gulf of Carpentaria north of Australia 536 A.D. striking at up to 50,000 miles per hour release as much energy as 1,000 nuclear bombs Debris dust gas gases thrown into the atmosphere impact would have blocked sunlight temporarily cooling the planet contemporaneous accounts describe dim skies cold summers poor harvests 536 and 537most dread portent took place the Byzantine historian Procopius ocean impact rain as corrosive as battery acid ancient texts such as Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh support her conjecture, describing an unspeakable planetary flood in roughly the same time period /
Tantalizing stuff. 6.3 inch screen ... hmmm ... maybe use a headset.
"Octa CPU", what's that you ask? Not all together surprising that "octa" is a reference to eight cores. One set of four cores is high processing capacity & power consumption, the other, low processing power & battery consumption. Only one set can be active at a time. Net effect is fast response & completion of tasks (e.g. no lag & jitter-free video) with good battery life.
