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  • OpaDC
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    • Feb 2008
    • 393
    • Pensacola, FL
    • Ridgid TS3650
    #1

    The 50 Best Inventions of 2009

    according to Time magazine.

    Couple of them are ... Why???
    Some are ... cool.
    But then there are more than a couple that are ... WOW, AWESOME!!

    Check them out for yourself.
    _____________
    Opa

    second star to the right and straight on til morning
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    • Hoover
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      • Mar 2003
      • 1273
      • USA.
      #2
      Although life won't be altered by the biotech Stradivarius, it shows why the Strad had produced the sound.

      I like the solar shingles, have solar power on your roof without the look of a solar panel there.
      No good deed goes unpunished

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        • jackellis
          Veteran Member
          • Nov 2003
          • 2638
          • Tahoe City, CA, USA.
          • BT3100
          #3
          More than a couple shouldn't be on the list, much less near the top. Maybe 18 year olds care about a gaming system with no controller, but artificial eyes and cheap artificial knees are a whole lot more beneficial, especially for those of us who are more "mature".

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            • Kristofor
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              • Jul 2004
              • 1331
              • Twin Cities, MN
              • Jet JTAS10 Cabinet Saw
              #4
              While the Minority Report orchestra conducting style controller-less interface has never appealed much to me, the same concept toned down seems like it will eventually become ubiquitous. A little finger waggle to make the garage door open, the TV mute, or to pull up your Nav overlay on your electric eyeball all seem at least feasible at some point.

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                • Uncle Cracker
                  The Full Monte
                  • May 2007
                  • 7091
                  • Sunshine State
                  • BT3000
                  #5
                  Thumbs up for teleportation... Push a couple buttons, and Heather Locklear appears in your shower. Sweet.

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                    • Pappy
                      The Full Monte
                      • Dec 2002
                      • 10490
                      • San Marcos, TX, USA.
                      • BT3000 (x2)
                      #6
                      #35 The Handyman's X-Ray Vision

                      A handheld microwave camera that sees thru walls. Finally, a stud finder that can be relied on. No jokes or comments on other applications......(I will leave that to Unc!)

                      Why does #40 make me think of Danica Patrick????
                      Last edited by Pappy; 11-17-2009, 07:45 AM.
                      Don, aka Pappy,

                      Wise men talk because they have something to say,
                      Fools because they have to say something.
                      Plato

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                        • cabinetman
                          Gone but not Forgotten RIP
                          • Jun 2006
                          • 15216
                          • So. Florida
                          • Delta
                          #7
                          Wooden Bones - There is a future for woodworkers!
                          .

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                            • crokett
                              The Full Monte
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 10627
                              • Mebane, NC, USA.
                              • Ryobi BT3000
                              #8
                              Originally posted by Pappy
                              A handheld microwave camera that sees thru walls. Finally, a stud finder that can be relied on. No jokes or comments on other applications......(I will leave that to Unc!)
                              Actually you can use a standard camera with night vision and a piece of 35mm film for those "other applications". Find it on youtube. It sorta/kinda works if the material is thin enough.
                              David

                              The chief cause of failure in this life is giving up what you want most for what you want at the moment.

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                                • phrog
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                                  • Jul 2005
                                  • 1796
                                  • Chattanooga, TN, USA.
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Uncle Cracker
                                  Thumbs up for teleportation... Push a couple buttons, and Heather Locklear appears in your shower. Sweet.
                                  Beam me up, Scotty. My heart won't take it.
                                  Richard
                                  Richard

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