Microsoft has a user interface patent working for their mobile devices (and more) that are related to visual controls. Read about it here ms patent. This is really good for those of us that speak mostly with hand jestures, especially while driving!
Global Carbon “Footprint” by Nation | The Big Picture: Just in case you had not seen this really cool chart from a year ago… Here’s the BIG FOOT, big picture of emissions by country. Note that China has now outpaced the US based on pretty much any measure of emissions you might want to consider. They now burn half the worlds coal, adding on a new coal power plant every few days (about 5 last…
Apple vs. Samsung Patent War Fails to Block U.S. Launch of Galaxy S3 – iTech Post: The Smart Phone war is just beginning. With the consolidation from Google (Motorola wireless)… Microsoft (AOL patents)… It’s gonna be tough for other payers to survive in the Smartphone and ?related? markets. RIMM (Blackberry) and Nokia are really starting to struggle. I wonder how much of that is patent starvation. ‘via Blog this’
Marine scientist champions Blue Carbon: “Seagrass meadows act as a massive carbon sink, capable of storing as much carbon as forests. There’s only one problem: due to poor watershed management and declining water quality near shorelines, seagrasses are disappearing at alarming rates.” [Italics added.] Great! We can get sea grass to function as a massive sink for CO2. There’s lots of ocean with lots of room for seagrass. The only one, small, tiny problem: we’re…
New Garnier Fructis Pure Clean : Shampoo and Conditioner: Here’s the add from Garnier below. AM I MISSING something. 92% biodegradable. What about the other 8%? !!!! Is this green marketing or bad humor? And shampoo is already, what 90% water? If this is good, it makes you wonder what the rest of the shampoo & conditioner world has to hold for the user, her hair and the environment. · Garnier commercial. Fructis shampoo, the…
Court Refuses to Hear Case From Apple Mac Clone Maker Psystar – John Paczkowski – News – AllThingsD: This is an interesting what the case being presented is. “Hackintoch” is a good and descriptive term for them. And, somehow they don’t see a problem here with ripping off the Mac OS and more.? It is a good for intellectual property that this company finally fades away. ‘via Blog this’
