A beer mat that knows when a glass is nearly empty and automatically asks for a refill has been created by thirsty researchers in Germany.

Andreas Butz at the University of Munich and Michael Schmitz from Saarland University came up with the idea while out drinking with their students.

The disc-shaped mat can be attached to a normal beer mat so that it still soaks up spilt liquid and displays an advertisement. But it also contains a pressure sensor and radio transmitter to alert bar staff of the need for a refill.

The device weighs 110 grams and costs $100 to make, but Butz and Schmitz think the weight and cost would shrink if the mat were to be mass-produced.

Pub games
They say the mat could also be used for interactive TV events, as it contains an accelerometer capable of sensing when it is being waved in the air.

"I've been discussing this with a friend of mine who is an expert pub goer," Butz told New Scientist. "He mentioned that the pay-TV companies who broadcast soccer games are desperately looking for ways to make TV an interactive experience. Betting on actual sports events with the mat could add such interactivity."

The researchers believe the smart mat could even be used in pub games: "One important direction which needs further investigation is the large body of drinking games which has developed in certain cultures and how they can be supported using our beer mat."

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8069&feedId=online-news_rss20

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MWHAHAHA, gimme your legions now, dammit




































no, that hidden text doesnt help.

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Recently, Microsoft and the search engine giant Google resistance already fried noisily. 开复 joins the lawsuit from the search service to Microsoft China Li which Google causes, a series of contradictory make between two big IT giant the conflict unceasingly to promote. But recently, from one 消息源 obtained one piece without the confirmation news, let the person be startled: Google has the possibility extends its service domain to the operating system!

Google system guidance process


This is from the Google operating system truncation chart which one 消息源 obtains. According to 消息源 the description, this system based on GNU/LINUX, uses the HURD/GOOGLE technology essence. According to what is stated it will have three kind of editions: Inserts the type, moves the version, and the commercial version. This operating system based on the long-distance operating system concept design, its essence and the guidance module will solidify in the chip or in one 2GB USB KEY, but all applications procedure safely will download from the Google server. But its movement environment possibly will be the next generation of motherboard, one kind specially based on Google colony pitch point type computer. But the USB equipment will enable the user to start the computer from USB KEY. But regarding the third kind, namely faces the enterprise level user says, inside will construct the smallest operating system in the computer, will only have the document management, electronic forms, text editor, as well as Google electronic mail customer end, browser and immediately communication software and so on. You think this is real?




















Google operating system truncation chart


According to what is stated, this set of systems already in one Pentium 4 2.0GHZ processor, on the 256MB memory computer carried on test successfully, the system started extremely quickly, the computer equipment were most can come out by the automatic diagnosis. Moreover it based on XML menu also extremely friendly Yi Yong.

























Looks like, Microsoft this real had to be vigilant, very possible future everyone's computer open machine when appeared no longer is Microsoft " the Windows ", but was colored Google.Google always is unceasingly puts out the new thing lets us be startled, Gmail, Google Earth, Google Talk and so on all is this, if Google expression must issue oneself the operating system, believes everybody also can after be startled accepts this fact.

It is also reported:But we recently on-line saw this " Google OS " operating system actually was not real, only was the Google amateur's work game, but its manufacture level or quite good.This amateur was Google OS designs the many kinds of application domain, inserted the system, the server as well as the motion system.

The tabletop design had the mold has the type, Google Suite, software and so on File Manager all uses the Google style, the document management center document search function is the effect which had confuses falsehood with the truth. You think this is false?







































Original page (some ads might be explicit)
http://216.239.39.104/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=zh-CN%7Cen&u=http://digi.it.sohu.com/20050904/n240337911.shtml

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The hunger site By clicking Give free food you are helping keeps all over the world who need food. When you click it it tells you how many cups of food you and others have helped make through your click
http://www.thehungersite.com

The breast cancer site By clicking fund free mammograms you are helping fund one mammogram. When you visit the site again it tells you how many times you have help fund a mammogram
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com


The child health site By clicking help a child You are helping fund basic helath care to kids in need around the world. When you click it, it tells you how many kids you and others have helped with your daily click
http://www.thechildhealthsite.com

The literacy site By clicking give free books you are helping donate give books to kids who are not fortunet enough to have them.Also when you click it tells you how many books you and others have help fun with your daily click.
http://www.theliteracysite.com

The rainforest site By clicking save our rainforest you are helping save a square foot of land of so and it tells you how much square feet of land you and tohers have saved with your daily click.
http://www.therainforestsite.com/

The animal rescue site By clicking feed an animal in need you are helping feed animals in need. Also after you click it tells you how many bowls of food you and others have made with your daily click.
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

You can also buy bracelets and a portion of the money goes to the cause that you are supporting (example, the breast cancer site)

Please remember this is completely free

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YAY ! (BS = Bachelor of science not Bull ???? )

though I dont graduate till december, but I got advisor approval for all major related work. So this semester I am just taking junk classes to fill in my useless requirements.

damn, now I gotta find a job. Sigh.

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