Braille is a tactile writing system used to help people with visual impairments to read. Braille characters are formed by raised or indented bumps called cells, which are arranged in a certain way to form words. The system was created by Louis Braille who developed the code after turning blind in childhood. It can commonly… Continue reading Could This Be The Perfect Solution For The Visually-Impaired?
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How Does A Hydraulic Press Brake Work?
Hydraulic press brakes are common sights in many industrial environments. Basically, a press brake is a machine that is used to bend and shape different sheet metal products. The power of the hydraulic system creates the force necessary to compress the metal into new shapes. Press brakes are invaluable pieces of equipment that make the… Continue reading How Does A Hydraulic Press Brake Work?
Common Uses For Diesel Fuel
Diesel fuel is a derivative of crude oil the same as gasoline, and they are both used to power engines, but that’s where the similarities end. North Americans generally use three different types; D1 diesel, D2 diesel and D4 diesel. The majority of highway and commercial applications use D1 and D2 diesel. Diesel engines don’t… Continue reading Common Uses For Diesel Fuel
Flomio Launches the NFC Revolution! FLoJack, FloCase Successfully Funded on Kickstarter
Miami Entrepreneurs to Begin Production of FloJack- Brings NFC to iOS, Android Legacy Devices MIAMI- November 26, 2012- Flomio, a Techstars Cloud 2012 company, is excited to announce that the FloJack, FloCase Kickstarter project (NFC Technology for iOS, Android devices) has soared past its initial funding goal of $80,000. Today is the last day to… Continue reading Flomio Launches the NFC Revolution! FLoJack, FloCase Successfully Funded on Kickstarter
LED Technology In Torches
In the Beginning There Was Light Handheld torches have been in existence for over one hundred years. Typically, the torch would use an incandescent light bulb as its source of light. However, incandescent bulbs used in torches can be susceptible to breakage and have a comparatively very short lifespan. Whether fitted with an incandescent bulb… Continue reading LED Technology In Torches
How All These Gadgets Are Contributing To Obesity and Poor Health Problems
With the passage of time, we are getting more and more reliant on all these machines, gadgets, and devices. For many, passing a day without a laptop or a smart phone with Wi-Fi connection might sound next to impossible, but little do we realize that spending all the time with these gadgets to the extent… Continue reading How All These Gadgets Are Contributing To Obesity and Poor Health Problems
Smart Clothes: Fashion for Geeks?
Many of you will probably have been blissfully ignorant of this, but in the past few weeks many of the world’s major cities have been flooded with fashionistas for the traditional fashion weeks. Here, designers pretend to be on trend, different, and innovative by copying 1970s and 1980s streetwear and adding some unwearable headpieces, while… Continue reading Smart Clothes: Fashion for Geeks?
Ensuring You Buy The Right Replacement Screen For Your Laptop
If you have a laptop you’ll realise how frustrating it can be when a problem arises. And this can be further exacerbated when the problem is put down to a faulty or broken part. One of the parts in a laptop which is susceptible to damage and hence will likely need to be replaced more… Continue reading Ensuring You Buy The Right Replacement Screen For Your Laptop
Google Disavow Education And More
About the Google Disavow Tool As we all know, Google has just released the new Google Disavow tool and I am sure many of you are baffled as to what it is and how to use it. While there are many ways you could use it, I am going to suggest the correct ways below… Continue reading Google Disavow Education And More
The Future Of Printing
Anybody who has or uses a computer is familiar with the computer printer, inkjet or laser. Plus the photocopier which basically uses the same printing method as the computer printer. These ‘now-ordinary’ printers are also great developments from the dot-matrix printers, the erstwhile ‘standard’ of the technology only a few years back. But then there… Continue reading The Future Of Printing