Microsoft’s ad campaign has seen some wild, and unconventional turns since the original Bill Gates/Seinfeld commercials. While those made me die a little on the inside, the latest ads at least make sense. They’re still hokey, but that at least have a point to them. The latest ‘Rookie Challenge’ ads feature a 9 year old vs. a90 year old, 8 vs. 80, and 7 vs. 70. They compete by using different functions for Windows Live Gallery. A program that Microsoft is really trying to sell to the people.

Kind of feel bad for the Windows engineers. I’m sure when they were learning computer engineering in college, this isn’t what they thought they’d be doing. Allen is my favorite competitors, mostly because I hope I’m like that when I’m 70.

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As we continue to discover ways to clean the energy sector of our country, more and more companies are devising solutions. One technology being researched is called Magnetobaric Power. The company, Catalyte is based in Mass.

Here’s an interesting video about the technology behind MBP, along with a summary of Catalyte…

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If you ever watched the Exo Squad cartoon, or loved the alien vs. Sigourney Weaver in huge mech armor fight then you’ll appreciate today’s post.

Lockheed Martin, has developed an exo skeleton set that could greatly impact the duties of US soldiers. LM states the reason behind developing the technology, “Dismounted Soldiers often carry heavy combat loads that increase the stress on the body leading to potential injuries. With a HULC exoskeleton, these loads are transfered to the ground through powered titanium legs without loss of mobility.”

Here are some specs for the exoskeleton suit:

• Range: 1 hour walk at 3 mph per 4 lbs of batteries
• Payload: Can carry up to 200 lbs; can carry front and back loads
• Max Speed: 7 mph for long duration; 10 mph burst speed
• Fits Soldiers between 5’4” and 6’2”
• HULC can be used as the backbone for integrated systems that include armor, heating or cooling systems, sensors and other custom attachments.

The coolest feature the suit has, is the ability to add systems to the suit. I’m thinking dual, shoulder mounted machine guns for those wide spread, and open field battles. But that’s just what I run into on a daily basis.

Here’s a video of the exo skeleton in action. It’s not as sexy as the suits in Exo Squad, or a behemoth as Ripley’s mech but we’re getting there…

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Governor Schwarzenegger, no matter how many times I say it or hear it, it takes awhile for that to sink in. Ah-nold actually appears to be doing a good job out in the state of California. One of his big initiatives is to bring a ‘Green’ economy out to his state.

In this video, Governor Schwarzenegger, talks about the benefits ‘economically’ for investing in bringing green tech companies out to California. It’s both informative, and funny. Just count how many times he says ‘jacuzzi’.

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