Archives for February, 2006

Legend of Zelda celebrates 20 years

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006 at 12:23 pm

Today marks the 20th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda.

Twenty years ago this week — February 21, 1986 — thousands of Japanese gamers played The Legend of Zelda for the first time, and their perspective on gaming was forever changed. Here was a huge world, a massive quest, an open-ended odyssey that demanded exploration. When we Americans first placed that golden cartridge in our Nintendo Entertainment Systems a few months later, we learned what our friends overseas had already discovered: Zelda was addictive. It was adventurous. It was ambitious. It was amazing.

And twenty years later, we’re still addicted to its adventure and amazed by its ambition.

Filed under : Video Games
by kenny

Cleaning your bathroom a thing of the past?

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006 at 11:26 pm

That’s right, according to researchers from the University of New South Wales, Australia, this may be the future for public and private restroom alike.

New nanotechnology, Titanium Dioxide, which will be applied as a thin coating to a toilet are activated by ultravilot rays.

How it works is that ultraviolet light below a specific wavelength causes electrons to excite and this gives the effects of oxidation. This oxidation disinfects better than commercial bleach. It makes it better for sanitation as it is continually cleaning instead of waiting for the janitor

To further keep the bathroom clean, nanoparticles kill microbes and remove organic compounds. The titanium dioxide contains ‘superhydrophilicity’ which makes it so liquid droplets do not form on the surface. It makes the liquid run off and washes as it drips off.

I cant wait for this. Say goodbye to smelly toxic, headache causing cleaners.

Filed under : Technology
by kenny