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DiscGo
02-20-2007, 11:23 PM
I receive Time magazine each month and I was reading an article earlier (from a month ago) about the best inventions of 2006. It was a really interesting article, and I thought I would share it here (http://www.time.com/time/2006/techguide/bestinventions/) in case any of you were interested.

DiscGo
02-20-2007, 11:25 PM
I really enjoyed the section on alternative fuel (but maybe that is because I just watched "Off the Grid"). I don't understand how YouTube can make the 2006 list??? And I thought the shirt that gives hugs was funny.

Jaxx
02-21-2007, 09:13 AM
Those are pretty cool inventions. I like the flower lamp that is a great idea.

DiscGo
02-21-2007, 09:26 AM
Did you read about the water machine that takes the water from the air and bottles it for drinking (http://www.time.com/time/2006/techguide/bestinventions/inventions/medicine5.html)? It really is an amazing time in which we live.

DiscGo
02-21-2007, 09:51 AM
I decided to post more of this article on my family website, and I deiceded to copy and paste it here:

I was reading an article in Time about best inventions of 2006. It was a really interesting article, and I thought I would share it here (http://www.time.com/time/2006/techguide/bestinventions/) in case any of you were interested.

machine Rain Maker: (http://www.time.com/time/2006/techguide/bestinventions/inventions/medicine5.html)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f375/DiscGolfDiver/RainMaker.jpg

The Rain Maker takes the water out of the air and bottles it for drinking.

Cat for people with allergies (http://www.time.com/time/2006/techguide/bestinventions/inventions/medicine3.html)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f375/DiscGolfDiver/dander.jpg
People with the worst allergies can still have these cats. (Don't tell Ruth)


Floating Bed (http://www.time.com/time/2006/techguide/bestinventions/inventions/home2.html)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f375/DiscGolfDiver/airbed.jpg

This bed uses magnets to levitate off the ground. The strings here only prevent it from moving away.

Flower Light [/url
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f375/DiscGolfDiver/flowerlight.jpg
When it senses that power consumption is low, it rewards you by blooming - its metal petals unfold attractively. If you start draining too much electricity, it closes up again


[url=http://www.time.com/time/2006/techguide/bestinventions/inventions/transportation2.html] Tesla Roadster (http://www.time.com/time/2006/techguide/bestinventions/inventions/light.html)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f375/DiscGolfDiver/sportscar.jpg

Electric car that goes 0-60 in 4 secs. It can go 250 miles on one charge.

Talking Head (http://www.time.com/time/2006/techguide/bestinventions/inventions/toys3.html)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f375/DiscGolfDiver/wallface.jpg

It looks like an ordinary mirror most of the time, but when it's activated, an ethereal face appears on its surface, and it makes timely pronouncements--that a car has arrived in your driveway, for example, or that the Jacuzzi is warm--in the voice of a snooty English butler. Just don't ask it, Who's the fairest of them all?

Anyway, I really enjoyed the article and I recommend checking it out: The article (http://www.time.com/time/2006/techguide/bestinventions/)