Displair fog presents its multitouch screen

How far are we from achieving the advanced interfaces that can be seen in the movie Minority Report? Well, we are not very far indeed. The mist screens are not new, but Displair surprised us all two years ago when he unveiled a prototype fog screen with multitouch interface. But now the company has officially unveiled this technology and who have attended the 2013 CES will prove rotten. This system, which is a little simpler than it appears,...

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Possible pyramids in Egypt discovered using images from Google Earth

Google Earth could be the tool of a new historical discovery. As a researcher, an expert in this type of satellite images, Google's service complexes show two unknown pyramids in Egypt. The Internet giant images show several mounds whose form suggests that it could try to pyramids and were discovered by Angela Micol who has over 10 years doing archaeological research by satellite. One of the sites shows a formation three times larger...

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Google Earth now in 3D and iOS 5

  The app of Google Earth for iPhone OS 5 has just received a great update. From now on, we can enjoy 3D buildings in the popular Google application. This new 3D buildings layer comes even before the release of IOS 6, where, as we all know, Apple has decided to include their own software 3D map and let go of Google Maps. Apparently, the new Google Earth is so great as it will be the future Apple system maps, Flyover. Note that if you...

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Google Earth 3D comes to iOS : Viewer program gets update to the local mobile operating system

  The Google on Thursday released an update of the program Google Earth to iOS, adding some interesting features like allowing the visualization of some world cities such as Rome and New York, in three dimensions. The appeal must reach out to personal computers by the end of the year when the company expects to deliver new versions for Windows and Mac. Another innovative feature is the application of the "tour guide", which indicates interesting...

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Forty years of satellite images of our planet

We are celebrating today the 40th anniversary of the Landsat satellite program . This program is the acquisition of satellite images of Earth with the longest continuous operation. Over the years, Landsat has collected petabytes of images, offering a historical perspective of change that our planet has undergone. This information can help researchers and independent nations, make informed decisions about their economic and environmental policies....

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