Thats right, but if you want more "advanced" products, you need advanced production systems.
There are some products that realize a good idea, but look around: new, better products come along with high-tech and feature rich functionality often realized by new materials, more software, state-of-the-art electronics and so on. And that is what brings an economy forward. Examples: Direct Manufactoring (http://dmrc.uni-paderborn.de/en/about-dmrc/?cHash=3be59309b4fe2e5a416267b052bcf74f), Molded interconnect devices (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molded_interconnect_device).

There are so many research initiatives (at least in germany) to push intelligent systems (buzzword: cyber physical systems) forward.

Yeah, by nervous U.S. pilots.

This way, I can start the week with some happy pills to get through work and end it friday with a high dose of coffein - totally automated! Amazing!

... would be a print key ;-)

I would really like to use a pen with a tablet. So far, only a few alternatives are available. The Galaxy Note is waaaaay to small - it should be at least 10" and comparable to current tablet models. There is the XOOM, but it is (afaik) not available right now.

Do you have any idea why most companies dont go for the additional input method? Constructive answers much appreciated.

I envy him for this and hope that in a few (hundred) years I can do something similar.

The chips send an S.O.S. before going down!
"Huston, I am feeling dizzy"

There are several institutes that research self-repair features of chips.
To cope with (space) radiation, they use chips that can restructure themselves to avoid damaged parts. Self-repair is an alternative to various shielding layers. A combination of both - in the right mix - would improve reliability by factors.
See: Same application scenario like the fukushima-crisis (http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/01/08/1420254/where-were-the-robots-in-fukushima-crisis), where robots could not be used or simply failed in the field.

I am gaining mass too! For several years now. Cant stop it!

Maybe a bit too simple:

You put time, effort and money into something he wants to sell and make money from.
Somebody comes along, creates a copy and uses his work for free.
So, wouldnt you be angry about it?


There are other aspects and not just everything black and white (overpriced greedy corps and so on), but think about it.

Would someone please recap this article for me?
Whats the statement?

I would say, it is augmented reality, not virtual reality.
Virtual reality in lenses would be no fun at all - *especially* if the simulation is out of sync with the real world ^^

... so shoot it down.

"1,245 like your weekend with your Loveboot 5000"

The corrupted.