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25
Jan
What if there was a car that ran on compressed air and electricity that gave off virtually no pollutants? That definitely sounds like the kind of car that we’re talking about. Thankfully, someone has already viewed that what if as a possibility and has created the MiniCat (mini Compressed Air Technology car). This new small [...]
Tags: , air, car, cat, compressed, mini, oil, pollution, powered, rika, vegetable
24
Jan
Hummers are seen as huge, gas guzzling vehicles that are out to put as much emissions into the air as possible. On December 1, 2007, they won the ‘green car’ contest. What is wrong with that picture? Actually, nothing. GM’s sketch for the “Hummer O2″ portrays a car that runs on hydrogen tanks and fuel [...]
Tags: car, fuel cells, green, hummer, Hummer O2, humming, irony, O2, picture, rika, sketch
13
Jan
In the next ten years, classrooms will be changed completely- there’s no doubt about that. One of the things that will change how we learn is the Tablet PC. The Tablet PC, created by Pen Computing and popularized by Microsoft, may be the piece of technology that replaces textbooks and white boards. Write notes and [...]
13
Jan
I think that this is a great idea, and whoever came up with it certainly made a ripple in the pond of our world. Go to www.freerice.com and by getting vocabulary words correct, you donate free rice to the hungry. Like I said, a brilliant idea for a great cause! -Rika Here’s a screenshot from [...]
Tags: free, freerice.com, rice, rika
13
Jan
Electronic books are a great thing- don’t listen to Rika. Ebook readers are so much more convenient then regular books. Paper can be destroyed easily- I mean, hey! Light a match around a book and there goes your book! (Not that the Sony Reader is fire proof or anything) But over time paper gets torn, [...]
13
Jan
The worst is here. The books that we know and love that are made out of good ol’ paper may already have some competition from books on screens. Have you heard about Sony’s new device called the “Sony Reader”? If you haven’t, there is good reason. Like the iphone, it is, too, an attempt to [...]
Tags: books, electronic, rika
13
Jan
The next advancement in technology car-wise shouldn’t be flying cars. Let’s face it: a lot of energy would be needed to get a car up in the air. And using gas is just not a good idea. What we need is some sort of way to power cars that isn’t harmful to the environment. I [...]
13
Jan
You’ve seen the movies. You’ve read the books. The future contains many technological wonders that us mere mortals can hardly comprehend. Robots (that may or may not revolt and turn against us) aid humans in everyday life. Hover packs, Honeymoons on the moon! So many miraculous marvels that have us climbing over ourselves to get [...]
13
Jan
Hey all you people out there! This is Calister F. Wells here. I know posting entries is basically Rika’s thing but I’ve decided that Rika needs to get a life and let me be the head writer! *bows* It’s a good idea, I know. No need to applaud Anyways, no need to babble about unnecessary [...]
Tags: backwards, Calister, forwards, future, Philosophy
13
Jan
People ask me sometimes why I write, why I work on this site religiously. There’s a simple answer; because I want to change the world. I know I can’t do it on my own- this world is a large, often corrupted place. But raising awareness about global warming, getting people to come together and discuss [...]
13
Jan
Since the dawn of farming, Corn has rocked this world. Healthy, juicy, and all around awesome, this important crop may be forced into playing a bigger part than it’s contract stated. Corn is being asked to upgrade to fuel, instead of feeding livestock and people alike inexpensively. Unfortunately for Corn, it can’t talk. So, not [...]
13
Jan
CA-MRSA: it’s the super bug invading our schools and sending us on a cleaning frenzy. Inside most worried parent’s head is If I clean as much as possible with this antibacterial cleaners the danger will disappear. Well, I have news for you. Antibacterial cleaners may be making the problem worse. According to some recent studies, [...]
Tags: anti, bacteria, bacterial, bug, ca, CA-MRSA, Calister, camrsa, mrsa, soap, super, virus
13
Jan
We have a whole page about the iphone because it was a pretty good device- motion sensors, tilt sensors, and especially the awaited for touch screen. So you think that Microsoft would step back and let Apple have all the glory? Of course not! What they put on the table was…. a table! Not just [...]
Tags: apple, computer, microsoft, surface, table, turns the tables
13
Jan
Tags: apple, aspcagal, computer, edge, iphone, phone, pictures, rika, summary, Technology
13
Jan
On June 29, 2007 the iphone launched. Like a rocket going into the universe of phones, the iphone, expensive, sleek, and waited for, Apple’s prized product swept across America. 270,000 iphones were sold in the first 30 hours that it hit the shelves!* Apple isn’t perfect. And neither is the iphone. They made a few [...]
Tags: , apple, computer, edge, iphone, phone, rika, summary, Technology
13
Jan
*looks around happily* This site template is perfect! Now all we have to do is transfer over our old articles and then this URL will feel like home! Sorry, it’s just after all the time we spent glued onto the end of freewebs (freewebs.com/thenearbyfuture) it’s nice that we have our own little space! Well, it’s [...]
Tags: avid, bring, moving, on, posting, rika, the, trucks, welcome, writer