www.bing.com top features!

Microsoft has just launched new search engine www.bing.com .
It has become very popular due to many reasons and given Google a hardtime to rethink. Following are few top features.

• Searchers can choose the best scope for their search query
• Bing can provide best match and useful links and information
• Quick Preview of the any website
• Bing can provide Instant Answers
• Bing will Auto-Suggest the search queries
• Bing contains Explore Pane which includes a table of contents of the various Web Groups generated by your search query.

• Viewing Images and Video in Bing is so easy without pagination
• Images can be filtered by size, aspect ratio, color, style and face etc
• Video can be filtered by duration, aspect ratio, resolution or source etc
• We can search over 16 million videos across the popular video website like MSN, AOL, MTV, ESPN, YouTube, MySpace, Daily Motion, Metacafe and Hulu etc.
• Bing provides access to your Session History in the Explorer Pane within a single browser session for up to 48 hours
• We can compare the rankings of favorite celebrity is hot or not using xRank feature
• Bing Shopping is currently lists products for more than 540 online retailers like Lenovo, HP Home & Home Office Store, Buy.com, Zappos.com Inc etc
• User-friendly Quick Tabs search results with one click
• Bing can provide related searches including videos in the search results page.
• Related Searches are displayed in the left-hand navigation
• Rich Listing Results which display favorite restaurant location, phone number, one-click directions and menu.
• Sentiment Extraction feature will summarizes user and expert reviews around the web.
• Travel information is at your fingertips Ex. Hotel Accommodations, Flight timings etc
• Bing will provide Instant Answers
• User can refine the search using Search Refinement functionality
• Hotel Rate Key feature for color-coded rating system
• Bing easily provides information about medical, symptoms, diagnosis and medical procedures from nine trusted medical resources like Mayo Clinic, the American Cancer Society and MedlinePlus
• Bing simplifies tasks and provides great insight
• So finally main focus of the bing is Health, Local , Shopping , Travel
• Bing can be accessed through Mobile at http://m.bing.com/

See more details at http://www.toputop.com/blog/microsoft-bing-features/

Mubi's Rover With Live Video Streaming...

A Rover project with Live streaming from on board camera and controlled from Tahoe-II board. Commands can be sent from Tahoe-II board (hosting a .net application) to I-BOX Microcontroller using XBEE and same medium is used for I-BOX to stream video from onboard camera to Tahoe-II built-in LCD module.

Rover will be equiped with onboard...

1. Infrared distnace sensor

2. Two surfacce color detector

3. Touch sensor

4. VGA Camera

5. X-BEE Module

6. Light detector

Host applicaiton to control and monitor the mission is developed using...

1. VS.Net 2008

2. .Net Microframework 3.0

Tahoe-II is connected via USB to deploy application on to the board. Board has touch screen which make application very intteractive. Latter it can communicate wirlessly with controlle using X-Bee.

I hope this technology will be mature enough in next couple of years. Then we will be able to take part in Google's Lunar Lander Challenge :).

AD-150 high-speed VTOL unmanned aerial vehicle

The AD-150 is a high-speed VTOL unmanned aerial vehicle that is being developed by American Dynamics Flight Systems as a future competitor for the United States Marine Corps' Tier III VUAS program as well as other current and future United States VTOL UAV programs.

The AD-150 program began in response to continued interest in maritime capable VTOL UAVs by the United States Department of Defense.

The AD-150 utilizes two wing-tip mounted High Torque Aerial Lift (HTAL) lift and propulsion systems to provide the thrust needed to sustain and transition between hover and forward flight. The two HTAL systems are driven by a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PW200 Turboshaft engine.

The vehicle's propulsion configuration is similar to the Doak VZ-4 in that the 2 propulsion systems are able to tilt from vertical to horizontal mode in order to achieve high-speed forward flight. Unlike the Doak VZ-4, however, the propulsion systems in the AD-150 are also able to pivot longitudinally.

A full-scale model of the AD-150 was displayed for the first time at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's (AUVSI) Unmanned Systems North America exhibition in Washington D.C. on August 7, 2007.

General characteristics

Crew: None

Length: 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)

Wingspan: 17 ft 6 in (5.34 m)

Height: 4 ft 9 in (1.49 m)

Gross weight: 2,250 lb (1,020 kg)

Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW200, 750 hp (560 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 345 mph (556 km/h)

Endurance: 4 hours

Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,100 m)

For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dynamics_AD-150

BuckyBalls Magnetic Building Spheres

BuckyBalls Magnetic Building Spheres are really that cool. You can build basic shapes, complex sculptures, magnetic jewelry, or even outfit your refrigerator in bold and unique ways. Just look at all the shapes and forms you can make with these bad boys - it's amazing! BuckyBalls Magnetic Building Spheres are just what you need to help you brave the boredom of the office. And really, when else will you get to play with your BuckyBalls at work and not get in trouble?

BuckyBalls In Action

BuckyBalls Magnetic Building Spheres

Super powerful, rare earth, magnetic balls - for you to play with.
Make sculptures, puzzles, patterns, shapes, jewelry . . . the joy is endless.
Each set contains 216 BuckyBalls.
Ages: Not for kids or adults under 12 years of age.
Dimensions: each Buckyball is approx. 0.125" in diameter.

You can buy this from http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/dads/bbe8/

Full Body Motion Control for the Xbox

At the E3 Expo, Microsoft unveiled something called “Project Natal” which is a whole new way to interact with your Xbox 360. Like Nintendo’s Wii, Natal lets you control a game using motion, but unlike the Wii – very unlike it, in fact – you don’t hold any sort of controllers or sensors in order to do so.
Instead, the bar that sits above or below your TV has a camera, sensors, and a microphone within its casing. In other words, it can see you and your movements. It even does facial and voice recognition and lets you swipe through screens by moving your hands (how “Minority Report” is that!)
Although Project Natal has no official name, pricing, or release date yet, development kits are being sent out to partners now.

See full artical at ... http://on10.net/blogs/sarahintampa/Project-Natal-Revealed-Full-Body-Motion-Control-for-the-Xbox/