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Regardless, Trump is all sizzle and no steak.

https://www.sharperimage.com/si/view/product/Trump+Steaks/888888

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Steaks

Sounds like this - https://www.sharperimage.com/s...
I've had a few of their air purifiers for a couple of decades now. Just replaced them with new ones this year. Wonder how much a big mother city model costs.

You just reinvented the CoolWare Personal Cooling System.

If these were for "personal comfort" in a work environment then humidity is a big factor to comfort.

Not to mention this is NOT A NEW IDEA. Of course MIT has a habit of reinventing shit and claiming it as their own discovery.

I can type in complete sentences rapidly on an iPhone. You just have to trust autocorrect and type quickly...

but if you really really cannot ket by without a physical keyboard - get one.

You mean this?

I bought a portable mini-cycle from Sharper Image awhile back ( http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/product/sku__LI112 in case anyone's interested). I put it under my desk and began pedaling. The first problem was hitting my knees. So I moved back a bit and raised my desk up on two wood boards. This worked, but the force of pushing on the pedals kept pushing my wheeled chair back. I wasn't willing to give up the comfortable chair, so I just figured out how to push without pushing myself back. Now I don't use it every day, but when I'm deep in work and feel the need to move my legs around, I can pedal in place while coding. And considering that I didn't pay much for it (it was on sale and I also used a Discover Card cashback bonus to lower the price), it was worth it.

Maybe someone in the crowd was just playing with their new toy...
http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/product/sku__WW260GRN?cm_ven=adwords&cm_cat=Media&cm_pla=outdoor+toys&cm_ite=wowwee_dragonfly
http://www.flytechonline.com/

Not unless you cool your CPU with an Ionic Breeze!

You could buy a skype phone that runs linux internally and connects via dhcp directly to your router - no pc ;-)

http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/product/ sku__ON509/

Thanks alot. Another 100 bucks. I hope you are happy.

Dammit, just this morning, I was blissfully unaware of the ability to fullfill every geek/mans fantasy of owning a chimp without all the liberal-enviromentalist guilt that it comes with. (Not to mention the feces-ducking required)

And now this http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/search1/searchre sults.jhtml?_DARGS=/us/en/include/standardheader1. jhtml.13 Just staring at me, whispering Click Me.

Again Thanks.

But that thing looks [i]really[/i] uncomfortable to wear, I have to say. Even in the commercial, which was no doubt shot to make the device look as good as possible, it looks annoying, not to say dorky. (Okay, dorky.) I think I'll pass.

In the hopes of salvaging this discussion (TFA is a non-story)

Has anyone tried one of these? The priciples behind it make sense:
http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/product/ sku__SI758SL2

And since hearing about this development:
http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2005/j ulaug/features/cool.html

It makes even more sense, though a neck-worn device is more practical for mobile usage.

Don't forget these!

I'm pretty sure the Alive Chimpanzee is this years must have haloween accessory.

Did anyone else think Sharper Image Ionic breeze when they saw the cooling device in the article?

First of all, it's a linear generator, so each time the weight inside crosses the center it makes power; second, it uses an LED which is much lower power than old incandescent bulbs; and third, it has a supercapacitor which can power the LED for a few minutes with 30 seconds of shaking. Just be sure to shake it horizontally, as the instructions warn that you might break it if the weight hits an end too hard on a vertical downstroke.

The best part is you never have to worry about the batteries running down or leaking when you don't use it, and you never have to avoid using regularly for fear of running the batteries down. It has a power switch, so you can shake it up and use it as needed, then just shake it again when it runs down.

Slashdot readers would be recommended to get the "red" model, as that is translucent and you can see the guts of it operating, for higher geek value.

Build an Ionic Flow ring in a straight line going up the mountain range from ground level, pointing towards the west. Each of the gigantic rings strips electrons from the wind that pass through the ring, storing it in an internal capacitor (the power generation is caused by wind passing over the coils around the ring.

So what we do is buy a ton of these Professional Series Ionic Breeze Quadra Silent Air Purifiers, now with OzoneGuard! You get a 50% discount for buying two, I wonder what the discount would be on 1000? I have no idea how many it would take to build this ring you are talking about, but its certainly something to think about.

Don't forget, with each purchase, you get a free Ionic Breeze® Air Freshener 2.0!

It is a pity that the average consumer still believes that a computer is like any other home appliance - it should last, unattended and with little regular maintenance, for years upon years. Computers are not like refrigerators or microwaves or dishwashers - they are a category of their own. They /do/ require regular upkeep via software and regular cleaning of the hardware. Unless you've got a case that has an Ionic Breeze built into it (I challenge thee, O gladiators of Slashdot), your computer gets dusty.

It won't be until computers are in the $100 price range that the average consumer thinks of them the way a lot of enthusiasts do: a tool with perqs.

Until that time, people like us can make money as Mr. Fix-its and computational handymen.

Then there is the other commonly heard phrase: "Well, you fixed it a week ago and it's broke again." To which I normally respond (at least to the people I call friends): "Have you used it since I fixed it?"

Computers don't break themselves. Users break computers.

Who needs a laser? Now THIS is a fun cat toy, even if it looks like one of those Pokemon thingies. My cat will testify: this is the only thing that can keep her from her next nap.

Just in case you were hoping to get the market in time: ;)

Solar Powered Torches and a light for the garden

I would like to have some of the auto-cleaning robots, like the roomba
and the Robomaid

to help me out around the house. It's almost impossible for me to do housework. Having a large dog makes housework even harder, what with the hair problem. I can not sweep, vacuum, mop, etc..

I think they should classify these devices as assistance devices for disabled/handicapped people because I can't afford them as I'm sure many other disabled/handicapped are on very tight budgets like myself. It would be nice to get them covered like scooters and wheelchairs are..

I won't be holding my breath though..

If you really want to keep this stinky computer going, try putting a Sharper Image ionic breeze unit behind the blower fans. Also, make sure all the front fans are sucking air and the rear fans are blowing air out that back over the ionic breeze. I assume you can disinfect the outside with febreeze or some other agent that breaks down organics, but you aren't going to get the stench out of the inside very easily.

Or if it's still under warranty, try to RMA some of the big pieces like the powersupply and motherboard :)

After watching those commercials for that Ionic Breeze air filter, I got to thinking it wouldn't be too hard to make my own air filter using fans from old power supplies and cases. One applebox, 8 fans, 1 power supply and a carefully cut piece of fabric later and I had a pretty decent air filter. Just cut holes for the fans in the box, connect them to power supply, and stretch fabric over open top of box. Works like a charm.

Barring cost, why not use the same technique as those filterless air purifiers. They produce directional air flow, which I have always assumed the velocity of the air was a function of the amount of electricity used in the system.

can you guess which?

I believe the third component has been accounted for. NASA engineers will be utilizing Vol. 2 Track 3 in all further netmeeting conferences for their opening exercises.

Specifically, check out the Ionic Breeze air cleaners from The Sharper Image. I don't know exactly how they do it, but I have seen them pushing air with no moving parts.

this, however, is real.

I was going to buy a couple of those Bathroom Ionic Breezes, take them apart, and place them throughout my computer case and then boast the first "Ionic Cooled" case. I seriously think there's a market for them in PC cooling. They don't throughput much air, and they need constant cleaning, but they are absolutly silent, no moving parts, and low on energy. Not to mention that they clean the air of dust particles and whatnot, helping to keep your computer, and work environment clean. SharperImage should come out with a PC Case.

Well how about just some way I can find my keys and television remote control.. That alone would make this technology the best thing since sliced silicon.

Here you go.

--1024MB of RAM vs. 512MB
--Mobility Radeon 9600 128MB vs. GeForce4 440 Go (64MB?), the mobile version of the MX cards
--8MB cache 60 GB 7200 RPM Hitachi vs. standard generic 60GB drive
--4x2x8x DVD-RW vs. DVD-RAM drive
--16.1" 1600x1200 UXGA vs. 15" 1024x768 XGA

...and it was still about $125 less!!!

So either the tech costs a lot more than they're willing to admit, or they're hiking the price because people will pay for the gimmick. I think Sharp has confused themselves with The Sharper Image.

Well, if they are CDs you don't really care about, you can store them on a CD spindle. Otherwise, the old 5 1/4" floppy containers work fairly well.

You can also get some fairly nifty CD storage racks, like This one.

Oh, wait... You were talking about... Never mind.

I think that the Segway has some interesting technology, but I also think that it is still "a solution looking for a problem". For the same weight in batteries, a simple foldable inline scooter could go much further at lower cost. The extra energy expenditure for balance gyros /motors is simply not needed to move ordinary people around on level surfaces...

Interesting. A friend-of-a-friend is a distributor of ionizing air cleaners. You've probably seen ads of Sharper Image's Quadra Breeze products.

These generate a pretty decent airflow with ionic (electrostatic) propulsion. No idea, however, about the many claims of cleaning the air, improving one's health, killing germs, et cetra, et cetra, et cetra.

I have one (received as a gift from the friend-of-friend) in my house. If I leave the bedroom door/windows closed during the day, I can definitely smell the "ozone" when I get back home at night.

Who says 'self-aware networks' are even possible? I've seen no evidence to show that they are.

An intelligent machine is most likely impossible using a digital computer.

I just think its funny people still worry about this when the smartest machine we've ever built is a robot vacuum.

But if it requires an atmosphere, then it's not "antigravity"... and that's what it's claimed to be. People like to toss around the term "antigravity" because it seems to discredit established research.

Kinda like "alternative medicine" - First they say your regular doctor doesn't know as much as they do and conventional medicine is a failure. Then they claim their products are 'clinically tested' and 'scientifically proven' to work.

Besides, there are other problems with this device. The lift power they generate is relatively low for their size. They also use the same principle of operation as the ionic breeze(tm) air cleaner thingy (not an endorsement, just an example). Here's a link to the US patent for anyone that wants a better look at how it works. (Gee, does that mean this "invention" is already patented? If it was "invented" in the 1920's, is that prior art?)

I wonder if these "lifters" are prone to "fouling", since they do work on the same principle as those air filters :)
=Smidge=

I think that an office could definitely benefit from one of these babies! You should see what it does with cigarette smoke! Gone in a flash!

I can only echo what I've already read in this thread. You don't specify the size of the room you need to cleanse, and you don't specify if you have any special requirements (allergies demanding HEPA or smokers, or both).

The Sharpter Image Ionic Breeze has been a godsend in my household since 1999.

I bought it because my girlfriend's HEPA filter sounded like a vacuum cleaner 24/7 and I had trouble sleeping with it... for 2 years. When I moved out of the college housing to get a real job, I got one of these that was advertised as "silent" in the hopes that when she followed me 3 months later, she'd not need the HEPA beast. I don't know how close the Ionic Breeze gets to HEPA, but it's close enough for her. After almost 4 years of service, the first one gave up the ghost. I think it was my fault, putting the blades back wet always made crackling noises and bad smells, but I was lazy and water improved the cleaning process. Screw the fact that I had a masters in EE and knew better. Over the 4 years, it paid for itself in the costs of replacement HEPA filters for her original one. Okay, maybe that's a lie... I can no longer find filters for it. But, if they were still available, the original $199 purchase would have been paid back. Anyway, it stopped moving air after all this time and I went to take it apart and broke one of those tiny wires that makes the whole thing work.

Prices have gone up a bit. I just bought my second (and third, they are running a promotion where the second one is 50% off). They have two sizes (smaller than first). I don't honestly know how they work, but it seems like they negatively charge the air with tiny wires and then the air gets sucked to the positively charged metal blades where it leaves off all the bad stuff. It's not silent, but if you have even the slightest background noise, or are more than 3-5 feet away, you'll not hear it.

If your lab is the victim of smokers, no filter in your pricerange will prolong your computers' supplies. Regardless, if it's a problem, taking the computers apart every 6 months to vacuum can cause only 20-30 minutes of downtime apiece and only costs what you put in vacuum electricity.

If anybody cares, and has read this far, aforementioned girlfriend became wife in 2000 and shortly will receive the title "Mom". Not that I'm prouder than hell about it or anything.

I can only echo what I've already read in this thread. You don't specify the size of the room you need to cleanse, and you don't specify if you have any special requirements (allergies demanding HEPA or smokers, or both).

The Sharpter Image Ionic Breeze has been a godsend in my household since 1999.

I bought it because my girlfriend's HEPA filter sounded like a vacuum cleaner 24/7 and I had trouble sleeping with it... for 2 years. When I moved out of the college housing to get a real job, I got one of these that was advertised as "silent" in the hopes that when she followed me 3 months later, she'd not need the HEPA beast. I don't know how close the Ionic Breeze gets to HEPA, but it's close enough for her. After almost 4 years of service, the first one gave up the ghost. I think it was my fault, putting the blades back wet always made crackling noises and bad smells, but I was lazy and water improved the cleaning process. Screw the fact that I had a masters in EE and knew better. Over the 4 years, it paid for itself in the costs of replacement HEPA filters for her original one. Okay, maybe that's a lie... I can no longer find filters for it. But, if they were still available, the original $199 purchase would have been paid back. Anyway, it stopped moving air after all this time and I went to take it apart and broke one of those tiny wires that makes the whole thing work.

Prices have gone up a bit. I just bought my second (and third, they are running a promotion where the second one is 50% off). They have two sizes (smaller than first). I don't honestly know how they work, but it seems like they negatively charge the air with tiny wires and then the air gets sucked to the positively charged metal blades where it leaves off all the bad stuff. It's not silent, but if you have even the slightest background noise, or are more than 3-5 feet away, you'll not hear it.

If your lab is the victim of smokers, no filter in your pricerange will prolong your computers' supplies. Regardless, if it's a problem, taking the computers apart every 6 months to vacuum can cause only 20-30 minutes of downtime apiece and only costs what you put in vacuum electricity.

If anybody cares, and has read this far, aforementioned girlfriend became wife in 2000 and shortly will receive the title "Mom". Not that I'm prouder than hell about it or anything.

Also, see if you can talk to whoever in incharge of the heating/AC system in the building to see if there is anything they can do. Maybe Allergy Free has a filter that would work with the system or maybe you could get together the with the other groups of people in the building and buy an electrostatic air filtration system for the whole building. They work great on both dust and allergies. These are just wild ideas from brainstorming, they really aren't that realistic I guess. The first paragraph though will probably work well.

PS: We have electrostatic air filters installed in our house. We also had them installed in the house we had before this one. Our family has allergy problems and when we clean them, you'd be amazed the colors the water turns from what comes off them. They really do catch alot.

PPS: Or you could just watercool everything and run it all through one massive radiator. But this would be a bit more than $500. More pipedreaming.

Also, see if you can talk to whoever in incharge of the heating/AC system in the building to see if there is anything they can do. Maybe Allergy Free has a filter that would work with the system or maybe you could get together the with the other groups of people in the building and buy an electrostatic air filtration system for the whole building. They work great on both dust and allergies. These are just wild ideas from brainstorming, they really aren't that realistic I guess. The first paragraph though will probably work well.

PS: We have electrostatic air filters installed in our house. We also had them installed in the house we had before this one. Our family has allergy problems and when we clean them, you'd be amazed the colors the water turns from what comes off them. They really do catch alot.

PPS: Or you could just watercool everything and run it all through one massive radiator. But this would be a bit more than $500. More pipedreaming.

Yes, I leave it on all the time. I used to use an air cleaner much like this one. With it on, it sounded something like a box fan set at a medium speed.
It used about 200watts of electricity, and I ended up changing the filter every month or so, at a cost of 30-45$ to me. It worked great, but it was somewhat expensive in the maint. department.

I kept seeing ads on TV about the SharperImage Ionic Breeze. I get their catalog, and in one was a testimonial from a user who had one running when the attack on the World Trade Center happened.
He said that when he came back, he had the EPA guys come in and check the air in his apartment (about a block from the WTC) and it was a lot cleaner then the surrounding air in the city, almost pure!
So I said, hell, I'll give it a shot and plunked down the 350$ for it - and love it.
It cleans just as well as my old one (maybe even better) and instead of a filter to change and a prefilter to wash every month or so, I simple pull out a 'collection grate' and wipe it off. Wait for it to dry, plug it back in, and I'm good to go - 5 minutes or so, and at the cost of around 0.05 cents in water. Plus, it only uses 15watts of power and is silent. SO I keep the big one in the living room on low and leave the ionic breeze in the office.

As for dust, I've had very little accumalation now. Used to need to clean the TV every month or so with a pretty thick layer of dust; now I can wait 6 months and there isn't much dust at all on anything, so I would safely assume it cuts down on that as well hehe.

It's waterproof, made of aircraft aluminum, visible from 2 miles away, and casts a beam that's brighter than my maglite.

Check it out here.

I don't care about colors, I want text! The perfect device would be The Info Globe if it could be controlled by acomputer. Sadly, it can't. I don't know what the people's problem is, they really missed the boat.

1) Negative ion generators != ozone generators. Read. Learn.

You read. If the Sharper Image products didn't generate ozone, why do they all come with information & warnings about ozone??

"About the Ionic Breeze® and Ozone limits (top)

The Ionic Breeze® complies with US safety standards for low ozone emission (less than 50 parts per billion). We recommend that individuals with a history of respiratory disease consult with their doctor about possible heightened sensitivity to very low ozone."

2) A review that indicates that one model/brand of air-purifier doesn't work does not imply that ALL air purifiers do not work. Read. Learn.

You provide nothing to read. What brand of negative-ion type air purifier does work, and has been verified by a third party?

I've been using things that claim to use ions to clean the air since I was a kid, and when the ion generator is on, I get a sore throat. I haven't tested them all yet, but I have had this experience with 10 different models.

IIRC, it wouldn't add up- it would break down. Ozone is not the stablest form of oxygen, after all. If quantities are small enough it will combine with other materials in the air or break down to O2+O. I've got a "Ionic Breeze" air purifier from Sharper Image, and it manifests this behavior- if the quantity of ozone it's put out into an area is small, the ozone doesn't build up and you can have it running indefinitely without any trouble even if you don't have much air circulation. If you have it putting out a fair bit for a while, though, it gets to the point where it's created an environment in which the ozone concentration is high enough that it doesn't break down. Then it gets quite smelly really quickly.

> I wonder how small an effective boiler can be made.

This might be an indication.

I know, there are millions of examples of prior art that all are microprocessor controlled utilizing storage (write once only, but it is storage) and decorative lights projected through a surface. But at what point do we draw the line between decorative and functional?

-C

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