Like a solar cell recieves external energy from light, this box is receiving various forms of energy from the environment. E.g. Temperature fluctuations, gravity, or even AC from a wall outlet:). The inventor could possibly use a flywheel and a 'magnet ramp' (search google), with the batteries giving the flywheel the initial spin and power the 'magnet ramp'.
Maybe it is a sterling engine. (again search google)
Here is what I envision the games to be like:
First stage games (mostly turn based)
rock/paper/scissors
hangman
board games
card games
Second stage games (low data requirement, twitch games)
streetfighter-style
Third stage games (high data requirement, twitch games)
first person shooters
vehicle simulations
Fourth stage games (what PCs can barely do now)
Massive Multi-player online role playing game
The first stage might happen within the wireless hardware companies. Next stages will probably be developed externally, but paid for by the hardware company. Later stages will spawn from independents, but only after hardware becomes prevalent and powerful.
Public funds do not equate to world funds.
If a country's tax dollars support a university project, why should everyone in the world get access to the source, instead of only that country's tax payers?
If public funds were generated globally, then I would be expect access to source of publicly funded project. The UN comes to mind as a potential target.
As a side note, are not 'Grants' more like donations than purchasing a service?
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The device in question is not a closed system.
:). The inventor could possibly use a flywheel and a 'magnet ramp' (search google), with the batteries giving the flywheel the initial spin and power the 'magnet ramp'.
Like a solar cell recieves external energy from light, this box is receiving various forms of energy from the environment. E.g. Temperature fluctuations, gravity, or even AC from a wall outlet
Maybe it is a sterling engine. (again search google)
Maybe a Head Mounted Display is in order.
Not the a large, bulky one, but embeded in glasses or 'implanted'
- rock/paper/scissors
- hangman
- board games
- card games
Second stage games (low data requirement, twitch games)- streetfighter-style
Third stage games (high data requirement, twitch games)- first person shooters
- vehicle simulations
Fourth stage games (what PCs can barely do now)The first stage might happen within the wireless hardware companies. Next stages will probably be developed externally, but paid for by the hardware company. Later stages will spawn from independents, but only after hardware becomes prevalent and powerful.
Public funds do not equate to world funds. If a country's tax dollars support a university project, why should everyone in the world get access to the source, instead of only that country's tax payers? If public funds were generated globally, then I would be expect access to source of publicly funded project. The UN comes to mind as a potential target. As a side note, are not 'Grants' more like donations than purchasing a service?