Here in ireland, we had a price hike on absolutely everything that costs money to recycle. We call it WEEE here in europe, its a good initiative to be honest, it seems to be working here, WEEE Ireland has more details . But there is also a very large market for PC Recycling, where the old machines are taken, upgraded and then sold as systems primed for solely surfing the web. With a DSL modem and a recycled pc, you can be surfing the web for less than $300.
Vibration will still exist, as the forces that keep the motor elevated will also push the sub, or what other devices. The sound and smaller vibrations might be dampened too. But what about the electrical hum of those magnets? If you stand anywhere near a large transformer you can hear its 50Hz beauty (here in europe). I've worked with large motors before and to use maglev's to remove vibrations won't really happen. What about supplying power to a motor that can move under differing loads of torque? Or about very large inductive currents being generated by the maglev's electric field in the coil windings???
In this day and age having surround sound is a must! The bigger the speaker the bigger the ego when you invite your friends around to listen to your sub-woofer beat the floor up! I've had 5.1 around my couch for a number of years, I'd say i was one of the first with it around my bed too. But not only is it great, even a crappy 5.1 surround sound system can give you a good impression and direction of sound.
Personally 7.1 is just too many speakers for me to wire! and try to hide the wires from!
Owning the patent is one thing. Actually making sure that everyone who then uses the technology pays up is another. Owning it will give them the right to "We invented it", they might not go out there and start trying to suck money from the web. And plus what company has the man power to enforce this sort of patent. Did the inventor of the two tin cans and a piece of string try sap money from every telephone made? i don't think so!
Why can't we sustain giving it away forever? Its an ideal we should be adopting. Human man hours are very valuable, and if we work together to create what we want we can improve the way we live with Zero cost... You scratch my back, and i'll scratch yours...
I'm sure it'll be just as bug ridden as IE6 and every other version of IE before it. How long with Microsoft keep us hanging off the edge of our sets waiting for the next version...
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Here in ireland, we had a price hike on absolutely everything that costs money to recycle. We call it WEEE here in europe, its a good initiative to be honest, it seems to be working here, WEEE Ireland has more details . But there is also a very large market for PC Recycling, where the old machines are taken, upgraded and then sold as systems primed for solely surfing the web. With a DSL modem and a recycled pc, you can be surfing the web for less than $300.
Sure if it wasn't for porn i'm sure half the internet traffic would disappear
Vibration will still exist, as the forces that keep the motor elevated will also push the sub, or what other devices. The sound and smaller vibrations might be dampened too. But what about the electrical hum of those magnets? If you stand anywhere near a large transformer you can hear its 50Hz beauty (here in europe). I've worked with large motors before and to use maglev's to remove vibrations won't really happen. What about supplying power to a motor that can move under differing loads of torque? Or about very large inductive currents being generated by the maglev's electric field in the coil windings???
In this day and age having surround sound is a must! The bigger the speaker the bigger the ego when you invite your friends around to listen to your sub-woofer beat the floor up! I've had 5.1 around my couch for a number of years, I'd say i was one of the first with it around my bed too. But not only is it great, even a crappy 5.1 surround sound system can give you a good impression and direction of sound. Personally 7.1 is just too many speakers for me to wire! and try to hide the wires from!
Owning the patent is one thing. Actually making sure that everyone who then uses the technology pays up is another. Owning it will give them the right to "We invented it", they might not go out there and start trying to suck money from the web. And plus what company has the man power to enforce this sort of patent. Did the inventor of the two tin cans and a piece of string try sap money from every telephone made? i don't think so!
Why can't we sustain giving it away forever? Its an ideal we should be adopting. Human man hours are very valuable, and if we work together to create what we want we can improve the way we live with Zero cost... You scratch my back, and i'll scratch yours...
I'm sure it'll be just as bug ridden as IE6 and every other version of IE before it. How long with Microsoft keep us hanging off the edge of our sets waiting for the next version...