HP Envy 17 3D laptop (And you thought 3D was just for your T.V)

If you've been kept awake at night wondering when the HP Envy 17 3D laptop would finally be available for purchase, well you'll have sweet dreams tonight. HP's officially thrown this bad boy up on its website for all those out there whose laptops are just too... two dimensional. If you've forgotten, the Envy 17 3D boasts a 17.3-inch 3D Ultra BrightView display, packs AMD's 3D tech, and it comes with active shutter glasses. Specwise, you get a choice of Intel Core i7 processors, ATI Mobility Radeon graphics, a wide range of hard drive options and Windows 7 operating systems. The base configuration comes with a $1,599 price tag. In other HP availability news, the Wireless TV Connect device, which will stream 1080p video from your laptop to your HDTV, is also up for order for $199.99.

Washing clothes without water..?

Nathan Wrench, program manager at Cambridge Consultants, and the nylon beads used in the Xeros washing machine (Photo: Xeros)

A washing machine that cuts water usage by 90% is due to hit American shores next year. The Xeros washing machine, which takes its name from the Greek word for “dry”, cleans clothes using reusable nylon polymer beads with an inherent polarity that attracts stains.

The beads are added to the wash along with as little as a cup of water and a drop of detergent. After the water dissolves the stains, the beads, which become absorbent under humid conditions, soak up the water along with the dirt. The dirt is not just attracted to the surface, but is absorbed into the center of the beads.
The beads are removed automatically within the machine at the end of the load so there’s no need for the user to worry about separating the beads themselves. They also don’t require cleaning and can last for about 100 loads or laundry, or about six months of average family usage.
Since the Xeros doesn’t require a rinse or spin cycle the it uses just 2% of the energy of conventional washing machines, cutting CO2 emissions on top of the water savings. The energy savings are further enhanced by the fact that the clothes come out nearly dry, meaning no power-hungry clothes dryer is required. Xeros claims that, taking all these factors into account, its machine achieves a 40% reduction in carbon emissions over conventional washing and drying.
The technology was developed by researchers at Leeds University who have established a spin-off company called Xeros Ltd to market the technology.
“We will not make the machines ourselves so are inviting interest from machine manufacturers who would want to partner with us to bring the Xeros system to the market,” Xeros Ltd CEO, Bill Westwater, told Gizmag.
Westwater went on to say that the company plans to launch the technology in the commercial laundry market first “with a target date of late 2010."
"After we are established in this commercial sector we will certainly be examining how we can compact the technology so that it can fit into consumer homes.”

Xeros Waterless Washer

Wet Power Strips?

Wet Circuits Power Strip Shocks can easily happen when water gets into empty outlets - something this strip prevents in two ways: It cuts the power supply to any unoccupied plug and it funnels moisture into two side channels that run it out an escape vent at the end of the strip.
$70; wetcircuits.com

3D TV.....Without those terriable glasses

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest flat-screen television maker by shipments, said glasses-free three-dimensional TV sets won't be a common household item in the next five to 10 years because technical hurdles still exist before such TVs can be mass-produced at an affordable price. B.K. Yoon, Samsung Electronics' visual-display president, said at a forum that while 3D without glasses is possible on cellphones and other small mobile devices, there are still challenges for 3D TVs. However, rival Toshiba Corp. of Japan earlier this month unveiled the world's first glasses-free 3D liquid-crystal-display television sets, less than a year after most set makers launched 3D television sets that require the cumbersome eyewear. The company has said it plans to start selling the glasses-free TVs in December. Many analysts agree with Samsung, noting that it will likely take at least five years to bring the glasses-free 3D TVs into living rooms at an affordable price.

Technology For Your Home Kickoff !!

Home technology who is interested in that? This is the very first blog on my new web site, but who cares lets get down to the important stuff. The main goal of this blog is to be FACTUAL and of course USEFUL to everyone. I will update this blog daily and will answer any questions that you may have about this blog or the information on it. OK so whats the goal of this website? Technology does not have to be expensive, especially in the home. When many people hear technology they freak out and think about things they cant afford. I want to show you products and ideas that will benefit your home and of course your budget. So what will this blog really get down to? Everyday i will post links,pictures, reviews and of course ideas that make your home a better place.Tomorrow we shall start and with that i hope again that this website will  not necessarily go buy the product, but to understand that they are products and ideas that can make your life at home easier and less expensive.