Hello! I’m Adriana and I try to update myself and the readers of Metrolic with technological gadgets. Beside getting informed, I like reading, hiking and listening to music. I also enjoy dancing and foreign languages.
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 23rd 2010 | no comments
All the plastic around us is very unhealthy both for us and for the environment. This is why people think about making full use of plastic and transform it into non-dangerous products. One machine that helped with plastic was this one presented here, which transforms plastic into cubes. Another one is of Asian origin and transforms the plastic back into oil.
The designers of the [...]
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 23rd 2010 | no comments
iPads are used by a very large number of people and it has a lot of features that makes it so desirable. However, its limit is that it cannot stand straight when you put it on the desk, which makes it hard to use, especially if you want to sketch or draw something on it.
But those who want to use iPads for this type of activities have also thought about ways of transforming the iPad [...]
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 23rd 2010 | no comments
It seems that pico projection is on e of the most utilized kid of projection these days, as products involving this technology appear all the time. Not only pocked-sized pico projectors, there are cameras the begin to involve this technology, which makes them even more functional than they already are. However, is the quality that matters the most and big companies invest a lot of money [...]
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 23rd 2010 | no comments
People use gadgets that are very easy to carry, and usually in their pockets. Although this is a very efficient way of dealing with devices in your every day life, there are some limits as well. For example, you cannot project your videos on a more wider scree, so that you have a better watch with your friends.
This is why MicroVision has launched the Showwx Pico Projector, a device [...]
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 23rd 2010 | no comments
Yachts, boats, ships, semi-submarines, all these vehicles use fuel as their main power and in this way they pollute the environment. However, there are many concepts, as well as already available boats that use solar panels in order to transform it into the energy needed. Some of them are intended to be just eco-friendly, others combine luxury with efficiency and green energy.
This [...]
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 23rd 2010 | no comments
The use of solar technology, or solar panels has increased over the years and new improvements are made day by day. Moreover, big solar structures to produce energy are placed in arid areas, usually deserts - as the one here which fulfills more purposes - areas that are wide open, attracting a lot of solar energy and at the same time very dusty. Cleaning the solar panels, especially if [...]
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 23rd 2010 | no comments
The first time I saw glass to prevent birds from hitting on windows was in Germany and the 'technology' used was very simple. It was just a sticker that would be stuck n the glass - naturally - in the shape of a swallow. Since then, however, the scientists have thought of new, more improved ways, of preventing birds from coming near the window. And this time, the new method involves [...]
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 23rd 2010 | no comments
People fight against windmills since Don Quijote made a big deal out of this. They struggle with them to make them more efficient and more eco friendly than they are now. In fact, it is a struggle for improvement and for becoming green. Windmills are using green technology by their nature, as they use the wind power to generate electricity. Nevertheless, the materials they are made of [...]
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 23rd 2010 | no comments
Maritime transport is not only useful, but also a source of pollution. So many ships and boats are polluting the atmosphere and the waters every day that an improvement in the field is always a necessity. Fortunately, there are also maritime companies that think ahead and think about the environment, companies which have found new ways of transforming their transportation systems into [...]
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 23rd 2010 | no comments
Earthquakes and floods are expected to grow in both frequency and intensity. Therefore there are so many disaster reliefs that are built nowadays and which try to respond to the needs of fresh air, space and running water of those who have survived such tragedies. And from the many available, some of them are simpler, some other have crossed the line of reality and stepped into another [...]
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 23rd 2010 | no comments
Good news for you, girls. Maybe 90 percent of you carry in their bags photos of their family or friends and moreover, their pocket mirror and make up kit. Good news for you, girls. Maybe 90 percent of you carry in their bags photos of their family or friends and moreover, their pocket mirror and make up kit. You put them in different compartments and whenever you need one of them, you [...]
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 23rd 2010 | no comments
You might wonder why would somebody need to drink water directly from the faucet when they have cups and glasses at home. And why we need gadgets for that? Well, this little gadget is something that it is absolutely simple to use, requires no batteries or recharge, no guidelines or you read beforehand and it might prove itself useful not only in your lazy days at home, but also in your [...]
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 21st 2010 | no comments
Traveling in foreign country can be both charming and tiring. It all depends on whether you are able to learn a foreign language and whether the people there know the language you speak. If neither of them, then your travel might become a little bit of a problem. Unless you are going to play the mime all the days spent in that place. If not, then you might buy yourself a guide. The [...]
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 21st 2010 | no comments
I do not know about others, but I like jotting down ideas whenever they come to my mind ad usually this happens when I am near water. While swimming or while taking a bubble bath. And then I feel the need of grabbing a pen and a sheet of paper and write down all the things that com to my mind. And I do it, sometimes without wiping my hands and guess what: I cannot read my ideas because [...]
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 21st 2010 | no comments
Desk calculators are not so much used any more, but those who use them why use those old calculators when they have new, improved ones at their disposal? There are new, fashionable calculators on the market that have other functions as well, not only calculating. The market of desk calculator might not be very full, but it seems it is innovative and improving every day.
The first desk [...]
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 21st 2010 | no comments
We use flash drives every day because we need to store files in order to more easily transfer them to other computers, in different other places. The type of flash drive we use usually tells something about our personality. For example, a USB that has a great storage capacity and high speed, but it looks very simple tells that the person wearing it is active and cares for the USB to be [...]
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 21st 2010 | no comments
Every time I think there could be no more facilities that are eco and revolutionary I find another one which has just appeared. It seems that ideas are transformed into concepts, prototypes and then reality with the speed of the light. Its true that we need them all and the more they are, the more we might consider getting or building one for ourselves. At the same time, they show [...]
Posted in: Technology by Adriana Stanciu | August 21st 2010 | no comments
The industry of eco-friendly cars is growing fast and is abundant in all types of automobiles (including the Europe market) that promise high speed and elegant designs while being powered by electric motors and batteries. Some of them are hybrids using both electrical power and gas, making them already available and affordable to every person, others with only electric engines that can [...]
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