Handpicked References

Very interesting online references

I've decided to include here references other than websites because one just can't lose the chance to see or hear them.

BitCoin is a peer-to-peer digital currency. There is no central authority to issue new currency or keep track of transactions.

Nanosolar's printable photovoltaic cells (with an average efficiency of 11%). BlackLight Power generates energy based on a chemical process where the latent energy stored in the hydrogen atom is released. Known theory says this is not possible, but they have it working.

Handbrake is an open source DVD ripper and video converter. Audacity is an open source audio editor (which lets you create large white noise files).

The music of Celtic Woman (You Raise Me Up, Orinoco Flow, The Voice), the music of Yanni (Nostalgia, Butterfly, The Storm - Violin Samvel Yervinyan and Sayaka Katsuki, Awesome violin solo - Samvel Yervinyan), the music of Secret Garden (Nocturne), the movie Man from Earth about a man who lives for thousands of years (great for those who enjoy stage play).

NasaImages is an archive of all images made by NASA.

TrueCrypt is a computer program which lets you create encrypted files which act and work as normal partitions where you can store the files that you want to protect from thieves. It can also encrypt the entire partition where Windows is installed.

Jeff Dunham is a comedian ventriloquist with an incredible talent. I love three of his puppets: Achmed, Peanut, Walter; each has its own personality, voiceprint and jokes. Warning: the shows available for purchase contain a significant amount of sexual language and insinuations.

Portal is a game which lets the player go through portals, "skipping" the space between them. This is what fluons are about, so you can experience how it would be to travel through fluons.

Wearable displays will be a big part of out lives in the near future. Though they will be integrated in normal glasses, they will display images even better than today's desk monitors.

Tesla Motors makes the electric cars designed and built so far look clumsy. They are truly changing the common perception in design, performance, efficiency. Hardly a common price tag, but hey, it's here! (Great website too.)

Surface is a fundamental change in the way we interact with computers. Microsoft says they will be selling this from the winter of 2007. (Flash website. Skip the intro.)

Animusic makes very cool computer animations with music. Do you remember that "PipeDream" video-clip from a few years back? Check their downloads section for samples.