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World's Largest Solar Park Pakistan

Some 400,000 solar panels, spread over 200 hectares of flat desert, glare defiantly at the sun at what is known as the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power Park (QASP) in Cholistan Desert, Punjab, named after Pakistans founding father, Mohammad Ali Jinnah.

Foot Powered Washing Machine

Foot powered washing machine could change the world at just $40.

There are hundreds of millions of people who dont have the convenience of just tossing their dirty clothes into a washer and dryer when they get dirty. These people still wash by hand using a bucket, or in some cases a local stream. Washing clothes can take many hours this way, but this could all be about to change as Ji A You and Alex Cabunoc have created the GiraDora- a foot powered washing machine and dryer, with a price tag of just $40.

High-Tech Floating Tsunami Shelter

The horrific tsunamis of 2004 and 2011 affected all of us in some way, but the majority of us not directly affected could do nothing about the disasters other than sit back and watch them unfold. Two engineers from Seattle were inspired to put their expertise to good use so that future tsunamis need not take such a dramatic human toll.

Scott Hill and Julian Sharp have been working on their tsunami shelter design since 2011. The Survival Capsule is meant for children, the elderly, the disabled, and anyone else who would find evacuation difficult or impossible. The designers stress that evacuation is always the safest course of action.

Outside, the capsule is wrapped in aircraft-grade aluminum that can withstand impacts with objects traveling up to 75 MPH. Inside, a ceramic thermal blanket protects occupants from any exterior fires, while the aluminum casing prevents the pod from melting. The designers point out that the shelters could also be used in case of other natural disasters like floods, tornadoes, and earthquakes.

The Survival Capsules, available in two- to 10-person models, can be allowed to float freely or be tethered in place. In the event that the tether would cause the capsule to be trapped underwater, the tether can easily be released. If the capsule does somehow become submerged, on-board oxygen tanks would keep occupants supplied with air for up to one hour.

Storage space allows for a stash of enough water and supplies for up to five days, keeping occupants alive until they can be rescued. Of course, with a starting price of $10,000 for a two-person shelter, the capsules will be out of the price range of many of the people they could help the most. We hope to see government programs to fund the supply of high-tech tsunami disaster shelters like these to be used by the public in especially high-risk areas.

Getting Water From Air

Excited about our first product sponsor, Ecoloblue! With the drought here in California, we will be able to get purified water directly from the atmosphere. I cannot wait to show this product off. It would be excellent for anyone who lives near the beach, as the humidity often ruins the electronics.

Windowless Private Jet

The $60 Million Windowless Private Jet concept.

Every seat on this private jet is the ultimate window seat, but theres just one catch there are no windows.
A global design company has come up with an innovative concept for a windowless private jet that uses external cameras to capture a real-time, 360-degree panoramic view of the space around the plane.
The images are beamed on to display panels on the cabin walls and ceiling, giving passengers the feeling that theyre flying in a transparent fuselage.

Xbox One Bundle

New Xbox One Bundle Comes With 1TB Hybrid Drive, New Elite Controller For $499

Microsoft just announced a new bundle for the Xbox One. The Xbox One Elite Bundle is the first bundle to come with Microsoft’s new Elite controller. But that’s not all, as the company also switched to a hybrid 1TB SSD and HDD drive for the first time. This bundle costs $499.

Using a hybrid drive makes sense for a few reasons. Consoles now require you to install games on your hard drive before you can play. Most of the time, it means copying files from a Blu-ray to a hard drive and then loading the game from the hard drive. The 5400 RPM hard drive is the bottleneck when you install a game.

Moreover, having a faster hard drive means that games can load faster. Booting the console should be 20 percent faster as well. While, the PlayStation 4 has a replaceable hard drive, you can’t replace the Xbox hard drive without voiding the warranty.

Yet, switching to an SSD would be hard for Microsoft as the company needs to provide a big drive to store a few games and keep a low price tag. Now that games generally require between 30GB and 50GB, a 256GB SSD wouldn’t make sense. That’s why the company opted for a hybrid drive.


When it comes to the new wireless controller, Microsoft announced it at E3 in June. It comes with hair-trigger locks, a textured rolling pad instead of the good old D-pad and bumpers. Components are swappable, meaning that you can replace the joystick with the D-pad for example.

You can also remap all the controls and customize the sensitivity of the sticks and triggers. While this controller works with any Xbox One and PC, it costs $150. So today’s new bundle could be a good deal if you want a new Xbox One and want to pay less for the controller. The Elite controller as well as the new bundle will ship in October.