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Digital Guitar 

Format of music has changed all of a sudden with the arrival of the Computers and Internet. (more…)

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There are hundreds of deaths every year due to exposure to cold weather. A number of mountaineers have fallen victim to cold injuries. Mountaineers require clothing that is light and can be carried by them on top of the mountains. (more…)

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With the demand for fossil fuels peaking up the world has been looking for alternate fuels and ways to cut down on the consumption of fuels. Alternate energies like solar and harnessing hydrogen from water have been tried out. Some efforts were also made to develop vehicles driven by electric power. A possible solution is hybridization of vehicles. (more…)

]]> http://www.ludicrousideas.com/hybrid-cars/feed/ The Camera Phone http://www.ludicrousideas.com/the-camera-phone/ http://www.ludicrousideas.com/the-camera-phone/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:01:48 +0000 vivekchats http://www.ludicrousideas.com/the-camera-phone/ sony-ericsson-camera-phone.jpg

 

 The Camera Phone which married two gadgets, the Cell Phone and the Camera has changed our life like nothing else before. How effective an invention has been is many times dictated by the speed at which the invention travels. (more…)

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We have always innovated the way we handle our music. The late 20th Century saw the evolution of the music from Cassettes and Vinyl Records to CDs. The way music is stored also gradually changed from CD Audio to MP 3 format. The iPod changed the way we carry and listen our music. (more…)

]]> http://www.ludicrousideas.com/the-ipod/feed/ The CLEVER Car http://www.ludicrousideas.com/the-clever-car/ http://www.ludicrousideas.com/the-clever-car/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:47:14 +0000 vivekchats http://www.ludicrousideas.com/the-clever-car/  clever1.jpg

 Fossil Fuel crises will be the next one to affect us. Automobile makers have been spending billions of dollars to find alternate fuels and to design vehicles for them. BMW, the University of Bath and several other European institutions have joined hands to work on the Clever Project. (more…)

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Driving after consuming alcohol has been one of the main reasons for thousands of accidents which take place every year. (more…)

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Building materials have always been in demand. (more…)

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Have you ever heard of a drip proof umbrella? (more…)

]]> http://www.ludicrousideas.com/magic-umbrella/feed/ Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot (BEAR) http://www.ludicrousideas.com/battlefield-extraction-assist-robot-bear/ http://www.ludicrousideas.com/battlefield-extraction-assist-robot-bear/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 04:40:08 +0000 vivekchats http://www.ludicrousideas.com/battlefield-extraction-assist-robot-bear/ Have you ever imagined how soldiers stuck in a minefield are retrieved?

 

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