Petersburger created gadget jacket with climate control

Beginner inventor from St. Petersburg has developed a unique kind jacket with climate control, which can be used in all weather conditions. As noted by the inventor himself, to create unusual jackets fact it pushed the movie “Back to the Future” and the fact that the majority of citizens in the cupboards there are too many outerwear: jackets spring, autumn, winter, work, to travel, to the country and so hereinafter. To somehow unify all this wonderful set of clothes and was created The Corp Jacket.

The Corp Jacket emerged a year ago, but until the 2014 winter jacket was in a stage of completion and verification. While the jacket exists in a single copy. It is the inventor himself.

In the “smart” jacket The Corp Jacket built a portable computer that monitors the temperature of the human body and the air temperature under a jacket. If the temperature is too low – the computer will warm jacket if the temperature reached 15 degrees Celsius, the heating switches off automatically.

Using the touch screen on the sleeve powerfully manage The Corp Jacket. For example, you can activate the forced heating individual (or all) of the jacket. Jacket “knows” just warming back pockets only, only the front part and so on. With this function you can, for example, faster warm his hands.

Charged from a special jacket hangers for 10 minutes, is used for this method of inductive transmission of electricity. In The Corp Jacket no batteries, no wires. The jacket is made of water-repellent material. The weight of this winter jacket only 1 kg, material thickness 0.7 cm Also, if the phone has a special module, the jacket can recharge it when he gets to her pocket. For this method also uses an induction charging. Jackets cost – about $ 400.

Petersburger created gadget jacket with climate control

Pelty Bluetooth speaker - glowing and sounding gadget for a romantic evening

American designers have created a device called Pelty Bluetooth speaker, which is a set of three very important things that managed to put together: candlestick player and air freshener. To work all this romantic splendor smartphone needs.

What you need for a romantic evening? The right music, the right lighting, and for the most exquisite romantic can still be useful and some incense. How thin would not tastes Pelty Bluetooth speaker device created by American designers can satisfy almost all needs in terms of training a romantic evening.

Pelty Bluetooth speaker looks like some glass bulb, which set the candlestick. As you can guess in a candlestick candle invest, but to light it is enough to click on the smartphone that is connected via a special application to Pelty Bluetooth speaker and the device itself will do. At first glance outlandish gadget – it is simply elegant candle holder, but it is not so, because Pelty Bluetooth speaker is also a powerful audio system. In the upper part of the bulb installed speaker, as well as the memory module, which recorded music. Device battery, which is located at the bottom of the flask missing more than 4 hours when playing music.

Another very interesting feature Pelty Bluetooth speaker is the ability to spray fragrances, which are charged to the device in liquid form in a special flask. Aromatic liquid can purchase any gift shop. No restrictions regarding rechargeable essences not.

From this simple but very useful set of functions Pelty Bluetooth speaker can diversify and transform any romantic evening. It is worth mentioning that all management is carried out from a smartphone gadget, through a special application that comes bundled with the device. The cost of one “romantic bulb” is 230 U.S. dollars.

Pelty Bluetooth speaker - glowing and sounding gadget for a romantic evening

In Boston there were benches "Soofa" with solar panels

Company MIT Media Lab (USA) has created unusual benches for parks and public recreation areas. Innovative brainchild company was named Soofa. The main feature of seemingly ordinary objects of landscape architecture is that benches Soofa able to charge mobile devices such as phones, smartphones, tablets, cameras and many other electronic gadgets. This is possible because the bench is equipped with its own battery and solar panel.

Representatives of MIT Media Lab said that the creation and installation of benches Soofa in Boston is a part of the experiment, for which the planning authorities. Employees want to evaluate their offspring in the wild, check the relevance and effectiveness of the invention.

The principle of operation is simple Soofa. On the bench installed solar battery that stores energy and recharges the battery. Use the sun’s energy can be anyone. To do this, the shop has four sockets for chargers gadgets.

Another interesting feature benches Soofa was that they have a set of environmental sensors capable of collecting data about the air around them. Special program then sets how quality air, its purity or degree of contamination, humidity, presence of dust, and more. Soofa creators hope that in the future their data can be used environmentalists and urban planners to improve parks in metropolitan areas, which are now mostly faced with serious environmental problems in the area of ​​clean air.

In Boston there were benches "Soofa" with solar panels

What should be borne in mind at the first visit to Iceland

If you’ve always wanted to go to Iceland in July – it’s time for this. Knowing that some things in this beautiful country at the first visit will seem strange to you, we have compiled a list of five local features, which is worth remembering.

Tap water Iceland

If you – one of those tourists who go straight from the airport to the supermarket to buy 10 liters of water per stay, I’ll be quiet chuckle over you behind your back. Icelandic drink tap water is completely safe and there is nothing about what could be worrying. You do not need to filter it, and, of course, no need to buy water. The supermarket sold the same water! You may find that her scent as many say resembles rotten eggs, but it – the smell of geothermal hot water (sulfur, to be exact), and not contamination. If you feel that smell when you turn on the cold water, just wait a few seconds and it will go away. In some areas, such as in Borgarnes, for example, cold water will still smell a bit, but still it is quite safe to drink, and even useful.

Icelandic money Iceland

Currency in Iceland called Iceland Krona denoted ISK or sometimes (erroneously) IKR. Euro, despite popular belief, is not the official currency in Iceland. Many travel companies will display their prices in euros only (which I believe is illegal in accordance with Icelandic law, but that’s another story), but it is mainly for your convenience. Once you arrive in Iceland, you’ll need to use the Icelandic krona in most places. Icelanders do not like to carry cash, preferring to pay off the cards, and you too will be able to use their cards almost anywhere. The only exception, perhaps, are urban buses, where you will have to pay the exact amount of the conductors, because they can not give change. Due to the fact that not many banks outside Iceland take ISK you’ll be glad to know that the bank and ATM, where you can exchange your currency at the airport Keflavik have.

Buying alcohol Iceland

In Iceland, you can not buy alcohol in supermarkets. The only places where you can buy it – specialized state alcohol stores, called “Vinbudin.” You can find small outlets “Vinbudin” in many cities across the country, but if you’re in the center of Reykjavik, the closest – across the street from “Landromat Cafe.” There is another in the mall “Kringlan” (and also “Smaralind”). Exact locations of alcohol shops can be found on the website “Vinbudin.”

Public showers Iceland

If you want to relax in one of these stunning Icelandic geothermal pools, you have to take a shower naked before you go there. My advice to you humble yourself and relax, because there is no chance to avoid it. For example, I hate the way from the shower to the pool a lot more than the actual taking a shower. During this flimsy my biceps are exposed for all to see, and it’s worse because of the embarrassment of women who happen to go to the shower at the same time with me. And I do not really see anything wrong with that another woman can catch a glimpse of my loins. Their bikini also do not really hide a lot. After another visit to America earlier this year, I also find it quite amusing that most Americans complain about it. But, at the same time, they are all happy to use public toilets in America with such a huge gap in the booths that everyone can see all of their personal belongings (seriously, what’s wrong with you?). If I had to choose between voyeurism and peeping in the shower in the toilet, I would happily blinking every time.

Abandoned baby strollers Iceland

It is also important to know that if you see a seemingly forgotten all buggy walking down the Laugarvegur, fully equipped, with a sleeping child in it, do not rush to call the police, until you are sure that his parents do not sip coffee at a nearby cafe. For Iceland’s perfectly normal to leave a sleeping baby outside (most of the Icelandic children sleeping on the street every day from an early age), and be sure that there is someone who is watching through a window or a child using a baby monitor. This is not a parental irresponsibility, nobody is going to steal it, and in general, he’ll be fine.

What should be borne in mind at the first visit to Iceland

Eric Dane: "We will meet with Al Qaeda and drug barons in The Last Ship"

Possible spoilers! 

Eric Dane, who plays Tom Chandler in the series’ The Last Ship , spoke about creating an image of the captain of the destroyer” Nathan James “and revealed details of the plot of one of the most notorious telepremer this summer. 

The pilot episode amazes spectators plenty of special effects and action-packed scenes. Will the series to keep the pace? 

Spectators are constantly faced with the fact that the quality of many series after dropping decent pilot episodes. Fortunately, this is not our case. Channel TNT has worked hard to create this ambitious project. I think that we retain highly raised the bar for quality throughout the season. Moreover, in some episodes of action will be even greater than in the pilot series. 

Starred as “Arctic” scene? 

Hard to believe, but it was on location to work on the series that the team was chosen in snowy Manitoba. We did without green screens and computer graphics.Work on the the last ship also took place on the high seas. To prepare for roles ensemble cast of the series for a few days went to a military base in San Diego. There we were taught to shoot from naval guns and conducted briefings on the behavior of the crew in the event of an attack on the destroyer. From this trip I have the most pleasant memories. 

Do you like the uniforms? 

This is a very important element in the image of the captain of the destroyer. I confess that in dress uniform I start to feel a completely different person. Shoulders back, back straight, head held high … 

How difficult would be the mission of “Nathan James”? 

The captain is obliged to fulfill the task and despite the fact that his family remained on the mainland. He would be happy to go to the nearest port to let the team members to seek their loved ones, but that’s just from the last ship crew will determine the fate of all mankind. 

Often if the team will have to leave the The last ship, which has become the only safe place in the world? 

Heroes of our show will be forced to go to Cuba to restock provisions. In Guantanamo they will meet with the terrorists of the “al-Qaeda.” In the middle of the season Chandler and his men will have to find monkeys to test vaccine. In the jungles of Nicaragua sailors encounter a drug lord who terrorizes the locals. 

Eric Dane: "We will meet with Al Qaeda and drug barons in The Last Ship"

10 "winners" and "losers" in the rating of S & P 500 for 2014

This year, the stock market investors imagine two scenarios: saving performance in last year’s levels, or possible correction.

From the beginning, the S & P 500 rose by 7%. This increase seems insignificant compared with 32% last year, but it is close to being to far exceed the historical average. (Although, it is not a fact.)

The strongest sector in the S & P500 this year were utilities, showing an increase of 17%. The energy sector rose by 13%, and oil and gas equipment and services gained 28%, storage and transportation of petroleum products – 25%, and their development and production – 22%.

But not everything is rosy.

Obama administration’s decision to lift the ban on the export of forty crude oil was another incentive for oil producers, but a bitter pill for refiners who suffered from “soft” domestic oil prices. Downstream oil and gas production and marketing sub-sector grew by only 2% this year.

Weakest yet remains the retail sector. When experts Marketwatch considering buying shares that heavily oversold, three companies were from this particular sector.

If the S & P 500 will continue to set records may be justified universal fears impending market correction. Prices for stock assets for several years supported cash flow from global central banks.

Fed plans to “minimize” the third phase of its asset purchase program by year’s end. By mid-2015, as experts predict, the Fed must make one important change in its monetary policy, namely, to increase the short-term federal funds rate from its current level of zero to 0.25%. There will be a lot of pressure on the prices of stocks, as the central bank begins to reduce its “bloated” balance.

Another point that should be taken into account – value of stock returns. S & P 500 is trading at a ratio of price to earnings forecast by analysts, which is 14.8. This is higher than 13.1 a year ago, and this figure did not rise so high since 2007.

Below are 10 shares S & P 500 with the highest and the lowest total return for the year:

10 "winners" and "losers" in the rating of S & P 500 for 2014

Dark pool appear on Madison Avenue?

Earlier on Wall Street believed that dark pool help clients negotiate better deals, but now they are associated with fraud and market manipulation.

In a recent scandal involving dark pool, the Attorney General of New York has accused Barclays that translated bank deals in your dark pool without the prior consent of the investors, misleading them.

In one day, Barclays lost about $ 5 billion market capitalization.

For information, “dark pool” – private stock exchanges. Theoretically, the bank can reduce the buyers and sellers of its trading book, which reduces costs and therefore beneficial to both parties. Also, it is believed that in dark pool customers can get a better price.

Both of these theories were disproof. Stock exchanges – a good example of a natural monopoly, where buyers and sellers get the best price terms with the extension and not the reduction of the exchange. Despite this, dark pool continue to function as more revenue banks Wall Street. In fact, dark pool allow them to secretly trade against their clients.

It seems that Madison Avenue is on the same footsteps.

Last week, the advertising group WPP announced that it plans to create the first dark pool in the media field, his private trading platform. Something like Goldman Sachs stated in 2011: “If you trade on a private exchange, you can save on Trade Commission and obtain more favorable pricing environment.” Unfortunately, it contradicts the logic of how to actually work markets.

Greycroft company owns significant investments in the media, which can be influenced by this trend, but it should make them think and other investors. The question arises – why publisher willfully proceeds from trading platform Google, which receives a large income to the site WPP, which promises to lower income?

Likely present here backroom deals. In the past, technology companies lured publishers to new platforms through guaranteed costs, enabling them to earn an income of at least the same as before.

Our media companies are doing it out of balance and take into account the risk that the scheme may not work.

I wonder what is the use of customers. One thing is clear, this is exactly profitable advertising agencies that are on both sides of the transaction.

So buyers beware. Buy promotional products on the open market.

Dark pool appear on Madison Avenue?