Aug 29, 2008

True2Go: Worlds Smallest Blood Glucose Meter had been FDA Approved


Home Diagnostic, is the maker of True2go diabetes(Blood Glocuse) monitoring device that is based on Florida. True2go is the worlds smallest blood glocuse monitoring device that FDA approved just recently.

From the TRUE2go product page:

TRUE2go, about the size of a quarter, easily twists on to a vial of test strips so diabetics can better manage their diabetes with the convenience of on-the-go testing—it conveniently fits in a pocket, purse or backpack, so you can take it everywhere you go.

TRUE2go™ is part of the TRUEtest™ platform—a truly unique, nocoding system that makes it simple, convenient and cost-effective for diabetics to test their blood glucose levels more often. For at-home testing, there’s the companion TRUEresult™ Blood Glucose Monitor.

No-coding technology ensures the most accurate readings by eliminating the need for users to re-code the monitor for each new vial of test strips. This enhancement reduces the risk of inaccurate blood glucose results caused by miscoding or failure to change the code when a new box of test strips is used.

TRUE2go™ delivers precise results in as fast as four seconds using only 0.5 microliters of blood. Although tiny, it packs important features including easy-to-read display, test memory, strip release button and alternate site testing.





Reference: Eaton, Kit. 2008. World's Smallest Blood Glucose Meter Gets FDA Approved: True2Go. URL: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/377002492/worlds-smallest-blood-glucose-meter-gets-fda-approved-true2go. Retrieved on August 31, 2008

MedGadget. 2008. TRUE2go: World's Smallest Glucose Meter Wins FDA Approval Retrieved at http://medgadget.com/archives/2008/08/true2go_worlds_smallest_glucose_meter_wins_fda_approval.html on August 31, 2008

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Aug 28, 2008

Baskug Mountain Dew Comercial


Sensei - Mountain Dew Commercial - The funniest movie is here. Find it

Aug 26, 2008

Worlds Largest Swimming Pool

$1.5 Billion gets you the Worlds Largest Swimming Pool, the San Alfonso del Mar located in Chile. It is 1 km in length, 8 hectares in size and can hold 250,000 cubic meters of water.






Aug 22, 2008

Worlds Richest People

1. Warren Buffett
  • Net Worth in US Dollars: $62 Billion
  • Furtune: Self Made
  • Source: Berkshire Hathaway
  • Industry: Investments
  • Citizenship: United States of America


2. Carlos Slim Helu & family
  • Net Worth in US Dollars: $60 Billion
  • Furtune: Self Made
  • Source: telecom
  • Industry: Communication
  • Citizenship: Mexico

3. William Gates III
  • Net Worth in US Dollars: $58.0 Billion
  • Furtune: Self Made
  • Source: Microsoft
  • Industry: Software
  • Citizenship: United States of America
4. Lakshmi Mittal
  • Net Worth in US Dollars: $45.0 Billion
  • Furtune: inherited and growing
  • Source: steel
  • Industry: Manufacturing
  • Citizenship: India

5. Mukesh Ambani
  • Net Worth in US Dollars: $43.0 Billion
  • Furtune: inherited and growing
  • Source: petrochemicals
  • Industry: Manufacturing
  • Citizenship: India

6. Anil Ambani
  • Net Worth in US Dollars: $42.0 Billion
  • Furtune: inherited and growing
  • Source: Diversified
  • Industry: Diversified
  • Citizenship: India


6. Ingvar Kamprad & family
  • Net Worth in US Dollars: $31.0 Billion
  • Furtune: self made
  • Source: Lkea
  • Industry: Retail
  • Citizenship: Sweden

Aug 21, 2008

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Baskug!!! Creation from Food





Aug 20, 2008

Burj Dubai: The Worlds Tallest Man-made Structure

Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Burj Dubai, the worlds tallest man-made infrastructure that is yet to be finished. It had reached a height of 636 m (2,087 ft), with 160 completed floors as of May 12, 2008.

They begin the construction of Burj Dubai way back on September 21, 2004 and by April 7, 2008 it surpasses KVLY-TV Mast and it became the worlds tallest man-made structure on earth. The Burj Dubai is expected to be finished on September 2009. Its architect is Adrian Smith with a total budget of $4.1 Billion US Dollars.












Reference:
1. Wikipedia. 2008. Burj Dubai. Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Dubai [accessed August 20, 2008]

2. BurjDubaiskyscraper.com. 2008. Burj Dubai - The World's Tallest Skyscraper Available at: http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/ [accessed August 20, 2008]

3. Wise, Jeff. 2008. Dubai Re-ups Race for World's Tallest Building. Available at: http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/extreme_machines/4216960.html?series=23 [accessed August 20, 2008]

ATI Radeon HD 4879 X2: Worlds Fastest Graphics Card Today



August 12, 2008 marks the birth of the worlds fastest graphics card. ATI had officially released its fastest graphics card ever. The ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 is the worlds fastest graphics card today based on the 3DMark Vantage v.101 extreme topscore of 6920. It even topped Nvidia's GeForce GTX 280 which was the fastest graphics card before it came.




The $549 ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a multi-GPU card that combined two Radeon HD 4870s GPU with 2GB of onboard GDDR5 memory with amazing 2.4 teraFLOPS of GPU Computer power and 1600 stream processing resulting to worlds fastest video card ever. It features ATI PowerPlay™ technology that effeciently use power when graphics processor demand is low. It produces an amazing 8.8GigaFLOPS per watt compared to 4.8GigaFLOPS predecessors.

Key Features:(AMD.com)
2 GB of GDDR5 memory
2.4 teraFLOPS of GPU power
DirectX® 10.1
1600 stream processing units
2 x 256-bit memory interface
24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering
Dual mode ATI CrossFireX™ multi-GPU support for highly scalable performance
PCI Express® 2.0 support
Dynamic geometry acceleration
Game physics processing capability
ATI Avivo™ HD video and display technology1

* Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD 2) for Blu-ray™ and HD Video
* Accelerated Video Transcoding (AVT)
* DVD Upscaling
* Dynamic Contrast
* Built-in HDMI with 7.1 surround sound support
* Integrated DisplayPort2

Dynamic power management with ATI PowerPlay™ technology3

Reference:
1. Buchanan, M. 2008. Fastest Graphics Card Alive ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 Gets Official Tomorrow. Available at: http://gizmodo.com/5035756/fastest-graphics-card-alive-ati-radeon-hd-4870-x2-gets-official-tomorrow [accessed August 20, 2008]

2. Buchanan, M. 2008. ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 Previewed: ATI's Fastest Single Graphics Card Ever. Available at: http://gizmodo.com/5035756/fastest-graphics-card-alive-ati-radeon-hd-4870-x2-gets-official-tomorrow [accessed August 20, 2008]

3. AMD. 2008. ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 X2 Graphics:The Best Just Got Better. Available at: http://game.amd.com/us-en/unlock_radeonhd4870x2.aspx?p=1 [accessed August 20, 2008]

4. Chiappetta, Marco. 2008. ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 - AMD Back On Top. Available at: http://hothardware.com/Articles/ATI-Radeon-HD-4870-X2--AMD-Back-On-Top [accessed August 20, 2008]

Aug 18, 2008

The Politics

Son: Dad, I have to do a special report for school. Can I ask you a question?
Father: Sure, son. What's the question?
Son: What is politics?
Father: Well, let's take our home for example. I am the wage earner, so let's call me “Tony Blair.” Your mother is the administrator of money, so we'll call her “Gordon Brown.” We take care of your needs, so we'll call you “the People.” We'll call the maid “the Working Class,” and your baby brother we can call “the Future.” Do you understand, son?
Son: I'm not really sure, Dad. I'll have to think about it.

That night, awakened by his baby brother's crying, the boy went to see what was wrong. Discovering that the baby had seriously soiled his diaper, the boy went to his parents' room and found his mother sound asleep. He went to the maid's room where, peeking through the keyhole, he saw his father in bed with the maid. The boy's knocking went totally unheeded by his father and the maid, so the boy returned to his room and went back to sleep. The next morning he reported to his father.
Son: Dad, now I think I understand what politics is.
Father: Good, son! Can you explain it to me in your own words?
Son: Well, dad, while Tony Blair is screwing the Working Class, Gordon Brown is sound asleep, the People are being completely ignored and the Future is full of shit.


Originally seen on comedycentral.com

Aug 12, 2008

Birthday You Won't Forget



Last week was my birthday
and I didn't feel very well
waking up on that morning.

I went downstairs for breakfast
hoping my wife would be pleasant and say,
"Happy Birthday!",
and possibly have a small present for me.

As it turned out,
she barely said good morning,
let alone
" Happy Birthday."

I thought...

Well, that's marriage for you,
but the kids...
They will remember.

My kids came bounding down stairs to breakfast
and didn't say a word.
So when I left for the office,
I felt pretty low
and somewhat despondent.

As I walked into my office,
my secretary Jane said,
"Good Morning Boss,
and by the way
Happy Birthday ! "
It felt a little better
that at least someone had remembered..

I worked until one o'clock ,
when Jane knocked on my door
and said, "You know,
It's such a beautiful day outside,
and it is your Birthday,
what do you say we go out to lunch,
just you and me."
I said, "Thanks, Jane,
that's the greatest thing
I've heard all day.
Let's go !"

We went to lunch.
But we didn't go
where we normally would go.
She chose instead at a quiet bistro
with a private table.
We had two martinis each
and I enjoyed the meal tremendously.

On the way back to the office,
Jane said, "You know,
It's such a beautiful day...
We don't need to go straight back to the office,
Do We ?"

I responded,
"I guess not.
What do you have in mind ?"
She said,
"Let's drop by my apartment,
it's just around the corner."


After arriving at her apartment,
Jane turned to me and said,
" Boss, if you don't mind,
I'm going to step into the bedroom
for just a moment.
I'll be right back."
"Ok.." I nervously replied.

She went into the bedroom and,
after a couple of minutes,
she came out
carrying a huge birthday cake ...
Followed
by my wife,
my kids,
and dozens of my friends
and co-workers,
all singing "Happy Birthday".


And I just sat there...





On the couch...







Naked.