Excellent animation video of the Observer Effect

 July 14th, 2008

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One of the best explanations of Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle and the observer effect is illustrated in this animated youtube video.

Simply put, the Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle states that:

The uncertainty principle is a manifestation of the observer effect.

Its also beautifully illustrates another very infamous thought experiment, put forth by Erwin Schrödinger in the 1930s known as “Schrödinger’s Cat” – where the principle of quantum super-positioning may be applied everyday objects.

The Infamous Double Slit Experiment

Nokia announces Geo-Location aware chat software

 July 14th, 2008

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Nokia’s beta applications website recently launched “nokia chat” – an IM application which lets you share your status and your geographical location with your friends.

  • The software basically allows one to get instant geographical notification of where their friends are by pinpointing your location on a map.
  • Location aware chat, that updates your messages based on your geographical location if you choose to share your location.
  • Update your status…. dont we need more of these around ;)
  • Chat based on XMPP/Jabber protocol, interoperable with GoogleTalk and mxit.

Screenshots of the app:

http://www.nokia.com/NOKIA_COM_1/Microsites/BetaLabs/applications/Nokia_Chat/images/screenshot_1.jpghttp://www.nokia.com/NOKIA_COM_1/Microsites/BetaLabs/applications/Nokia_Chat/images/screenshot_4.jpg

http://www.nokia.com/NOKIA_COM_1/Microsites/BetaLabs/applications/Nokia_Chat/images/screenshot_3.jpghttp://www.nokia.com/NOKIA_COM_1/Microsites/BetaLabs/applications/Nokia_Chat/images/screenshot_2.jpg

Fashion Geek…

 July 13th, 2008

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Gotta love the geeks ;)

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