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Texas Instruments Has Unique Enegery Idea For IoT
December 23, 2014 by mphillips
Filed under Consumer Electronics
The Internet of Things is can't operate without plugs and/or batteries. But it's possible to build a sensor network that uses harvested energy that comes from changes in temperature, vibrations, wind and light, as Texas Instruments (TI) will demonstrate at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.
The idea of harvesting power has a long history and there are many applications of it today. However, big solar panels or large sensors that can capture energy from vibrations, heat and light are impractical in many Internet of Things sensor applications, which are tiny in size.
TI said it has developed electronics capable of taking small amounts of power generated by harvested sources and turning them into a useful power source. This means that the sensors used to collect the energy can be small as well.
All these ambient energy sources, such as the difference in temperature in a pipe carrying hot water and the outside air, can generate 300 to 400 millivolts, which isn't enough to power anything. TI has built an "ultra-low powered" DC-to-DC switching converter that can boost this power to 3 to 5 volts, which is sufficient to charge a battery, according to Niranjan Pathare, senior marketing development manager at TI.
To power wearables, the company has demonstrated drawing energy from the human body by using harvesters the size of wristwatch straps, Pathare said. It has worked with vibration collectors, for instance, about the same size as a key.
It's possible that a smartwatch could use two harvested power sources, light and heat, from the body. These sources may not gather enough power to keep a smartwatch continuously operating without action by the user to charge it, but it may give the user's device a lot more battery life.
"Obviously, the longer you can make that [battery] last the happier the consumer is going to be with its performance," said William Cooper, a TI product marketing engineer.
The technology has many applications in industrial and home environments. If a device or sensor isn't connected to a power network, it will need a battery. Vendors will say that these batteries have the potential of lasting for years since they are only transmitting small amounts of data. But, still, who wants to worry about a battery?
Of the work done by Texas Instruments, Steve Ohr, an analyst at Gartner, said, "they have the parts that will take this micro-power input and actually make some useful voltage and current that could power something."
Ohr said there's a lot of work that needs to be done before this technology finds its way to the market in uses such as powering a smartwatch, specifically in improving the sensors that collect energy.
StoreDot Says It Can Recharge Mobile Phone In 30 Seconds
An Israeli firm claims it has developed technology that can charge a mobile phone in a few seconds and an electric car in minutes, advances that could transform two of the world's most dynamic consumer industries.
Using nano-technology to synthesize artificial molecules, Tel Aviv-based StoreDot says it has developed a battery that can store a much higher charge more quickly, in effect acting like a super-dense sponge to soak up power and retain it.
While the prototype is currently far too bulky for a mobile phone, the company believes it will be ready by 2016 to market a slim battery that can absorb and deliver a day's power for a smartphone in just 30 seconds.
"These are new materials, they have never been developed before," said Doron Myersdorf, the founder and chief executive of StoreDot, whose investors include Russian billionaire and Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich.
The innovation is based around the creation of "nanodots", which StoreDot describes as bio-organic peptide molecules. Nanodots alter the way a battery behaves to allow the rapid absorption and, critically, the retention of power.
The company has raised $48 million from two rounds of funding, including backing from a leading mobile phone maker. Myersdorf declined to name the company, but said it was Asian.
With the number of smartphone users forecast to reach 1.75 billion this year, StoreDot sees a big market, and some experts think that — with more work — it could be on to a winner.
"We live in a power hungry world … people are constantly chasing a power outlet. StoreDot has the potential to solve this real big problem," said Zack Weisfeld, who has worked with and evaluated ventures in the mobile phone sector globally.
"They still have some way to go, to deal with size of battery and power cycle rounds, but if solvable, it's a very big breakthrough," he told Reuters. A power cycle round refers to the number of times a battery can be re-charged in its lifetime.
Myersdorf said a fast-charge phone would cost $100-$150 more than current models and would ultimately be able to handle 1,500 recharge/discharge cycles, giving it about three years of life.
Panasonic Introduces Pin-sized Battery For Wearables
October 7, 2014 by mphillips
Filed under Consumer Electronics
Power-sipping wearable devices could shrink even more with a new rechargeable battery from Panasonic.
The electronics maker on Friday announced a "pin-shaped" lithium-ion battery that's 20 millimeters (.03 inches) long with a diameter of 3.5 mm, about one-twentieth the size of AAA batteries. Panasonic said it's the smallest in the industry in terms of capacity by volume.
The CG-320 battery has a nominal capacity of 13 mAh and voltage of 3.75 V, which allows for Bluetooth and NFC (near-field communication) links with smartphones.
Its compact form factor and low weight make it ideal for wearable devices such as smart glasses, fitness bands and hearing aids as well as electronic pens, according to Panasonic.
While compact batteries could shrink the overall size of wearables, usability and interfaces help determine how big they are.
"The size, which is the smallest of its kind in the industry, can allow more flexible product design, and high strength and stability of form delivers high reliability," a spokeswoman for Panasonic wrote in an email.
The battery could also help reduce the size and weight of wearables, she said, adding that the Internet of Things (IoT) is another possible application.
The CG-320′s capacity is lower than that of a wearable battery such as the Jawbone UP24 activity monitor's 32 mAh lithium-ion polymer battery, but the latter is larger.
Panasonic is developing two more pin-shaped batteries with capacities of 30 mAh and 50 mAh. They're slightly larger and heavier than the CG-320.
Battery size and power are a key aspect of wearable devices that has been putting a damper on wider-scale development and popularization. The Apple Watch, for instance, will likely require a daily recharge. That can be seen as a big hassle for a device that's relatively small.
A number of attempts to innovate on materials and control systems for wearable batteries are being pursued.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has tested a prototype battery based on the lithium carbon fluoride (CFx) chemical formula that could go for 10 years or more without a recharge.
Jawbone, meanwhile, doubled the battery charge of the UP24 to two weeks through a firmware update with enhanced algorithms.
Panasonic's battery is similar to conventional cylindrical lithium-ion batteries. It has negative and positive electrode sheets wrapped around each other inside a small stainless steel tube.
The company plans to mass-produce the battery, with monthly production of 100,000 units and shipping to begin in February.
MIT Developing Drug Hunting, Underwater Robots
October 1, 2014 by mphillips
Filed under Around The Net
They may not be as fast or efficient as airport sniffer dogs, but robots are gearing up to take the fight against drug smuggling underwater. Researchers at MIT are working on submersible machines that could use ultrasound to find drugs hidden on ships.
Their prototype, which looks like a bowling ball, is designed to move along the hulls of ships. It could use ultrasound scanning to detect hollow spaces in false hulls and propeller shafts where drugs might be stashed.
Developed by grad student Sampriti Bhattacharyya and Harry Asada, a professor of engineering at MIT, the robot is divided into two halves, one waterproof and the other water-permeable.
The former houses a rechargeable lithium battery and electronics, while the latter contains six pumps that force water out through tubes, driving the bot forward.
The robot can move between 0.5 and 1 meter per second while pressed against the hull of a ship, and its battery charge lasts about 40 minutes.
The submersible was made using 3D-printed structural elements, meaning it could be manufactured for as little as US$600. That's cheap enough to allow a swarm robot approach, with dozens of machines working in unison to ferret out contraband.
"It's very expensive for port security to use traditional robots for every small boat coming into the port," Bhattacharyya was quoted as saying in an MIT News article.
The prototype was recently presented at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) in Chicago, but tests so far have focused on whether it can travel in a straight line and stay in contact with an underwater surface. It still has to be equipped with an ultrasound sensor.
The researchers hope to add improvements such as batteries that can recharge wirelessly and changes to the propulsion system that would extend operating time to 100 minutes per charge. Performing ultrasound scans without being in contact with a hull is another possible enhancement, since ships can be fouled with barnacles that would hamper the bots.
The anti-smuggling robot follows an effort by consulting company Boston Engineering and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to develop a tuna-shaped underwater vehicle called BIOSwimmer. That vehicle is designed to inspect flooded bilges and tanks of ships and to use a camera and sonar to detect hull anomalies that might signal the presence of drugs.
Apple Replacing Some iPhone 5 Batteries Free Of Charge
Apple has agreed to replace some iPhone 5 batteries free of charge, claiming that "a very small percentage" of the smartphones needed to be charged more often and that those charges were quickly exhausted.
The program, which was announced last week, only in a support document published on Apple's website, offered free battery replacements for iPhone 5 devices that "suddenly experience shorter battery life or need to be charged more frequently."
According to Apple, the affected phones were sold between September 2012 and January 2013, and "fall within a limited serial number range." The Cupertino, Calif. company also said that only "a very small percentage" of iPhone 5 devices were impacted.
Computerworld's experience was different. Out of an admittedly small sample — three iPhone 5 phones bought during the stretch in question, each several weeks apart — two were eligible for the battery replacement. Neither of the two that qualified, however, had required more charging than was normal for a nearly-two-year-old iPhone, nor did their batteries drain any faster than the third, ineligible, device.
Apple started selling the iPhone 5 on Sept. 21, 2012. It retired the model last year when it was replaced by the iPhone 5S and 5C.
This was not the first time that Apple has dealt with iPhone battery issues. In October 2013, the company confirmed that it was contacting a "very limited" number of iPhone 5S owners and offering them a replacement phone.
In both 2009 and 2011, iPhone users also reported battery-draining problems with their iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4S devices, respectively.
Customers can check their iPhone 5 for battery replacement eligibility onApple's website by entering their device's serial number. That can be found under Settings/General/About.
Until Friday, Aug. 29, the replacement deal will be available only in the U.S. and China; on that date, other countries will come online.
SMS Audio Introduces Biometric Headphones
August 18, 2014 by mphillips
Filed under Consumer Electronics
Want to monitor your heart rate while running and listening to music?
SMS Audio's BioSport In-Ear Headphones, announced at an event will tell you. The headphones are good for people who work out as well as those who just want to check their heart rate, said Brian Nohe, president of SMS Audio, which was founded by rapper 50 Cent, who is the majority owner.
50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, wanted headphones with top-quality audio, fit, form and functionality, Nohe said. The rapper, along with New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony, who is the minority owner of SMS, were scheduled to appear at the event.
The headphones have sensors to measure the heart rate of users, drawing power from a smartphone through an audio jack. No batteries are required. SMS Audio is using technology from Intel in the headphones.
"Open the box, plug it into your smartphone device and it works," Nohe said.
The earphones will ship worldwide in the fourth quarter this year. The price will be announced later.
The headphones will work with RunKeeper, a popular Android and iOS fitness application that assembles and tracks fitness data.
"The general marketplace is ripe for having more products in this area," Nohe said. "We understood what was happening with wearable technology and what was going on with biometrics."
The engineering challenge for Intel was how to draw power and transfer data through an audio jack. Intel also had to figure out the frequencies at which to handle data transfers. The goal was to deliver accurate heart-rate readings.
"It's a seemingly easy thing to explain, but hard to implement," said Mike Bell, vice president and general manager of the New Devices Group at Intel.
Intel didn't want to use Bluetooth or other wireless technologies to transfer data, Bell said. Those technologies would require batteries and not fit well within the small size of headphones.
"The best technology is invisible. It's as much form as it is function," Bell said. "That's the road we're going down."
Beyond tracking heart rate, headphones could also be enabled to capture more health information, the executives said. Other opportunities are being explored by SMS Audio and Intel.
"You don't start a strategic alliance and become a one-trick pony," Nohe said.
The headphone space has gotten attention lately because of Apple's $3 billion purchase of Beats Audio, founded by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine.
Sony Exiting E-readers Arena As Restructuring Continues
August 7, 2014 by mphillips
Filed under Consumer Electronics
Sony is will discontinue e-reader production following the transfer of its e-book business outside Japan to Canada's Kobo.
"Final production of the current Reader model, PRS-T3, was made at the end of May," a spokeswoman for Sony in Tokyo wrote in an email Wednesday. "The product will continue to be available until inventory supplies last, which differs by country."
There are no plans for a successor to the device, she added.
The PRS-T3 was launched last year in 20 countries including Japan, Canada and European states, but was not released in the U.S.
Weighing 200 grams, it has a 6-inch E-ink touchscreen display, an optional night light, Wi-Fi and a battery life of six to eight weeks.
While it's still available on Sony's UK site for 99 pounds (US$166), it's out of stock at Sony's sites for France and Canada. The PRS-T3 will continue to be sold for the time being in Japan, where Sony maintains its Reader Store.
The company said earlier this year it is closing down its e-book business in North America, Europe and Australia and that users would be transferred to Kobo, owned by Japanese online shopping giant Rakuten.
Sony helped pioneer e-readers with a product it launched in Japan 10 years ago, the Librie. Developed with Philips, it was billed as the first commercial device of its kind to use E-ink's electronic paper display technology.
Beginning with the PRS-500 Portable Reader System in 2006, Sony marketed a series of e-readers that were well received, though some reviewscomplained about its price compared to the features of cheaper rivals.
Sony Reader shipments had exceeded 800,000 units for 2010, according to IDC. But the product was never as popular as competitors from Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Kobo. By late 2012, Amazon's Kindle reader was used by over 50 percent of e-book buyers, according to Publishers Weekly.
The market for e-readers peaked in 2011 at 26.4 million units, IDC noted last year, adding it expects only modest growth in 2014 after a period of decline. The category was expected to begin a gradual, permanent decline in 2015.
Sony also shed its Vaio PC business this year as it continues to struggle with restructuring efforts.
goTenna Debuts Personal Antenna In Case Of Disasters
A Brooklyn-based startup called goTenna has developed a portable antenna that will come to the rescue when cellular service is unavailable.
The portable antenna connects to a smartphone via a Bluetooth Low Energy link. Once connected, users with either an iOS or Android app can then send text messages through the antenna. (The recipient must also have a goTenna, and consequently the product is sold in pairs.)
The device uses the 151MHz-154MHz frequencies, with range depending on location. In a densely populated place like Manhattan, that range could be less than a mile. In more open spaces, up to 50 miles is possible. The antenna, which takes a USB-delivered charge, will store messages and hold them until a connection can be made.
Businesses employ a range of backup communications technologies, including long-range satellite phones and ham radios, as well as shorter range walkie-talkies. The goTenna could serve as an alternative to a walkie-talkie — and even offers some advantages over other options. For example, its messages are encrypted and private, a separate device isn't needed, and people can use the goTenna system with their smartphone interface.
The goTenna also has the ability to "shout" a message by delivering it to all goTenna users who have opted in to receive a broadcast.
"That fact that we are totally decentralized means that in many ways it can be a backup to your backup," said goTenna CEO Daniela Perdomo, who co-founded the company with her brother, Jorge Perdomo, goTenna's CTO.
In addition to using goTenna as an emergency tool, Perdomo said people could use the technology as a means of communicating while they're traveling, when they're taking part in outdoor recreation activities, or when they're involved in any type of situation that requires private communication. The antenna uses a Lithium-ion battery and is estimated to last two to three days with normal use, or as long as 30 hours if it's on continuously.
Perdomo said the outages created by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 prompted her to imagine ways smartphones could be made to directly communicate with other phones.
The goTenna will ship in late fall, but a pair of the devices can be preordered for $149.99.
PowerbyProxi To Debut Wireless Charging For Phones, Tablets
Wireless charger maker PowerbyProxi will show off what it calls "the next evolution of resonant wireless charging" at Computex 2014 this week.
The company plans to unveil a 7.5-watt, highly resonant charging system for thin-form devices, such as smartphones and phablets, that can also be expanded to 15 watts for tablets.
Previously, PowerbyProxi's wireless charging devices offered 3.5-to-5 watts of power.
PowerbyProxi is a component company, so the wireless chargers it plans to demonstrate are proofs of concept. The company has partnerships with companies such as Samsung, Texas Instruments (TI) and Linear who choose to build the technology based on the working prototypes.
The new system – a bowl and an updated box into which enabled mobile devices can be placed — is designed to deliver up to 15W of power to a single tablet, or multiple smartphones and phablets. Ultimately this will be backwards compatible with the Wireless Power Consortium's (WPC) Qi (pronounced "chee") standard and forward compatible to resonant v1.2.
"We continue to drive advances in wireless charging technology," Greg Cross, CEO of PowerbyProxi, said in a statement. "Our contributions to the future specification of the Qi 1.2 standard, will enable better performance and more convenient solutions for consumers."
For the first time, PowerbyProxi will also demonstrate a wireless charging pad for mobile devices that enables vertical height charging of up to about one and a quarter inches.
Cross said the added distance will enable charging capabilities to be integrated into public locations like restaurants and hotels, as well as furniture and countertops. Charging can occur through materials including wood, plastic and composites, along with the ability to charge multiple devices within a designated area.
PowerbyProxi's new wireless charging bowl transmitter is designed to charge smaller, personal devices — including wearables — and devices using AA batteries that can receive a wireless charge. Devices can be placed in any position or orientation, even on top of each other. The bowl, which measures about 4-in. in diameter, offers a sleek design and comes in several colors.
Acer Unveils 8-in. Iconia Android Tablet
June 2, 2014 by mphillips
Filed under Consumer Electronics
Taiwanese PC maker Acer is unveiling an 8-inch Android tablet, scheduled to arrive in the third quarter.
The Iconia Tab 8, announced on Friday, features 1920 by 1200 pixel resolution and an Intel Atom quad-core Z3745 processor code-named "Bay Trail." It follows Acer's announcement of two smaller 7-inch tablets, the Iconia One 7 and Iconia Tab 7, a month ago.
Both those tablets have a screen resolution of 1280 by 800 pixels, and were meant to target lower-end consumers. In the case of the Iconia One 7, the device uses an older Intel "Clover Trail" processor, and has a starting price of $129.99.
The pricing for the Iconia Tab 8 was not disclosed, but Acer wants to build affordable tablets with great value, said Maverick Shih, president of the company's tablet business, last Thursday.
"We want everyone to be able to enjoy the features you can find in high-end products," he added in an interview.
The Iconia Tab 8 weighs 360 grams and has a metallic back cover along with anti-fingerprint coating on its display. The tablet runs Android 4.4 and promises 7.5 hours of battery life when watching videos.
Acer made no mention of its memory features, but the device has a microSD card slot to add more storage. The PC maker also declined to name which markets the product will be available in. But Acer's Shih said mainland China has become a big focus for its tablet business.
"Before, we didn't really value the Chinese market enough," he said. To change that, the company has started a new China-based team focused on tablets, he added.
U.S. Air Force Trying Out Google Glass
May 5, 2014 by mphillips
Filed under Around The Net
The U.S. Air Force is testing out Google Glass with pilots, battle space coordinators and even parachuting medics.
The Air Force announced this week that researchers with the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, are testing Google Glass for potential battlefield use.
"Since [para-rescue first responders] have the need to recover personnel, it's beneficial for them to monitor many people at once," said Andres Calvo, a software developer and civilian contractor with the 711th HPW, in a statement. "The app aims to better enable them to assess who needs urgent medical attention. So, if a (pararescueman) has the need to see somebody's vitals, immediately and urgently, Google Glass could fill that need."
The trials are conducted by the Battlefield Air Targeting, Man-Aided Knowledge, or BATMA(N) group, an advanced technology demonstration and research program commissioned by the Air Force Special Operations Command. The group is focused on developing, building and investigating advanced wearable technologies.
Dr. Gregory Burnett, the chief engineer of the BATMAN program, noted in a report that the Air Force is interested in using Google's wearable computers, which are still in beta testing, to enable soldiers and pilots to interact more easily and improve mission effectiveness.
"We look at visual, auditory and tactile interfaces that serve to leverage all the human perception channels to provide real-time battlefield data in the most intuitive fashion," Burnett said in the report. "So, if the Airman is visually over-stimulated, we can offload that into auditory information so that he can still process information in a very chaotic scenario."
The Air Force developed a medical app that is being used with Glass for the parachuting medics. With the app, medics could monitor multiple patients at the same time without taking his hands off patients or his weapon.
The military has sent some soldiers into the battlefield with ruggedized laptops, but the soldiers were limited by the machines' size, weight and battery life.
Google's computerized eyeglasses are being used in conjunction with smartphones and tablets also supplied to the soldiers, in case they need to see something on a bigger screen.
Dell Unveils 11.6-inch Rugged Laptop That Doubles As A Tablet
Dell unveiled a new 11.6-in. screen rugged laptop that has literally has a twist — the screen can rotate 180 degrees to turn the device into a tablet.
At first, the Latitude 12 looks like a laptop. But within the display panel, the screen rotates 180 degrees and the laptop turns into a tablet once placed on the keyboard.
The new Latitude 12 laptop is part of a new Rugged Extreme line of laptops, which also includes the Rugged Extreme 14. The new laptops are robust and can withstand six-foot drops and remain protected from extreme weather conditions.
The laptops have hard covers that add a layer of protection, but also make the products heavy. The Latitude 12 Rugged Extreme weighs 2.72 kilograms with a four-cell battery, while the 14-in. counterpart weighs 3.54 kilograms with a six-cell battery and no optical drive.
The laptops can also withstand solar radiation, "explosive atmosphere" and weather ranging from -20 degrees to 145 degrees Fahrenheit (-29 degrees to 63 degrees Celsius), according to specifications provided by Dell. The products are targeted at field workers like emergency responders and the military, and will compete against Toughbook rugged laptops from Panasonic.
The Latitude 12 rugged laptop has a starting price of $3,649, while the Latitude 14 begins at $3,499. The laptops will ship next month.
The hybrid design in Latitude 12 has been borrowed from the company's XPS 12 Ultrabook Touch, which has a 12.5-inch screen that can similarly flip to turn the laptop into a tablet. The resistive touch screens on both laptops can show images at a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.
The laptops will have storage options of up to 512GB solid-state drives. Users can configure the laptop with Intel's latest fourth-generation Core processorscode-named Haswell. The laptops will come with either Windows 8.1 or 7, or Ubuntu Linux operating systems.
Other features include support for up to 16GB of DRAM, Wi-Fi and Gigabit Ethernet through a connector. The laptop also has USB 3.0, USB 2.0, VGA and HDMI ports. Mobile broadband and docking are available as options.
SpaceX, NASA Set Out To Prove Viability Of Reusable Rockets
March 14, 2014 by mphillips
Filed under Around The Net
Reusability is large component of any plan to making human life interplanetary, according to the CEO of SpaceX, one of the companies tasked with ferrying cargo, and someday astronauts, to the International Space Station.
And the company will take the first step in trying to prove that point this Sunday when it is scheduled to launch a rocket propelling a craft carrying nearly 5,000 pounds of supplies to the space station.
This time, unlike the two previous SpaceX trips to the space station, the company hopes to recover and hopefully reuse the craft's rocket in another mission.
This time, the company will try to recover the rocket launched Sunday from the ocean. Future missions, will use "legs" built onto the rocket to gently fall to land.
"If one can figure out how to effectively reuse rockets just like airplanes, the cost of access to space will be reduced by as much as a factor of 100," said Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, in a statement. "A fully reusable vehicle has never been done before. That really is the fundamental breakthrough needed to revolutionize access to space."
The company noted that its Falcon 9 rocket was built at a cost of about $54 million.
"The majority of the launch cost comes from building the rocket, which flies only once," the company said. "Compare that to a commercial airliner. Each new plane costs about the same as Falcon 9, but can fly multiple times per day, and conduct tens of thousands of flights over its lifetime."
The SpaceX-3 launch is set for 4:41 a.m. ET Sunday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida,weather permitting.
The Dragon cargo craft will bring 4,969 pounds of cargo to the orbiting laboratory and returning 3,578 pounds to Earth. The cargo being ferried to the space station includes computer hardware, scientific experiments and new spacewalk tools.
SpaceX made its first resupply mission in 2012 and the second last spring.
LG Launches 3 New Android KitKat OS Phones
LG Electronics has rolled out the third generation of its low-end L series, with three new smartphones that all run Android 4.4 or KitKat.
The South Korean company has a history of launching its products ahead of Mobile World Congress, and this year is no different. Last week, the G Pro 2 arrived and now the company has added the L40, L70 and L90 to its 2014 line-up of phones.
The L90 is the most advanced of the three newcomers. It has a 4.7-inch screen with a 960 by 540 pixel resolution and is powered by a quad-core processor clocked at 1.2 GHz. It also has a 1.3-megapixel front camera and an 8-megapixel rear camera. There is 1GB of RAM and 8GB of integrated storage, as well.
The L70 and the L40 are powered by 1.2 GHz dual-core processors and each have 4GB of integrated storage. The L70 also has a 4.7-inch screen with a 800 by 400 pixel resolution, an 8-megapixel or a 5-megapixel camera and 1GB of RAM. The L40 has a 3.5-inch screen with a 480 by 320 pixel resolution, a 3-megapixel camera and 512MB of RAM.
As part of the development of Android 4.4, Google kicked off "Project Svelte," an effort to reduce the memory needs of Android so it can "run comfortably" on entry-level smartphones that have as little as 512MB RAM, work that especially the L40 should benefit from. Android 4.4 offers improved performance as well as a more intuitive user interface, according to LG.
In addition to running the latest version of Google's OS, all three phones also have removable batteries.
LG didn't announce any details on when the L40, L70 and L90 will arrive in stores or their pricing, but the phones will be on display at Mobile World Congress next week.
Researchers Develop Powerful Batteries That Operate Off Sugar
January 29, 2014 by mphillips
Filed under Consumer Electronics
Researchers at Virginia Tech have created a battery that operates off of sugar and could one day replace traditional batteries with ones that are cheaper, refillable and biodegradable.
Other batteries that are powered by sugar have been developed before but scientists say this one has an unmatched energy density, which enables it to run far longer before needing to be refilled.
These new sugar-based batteries could run smartphones, tablets and video games in three years, according to Y.H. Percival Zhang, an associate professor of biological systems engineering at Virginia Tech.
"Sugar is a perfect energy storage compound in nature," Zhang said. "So it's only logical that we try to harness this natural power in an environmentally friendly way to produce a battery."
Creating a stronger, longer-lasting, environmentally friendly battery has been getting a lot of research attention.
The U.S. Department of Energy is in the second year of a five-year, $120-million project to spur scientists to find a way to dramatically extend battery life.
Last fall, researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology reported that they had built a flexible battery out of carbon nanotubes that could power everything from tablet computers to electric cars.
Scientists at the University of the West of England, Bristol and the University of Bristol worked together to come up with a potential way to enable robots to operate without a battery at all. They announced this past November that they built a system that will enable robots to function using an unusual source — urine.
At Virginia Tech, researchers built a non-natural synthetic enzymatic pathway that strips all charge potentials from the sugar to generate electricity in an enzymatic fuel cell. Then, inexpensive biocatalyst enzymes are used as catalysts instead of costly platinum, which is typically used in conventional batteries.
The fuel cells in the new battery would combine the maltodextrin from the sugar with air to generate electricity.
Since the battery is refillable, more sugar can be added to it like filling the gas tank of a car.


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By Alia Malik, San Antonio Express-News : February 14, 2014 : Updated: February 14, 2014 10:39pm
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From theSAPD Facebook page: "Here is your opportunity to take care of any outstanding warrants and avoid being arrested and taken to jail. The 8th Annual Great Texas Warrant Round Up has begun and the City wants to provide individuals with outstanding warrants an opportunity to clear their warrants before the enforcement phase begins on March 3rd thru March 7th."
Photo By Courtesy of the San Antonio Police Department"The last thing we want to do is to embarrass someone" at work or in front of family to make warrant arrests, Chief William McManus said.
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio officials had a special Valentine's Day message for people with outstanding warrants: Deal with them now or we'll be picking you up in a couple of weeks.
San Antonio Police Chief William McManus and Municipal Court Clerk Frederick P. Garcia Jr. announced the Great Texas Warrant Round Up on Friday, the first day of a grace period for people to pay their fines.
"The last thing we want to do is to embarrass someone at their work or arrest someone in front of their family members or children," McManus said. "That's why we encourage everyone to come down here to municipal court and pay their warrants."
The enforcement phase of the roundup will run March 3-7, Garcia said. San Antonio is one of 300 cities participating in the statewide effort. Neighboring cities including Live Oak, Selma, Kirby and Balcones Heights are also participating.
During the roundup, officers will come to the homes and businesses of people with an outstanding Class C warrant and arrest them. Class C warrants mainly comprise traffic offenses such as speeding or driving without insurance, and city code violations such as zoning complaints and domestic disturbances.
There are ways to avoid being caught in the sweep.
People with outstanding warrants can visit sanantonio.gov/ecommerce/court and enter their name, ticket number or driver's license number to pay their fines online.
Alternatively, people can appear in court at 401 S. Frio St. between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 22. People who want to set up payment plans must come to court between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
During the grace period, which ends Feb. 28, parking will be free at the municipal courthouse, Garcia said.
If you are unsure whether you have a warrant, call the court at 210-207-2023 or 210-207-2025. Volunteers will also be making courtesy phone calls to remind people they have warrants, Garcia said.
Cash, major credit cards, checks and money orders are all acceptable forms of payment, Garcia said. Only the person charged can come pay the fine, he said.
"You will not be arrested here if you come in to pay your fine," Garcia said.
More than 300,000 warrants in San Antonio need to be cleared, Garcia said. San Antonio police will also arrest people who live elsewhere in Bexar County if they are wanted on a city warrant, Garcia said.
Last year, San Antonio cleared more than 14,000 warrants during the roundup.
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Irish pension managed funds delivered mostly positive returns during July, with a mean gain of 0.5pc for the month, according to Rubicon Investment Consultants.
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For Kentucky football fans who might be in NBA draft overload after watching Julius Randle and James Young go in the first 17 picks Thursday night, here's a little football tidbit.
I asked former UK All-American receiver Derek Abney if there wasone player last season that just really caught his eye.?
"(Receiver) Ryan Timmons. He is just amazing," said Abney during his time at the C.H.A.M.P. "Sometimes I want to tell him to get down (when he's about to get hit). I have been through that a little bit, but he makes the defense look like they are a younger age group and he'll only be a sophomore.
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Posted: Thursday, September 20, 2012 12:04 am
Recently, I took a group of students on a weekend trip to Disney's Blizzard Beach and after getting bored with the water slides, I sat down at the fake beach and read "The Hunger Games" cover to cover.
I really enjoyed the book, having in the past refused to read it on a few principles.
I generally don't like to read mainstream book series due to the fact that some seem to be like the horrible Kardashian family: They are famous for being famous.
I'm talking to you, "Twilight."
I was wrong thinking the same about "The Hunger Games," part one in a series by Suzanne Collins.
The book is about a brutal competition that takes place yearly in the country of Panem, which is a futuristic and dystopian leftover of the United States.
Originally the country was comprised of the rich Capitol city and 13 Districts, held captive by the Capitol until they revolted in a Civil War.
The Capitol destroyed District 13 and created the Hunger Games, a competition in which a boy and a girl are chosen at random as "Tributes" from each district to compete in a death match so they will be reminded of how the Capitol will always be in control.
The last tribute standing wins.
It is upon this backdrop that we meet Katniss Everdeen from District 12, who is preparing for the "Reaping," the day in which they pick the tributes.
She is a skilled bow hunter and survivalist who supports her family by hunting game in the forests of her district, which is comprised of the leftovers of Appalachia.
When Katniss' 12-year-old sister is chosen to compete in the games, she volunteers in her place and is sent off to the Capitol to train with Peeta, the boy tribute from their District.
The book is a page turner, from the fascinating descriptions of futuristic technology to the vivid clothing, hair, and makeup of the affected citizens of the Capitol.
If you haven't read it, do.
Now you've probably been wondering why I've been describing a book for the past 300 words of a movie column.
Allow me to explain.
Monday, having finished my preparations for school, I excitedly sat down to watch the movie, which came out on DVD a few weeks ago.
Needlessly to say I was excited.
Then, two and a half hours later, I was not happy.
While the movie was well made, followed to plot (loosely), and wasn't completely awful, it fell prey to one of the oldest paradigms in the world: It wasn't as good as the book.
They cut out characters, failed to show some of the best pieces of the book like the cool technology, and left out plot lines like the Avox (read Traitor) who was captured in the woods in District 12.
My least favorite parts were the shaky camera work that literally gave me a headache and the fact that they added "made up" parts to the film, like most of the parts with President Snow and District 11's revolt.
Now while I say that, I have to let you know that the book is short, around 200 pages.
Some things are unclear of how they work, but I think that is part of its magic.
The production of movies differs from books in that the people who make films have a huge amount of people that they have to please, whereas when a book is published for a first time the author only has to make their literary agent and agent's boss happy.
Take the Harry Potter books and movies.
Those books are way too long to include everything in the movies so the screenwriter and director are forced to cut things, but with "The Hunger Games," it wouldn't have been hard to include more information in the film.
That's where I take issue.
I don't mean to label it as a horrible film, but it could have been much better, included more from the book, and been truer to the story.
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Weaknesses in Microsoft's "single sign-in" Passport technology forced the Redmond company early this month to temporarily shut down the ability of Passport users to change their passwords.
One of the newly-discovered flaws permitted anyone to change an existing Passport account's password at will. This gave the intruder the use of any credit-card numbers that had been entered by the original user.
The password change could be accomplished by simply visiting Microsoft's Passport site, Register.Passport.com, and including a user's e-mail address – such as email@example.com – as a parameter in the address bar of the visitor's browser. In response, the Passport site then sent a "change password" link by e-mail to any e-mail address that had been included as a second parameter. The incredibly simple exploit came to light when security researchers in Pakistan announced it on May 7. The following day, Microsoft disabled the password-change procedure, which had been added to Passport in September 2002. The company then released a bulletin on May 9 saying the problem had been corrected.
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I've recommended against using Passport since I revealed in a Sept. 10, 2001, InfoWorld article ("Passport is cracked") that technicians could easily capture passwords from any Passport account holder who used a Windows 9x or Me machine to connect to an ISP.
Numerous experts have found other serious weaknesses. For example, researchers at AT&T Labs warned in a 2000 publication that Passport's redirection of browsers to Microsoft's servers was not protected by SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), again leaving passwords open to inquisitive ISP employees.
In August 2002, Microsoft agreed to settle a complaint filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Passport and its Wallet credit-card payment feature.
- "Microsoft falsely represented," according to the FTC action, "that it employs reasonable and appropriate measures under the circumstances to maintain and protect the privacy and confidentiality of consumers' personal information collected through its Passport and Passport Wallet services, including credit card numbers."
My take? Don't use Passport or enter any credit-card or financial information into it. Unfortunately, this may be difficult for some users. Microsoft requires a Passport account to access several of its services, including Hotmail and technical support for some consumer products. But I'd say you can have a Wallet full of credit cards or you can have a wallet full of credit cards. The choice is yours.
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On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 10:13 AM, Ricardus Vincente
There was another more mundane reason than that. 44.1kHz allowed
engineers to store an even number of samples in either an NTSC or a
PAL scanline when using UMatic video recorders to record digital
audio. Sony had supposedly even planned a line of products based on
the idea, though they never came to market.
The lowpass filters of the day weren't yet capable of cutting off
cleanly in only 2kHz (well, 4kHz, it's ok if the transition band
aliases) as they were all-analog and oversampling wasn't used yet, but
designers correctly decided that technology would catch up. The CD
had also originally been 14 bits because that was the biggest DAC that
Phillips made at the time; Sony pushed hard for 16 bits [they had a 16
bit DAC in the works :-].
Several of the original CD players only played back 14 bits.
Anyway, like most engineering, the tradeoffs were interrelated and all
came into account.
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quote:Cheapest place to get a northface jacket?
quote:cool to wear Northface jackets right??
quote:Let me guess you're only buying it cause it's cool to wear Northface jackets right??
quote:Cheapest place to get
quote:a northface jacket?
quote:I mean other than the ever so popular skiing industry in Louisiana.
quote:Most of the NF jackets I see people wearing in LA are fleece jackets. Not really meant for skiing...
quote:ive retired my northface.


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kostel sv. Mikuláše - Hnidousy, Kladno, CZ
in Art Deco - Art Nouveau
Late Art Nouveau church from 1912.
posted by: Noe1
location: Stredocesky kraj, Czech Republic
date approved: 3/30/2014
last visited: 8/11/2014
Hôtel Lutetia - Paris, France
[FR] L'hôtel Lutetia est un hôtel Art nouveau avec un des premiers bars au style Art déco à Paris. [EN] The Lutetia was built in 1910 in the Art Nouveau style to designs by architects Louis-Charles Boileau and Henri Tauzin.
posted by: RakeInTheCache
location: Île-de-France, France
date approved: 2/25/2014
last visited: never
Safeway Store - Colville, WA
This art deco store has been kept in great condition and looks every bit as art deco as it did on the day it opened, which was...
posted by: BK-Hunters
location: Washington
date approved: 2/22/2014
last visited: 6/6/2014
Mike Keith Insurance Building - Clinton, Mo.
This two-story brown brick building is located at 103 West Franklin Street in Clinton, Mo.
posted by: iconions
location: Missouri
date approved: 2/18/2014
Alpine Theater - Colville, WA
This little example of Art Deco architecture is right on Main Street in the heart of Downtown Colville.
date approved: 2/17/2014
last visited: 5/24/2014
Cars Land - Anaheim, CA
This brand new addition to Disney's California Adventure cost Disney over $1 billion!
posted by: bluesnote
location: California
date approved: 2/14/2014
last visited: 2/14/2014
Buena Vista Street - Anaheim, CA
The new Main Street USA to Disney's California Adventure Theme Park.
Disney's California Adventure Entrance Gate - Anaheim, CA
The picture above is the brand new and updated entrance of what will become the 1920. Much of DCA is still under construction even though is opened up to the public in 2001.
Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building - St. Joseph, Mo.
This two-story buff terra-cotta complex is located at 713-721 Edmond Street (theater) and 112-128 South 8th Street (theater building).
date approved: 2/9/2014
Ocean Plaza Hotel - Miami Beach, FL
The Ocean Plaza Hotel is located at 1430 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
posted by: Metro2
location: Florida
date approved: 2/8/2014
last visited: 1/9/2013
Smith Mausoleum - Mount Mora Cemetery - St. Joseph, Mo.
This mausoleum is in the northeastern most traffic circle in the Mt. Mora Cemetery - 824 Mt. Mora Rd.
date approved: 2/3/2014
Natrona County Courthouse -- Casper WY
The Natrona County Courthouse in Downtown Casper WY was built in the Art Deco style
posted by: Benchmark Blasterz
location: Wyoming
date approved: 1/30/2014
last visited: 8/14/2014
North Dakota State capitol -- Bismarck ND
The North Dakota State Capitol was built in the Art Deco style in 1934.
location: North Dakota
date approved: 1/21/2014
last visited: 8/5/2013
Landis Theatre - Vineland, New Jersey
Historic Art Deco style former movie theater in Vineland, New Jersey.
posted by: BruceS
location: New Jersey
last visited: 10/29/2014
McAlpin Hotel - Miami Beach, FL
The McAlpin Hotel is located at 1424 Ocean Drive in Miami Beach's South Beach neighborhood.
date approved: 1/19/2014
Wohnhaus Wartenbergstrasse - Basel, Switzerland
An Art Nouveau home in the East of Basel.
posted by: fi67
location: Nordwestschweiz (AG/BL/BS), Switzerland
date approved: 1/16/2014
Hall of Waters - Excelsior Springs, Mo.
This two-story cut stone and concrete Art Deco building is located at 201 E. Broadway in Excelsior Springs, Mo.
date approved: 1/14/2014
Walt Theater - New Haven, MO
1950's theater, became a week-end theater, then closed in 2012. Trying to acquire digital sound system required by modern films so they can reopen.
posted by: YoSam.
date approved: 1/13/2014
35 Queens Gardens - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
35 Queens Gardens is designed in the 1930s Art Deco style with rounded smoothly plastered corners and horizontal lines. The building is virtually unmodified from its original construction.
posted by: Trail Blaisers
location: South Island, New Zealand
date approved: 1/3/2014
last visited: 6/12/2014
Art Deco Apartments - Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
Quite literal in its name, Art Deco Apartments is an example of art deco architecture.
date approved: 1/2/2014
Kallet Theater - Oneida NY
In 1937 Myron Kallet built the "Ultra Modern" Kallet Theater on Main Street, and it became Central New York's "showcase" for screen entertainment. The Theater was fully decorated in the Art Moderne style, popular during the 1930's and 40's.
posted by: nomadwillie
location: New York
date approved: 12/29/2013
Montgomery Wards Building - Lawrence, Ks.
This three-story grey stone Art Deco building is located at 825-827 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, Kansas.
location: Kansas
date approved: 12/27/2013
Main Post Office - Reno, NV
This former post office is located on S Virginia Street, just south of the Truckee River and contains many Art Deco elements on its exterior.
posted by: thebeav69
location: Nevada
date approved: 12/25/2013
Marine Hall - Fleetwood, UK
This landmark art-deco opened in 1935 and continues to serve this historic coastal fishing town as a center for theatre, musical performances, and even a local film club. It is also a venue for conventions, weddings and other functions.
posted by: silverquill
location: Northwest England, United Kingdom
date approved: 12/24/2013
Guildhall - Swansea, Wales, Great Britain.
The Art Deco, Guildhall & Civic centre, has functioned as the focal point of local government and justice, for over 75 years. Located in Swansea, Wales.
posted by: veritas vita
location: South Wales, United Kingdom
date approved: 12/23/2013
last visited: 2/25/2014


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William Culbertson moved to Indiana seeking a new life and eventually became one of the richest men in the state. His mansion stands as an example of the tastes, ideals and lifestyle of people during the late 1800s.
Culbertson Mansion
With its hand-painted ceilings, carved staircase, marble fireplaces and elaborate plasterwork, the Culbertson Mansion reflects the affluence of a man once considered to be the wealthiest in Indiana. In 1867, William S. Culbertson spent about $120,000 to build his grand home in New Albany.
The three-story, Second-Empire mansion encompasses more than 20,000 square feet and contains 25 rooms. The facade, east elevation, and west elevation all feature semi-circular bays, allowing plenty of light into the rooms. Built by the brothers William and James Banes, it was, by all accounts, one of the most striking homes on Main Street.
No expense was spared in decorating the interior of the home. The family hired artists to paint the designs on the walls, ceilings and cornices of the first and second floors. Artists used the technique of trompe l'oiel in several rooms to mimic paneling, molding or other textured surfaces. Special tools were used to create the look of wood graining. Many of the floors were hand-painted with this "faux bois" graining. Other rooms were covered with wall-to-wall carpets.
In 1964, Historic New Albany purchased the home and, in 1976, it was accepted as a state historic site. The Culbertson Mansion represents the lifestyles of the Victorian fortune-makers as well as the lifestyles of the servant staff.
William S. Culbertson
At age 21, William S. Culbertson left his hometown of New Market, Pennsylvania, to seek his fortune in Indiana. Settling in New Albany, he found employment as a clerk in a dry goods store. Culbertson possessed exceptional business sense and energy and, in 1854, started his own utility company, eventually becoming a prosperous, independent businessman. In 1868, Culbertson retired from the dry goods business to invest his money in new ventures, including the Kentucky-Indiana Railroad Bridge Company.
Culbertson invested much of his wealth in New Albany. He involved himself in civic affairs; funded and supervised the construction of the Culbertson Widows Home; served as a Trustee of the First Presbyterian Church; and founded the Cornelia Memorial Orphans Home, named for the second of his three wives. Culbertson was widowed twice and married for the third time at age 70.
He died in 1892, at the age of 78, achieving a net worth of $3.5 million dollars — about $61 million in today's economy. William, his first two wives, and several of his children are buried in New Albany's Fairview Cemetery.
Restoration of the mansion
The Culbertson family sold the house and its furnishings in 1899 and, over the following decades, the passage of time and changes in ownership left their mark on the mansion. When the state of Indiana took over the house in 1976, much of it would have been unrecognizable to the family. The state started exterior renovations in 1980 and, shortly afterward, the staff and the Friends of Culbertson Mansion began working to restore the original interior.
Restoration requires careful analysis of the remaining materials so that the artists and craftspeople involved can re-create the originals as accurately as possible. Textiles such as carpeting and window coverings are chosen for their appropriateness to the time period. In some cases, historic photographs are invaluable, as in the rebuilding of the first floor veranda and the re-creation of the etched-glass panel in the front door.
The Friends continue to raise funds for restoration and other projects around the mansion through annual special events. In addition, the Friends have received many generous grants from local foundations with an interest in preservation. Today, visitors to the mansion can see the results of these restoration efforts, as well as the works-in-progress.
Culbertson Mansion
Culbertson Mansion is open:
January - March
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Weekends by appointment only.
April - December
Tuesday - Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, 1p.m. - 5p.m.
Closed on Mondays
Tours begin at the mansion's front door; please ring the bell and wait for a guide to assist you. Admission fees will be collected at the conclusion of the tour, in the Gift Shop.
Adults | $7 |
Seniors* | $5 |
Children* | $2 |
Students | $2 |
Children under 3 | FREE |
Indiana State Museum members and members of other State Historic Sites Friends Groups get FREE admission and a 10 percent discount in the gift shop!
*Child: ages 3 through 12
*Senior: age 60 and older
Group/School Tours: Special rates are available for groups of 10 or more and for school groups. Call 812.944.9600 to schedule your group.
Get directions to Culbertson Home State Historic Site.
Where to park
Parking is available on Main and 10th Streets. Handicapped parking is available in the circular driveway behind the mansion; please call if you need to use the handicapped lift or if you need other assistance.
Zombie Ball | Kick off the haunting season as Zombies descend upon the grounds of the famous Culbertson Mansion. In a partnership with Develop New Albany's "Zombie Run," the finish line ends at this outdoor extravaganza celebrating the 30th anniversary of "Literally, A Haunted House." Guests are encouraged to join the Culbertson actors in their best Zombie attire while enjoying projected films, local vendors, and refreshments. | |
Literally, A Haunted House | The Culbertson Mansion's haunted Carriage House is not for the faint of heart. TheScareFactor.com warns that, "There may be times where you are wondering if everyone in your group will make it out alive. Be aware of your surroundings, this cast is known for drawing your attention away from what you should really be afraid of." In addition, on Oct. 17, 18, 24, 25, 31, Nov. 1, enjoy Halloween storytelling in the mansion at 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. for an additional $1 per child, $2 per adult. | |
Ghostly Happenings Tour | Discover some of the strange, unexplained things that have happened at Culbertson Mansion during this ghostly tour. | |
Halloween Tea | Enjoy an afternoon of whimsy and frighteningly good treats as you partake in "finger" foods. Wear costumes to add to the atmosphere and meet the Queen of Halloween herself as she shares stories that are sure to get you in the "spirit" of things. | |
Ghost Watch Undertaking Sleepover | Spend the night at Culbertson Mansion … if you dare! Brave guests will enjoy a candlelight dinner, tarot card readings, a ghost tour of the mansion, and a scavenger hunt before attempting to make it through the night. Must be over 18 to attend. | |
Christmas Open House | Experience a Victorian Christmas at the Culbertson Mansion! With two events, guests will be able to see our exquisite decorations by day or night while listening to the wonderful sounds of Christmas. Refreshments, children's activities, and self-guided tours of the Mansion will be available. | |
Christmas Murder Mystery | At the 1883 Culbertson's annual Christmas party, tensions are running high after William and his fiancée Rebecca announce their engagement … tensions that ultimately lead to murder! As a guest at the party, you will have the opportunity to play detective by naming the killer and the motive. Dinner included. | |
Christmas Victorian Afternoon Tea | Enjoy beautiful Christmas decorations, music and tasty treats while sipping a variety of flavored hot teas, followed by a tour of the mansion. | |
Benevolence Ball | Celebrate one of New Albany's most influential citizens as the Culbertson Mansion commemorates William Culbertson's birthday at the Benevolence Ball. The program will feature live music, food & refreshments, and an evening of high-brow entertainment. Highlighting Mr. Culbertson's legacy of philanthropy, guests will witness the presentation of the Culbertson Mansion Benevolence Award, given each year to a citizen of New Albany in recognition of service to the community. |
Contact us
Jessica Stavros
Site Manager
Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site 914 East Main St. Phone: 812.944.9600 |
William Culbertson moved to Indiana seeking a new life and eventually became one of the richest men in the state. The Culbertson Mansion is a reminder of the tastes, ideals and lifestyle of people during the late 1800s.
Academic topics covered:
- Decorative Arts
- Late 19th Century Life
- Servants and class structure
- Historic Preservation
- Philanthropy
Grades K – 12 Culbertson School Group Tour | Tour features William Culbertson's rise from a dry goods clerk to the leading entrepreneur in New Albany; philanthropy, community, class structure and family life of the late 1800s; French Second Empire architecture and decorative arts of the |
Grades K – 12Culbertson Education Outreach | You may request speakers in historical | |
Grades K – 12Free Insights Curriculum Kits | Available only for local pickup directly from the Culbertson Mansion. Available kits include Cornelia's Victorian Insight Curriculum Kit, Architecture Insight Curriculum Kit, Culbertson Insight Curriculum Kit (1850-1880). |
Rental Information
Formal Parlor
Perfect for gatherings, the parlor has hand painted ceilings, elaborate plaster work and marble fireplaces.
Outdoor Grounds
The lovely grounds of Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site provide a picturesque setting for parties.
For rental information email Jessica Stavros or call 812.944.9600.


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