Amenbo - The five fingered mouse !

If you are one of those who love unusual gadgets, the five fingered mouse would not fail to grip your attention. Named Amenbo by Double Research and Development Company, this device is quite dramatic and interesting. With a device fixed for resting the palm along with five mice fixed with wire ribbons for fingers, you would enjoy working on your laptop/computer now. The interesting device is not just a candy for eyes but also provides comfort to the user.

 

Apart from comfort, Amenbo offers comfortable time at the 3D space which is missing with the regular mouse with limited 2D functionality. The company claims this mouse to be apt for gamers. This unusual mouse not just has smart 3D image recognition mechanism but also ability of sensing the finger pressures due to sensors fitted in all its finger panels. The mechanism is not that of a touchscreen but the device identifies user’s fingers being a part of his hand and tracks the movements with ease. Manipulation of CAD data and 3D models is the USP of Amenbo. You do not have to attach 3D and ordinary mouse for working on CAD data, Amenbo takes care of it. The mouse packages the dual functions for the convenience of users.

 

The company is not just offering bizarre mouse to the users, it also claims that it might use the technology in its production of Robotics. The company plans to use the five fingers Amenbo technology for their robots. The regular robots are being operated from either two or three fingers but the company would allow the users to use the five fingers while operating the robot’s hand. This Japanese company is surely leaving no stone unturned to create a benchmark in the world of technology.

CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp) - Insight

CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp) converts electrical energy to radiant energy. They are energy efficient and use better technology as compared to conventional tube lights and bulbs. It has two components:

a)      A glass tube filled with argon and mercury vapor & coated with a layer of fluorescent material.

b)      An electronic ballast circuit.

 

A 25 Watt CFL is shown in the above image.

 

The above image shows the circuit for electronic ballast. This circuit takes a 220 V input from external power source and sends a current into the fluorescent tube as output. We can divide the circuit in two parts. Supply section and starting circuit. Supply section contains a coil, fuse, a bridge rectifier using diodes and a filtering capacitor. Starting section includes a diode, a capacitor, resistance and DIAC (DIode for Alternating Current).

 

A closer look to its component can be viewed in the image.

 

The circuit has two terminals – Cathode and Anode which are inserted into the ends of the fluorescent tube. When the power is supplied to the circuit, Cathode is heated enough to emit the electrons into the tube. These electrons travel through the tube and reach another end of the tube where they are received by anode.

 

A filament is shown in the above image, both end contains the same filaments.

 

Working: The tube is filled with Argon and mercury vapors. When power supply is given to the CFL, filament attached with the cathode heats up and emits electrons in the tube. This ionizes the argon and mercury vapor particles. The ionized particles emit ultra violet radiations which strike with the fluorescent layer of material coated on the tube. In turn, fluorescent material spread a white light which lights up the room.