ESTONIAN INVENTOR

Has Santa been into your chimney yet ?

Now , if you are really serious about Santa Claus then get the grip!
This technology was invented by Thomas Cane and got US Patent granted in 1996!
So, there is no more mystery about this jolly old chap from the North Pole. Just hang this clever stocking out by your chimney and you will know exactly when he pops your prezzies in …
Many thanx to all of my readers on both side of the big bond & Merry Cristmas everyone !

Estonia takes home 1 Gold & 2 Bronze from Stockholm !

Inventor Nina Ignatius and me testing Myoton Pro at Stockholm ...

It was really good to be at Swedish Inventors Association 125 Anniversary Show in Stockholm last week. We had more than 80 inventors from 17 countries presenting over 100 inventions ! Swedish people looked after us well and the Show was a Great success ! I saw some simple inventions and some really complicated ones.  Our box contained just 3 of those : Adjustable Reed by Kadi Pajupuu , Microgenerator EHF “Micro Fa” by Valeri Aljas and “Myoton Pro” by Myoton AS.  Although we missed the Awards due to late registration , we still got medals to take home which was decided by the jury made of participating countries.  The Gold medal came for the “Myoton Pro” , bronze for “MicroFa” and another bronze for our display.

Congratulations to the winners and Big Thanx to all our supporters !!

The 5th International Invention Show dedicated to the year of  Chemistry, will be held by the Association of Polish Inventors and Rationalizers in Warsaw from 3-5th November 2011.

Swedish Inventors Association celebrates 125 years !

Our good friends in Sweden have come a long long way. Swedish Inventors Association was founded by famous inventor and balloonist Salomon August Andrée in 1886. That makes it the oldest its kind in the whole World ! As this is a special time for our friends , the event is going to be grand as well !

Inventors from all around are expected to participate at the Innovation Fair in Stockholm from 4-7th October. And so is Estonian Inventors Association , who is going to present MYOTON at this time. This novel and non-invasive muscle diagnostic technology has been originally invented by Dr. Arved Vain from the University of Tartu.  Dr. Vain also served as a Chairman of the Council and main developer of Myoton earlier versions. The latest patent filing for “Myoton Pro” includes 5 men team from which Mr. Aleko Peipsi , the CEO of  Myoton AS has the leading role.  We believe Myoton has got what it takes to be one of the inventions for the future.

The Show has been organised by Swedish Inventors Association and by IFIA – International Federation of  Inventors Associations. It is expected to be a major international Innovation Fair.

More news : http://suf125.com

20 years of freedom.

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The second independence of the Estonian Republic was restored at 23:02 on 20th August 1991. I was 17 on this very special day. I still remember clearly how Russian military aircraft flew over our farm and shot up like a rocket with a terrible noise ! I also remember how Russian tanks surrounded TV tower and cruised around in Old Tallinn, how people were singing songs of freedom and put candles on the tanks. How churches were full of people on this night, praying for our freedom. Surely we were on the brink of civil war , but somehow released from behind the iron curtain…

There were quite a few mysterious moments which turned our history around. I have heard the story of the matchbox in between the lift doors, stopping Russians going up to TV tower and few more. One, perhaps most obvious one told us how one man managed to use some radio equipment to disturb Russian military channels. I guess it was probably the only attack we managed to do against them. Perhaps the one which did the job” …

Estonia has always been in the interest of our big neighbours like Germany, Sweden or Russia. Obviously we have a very attractive corner of the land for trade. We owe the land where East meets the West and North meets the South. No wonder why we are wanted. It only seems to be the wonder how this 1 million folk has survived all these years.

So, all I can say is Thank God for freedom on our land and for some creative brains , who continue to work for Estonia, despite all invasions.

The 20th Anniversary  Speech by our President T.H. Ilves can be found in here ! & The official page of celebrations  at Lauluväljak last night –  www.20.ee

Long live Estonia !!

Tallinn TV Tower will be the place to go in 2012 !

I went to see our TV tower few days ago. A grand refurbishment is still very much in progress, but not far off to be finished

The are two good reasons why I am writing about it. First – the tower has been built of Portland cement , invented by Verner Kikas. This rather strong building material, which consists of a great amount coleash, became very popular building material in 1970s. It is remarkable that also many block houses in our country where built of the very same material.

The other reason why I am writing about TV Tower is the exhibition of our best inventions and achievements throughout all times. I have been honoured to help with this as well and hopefully the exhibition will be there for us to see as soon as the tower is ready !

Apart from these two reasons I must also admit that this 314m high building is the tallest in Estonia and surely it will offer A great view & fine Cafe in it! The project should be completed by Summer 2012.

Bookscandy is ready to scan !

Ben Einborn with his brandnew prototype.

As e-books have become very popular within past 2 years the demand for more is growing constantly. Many companies trying to get ahead producing more powerful gadgets than ever before and so does eReeder.com . This is not just the best selling e-book reader on Estonian market today, but also the high resolution multimedia player. Now to make things even better the mother-company A3 Interactive has launched a brand new scanner Bookscandy PRE just few days ago ! This scanner enables to copy up to 900 pages per hour and is a great sample of the latest digital and mechanical engineering in Estonia.

The man who built the most mechanical parts for this machine is a young prototype builder Ben Einborn from the Estonian Prototype Company Erismet OÜ . Compared to similar scanners abroad this is reasonably priced machine, which has cost around 5000 euros to produce only. Another good thing about this machine is the software, which is included and there is no additional license fee for those who would like to buy it !

More photos of this great machine can be found from Fotokatel.com .

Facebook page of Estonian Prototype Company has been founded at 18th June 2011.

* If you are interested to get your books scanned or you would like to by this machine please contact directly to :  info@bookscandy.com or call +372 6 313 050

Furniture like no other !

This is not exactly  invention, but something unique and well designed indeed I have to tell you about this time.  True craftsman and former  engineer Mikhail Tchitchkan from Pärnu has built furniture for decades. He is manufacturing handmade high-quality log furniture by special orders and also on the basis of a calaogue. Most used wood-type is fir tree, ash tree, birch, hazel, black alder and juniper. Finished furniture is treated with natural linseed oil. I must admit that this type of furniture is well suitable for summerhouses and log-cabins on your back garden or at your hideaway …

http://www.presenter.ee/logfurniture , http://www.presenterexpo.com

This time for Africa !

Garage48 Africa Tour

Estonian Startup Hub Garage48 has expanded and makes its first waves in Africa now! If you are interested to see the latest online startups from Accra, Ghana then go to  http://www.garage48.org/blogger/projects-on-garage48-accra-2011 and check it out !

Unfortunately I missed the live stream last night…

But the next Garage48 is to happen at Tartu , Estonia from 26-28th August.

I might seeyou there!

e-Estonia shows the way.

One of our latest success stories is most certainly the e-Estonia , which has transformed our way of communicating in business and everyday life. It is now a common term to describe our forward-thinking approach with IT sector and linked services like banking, police, Rev & Customs and even the government.  So, Yes we have so called e-government and also voting system linked to our ID cards which allows us to vote from any corner of the World as long as there is internet connection.

The latest news tell us that our president Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves has accepted the proposal to lead the EC e-health working group. All the EU health care ministers will meet up in Budapest, Hungary today.

http://www.president.ee

http://e-estonia.com

Russian nuke engineering has got the cutting edge.

I guess it is a pretty good time to talk about nuclear energy as recent news from Japan confirm the importance of these issues. Despite the latest nuclear catastrophies the demand for nuclear energy is rising constantly. There is also an obvious need for energy after such a massive blackouts like one in Japan. Russian engineers and nuclear scientists who are expanding the periodic table rapidly have worked out how to put the nuclear plant to the vessel !

This 144 meters long ship with two reactors on board can produce 70MW electricity and 300MW of heat which could supply a town of 200 000 people. The Worlds first floating nuke station, launched at Baltiiski Zavod St. Petersburg is on the water already and should be completed by 2012.  As there is a great demand for energy in far north there has been 4 more orders made by Jakuutia. Also there has been a great deal of  interest about this type of power plants from Malaysia, South-Korea, South Africa, India and some other countries. The total cost of this particular project is about 6.3M euros per MW, which should decrease as number of stations will rise.

I think personally it is a remarkable piece of engineering by Russians. Lets hope it is unsinkable as well …

* This story has been brought to you via Eesti Päevaleht / Estonian Daily Newspaper:  http://www.epl.ee/artikkel/596050