Top Ten Unnoticed Technological Developments of 2006

There was much that was publicized over 2006 in terms of technology. Most of the limelight was hogged by the battle of the gaming consoles, a few newer laptops, and other technological developments. However, there were also a ton of the technological developments that went unnoticed over 2006. Some of these are useful, some are prototypes, some just useless, some too expensive and some are waiting to be put in action on a larger scale, but all of them are impressive feats of technology that should be mentioned somewhere! Here are the Top Ten Unnoticed Technological Developments Of 2006:

Tru-Touch's Skin Alcohol Test - Say goodbye to the days of breath tests for drivers to see if they've been drinking. Tru-Touch has come up with a new system that can detect alcohol readings in the bloodstream just through touch. This is more accurate, easier to administer, harder to beat, and safer for an officer who doesn't want the suspect to get out of the car.

Morphis ESP - An extremely pricey machine at $300,000, the Morphis is still an impressive technological development. Capable of simulating just about any ride (on the rod, in the air or one at the amusement park), the Morphis ESP is impressive...although I'd rather just go to an amusement park instead of paying $300,000 for this brute.

FreeStyle Morphing Keyboards by Kinesis - This is as close as you can get to completely customizable other than just re-locating each of the keys. The Freestyle keyboard developed by Kinesis can be separated into two halves, tilted and placed in a variety of configurations. Will it catch on...I doubt it...but it's still cool.

N700 Series Shinkansen - Continuing their saga of the bullet trains, the Japanese have developed the N700 series - a 16 seating train car that even on turns moves at the speed of 167MPH. It does this with the special ability to tilt as it turns (only 1 degree, but that's more than enough)!