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Entries for September, 2008

Aptera - New Design

Looks like the folks at Aptera have made some changes to the Typ-1 vehicle they plan to start selling this year.  From the picture it looks like Aptera has added a window behind the doors, added side mirrors (big bummer because the cameras were cooler), shrunk or removed the rear window, changed the door [...]

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IOData’s Overpriced Mini Bluetooth Keyboard

 
If you are one of the nerds who busts out a keyboard to work on your PDA or phone during meetings… I hope you catch a cold.  IOData disagrees with me and thinks that folks need a mini Bluetooth keyboard for their BT gadgets.  I am sure some dorks are getting excited by this device… [...]

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Pull Pure Water From Thin Air - Watermill

Super idea… and simple technology… the Watermill is a glorified dehumidifier with a purification system.  In this case, simple is good… pretty smart idea/invention.  They have the ability to connect the water source to your standard household gadgets like the refrigerator, sink tap, water cooler, etc… 
The element four watermill store will be open [...]

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Nero And TiVo Team Up To Bring TiVo To Your Computer

 

I personally never wanted to maintain a buggy windows PC as a media center or PVR… which is why I love my TiVo so much.  For those who prefer to do the PVR thing on the PC, things just got exciting.  TiVo and Nero partnered to give you most of the TiVo PVR capabilities [...]

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Nissan’t Latest Robot Car Avoids Crashes

Nissans latest jump into the accident-avoidance world is the BR23C robotic car.  The BR23C uses a laser range finder (LRF), which works like a bumble bee’s eye, to detect obstacles up to two meters away.  Supposedly this system then allows the “car” to “instinctively” react to obstacles and avoid them.  This is still, obviously [...]

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Personal Submarine - Battery Powered

The C-Quester 3 by U-Boat Works is one bad lil personal submarine that is actually available for sale, unlike the hard to find Seabreacher.  Although, not cheap at around $575K the C-Quester is both a boat and a submarine.  The unit can dive to depths of 100m and can stay under water for [...]

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Man Crosses English Channel With Jetpack

 
Yves “Fusion Man” Rossy crossed the English Channel last Friday, going from England to France with a jetpack strapped to his back.  Believe it or not, he is the first person to do this.  49 year old Rossy is a pilot who normally flies large airliners for a living.
The jetpack was powered by four [...]

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