Looks like Google’s quest to dominate the world is now extending to your web browser… assuming you download and use it. Google is launching their latest piece of software… a browser named chrome. I am quite happy with my Firefox browser… I hate Microsoft Internet Explorer (it is a hog…
Nike is releasing limited edition versions of the shoes worn by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to kick off the U.S. Open tournament. The limited edition Air Max Breath Cage II and the limited edition Air Zoom Vapor V featuring the players individual logos and colors. The shoes will…
Sony, the maker of high quality gadgets we love, has announced the worlds thinnest LCD TV, the Bravia X1. The TV is only 9.9mm thick (about as thin as a CD case), displays full HD video, and has a 1080 wireless interface for zero video cables. Simply plug the power…
Sony dropped news of two new CyberShot cameras today – the DSC-T700 and the DSC-T77. Both should arrive in the US by the end of September (Colors are red, champagne gold, and pink for about $400). The DSC-T700 has a 10-megapixel 1/2.3″ CCD sensor, 4X optical zoom, a 3.5-inch touch…
Olympus released a batch of new cameras today… the coolest of which (in my opinion) is the Stylus 1050SW. The new 1050 SW will work in temperatures as low as -10 degrees Celsius. The camera features a newer technology dubbed “tap control” which allows you to tap on the cameras…
Looks like Tesla and Aptera finally have some competition… although it seems to trump them both… sorta. Fisker Automotive, plans on having this hybrid car available for sale in 2010. The car goes from 0-60 mph in about 5.8 seconds, can run on electric only mode for 50 miles before…
Friend of mine send me this pic of some anal retentive British Defense Ministry chap playing with what looks like a hover-copter. Apparently having Mother England covered with static surveillance cameras is not enough – time to upgrade the toys. At first look, this reminds me of one of those…
San Luis Obispo county is the latest in a race to build the world’s largest solar farm. The solar plant will cover 12.5 square miles and generate 800 megawatts of power! OptiSolar (550 megawatts) and SunPower (250 megawatts) will be doing the installation. The solar energy will be sold to…
Looks like Honda is dedicating more energy and development on an all new hybrid vehicle. This hybrid is not going to share a body style with another existing vehicle… like their last hybrids did (civic, accord, etc…). This hybrid will be available in the fall of 2009 and Honda expects…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMMm_MczGL0 The ICON A5 showed off it’s transformer like ability to fold-up at last weeks EAA AirVenture show in Oskosh. ICON’s hope is that the plane will appeal to customers who are intimidated by the process of getting a typical pilots license, or/and don’t have a place to store a…