US Drone Crashes In Florida
Not sure how you feel about the US government flying drones over American soil, but they are doing it. Apparently folks sitting in traffic yesterday on Highway 98 have a drone crash to thank for their delays. The QF-4 drone fell out of the sky in Florida yesterday and caused quite a bit of fire […]
World’s Fastest Mobility Scooter
Move over Colin Furze, the go fast guys at Garage Insanity on the Isle of Man just made what is arguably the new World's Fastest Mobility Scooter. They started off by stuffing this mobility scooter with a Suzuki GSX-600F motorcycle engine. This mobility scooter now goes 0-60 in about three seconds and has a top […]
ERO Demolition Robot Recycles Materials As it Works
When it it is time to demolish an old building, contractors have quite a few techniques they can use. Some of the options for demolition include explosives, cranes with wrecking balls, bulldozers, etc… While they get the job done and scrape the building from the location… they don’t make recycling of the old materials very […]
Xbox One Lets Users Play During Game Download
Back when Microsoft had unveiled the Xbox One in May, it said that all disc based games must be installed to the console's hard drive. They said that users would be able to play games as they were being installed. It was not made clear back then whether this would apply to games downloaded through […]
Sikorsky Prize Claimed With Human Powered Helicopter
If you aren't familiar with the Sikorsky Prize, it was a challenge for human powered flight set 33 years ago. When the prize was originally announced it was just $10,000 and was raised to $250,000 in 2009. To win the prize, a human-powered helicopter has to fly for over 60 seconds at an altitude of […]
Angry Birds Star Wars Prequel Teaser
Rovio just released an Angry Birds Star Wars prequel teaser. While Angry Birds Star Wars is available for free download for the next week (iPad and iPhone), they have been saying things like "Big new game announcement coming on Monday! #July15." via twitter. They also released the following image seen above. Remember that imagery from […]
Nokia Makes The Lumia 1020 Official
Not exactly earth shattering news here, we knew it was coming, but now Nokia has official announced their latest top shelf smartphone the Lumia 1020. The main bit of excitement around this Windows Phone is the PureView 41MP camera. Get yours in black, white, or yellow.
STAND A Urinal With Built-In Sink
So this is a basically a urinal with a built-in sink. Sounds good at first, then I think about the condition of most bathrooms these days. Yuck. Kaspars Jurson has created this concept urinal sink combination and calls it STAND. I keep reading about how this idea makes sense. Frankly I am baffled. I think […]
Volkswagen XL1 Gets 262 MPG!
The Volkswagen XL1 is what happens when you take a hybrid car and strip everything that isn't essential. The VW XL1 weighs just 1,753 lbs. VW's engineers weren't focused on performance or handling with the XL1. In fact, they weren't focused on much but getting the best MPG they could. In fact some odd items […]
AViiQ Premium Portable Laptop Stand Review
So you spent a few thousand dollars on your new MacBook Pro and want a great stand to improve wrist comfort and screen visibility. Now isn't the time to skimp on a bulky piece of plastic that isn't travel friendly. Step up to the AViiQ Premium Portable Laptop Stand which weighs just 156 grams and […]