25, Nov 2013
Zee Aero Flying Car Spied In Mountain View, CA

The details on this odd looking airplane-helicopter-flying car are under wraps at the moment.  But a tiny bit of investigative work turns up the following clues; This "flying car" is made by a secretive Mountain View company operating near Google, named Zee.Aero. Zee.Aero is currently operating in stealth mode and…

20, Nov 2013
Manta Resort Floating Hotel Room With An Underwater Room

The Manta Resort, off the coast of Tanzania, has just plopped a floating hotel room about 820 feet from shore.  This cool floating hotel room has a roof deck, an above water lounge/bathroom area, and an underwater master bedroom surrounded by windows.  Read on for details and more pictures.

19, Nov 2013
PD-100 Black Hornet Spy Drone

Another high-tech gadget that we, the common folk, can't buy.  The PD-100 Black Hornet looks like a toy but is marketed for military reconnaissance.  The PD-100 will fly for 25 minutes on a charge and streams live video back to the user.  Just like the DJI Phantom 2 Vision, but…

Me And Abe Lincoln
11, Nov 2013
Jersey Shore, Gettysburg, Philadelphia, Virginia, And South Carolina

Another procrastinators post with a quick 5 state update… After NY we downgraded to the Jersey Shore. The MTV show “Jersey Shore” did a good job polishing that turd. It was pretty run down and had clientele to match. We had one of the “nicer” hotels in the area. Other…

Caterham Brutus 750 Motorcycle
6, Nov 2013
Caterham Brutus 750 Motorcycle

The folks at Caterham Group are branching out from their purpose based track cars to create a motorcycle division.  Their first motorcycle, the Caterham Brutus 750, will be the “SUV of motorcycles”.  The Caterham Brutus 750 Motorcycle is meant to be equally good on the street as it is as…

FAA Allows Cell Phone Use
4, Nov 2013
FAA Allows In-Flight Use Of Electronic Devices

Looks like our fine US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (the FAA) lightened up the rules against passengers using their Personal Electronic Devices during the flight.  Oh joy… Candy Crush from gate to gate.

Skyrunner By Parajet
3, Nov 2013
Skyrunner By Parajet

The folks at Parajet have just completed their second prototype flying buggy named the Skyrunner.  It isn’t cheap at $120,000, but how many options does one have for a flying car?  The Skyrunner is a high powered all-terrain car that doubles as a fan powered paraglider.  The 125 horsepower four-cylinder…

New Hampshire Tree's
31, Oct 2013
New Hampshire And The Cog Railway At Mt. Washington

After losing our shirts in PA we pointed the car towards Maine and drove through Vermont and New Hampshire. Pictures won’t do justice to the colors of the trees as they turn. Simply amazing scenery. On this leg of the trip we had a constant drizzly rain which made it…

2014 Honda Accord Hybrid
15, Oct 2013
2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Gets 50 MPG In The City

Look for Honda’s latest Accord Hybrid ($29,155) to hit US showrooms by the end of this month.  Finally someone is getting close to the Toyota Prius mpg… close but not quite as good yet.  The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid uses a 1.3 kWh lithium-ion battery pack to get a 50…

White Kia Soul
4, Oct 2013
Kia Announces All-Electric Soul

Kia already has an electric car, but unless you live in Korea you most likely haven’t seen it.  Looks like North America will get a shot at Kia’s latest electric car the Electric Kia Soul next year.  The announcement is still very fresh and Kia hasn’t released any pictures or…