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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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.…
As an adult… flying a kite is kinda dorky… make the kite into a cursor kite and the dorkiness is multiplied by 10. Not sure where the hot chick on the beach fits into this story… but oh well. [Source]
Brimming with phat cash from oil sales, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in a joint venture with IBM, is building a supercomputer that will rank in the top ten in the world (six-ish). The new computer, named Shaheen (Falcon), is a 16-rack Blue Gene/P System,…
Folks, I can’t make this up. I know, I know… some parents reading this are thinking this is the best idea ever… and that they are going to buy them for Johnny’s skateboard. And I guess if Johnny sucks at skateboarding and lives on lombard street, this might be a…