AUTOMOTIVE
SignalGuru uses network of dashboard-mounted smartphones to help drivers avoid red traffic lights
The continuing increase in gasoline prices around the world over the past decade has also seen an increase in the practice of hypermiling – the act of driving using techniques that maximize fuel economy. One of the most effective hypermiling techniques is maintaining a steady speed while driving instead of constantly stopping and [...]
AUTOMOTIVE, AVIA, TRANSPORT
A dolphin-like speedboat that can reach 50 MPH and launch 18 feet into the air
A speedboat, submarine and airplane wrapped in one Outfitted with a 1500cc engine, a watertight cockpit and six dolphin-like fins, the Innespace Seabreacher redefines personal watercraft. The 17-foot vessel can reach 50 mph on flat water, cruise beneath the surface, and launch 18 feet into the air. It’s also got an iPod-compatible sound system [...]
AVIA, CONCEPT
Airbus offers a peek at the translucent future of passenger air travel
Airline Cabins in 2050 The "vitalizing" cabin Airbus has seen the future, and it’s spacious, sunlit and full of interactive screens. Oh, and cocktails will be served in the virtual bar, assuming someone isn’t playing 18 holes in there. After revealing its larger vision of what aviation hardware will offer us in 2050 at [...]
AVIA, TRANSPORT
Water-propelled Jetlev-Flyer personal jetpack set for release
The first JetLev R200 jetpacks are set to hit the water, and while it won’t let you beat traffic on your daily commute – unless your home and workplace are conveniently located along the same body of water – it does look like a whole lot of fun. Unlike self-contained jetpack designs, such [...]
TECHNOLOGY, TRANSPORT
New Michelin bike inner tube squeezes punctures closed
The uniquely shaped and textured Michelin Protek Max bicycle inner tube is said to compress punctures closed, instead of blowing them open Michelin has released a product that takes the concept a step further. The company’s Protek Max tube not only contains a sealant, but is designed to compress when punctured to assist the [...]
SPORT
Manx: beer belly? No sweat !
Posted on 18 August 2011
Supermarket Asda claims to have answered the prayers of men and women up and down the country. No, it’s not a solution to the recent riots, nor a fail-safe strategy to save the global ecomony. Instead, the supermarket has unveiled hold-everything-in control pants for men that claim to lift and firm flabby behinds, sculpt [...] Continue Reading
GADGETS, MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
TableDrum iDevice app turns any surface into a virtual drum kit
Posted on 17 August 2011
The TableDrum app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch transforms rhythmic tapping on just about any surface into real-time virtual drum sounds With a few notable exceptions, the fine art of tabletop tapping has been a purely non-digital experience for most people. Now, iDevice users can turn their rhythmic creations into real-time drum sounds, [...] Continue Reading
ECOLOGY
Underwater hotel room has guests sleeping with the sharks
Posted on 05 August 2011
Situated in the tropical gardens on Rangalifinolhu Island, access to the resort is only by seaplane and while it may sound like any other exclusive get away, the Conrad Rangali will have you dining with stingrays and on special occasions, sleeping with the sharks. Opening its doors a little over five [...] Continue Reading
TECHNOLOGY
Saudis set to build Kingdom Tower, soon to be the world’s tallest building
Posted on 03 August 2011
Saudi Arabia knows how to keep up with the Joneses. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai has officially been the world’s tallest building since its opening early last year, but by 2016-ish Saudi Arabia plans to let the UAE know exactly who the big brother is on the Arabian Peninsula. The Saudis have inked a [...] Continue Reading
ELECTRONICS, MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
Chinese supermarket trialling WiFi-enabled tablet PC-equipped shopping carts
Posted on 29 July 2011
It doesn’t have quite the appeal of sending a robot to do your shopping, but this Smart Cart service being trialed by SK Telecom could definitely take some of the hassle out of trolling the supermarket aisles. Just launched at the Shanghai Lotus Supermarket in China, the system consists of WiFi-enabled, tablet PC-equipped shopping [...] Continue Reading
ROBOTS
MIRAI SANZO – Android-powered home robot
Posted on 18 July 2011
Japanese company Sanyo Homes has introduced its MIRAI SANZO Android-based robot Japanese company Sanyo Homes has introduced its MIRAI SANZO Android-based robot for the Japanese market. It connects to external networked devices, and allows them to be controlled via voice commands or remotely, through a smartphone. This is yet another device which proves that [...] Continue Reading
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