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Photos: Commuter challenge in the skies: This weekend, NASA held its first Personal Aircraft Vehicle PAV Challenge, a test of experimental small-seat airplanes with a prize purse of $250,000.This weekend, NASA held its first Personal Aircraft Vehicle PAV Challenge, a test of experimental small-seat airplanes with a prize purse of $250,000. The contestants were all flying...; Tags: Monitors & displays, photograph, Cafe Foundation, Personal Aircraft Vehicle, Personal Aircraft Vehicle Challenge, flight simulation, purse, daylight, terrain, assortment, lamp, biodiesel, cabin, pass, aircraft, team, touch screen, USB, banking, Amazon.com Inc., mo; Image galleries 2007-08-14
Flight Sim News (widget): Latest flight simulation news, new products, features, announcements, and Flight Simulator X news. Such as 20 Items Shown, Custom Update Times, Automatically Updates,and Custom Fonts. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Flight Simulation, News; Software downloads 2007-08-01
Images: Flight simulator has users flying high: VatSim flight simulation network gives aviation enthusiasts a realistic look at air traffic control.; Tags: flight simulation, air traffic control, network; Image galleries 2006-12-18
YS Flight Simulation System 2000 (zip): YS Flight Simulation System 2000 is a fully featured lightweight flight simulator. As well as basic functionalities, it has network feature that allows you to fly with or against your friends. You also can fly a formation leader, dogfight, intercept, attack ground, take off and land on an aircraft carrier...; Tags: Airplane, Flight Simulation, Joystick, YS Flight Simulation System 2000; Software downloads 2006-09-12
Northrop Grumman Connects Pilots From Globally Dispersed U.S. Air Force Bases for Pre-Mission, Interactive Flight Simulation Training: When it comes to meeting the communication needs of the Air Force, the term "Mission critical" takes on a whole new meaning. Seeking long-term cost savings while optimizing mission preparedness, the U.S. Air Force tasked Northrop Grumman in 2001 with developing and implementing a secure, private high-speed global network that,...; Tags: Global Crossing Ltd., Flight Simulation, Air Force, Northrop Grumman Corp., Networking; Case studies 2005-12-22

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Ultra-light micro air vehicles: Dutch engineers have built the third generation of the DelFly autonomous air vehicle. The DelFly Micro made its first public flight earlier today in Delft. This micro air vehicle weighs only 3 grams and has a wingspan of 10 centimeters. This very small remote-controlled aircraft carries a 0.4 gram camera....; Tags: Gram, Photograph, Centimeter, Micro, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-23
SmartsAutoWeb (exe): You can use SmartsAutoWeb to automatically perform repetitive or fiddly tasks on the Internet, saving you time. For example you might want to automatically check out your competitors' prices every day, and have an email or text message sent to you if they change. Or you might want to wrap...; Tags: Web, Monitor, Search Engine, Quality Componentware, E-mail, Channel Management, Web Site Development, Monitors & Displays, Search, Web Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Internet, Hardware, Components; Software downloads 2008-07-18
Google earnings fall short; Says it can thrive in weak economy: Updated: Google's second quarter earnings missed Wall Street estimates and executives moved to allay concerns about the company's ability to weather a dicey ad environment. The search giant on Thursday reported net income of $1.25 billion, or $3.92 a share, on revenue of $5.37 billion excluding...; Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Earnings, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Sun Exec: Your 'Eco Data Center' doesn't have to cost millions. Some tips for getting there.: OK, so here's the $100 million question: Do you really want to spend that much to make your data center more green or at least more efficient? I thought not, which is why I agreed to speak with Sun Chief Technologist for EcoDC and Virtualization Services, Phillip Morris, about more...; Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Hot Dog King (exe): Hot Dog King is a fast-paced strategy simulation with a fresh approach to fast food. You will set out to dominate the fast food industry city by city, using talented staff members in each franchise as your secret weapon to lure customers away from the competition. Play in your own...; Tags: Food, Meridian4, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing; Software downloads 2008-07-16
Artlantis Studio (Japanese) (zip): Artlantis Studio is a proven stand alone rendering solution developed and edited by Abvent. It combines the most advanced and efficient features and technologies for realistic simulation of materials and lighting. The Fast Radiosity engine makes possible the activation of Radiosity even within the preview mode for an interactive real...; Tags: Graphisoft N.V., Artlantis Studio, Modems, Hardware, Components; Software downloads 2008-07-16
Artlantis Studio (Russian) (zip): Artlantis Studio is a proven stand alone rendering solution developed and edited by Abvent. It combines the most advanced and efficient features and technologies for realistic simulation of materials and lighting. The Fast Radiosity engine makes possible the activation of Radiosity even within the preview mode for an interactive real...; Tags: Graphisoft N.V., Artlantis Studio, Modems, Hardware, Components; Software downloads 2008-07-16
A new way to avoid traffic jams: A UK consortium is developing a new in-car navigation system to beat traffic jams. The 'Congestion Avoidance Dynamic Routing Engine' CADRE uses artificial intelligence to inform drivers of the best routes to take before they reach a jam -- 5 to 10 miles away from the congestion point. The system...; Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Route, Traffic Speed, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-10
Pilot eLogbook (zip): Pilot eLogbook is an electronic presentation of the BAZL pilot logbook that every JAR licensed pilot must fill in. Pilot eLogbook allows you to enter your flight data and helps you fill in some details like flight time based on start and end time, page time sums and total sums....; Tags: Vladimir Petrov; Software downloads 2008-07-07
WorldMate Live (Windows Mobile) (cab): Keep a personal travel assistant in your pocket. WorldMate Live will manage your full itinerary, including travel arrangements and business meetings, making all details immediately accessible on your mobile device, and ensure a smooth trip by pushing alerts regarding imminent events like flight delays. WorldMate Live is a free application...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, MobiMate, WorldMate Live, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software; Software downloads 2008-07-04
Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!: Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!Airport SecurityI'm fairly sure if anyone was to see me naked... their eyeballs would no longer function anyway. I say go ahead, it's more a punishment for them than me. But I can certainly understand why many people would find...; Tags: airport security, body scanners!, scannerS!, Nate; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
AerX (exe): Enjoy this customizable scenario flight and combat 3D game. The DeathMatch game mode allows you to fight against to all opponents. AerX DeathMatch Mode allows you to configure the number of ships you want to fight to and the time you want to play as well. You have different gun...; Tags: 3D, AutoQ3D Project Team, DeathMatch Game Mode, AerX DeathMatch Mode, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-07-02
Simple Solver (exe): Simple Solver provides four separate functions: Synthesis, Boolean, Permutation, and Random Number. The Synthesis function performs automatic design and simulation of digital logic circuits from truth table or waveform inputs for all circuit types: Combinational, Sequential, Synchronous and Asynchronous. The Boolean function provides minimization and truth tables for one or...; Tags: Function, Random Number, David Baldwin, Synthesis Function, Boolean Function, Boolean Operator Format, Random Number Function; Software downloads 2008-07-01
A world ruled by Apple: A world ruled by AppleGood post[i]I am perfectly willing to praise Apple or Linux when I feel they are doing something right, and do so on a regular basis in this blog. That’s why I have a hard time understanding the need to believe that Gates did nothing right, in...; Tags: Operating systems, PRODUCTIVITY, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., operating system; Discussion threads 2008-06-30
Gov't failures: Engineering brain drain and bad leadership: Many large-scale government technology initiatives are failing due to an exodus of qualified systems engineers away from the public sector to private industry. An in-depth analysis of the problem conducted by the National Research Council reveals the considerable impact of this problem. The...; Tags: Leadership, Systems Engineering, Computer, CAD, Productivity, Software, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-06-27