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- A different 'spin' on flying cars
- A different 'spin' on flying carsTrueGround effect is more efficient than helicopters but anything that hovers for lift still consumes power constantly. Fixed wing aircraft are more efficient, and fixed wing ground effect aircraft are even more efficient. However for a short trip I think wheeled vehicles will...
- Tags: Aerospace & Defense, aircraft, car
- Discussion threads 2009-05-04
- New microchip uses 30 times less power
- New microchip uses 30 times less powergood luckanalog calculators have been arround for some time.I don't see this technology ending up on servers since it is not 100% exact.As for the cell phone, the power hog is the transmitter and LCD.RE: New microchip uses 30 times less powerMicrosoft will find...
- Tags: Semiconductors, microchip
- Discussion threads 2009-02-09
- (Photos: Flying car readies for takeoff in New York)
- (Photos: Flying car readies for takeoff in New York)it looks more like a plain to meI don't know why they call it a car.Do the wings fold, or the is the traction on wheels?Yeah... great idea..... NOT!Our roadways are already crawling with morons who act like they are at their...
- Tags: Flying Car, takeoff, wing, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-03-20
- Flying car ready for takeoff?
- Flying car ready for takeoff?Flying Car? A little late!As the old saying goes, "There is nothing new under the sun." We have here an interesting concept now that the US populace is finally starting to realize that oil-based propulsion is not the most environmentally sound concept! Fortunately, Paul Moller is...
- Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Paul Moller, Flying Car
- Discussion threads 2006-02-17
- Images: Terrafugia's flying car
- Images: Terrafugia's flying carPah!Flying cars are all well and good BUT WHERE'S MY DAMNED JETPACK? I was PROMISED that jetpacks would be common in the 21st century.Now I'm going to have to get the theme song from the Jetsons out of my head.can i have one with floats, pleaseand while...
- Tags: Flying Car
- Discussion threads 2006-02-16
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- FAA hit with network glitch; Flight plans go manual
- Another glitch with a linux network? Its hard to believe people still use it for anything critical like the FAA and flight tracking. Its a toy OS and should not be used when the lives of people are dependent upon it.Cisco supplies the network backboneIt will be interesting to see...
- Tags: Operating systems, Sun Solaris, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, network, FAA, operating system, Flight Plan, network glitch, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Carry on blues and the blame game
- 7mgte is right(sorry, I can't reply to a posting, just the story)It's not like the airline saves any money on fuel if you carry it on, vs. check it. It still has to lug the weight around.Just Wait for the Other Shoe Charge to DropJust wait until the airlines "solve"...
- Tags: ATM, Financial services, game
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- (Photos: Popular Mechanics' 2009 Breakthrough Award winners)
- .....as they circle distant suns?I rather doubt Keppler is travelling at the speed of light. The binary system of Alpha-Centauri is 4.2 light years. At the current speeds of our space craft it would take over 100,000 earth years to reach these closest neighbors to our sun. Popular Mechanics often...
- Tags: Popular Mechanics, photograph
- Discussion threads 2009-10-07
- Next-gen AMD Radeon GPU powers six 30" displays
- But will it Fold?My version of "Can it Play Crysis"What were they thinking?It takes 7680x4320 for UHDTV. This is what they should have shot for. It's such a shame to far just short of it. Oh well they can fix it when they double it because to be...
- Tags: Games, TVs, Monitors & displays, AMD Radeon GPU, GPU, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
- Give Google a break!
- soooo over googlegoogle has joined microsoft and apple on the dark side.i stopped using google after they ceased being a search engine and became a money factory. security, privacy and ownership issues shouldn't be played out in court after the fact, they should be delt with in the board room...
- Tags: COMPANIES, Google Inc., copyright law
- Discussion threads 2009-09-10
- Deconstructing United Airlines: Where Customers are Transactions
- Nothing new!I've had similar experiences with United.We tried to go from Baltimore to Florida...http://jeffstravellog.blogspot.com/2008/12/27-december-2008-miami-florida-nope.htmlThen we tried again the next day...http://jeffstravellog.blogspot.com/2009/01/28-december-2008-islamorada-florida-for.htmlNever had issues like this with any other airlines.A Contrary ViewWow, United really pulled your chain, as indicated by your investment in your extensive post. You cite some sad cases of...
- Tags: United Airlines, Customers Ltd., United Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-20
- Brrrrm! Brrrrm! Brammo makes a little noise.
- American electric motorcycle maker, Brammo, has built in sound to its vehicle. The chips that manage the operation of this electric motorcycle will create sounds to let folks know you're there. There's a special sound for the acceleration from zero to 10 MPH. You can then customize your...
- Tags: Cycle, Motorcycle, Brammo, Enertia, Valence, Chasis, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Engineering, Sales, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-17
- 2009 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec. V
- Photo gallery:2009 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec. VIn the crowded field of overpowered compact cars, the 2009 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V faces heavy competition from the Honda Civic Si, Volkswagen GTI, and Mazdaspeed3. So what can the Nissan bring to stand a chance against these tuner stalwarts? The answer is...
- Tags: Nissan Sentra, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., car
- Product reviews 2009-06-26
- Enterprise 2.0 conference impressions
- I'm in seat 14c on a Virgin America flight back from Boston to San Francisco after an exhilarating Enterprise 2.0 Conference. There's a lot of similarities between this airline and the Enterprise 2.0 movement. The plane has wifi and a good modern user experience but essentially...
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Enterprise 2.0, Conference, Collaboration Environment, Sharepoint Plan, Collaboration, Groupware, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- iPhone Tip: The home button triple-click
- iPhone Tip: The home button triple-clickYes, VoiceControl is very goodWhen I tried it out on the iPhone, I was pleased to see that their implementation was nearly as good as Microsoft's implementation on WindowsMobile. Good job Apple!you tried it?does that mean you actually set foot in an apple store?In what...
- Tags: voice control, Apple iPhone, voice command, Apple Inc., car, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- Steve Jobs nearly died and lied about it
- Steve Jobs nearly died and lied about itExcellent Post...Dana; Those are some hard-hitting questions and a tough article to write. However, personal health issues is just that, personal. The difference rather than just keeping things private with Steve, he has chose to lie about it and further...
- Tags: Investment, SECURITY, Steve Jobs
- Discussion threads 2009-06-24
- Would you go the extra mile to get rid of an old computer responsibly?
- Would you go the extra mile to get rid of an old computer responsibly?The dump works good for me....Throw it away and be done, I have heard enough about how the earth is ending and if we do not stop eating meat, driving, using A/C we are all doomed.I can't...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, extra mile, old computer, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-05-29
- (Photos: Someday, a compact, fold-up helicopter)
- (Photos: Someday, a compact, fold-up helicopter)Sure... and I still want my flying car ! NTNT
- Tags: helicopter, photograph
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- (Photos: USAF Thunderbirds ready for air-show duty)
- (Photos: USAF Thunderbirds ready for air-show duty)I must be aloneI love aircraft but in this time I think the pollution from these people and a heck of a lot of the other useless flights should be severely restricted. One of the airshows puts more pollution into the atmosphere in...
- Tags: Aerospace & Defense, aircraft, USAF Thunderbirds, car, photograph
- Discussion threads 2009-05-04
- Apache or GPL?
- Apache or GPL?Are pigs flying.This was an unbiased article and an excellent read.Name me one company that makes a LOT of moneyusing GPL'd code.Hint: $25 million a YEAR Red Hat earnings is NOT a lot of money.$9.74 billion a QUARTER Apple IS a lot of money.False Premise"On the other hand,...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GPL, Apache Software Foundation
- Discussion threads 2009-04-29
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