AeroVironment unveils the Shrike Vertical Take-off and Landing Unmanned Aircraft System

AeroVironment unveils the Shrike Vertical Take-off and Landing Unmanned Aircraft System: "California-based aerospace company AeroVironment has developed some fascinating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) over the years, including the High Altitude Long Endurance Global Observer, a hummingbird-like nano air vehicle, and the hand-launched Wasp III reconnaissance platform. In 2008, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded the company US$4.6 million in funding to develop a "perch-and-stare" aircraft, for use in military surveillance."

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Matternet would use UAVs to deliver supplies to remote villages

Matternet would use UAVs to deliver supplies to remote villages: "Across Africa, along with other parts of the world, there are many villages that are inaccessible by road for at least part of the year. The only reasonably fast way of getting medicine and other essential goods to these locations is to fly them in by conventional aircraft. "

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2012 Bentley Continental Convertible - the beautiful bruiser

2012 Bentley Continental Convertible - the beautiful bruiser: "When VW bought the Bentley name in 1998 it made the very sensible decision to retain the metal-bashing, veneer-slicing and leather-stitching craftspeople at the Crewe factory."

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Extraordinarily close call for Gizmag's Loz Blain

Extraordinarily close call for Gizmag's Loz Blain: "So here's the story. I was out test riding the BMW S1000RR for the latest in our video motorcycle review series. I had a pillion on the back, Karen, taking her first ride on a sportsbike."

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Video profile: The Lithium Hawk homebuilt EV

Video profile: The Lithium Hawk homebuilt EV: "Four years ago, Canadian electronics engineering technologist Nap Pepin decided to buy a kit for a BugE electric vehicle. Not content with its out-of-the-box performance, he swapped in a lithium battery pack, and his own custom battery management system."

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APEN digitizes content written on paper in ink

APEN digitizes content written on paper in ink: "Computer styluses are certainly handy, but it can be kind of tricky when you're writing or drawing on a stylus pad, yet you can only see what you're doing up on the screen. The resulting scrawls often have ... shall we say, a child-like appeal."

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Film-maker's Camera Eye is up and shooting

Film-maker's Camera Eye is up and shooting: "When he was nine years old, Toronto film-maker Rob Spence received a severe injury to his right eye in a shotgun accident. After a period of hiding the aftermath under an eyepatch, six years ago he had the eye replaced with a prosthesis."

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Kia attempts to set fuel economy record for driving across the U.S.

Kia attempts to set fuel economy record for driving across the U.S.: With gasoline prices steadily heading into the stratosphere, fuel economy is forefront in the minds of the majority of car buyers, prompting automakers to perform all kinds of stunts to highlight the efficiency of their vehicles.

Click and Grow computerized pot-plant hits the market

Click and Grow computerized pot-plant hits the market: "The Click and Grow computerized pot-plant system that first caught our eye last year in prototype form has had a few refinements and has now gone into full-scale production and is ready for sale"

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Sony takes the wraps off new SLT-A77 (α77) and SLT-A65 (α65) cameras

Sony takes the wraps off new SLT-A77 (α77) and SLT-A65 (α65) cameras: "Sony has revealed that its faithful α700 mirror-based digital SLR (DLSR) is being put out to pasture and replaced with a powerful new pretender featuring the company's Translucent Mirror Technology. "

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Sony details the NEX-7 / NEX-5N digital cameras

Sony details the NEX-7 / NEX-5N digital cameras: "The interweb rumor mill has been busily whipping up a storm about a new mirrorless digital camera from Sony in recent weeks. Happily, the official announcement from Sony hasn't disappointed those of us who have been patiently waiting for something more tangible."

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Rear access helmet designed for easy, safe removal

Rear access helmet designed for easy, safe removal: "Although motorcycle helmets save countless lives, they can pose a challenge to emergency response personnel at accident scenes - the helmet needs to be removed, yet the patient's head should be moved as little as possible, in case there are any spinal cord injuries. "

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