Redesigned Martin Jetpack deliveries expected to start in 2014

Redesigned Martin Jetpack deliveries expected to start in 2014: "The Martin Jetpack being developed by Martin Aircraft Company in New Zealand has undergone a major design overhaul. Reemerging as the P12 prototype, the ducted-fan personal VTOL is fully certified for manned test flights as a Class 1 microlight. The first commercial sales, now expected in mid-2014, will be for first responder applications, such as rescue, fire, and police missions. According to the company, sales to individuals will follow shortly after the initial models are vetted in field use."

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Build a delta kite from an umbrella

Build a delta kite from an umbrella: "First of i have to admit, that when i started working on this project, i was mainly driven by my ego. I would appreciate it, if any of my ideas become valuable for somebody."

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Phone boxes converted into national WiFi network | ZDNet

Phone boxes converted into national WiFi network | ZDNet: "Telecom New Zealand is launching a nationwide WiFi service piggybacking on its legacy network of pay-phone booths.

700 hotspots will be live by 7 October with a target of 2000 by the middle of 2014 – and Telecom New Zealand customers on monthly plans and on NZ$19 and NZ$29 prepaid packs will get 1Gb a day of data free."

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Which Is The Largest Science Fiction Starship?

Which Is The Largest Science Fiction Starship?: "DeviantART member DirkLoechel recently updated his starship size comparison table, which includes ships from many popular science fiction favourites like Star Wars, Star Trek, Babylon 5, Farscape, Titan A.E., and Battlestar Galactica. If you and your mates are constantly arguing over the sizes of starships, this handy cheatsheet will decisively end the debate. Head over to DeviantART for the full resolution image."

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How far is 3 million miles?

How far is 3 million miles?: "It's a long way, 3 million miles. In the UK, where I'm writing this, Land's End to John o' Groats, the length of the island of Great Britain, is the proverbial long way, but at 874 miles it is less than 1/3,000th of the way."

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Southwest Michigan's Kalamazoo River Serves Up Bass and Pike | OutdoorHub

Southwest Michigan's Kalamazoo River Serves Up Bass and Pike | OutdoorHub: "Four or five casts into our trip, Scott Markham announced that he’d hooked “something big.”

He’d been running a crankbait near a cool-water seep in the Kalamazoo River many miles below Morrow Lake in southwest Michigan when the fish stopped it cold. It didn’t take long to realize that Markham had hooked a big pike."

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Photos of Golden Eagle Attacking Russian Deer a “First” | OutdoorHub

Photos of Golden Eagle Attacking Russian Deer a “First” | OutdoorHub: "Conservationists studying the movements of tigers in Russia’s Far East captured rare—and what are believed to be the first—images of a Golden Eagle attacking a sika deer."

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Test drive: Lamborghini's 700 hp attack fighter, the Aventador LP 700-4

Test drive: Lamborghini's 700 hp attack fighter, the Aventador LP 700-4: "We are in California as part of Lamborghini's 50th Anniversary. The setting is a private house located in two miles off the main highway, up a very narrow, misty road."

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Tips for making the most of Google Chromecast

Tips for making the most of Google Chromecast: "Google's Chromecast currently doesn't have a whole lot of options other than its four officially supported apps: YouTube, Netflix, Google Music and Google Video. Following on from our full review of the Chromecast, here's some user tips on how to get a little more out of the device, from mirroring your desktop to playing your own video files."

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Close encounter with a supermassive black hole

Close encounter with a supermassive black hole: "As you read this, the eyes of the astrophysical world are focused on about one-trillionth of the sky, watching as the calm existence of G2, a three-Earth mass gas cloud near the galactic center, is viciously disrupted by a close encounter with Sagittarius A*, the galaxy's supermassive black hole. Careful observation of this rare event is expected to provide an enormous amount of information on the environment of the central light month (about 6,000 AU) immediately surrounding the black hole."

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Cuddle Mattress lets you get closer to your significant other

Cuddle Mattress lets you get closer to your significant other: "Anyone who has ever been in a serious relationship will know that having a cuddle in bed isn't always the most enjoyable of experiences. It's great for a short period of time, and then the numbness, tingling, or out-and-out pain kicks in. This is due to mattresses offering no freedom of movement for your arm and shoulder, and the solution may be simpler than you thought."

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Review: Minx Air 200 wireless speaker system

Review: Minx Air 200 wireless speaker system: "Last month I got the opportunity to spend some quality time with the Minx Go Bluetooth speaker from Cambridge Audio and came away mighty impressed. Since then I've been playing my tunes through its bigger brother, the top of the range Minx Air 200. This wireless speaker is roughly four times the physical size of the Go, is compatible with Apple's AirPlay technology as well as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and has a monstrous 200 W amplifier at its heart."

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