Triton UAV completes initial flight testing

Triton UAV completes initial flight testing: "The Triton UAV's initial flight test program, which kicked off with the unmanned aircraft's first flight last May, has been completed. Now cleared to fly at various altitudes, speeds and weights, the Triton is on track to be introduced into the US Navy fleet in 2017."



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Ducati announces wireless airbag jackets for riders and passengers

Ducati announces wireless airbag jackets for riders and passengers: "Ducati has announced a new version of its stunning Multistrada 1200 sports-tourer (check out our video review) that wirelessly inflates airbag jackets for both rider and passenger in the event of a crash. A step forward from the motorcycle airbag Honda showcased in its Goldwing series, the Ducati system can protect the rider and passenger even once they’ve separated from the bike."



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Watch The crazy but simple way to double your car remote key fob range @ Komando Video

Watch The crazy but simple way to double your car remote key fob range @ Komando Video:



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Custom 3D-printed kayak is a homemade work of art | Crave - CNET

Custom 3D-printed kayak is a homemade work of art | Crave - CNET: "The kayak's multi-colored patchwork design looks like it would appeal to Colin Baker's version of "Doctor Who." The boat consists of 28 parts printed using ABS plastic. The materials to produce the nearly 17-foot-long kayak with a 6mm-thick hull cost around $500, according to Smith. The whole contraption weighs nearly 65 pounds, which is pretty much in line with the weight of a regular kayak."



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Report: Tiger Woods Has Bulging Disk in Back | Golf Channel

Report: Tiger Woods Has Bulging Disk in Back | Golf Channel: "ORLANDO, Fla. - Tiger Woods is reportedly suffering from a bulging disk in his back, though his agent, Mark Steinberg, told GolfChannel.com that there is “nothing new to report since Tuesday,” when Woods withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational."



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World's largest TV, 'Big Hoss,' is as long as a jet | Crave - CNET

World's largest TV, 'Big Hoss,' is as long as a jet | Crave - CNET: "hey say everything's bigger in Texas, and now they have the TV to prove it.
The "Big Hoss" TV was turned on for the first time in front of a live audience Wednesday night at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. The screen, built by Panasonic, measures 218 feet wide by 94.6 feet tall. That means it's longer than Boeing's biggest 767 (the 400ER), and taller than a seven-story building. To put it in home electronics terms, it's a 2,852-inch TV. The display features 20,633.64 square feet of HD LED lights that broadcast 4.8 million pixels and 281 trillion colors."



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Goodyear's new state-of-the-art airship makes its first flight

Goodyear's new state-of-the-art airship makes its first flight: "The Goodyear blimp may have been flying around for almost 90 years, but it still manages to turn heads. On Friday, there was another reason to look beyond nostalgia for the days of the great airships of old as Goodyear unveiled its new state-of-the-art blimp to the media, Goodyear associates and dealers at its Wingfoot Lake hangar in Suffield, Ohio."



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The best muscle cars and what they are worth

The best muscle cars and what they are worth: "Every boy, and a lot of girls growing up, have a dream car, or a special car that you think, one day your going to have one of those. You picture yourself driving down the road, you hear the noise of the engine, you know that you have the power to kick down the accelerator and it will throw you back into the seat, even if your already doing 80. Some boys outgrow the dream, some don't. The ones that don't, restore these amazing cars so the rest of us can still enjoy them."



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How and what you need to survive when you're lost in the wilderness

How and what you need to survive when you're lost in the wilderness: "If you are going to be in a place that you could get lost or stranded, you need to be prepared for the worst. You need to have emergency survival kits with you at all times for each person in your group. Being in the wilderness is very peaceful and beautiful, and spending time in wild places is something that everyone should experience. The danger in being in wild places is, sometimes something can go wrong and you get lost, or stranded."



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Watch This Deck Turn Into A Pool | Incredible Things

Watch This Deck Turn Into A Pool | Incredible Things: "and then back into a deck! And then into a pool again. I just keep pushing the button. This is a slick, wooden deck by Agor that lowers, revealing a swimming pool. How does it work? Magic. Just kidding, it’s a water-based hydraulic system."



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Make it so: VTT and Rolls-Royce imagine the ship's bridge of 2025

Make it so: VTT and Rolls-Royce imagine the ship's bridge of 2025: "Horatio Hornblower meets Jean-Luc Picard on the ship’s bridge of 2025 as Finnish applied research organization VTT and Rolls-Royce present their vision of seafaring ten years from now. Presented in 3D animation videos that projects current technology to the near future, the study shows a world where ship captains call on heads-up displays and high-tech workstations turn the bridge into an augmented reality command and control system."



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Arash debuts the 550-hp AF8

Arash debuts the 550-hp AF8: "Thanks to the Geneva Motor Show, "supercars," including the Koenigsegg One:1 and Pagani Zonda Revolucion, have been a major focus of automotive news this month. But one supercar that debuted just prior to the show and didn't make an appearance in Geneva is the Arash AF8 – a light, lithe British exotic sports car with a big 7.0-liter engine."



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