Amazon to Sell 4M Kindle Fires For Holiday Quarter: Munster - Desktops and Notebooks - News & Reviews - eWeek.com: "Amazon could sell 4 million Kindle Fires this holiday season, said Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, who originally said the e-commerce giant would only sell 2.5 million units."
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
At planned Sunny Isles Beach condo, cars and drivers ride elevator home - Business - MiamiHerald.com
At planned Sunny Isles Beach condo, cars and drivers ride elevator home - Business - MiamiHerald.com: "Pull over into the designated space. Turn off the engine. And enjoy the oceanfront view as you escalate in a glass elevator that takes you, while you are sitting in your car, to the front door of your apartment."
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Friday, November 18, 2011
Newly developed metallic "micro-lattice" material is world's lightest
Newly developed metallic "micro-lattice" material is world's lightest: "Earlier this year we looked at a "multiwalled carbon nanotube (MCNT) aerogel" -also dubbed "frozen smoke" - that, with a density of 4 mg/cm3, became the world's lightest solid material. Now frozen smoke has been knocked off its perch by a new metallic material with a density of just 0.9 mg/cm3, making it around 100 times lighter than Styrofoam. Despite being 99.99 percent open volume, the new material boasts impressive strength and energy absorption, making it potentially useful for a range of applications."
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650 horsepower, 200 mph 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 debuts at L.A. Auto Show
650 horsepower, 200 mph 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 debuts at L.A. Auto Show: "The latest high performance variant of the Ford Mustang bearing the Shelby name has been unveiled at the 2011 LA Motor Show, and it's a beast. Packing a 5.8-liter supercharged V8 producing a headline-grabbing 650 horsepower and 600 lb-ft of torque, Ford claims the new 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 is the most powerful production V8 in the world."
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Infiniti developing range-extended sports EV
Infiniti developing range-extended sports EV: "As the luxury brand of the most aggressive major automotive producer of EVs (Nissan-Renault), Infiniti has been hinting that it would go beyond its hybrid offerings and develop an all-electric sedan and more specifically, an all-electric sports car."
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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Using solar power to keep runways ice-free
Using solar power to keep runways ice-free: "When it comes to keeping airport runways clear of ice, there are several options, including the use of chemical, thermal, electric and microwave technologies. All of these methods can be expensive, as they require either a considerable amount of electricity, or a number of human workers."
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DARPA's FastRunner robotic ostrich is in the works
DARPA's FastRunner robotic ostrich is in the works: "Fast as the FastRunner may become, it will never be able to escape the comparison to an ostrich. One day, thanks to a joint effort by MIT and the Florida Institute of Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), this bipedal sprinting robot is going to assume its rightful place in the DARPA-funded robotic zoo, right next to the robotic cheetah and the mule-like BigDog."
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Radiator Booster redirects hot air from the wall to the room
Radiator Booster redirects hot air from the wall to the room: "The basic idea with radiators is that they should, well, radiate heat out into the room. Given that they're almost always located against walls, however, much of the heat coming off the back of them is just absorbed by those walls."
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Robotic bear pillow tickles sleepers to stop snoring
Robotic bear pillow tickles sleepers to stop snoring: "Demonstrated during this month's International Robot Exhibition (IREX) in Tokyo, Jukusui-Kun is a polar bear-shaped robotic pillow that, like Paro the seal-bot, masks a serious purpose beneath its cute and cuddly exterior. Jukusui-Kun is designed to help snorers and those who live with them - whenever snoring becomes too loud (and sleep apnea becomes a danger), the robot raises its paw and gently touches the sleeper's face to trigger a change of sleeping position."
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