My Opinion: 04 December 2011

Saturday, December 10, 2011

10,000 W iNuke Boom iPod Dock - it's huge: "If one had to describe Behringer's 10,000 W iNuke Boom dock for iPhones and iPods, it would not be big. That word does not begin to do it justice. The 700 pound dock is 8 feet wide, 4 feet tall and about as deep, and looks like the results of a crossbreeding experiment between a common or garden iPod dock and a monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey."

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Soon you could control your smartphone with your eyes

Soon you could control your smartphone with your eyes: "Could you one day control your smartphone by just looking at it? Tech company Senseye thinks so, and is developing the technology to do just that."

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SatPlus Sat Chair is satellite dish in disguise

SatPlus Sat Chair is satellite dish in disguise: "Want to install a satellite dish at your home but can't due to a building regulation or uncooperative landlord? Hiding an in-built dish and LNB, the SatPlus Sat Chair will let you pull in those satellite signals and the landlord will be none the wiser. The chair can be installed on a terrace, balcony or anywhere else you want to install a satellite dish without breaking any rules - although it might look out of place on the roof."

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Ferrari debuts active aerodynamics system

Ferrari debuts active aerodynamics system: "For the past couple of years, many of the technologies destined for Ferrari's road-going supercars were initially developed on the automaker's track-only 599XX. Based on the 599 GTB Fiorano, the 599XX is made in very limited numbers, and serves as a kind of mobile testbed for new ideas. "

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Friday, December 9, 2011

Nanoscale electronic circuit suggests new possibilities for computers

Nanoscale electronic circuit suggests new possibilities for computers: "A team of scientists from Montreal's McGill University have successfully formed a circuit between two wires which were separated by a gap of only 15 nanometers - that's about the width of 150 atoms. It is reportedly "the first time that anyone has studied how the wires in an electronic circuit interact with one another when packed so tightly together." Along with being one of the smallest electronic circuits ever created, it has also led to a discovery that may have big implications for the world of computing."

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Amazon makes a move which could fundamentally change retail sales

Amazon makes a move which could fundamentally change retail sales: "Amazon, one of the companies at the very forefront of online retailing in the United States is to make a compelling offer this coming Saturday for one day only - use its smartphone app (Android or Apple app) to compare prices, and they'll effectively pay you $5 to walk out of the store."

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Confederate's X132 Hellcat "affordable" überbike is finally in production

Confederate's X132 Hellcat "affordable" überbike is finally in production: "Birmingham UK may be the birthplace of many an historic motorcycle marque but Birmingham Alabama is where we'll find Confederate Motorcycles, builder of exclusive "heirloom" machines for the rich and famous."

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Top 10 things you CAN'T have for Christmas 2011

Top 10 things you CAN'T have for Christmas 2011: "2011 provided more than a few cars that would be a welcome addition in the garage of readers on Christmas morning, from the one million euro Pagani Huayra Supercar to the four-seater Ferrari V12 FF. But for a car that combines desirability with unattainability the one that's hard to beat is Lamborghini's Sesto Elemento with its extensive use of carbon fiber contributing to a weight of just 999 kg (2,202 lb), making it the lightest Lamborghini ever produced. "

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

M55 expands Terminus e-bike range

M55 expands Terminus e-bike range: "The folks at Budapest's prestigious M55 e-bike studio have been far from idle since we brought news of the launch of the company's Terminus e-bike a few months ago. All of the remaining limited production run editions have now been released - including the Biceps model with the strange-looking front suspension system that's claimed to enhance safety and the "tailor-made" version, where buyers can combine favored aspects of any of the other available designs. "

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Brando's iLaunch Thunder is an iPhone-powered rocket launcher

Brando's iLaunch Thunder is an iPhone-powered rocket launcher: "All those missile shooting games on your iPhone not realistic enough for you? Brando's iLaunch Thunder is a missile launcher that pairs with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch over Bluetooth, and allows you to shoot missiles at unsuspecting victims up to 25 feet away."

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Does my EV's butt look big in this? Rinspeed's range-extending "Dock+Go" concept

Does my EV's butt look big in this? Rinspeed's range-extending "Dock+Go" concept: "Rinspeed is renowned for producing exotic concept vehicles for the Geneva Motor Show each year - the aquatic sQuba and shape-shifting iChange being two prime examples. "

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Zapata's outrageous, US$6,600 Flyboard - Aquaman meets Iron Man

Zapata's outrageous, US$6,600 Flyboard - Aquaman meets Iron Man: "We don't think Franky Zapata knows what's about to hit him. The French jet ski champion has just put together an absolutely insane leisure product, released a short video about it - and then took off on honeymoon, where presumably he's having about the least romantic getaway of his life as his phone and email inbox go absolutely bananas."

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

DARTZ plans to build an electric bulletproof roadster

DARTZ plans to build an electric bulletproof roadster: "Estonian armored vehicle maker Dartz has partnered with the Gray Design studio for the second time to give its recently-launched fuel-driven Mojo two-seater roadster an electric make-over. The lightly armored open-top electric low-rider will use the same Russian monocoque armoring system used for bigger vehicles like the Combat T-98."

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Roboden electrical cable stretches like human skin

Roboden electrical cable stretches like human skin: "Researchers from Japanese company Asahi Kasei Fibers have developed what is claimed to be the world's first elastic electric cable. Inspired by the extensibility of human skin, the Roboden cable has been initially designed as a wiring solution for humanoid robots and wearable electronics. "

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World's largest submillimeter camera set to probe outer space

World's largest submillimeter camera set to probe outer space: "Although it might sound like an oxymoron, the newly unveiled SCUBA-2 camera housed at the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, is the world's largest submillimeter camera. Submillimeter refers not to the physical size of the new camera itself, but to the submillimeter waveband between the far-infrared and microwave wavebands that the telescope observes."

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Future Fabrics: High-tech materials attempt to beat mother nature at her own game

Future Fabrics: High-tech materials attempt to beat mother nature at her own game: "Outdoor sports equipment has evolved thoroughly over the years, from simple designs crafted out of everyday materials like wood and twine to advanced, highly specialized gear composed of space-age materials like carbon and Kevlar. This evolution has empowered generation upon generation of elite athletes to push their sports to more difficult terrain, more distant locations and more awe-inspiring feats. The better the gear, the better the sport."

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Review: Fourth generation (2011) Kindle

Review: Fourth generation (2011) Kindle: "It may not have been the first e-Reader on the market sporting E ink's electronic paper display - Sony's LIBRIé claimed those bragging rights when it debuted in Japan in April 2004 - but since its launch in November 2007, Amazon's Kindle has risen to dominate the e-Reader market. In that time, it has also gone through a number of updates, including the Kindle 2, the Kindle DX, Kindle 3 and most recently, the Kindle Touch and the first Kindle without an E Ink display, the Kindle Fire."

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Duck mating is an arms race

Duck mating is an arms race: "A duck pond may seem like the ideal place to spend a peaceful spring afternoon, but during mating season it can look like the scene of a gang attack. Though ducks as a species are famously monogamous, unattached drakes can be extremely aggressive."

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Ant-repelling cobweb chemical could lead to new pesticides

Ant-repelling cobweb chemical could lead to new pesticides: "Ants. What a pest. Once you get them in your house it can be a real mission to get rid of them. But it seems the Golden orb web spider has developed a way to keep its home clear of the little buggers."

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Monday, December 5, 2011

Arm mega-pump with 21's for biceps - YouTube

Arm mega-pump with 21's for biceps - YouTube:

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Robotville: the androids are coming

Robotville: the androids are coming: "There's an infestation of robots at London's Science Museum this weekend. Robotville has set up camp in a darkened room on the second floor, where visitors to the museum can drop by to say hello to their mechanized counterparts. "

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Sony creates holodeck using Playstation Move and Eyetoy

Sony creates holodeck using Playstation Move and Eyetoy: "When Sony wanted to highlight the immersiveness of movies available on the Playstation Store, they turned to UK-based agencies Studio Output and Marshmallow Laser Feast to create a series of shorts around the theme "great films fill rooms."

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Top Brewer serves up coffee on tap

Top Brewer serves up coffee on tap: "Wouldn't it be cool if, along with your flying car and your robot butler, you had a tap in your kitchen that dispensed hot beverages? You'd just shuffle into the kitchen in the morning, and grab a cappuccino in the same way that you'd usually get a glass of water from the tap in the sink - that said, it probably wouldn't be a good idea to put your mouth right up to the coffee tap. Anyhow, such a thing does indeed now exist, and it's called the Top Brewer."

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Digital face-swapping heading for low-budget film-making

Digital face-swapping heading for low-budget film-making: "If you've seen the film The Social Network, then you might have wondered about the identical Winklevoss twins - were a real-life pair of twins cast for the roles, or was it a bit of Hollywood magic?"

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Bridgestone's airless tires are designed to never go flat

Bridgestone's airless tires are designed to never go flat: "This week at the Tokyo Auto Show in Japan, Bridgestone showed off its latest development - puncture-less air-free tires. The tires are still in the concept phase, but have been successfully tested on single-person vehicles in Japan traditionally used for elderly people."

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