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Skycar Not So Far Away
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Misc. Tech, Science, Transportation,
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in error. It seems there is a Jetsons-type car flying in an atmosphere near you. Moller International, founded by a UC Davis professor, has announced that it is producing the M200G Volantor, a small, two passenger, saucer-shaped vehicle that takes off and lands vertically. Designed to hold up to 250 pounds, the device hovers about 10 feet off the ground so it will escape the watchful eye of the FAA until the company can pass the certification-testing program. Moller claims that the car can go up to 45 mph for 45 to 90 minutes.
Bruce Calkins, General Manager, says that although a market has to be created before skycars catch on, he believes that a good first step would be for those who want to either run down to the beach or head out to the golf course. Check out the M200G in action as it takes a test spin. Only a limited amount of them will be available before a full-scale release by 2009 for marketing demonstrators, special sales, and military applications. We think that for $125,000.00, it makes it a heck of a toy.
(Thanks, Bruce)
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Sealegs’ has been going through some adventuring test trials and soon will become available for anyone who would rather ride then walk/swim. the 7.1 m Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) is the third in a series from the company which can hold eight adults in its 700kg space. With a 115hp motor, it will do 78 kph on water and 10 kph on land at the extraordinary MSRP of NZ $98,000 (~$78,034.00.) Other RIBs have been purchased for use in Kuwait, and this latest amphibious model will be making its debut at the Genoa International Boat show in October. We’re assuming it will be of interest by those who are not hanging around sharks, swordfish, or hungry crocs.
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Gallery: Sealegs Releases RIB
The Bleeding Edge 174: DARPA Grand Challenge Qualifier: Carnegie Mellon and GM’s BOSS Vehicle
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Design, Features, Mods / Hacks, Transportation, Videocasts, Videos,
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Pedal to the Beat with the iHome Bicycle Speaker
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Accessories, Misc. Tech, Portable Audio / Video, Transportation,
If you can dock your iPod in a bed or even a George Foreman grill, why not on your bicycle? We bring you the iHome2Go, a water-resistant iPod speaker and remote control, both of which mount onto your bike so you can listen to your tunes on the road. Leaving your bicycle home? You can still take the iHome2Go with you, as it’s also a standalone iPod speaker. Ever versatile, it can also charge your little buddy when used with the include AC adapter. Works only with dockable iPods. The iHome2Go is “coming soon” according to the company website, for $100 USD.
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Gallery: Pedal to the Beat with the iHome Bicycle Speaker
Nokia Speakerphone Will Offer Portability
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, Smartphones, Misc. Tech, Transportation,
Nokia has a new speakerphone that works in and out of the car. The HF-300 features up to 20 hours of talk time, and will work with any number of Nokia mobile gadgets that support Bluetooth 1.1 and handsfree profile 1.0 and higher. Clip it to your visor or set it on its rubber feet and talk up to 20 hours. The lightweight 80g speakerphone runs on batteries, shuts off after 5 minutes of inactivity, has illuminated keys, and features an LED to let you know when you are running out of juice. Expect to see the HF-300 in Q3 for ~EUR90 (~$123.00.) Take that, you idiots who continue to use your cell phones while driving.
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Vacation Inexpensively By Volunteering
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Editorial, Smart Home, Transportation,
Thinking about this summer’s vacation? Now it is possible to head for some exotic place that won’t cost you a fortune to stay once you get there. The gimmick here is Charity Guide, a not-for-profit online organization that offers public service projects to those who want to make the most of their unused days this year, instead of just going to Disney World. Choose dates and time, and volunteer for such projects as creating a tree nursery in Equador, saving sea turtles in Thailand, or curtailing vanishing wetlands in Brazil.
In most instances you will receive room and board in exchange for you not only visiting a foreign country, but by helping them to help themselves. Check them out for even smaller contributions you can make by offering an iota of time that you might otherwise spend growling about the effects of global warming by building a solar oven or patronizing green hotels.
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Heart Rate Monitor is Like Second Skin
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Wearables, Misc. Tech, Science, Transportation,
Next week, the first Wearable Technologies Congress will be held in Munich. Some of the items include jackets that protect against extreme heat or cold and a solar shopping bag similar to the Solar Beach Tote we recently showed you. What really attracted our attention was the German beurer GmbH Beltless Heart Rate Monitor. Based on the impressive science known as plethysmography, a sensor measures light reflected by the bloodstream through your finger artery. We think it would be novel if we knew we were going to have a heart attack before we actually biked it up that steep hill ahead.
Gallery: Heart Rate Monitor is Like Second Skin
Meet the RoboCop of Russia
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, Science, Transportation,
Russia will now be able to keep up with their bad guys with the aid of R Bot 001 AKA Robokopa. Now on the streets of Perm, which is just outside of Moscow, he will primarily be used to record actions of offenders such as those who have had a little too much to drink. It then quotes the citizen the appropriate law that it is breaking in a monotone that would probably make anyone think she/he had just seen the equivalent of a pink elephant in her/his drunken state.
The giant egg-shaped Robocop weighs 250 kg and costs the department $10,000.00 per bot. By the way, the force reports that not all the bugs have been worked out as yet, for when it was recently surrounded by several small children attempting to look into its cameras, it threatened them. It seems to us that they could just get a real police officer to do the same thing for a lot less rubles.
Read More | Russian Federal Release (translated)
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ASUS to Release A696 GPS PDA
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: GPS, Transportation, Wireless / WiFi,
ASUS has unveiled its A696 GPS PDA, which features a QuickNav button that helps you find the way home with a Destinator Tech. routing engine. It also has an anti-glare 3.4-inch touchscreen, and 802.11 b/g wireless and Bluetooth 2.0 capability for enhanced data rate. The ultra-slim A696 comes in stainless steel, runs on Windows Mobile 5.0, and will be able to get you out of that unfamiliar neck of the woods, without having to ask an available gas station, in about 2 weeks, provided you pay the ransom of ~$400.00.
Read More | Pocket-lint
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Parking Meter Reads Itself
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, Design, Internet, Misc. Tech, Transportation,
Suppose you are in the midst of a romantic meal and somewhere between the Merlot and the Camembert, you forget about the parking meter. Not to worry, in certain areas of Canada a Photo Violation Meter is being tested that will remind you to toss in another coin via your cell phone. Developed by Photo Violation Technologies Corporation, the gadget will also allow you to pay the coinage so that you don’t have to leave in the midst of the Beef Wellington. If you have turned your phone off, the meter will also let you pay the fine, assuming you have any money left after paying for the Crème Broulette and tip.
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