Archive for November, 2007
UK Government Warns of Chinese Espionage
Information has leaked that UK’s protection Service, plus called MI5, sent more than 1,000 letters yesterday to the CEOs of UK businesses informing them that “it has noticed an upsurge in ELECTRONIC ESPIONAGE attempts made or launched against a lot of UK companies.” Martin Jordan, principal advisor …
Whoops! Micro-Wind Turbines May Increase CO2
Installing electricity-generating home wind turbans — additionally called “micro-wind turbines” — is all the rage among yuppies who want the neighbors to know how eco-friendly they are. But now the UK’s Building Research Establishment Trust says “turbines are likely to add to, not subtract from, a…
Chinese Military Plans to Destroy GPS Satellites
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The Chinese military is reportedly developing both the means and contingency plans to “destroy or temporarily incapacitate every enemy space vehicle when it is located above China,” according to the annual report of the U.S.-China Economic and shield Review Commission. “The Chinese additionally …
First-Ever Amazon Kindle Tear-Down Posted
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The Amazon Kindle e-book reader is the hottest gift that holiday season. RapidRepair has done a teardown to show WHAT’S INSIDE.
Original post by Mike
First Picture of Knight Rider ‘KITT’ Emerges
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Movie and car blogs have been mongering a rumor that the KITT car in the upcoming movie Knight Rider (which I told you about May 20, 2005) would be a Ford SHELBY GT500KR MUSTANG instead of a Pontiac Trans Am T-top as it was in the original show. Now Jalopnik has the first pictures of the real ca…
Potty instance Watch
The Potty Watch from Potty Time is one interesting device to help young parents potty train their kids without going potty themselves. that fun and flexible timer is worn by the toddler, and it will play music as well as flash lights every 30, 60 or 90 minutes and thereupon resets itself automatical…
Supercar runs on biofuel
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Mention supercar and you probably have the image of an exotic beast that guzzles up fuel like there’s no tomorrow. Not so with the Swedish Koenigsegg CCXR, as that beast is capable of running on just E85 ethanol fuel alone. Unfortunately, the car comes with a sticker price of $2.3 million, putti…
Lasers help guide cars
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Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are working on a laser-based system to improve the performance of car collision warning systems. Sounds like a pretty advanced way to help save lives by preventing car accidents - hopefully the final product will be cost effe…
Objet Connex500 3-D Printing System
The Connex500 3-D Printing System from Objet debuts today, touted to be the first system in the world capable of printing parts and assemblies made of multiple model materials, all in a singled-out build. that different printing system is based on the patented office-friendly PolyJet technology, for…
Flamingo Bluetooth headset
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The Flamingo Bluetooth headset from CellPoint surely looks different from ordinary Bluetooth headsets, and CellPoint claim that they offer both comfort and style in a one package thanks to its lightweight, outside-the-ear-canal design without shouting too loudly where design is concerned. The Fl…










