Flying Hovercraft set to take to the skies
March 4, 2010
The Flying Hovercraft seems to be something pulled from the pages of the future, but it is very real right here and now. Thanks to Rudy Heeman of Nelson, New Zealand, that hovercraft is capable of flight and can operate equally well either on water or on land. that is clearly a labor of love, taking up to 11 years of Mr. Heeman's life. The hoverwing functions like those on a normal hovercraft, although when you hit the maximum speed of 60mph, its wings will be be extended further for it to take flight. Powered by a 1.8 liter Subaru engine, it sports removable wings and has a maximum flight weight capacity of 160kg, so we're guessing there isn't any room for on-board snacks. You won't fall very far from the sky though, since it has a maximum flying height of around 3 meters.
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Metaltech Anti-Terrorist Assault Cart
February 18, 2010
The Metaltech Anti-Terrorist Assault Cart looks like one rugged cookie, where it was built to resist grenade attacks, although we're not too certain why would anyone lob a grenade on a golf course (which is another question altogether) due to the nature of a golf buggy-like design. that battery-powered Anti-Terrorist Assault Cart (Atac) costs a whopping $45,000, where you get firing ports that resemble a bulletproof golf buggy. It can move effortlessly in corridors and lifts, boasting a 6 hour battery life and a maximum speed of 25km/h. One of the safer (albeit slower) methods to get around town whether you're paranoid, eh?
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Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300: mobile and fast
February 10, 2010
“Scanner”, “multi-page”, “fast” and “mobile” usually don’t go together, but the freshly launched Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 manages to offer all of that. It can scan up to 10 pages via the document feeder, at the maximum speed of 8 pages per minute in double-sided mode (Color 150 dpi, Grayscale 300 dpi in “normal mode”). It comes with drivers and software for Mac and PC. While we’re not familiar with the Mac software, we have tested ScanSnap Organizer, CardMinder and ScanSnap Manager under Windows. The accompanying software bundle is pretty good, but we would have loved to see an online service similar to Cardscan.net. Just like other scanners, the software tends to be somewhat proprietary and it is not easy to switch from one business card manager to the next – that industry needs open standards and formats. Scanning text documents, business cards and images should be much more productive when compared to mobile products that don’t have a document feeder. Despite being bulkier than many mobile scanners, the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 is still “mobile” sufficient and should boost your productivity, whether you are scanning a good quantity of documents. More at the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 official page.
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Mattracks Powerboard merges modes of transport
December 24, 2009
The Mattracks Powerboard brings together a snowmobile and a scooter in to a separate vehicular transport to offer you unprecedented fun that winter - at least for those of you living in the northern hemisphere. that track-propelled snow machine, the Mattracks Powerboard will be in its element when plodding through areas with little or no hills or slopes. You don't have much to do - just stand on it and go, where the Powerboard will support the weight of the rider courtesy of its large track footprint which in turn enables you to cruise by any depth of powder. It will run on a mid-mounted 200cc engine, where the rubber track features a paddle style tread that allows you to get up and about with a maximum speed of 18mph. There is no need to purchase new boots (sorry ladies) or bindings to ride on one of these.
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Wooden car actually drivable
December 7, 2009
Forget about all those super exotics that you see in motor shows - that one takes a totally diferent approach where design convention is concerned, as that sports car is made out of wood. Yes sir, what you're driving could probably be the home of many birds once before. Christened as Maniwa, that wooden car is no slouch when it comes ot performance either, capable of hitting a maximum speed of 80km/h (around 50 mph) which should be OK for intra-city use, but definitely not meant to eat up asphalt along the freeway. $44,000 will net you the Maniwa as it is steered using a motorcycle-like handlebar. To keep things chic, the Maniwa plus comes with gull wing doors for added style, while a stereo has been fitted to keep you entertained on the road. Amazingly ample, that 3-seater vehicle is road legal in Japan, and we wonder what would happen to it whether a Yakuza rival there decides to torch your ride - it'll certainly be a whole lot easier compared to a standard vehicle, eh?
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Micron RealSSD C300 is blazing fast
December 2, 2009
We all know that SSDs are blazing fast, but Micron's latest C300 2.5" SSDs pummel the opposition into a corner, being a whopping 50% faster than the current market leaders, shaming the fastest hard drives as well. Coming in 128GB and 256GB capacities, they will be out sometime early 2010, where it will take advantage of the new SATA 3.0 specifications which can reach a theoretical maximum speed of 6Gb/s throughput, double that of SATA 2.0. Needless to say, new technology at such speed will hit your pocket hard, where 128GB costs around $350 while the 256GB version is going for $715 - and that is only when purchased in bulk.
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Virgin rolls out new dongle
December 1, 2009
Virgin Media has introduced a sort new dongle that was specially designed to offer mobile broadband speeds of up to 7.2Mbps, which is its theoretical maximum although there are no reviews on said device just yet. Still, that is at best double the maximum speed of its previous 3.6Mpbs dongle, so hopefully users will get a much more enjoyable World Wide Web browsing experiences while they're on the go. Depending on your budget, you can choose from a documents allowance of either 1GB or 3GB monthly which is going for £8 and £12, respectively.
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