Recent postsIt might look like a normal city bike but the Panasonic Vivi RX 10-S uses regenerative braking to charge its battery and give in automatic mode a range of 182km! This figure has to be proven in real use but it is a really great start for great way of harvesting energy that is practical [...]
The newer flat screen generations are pretty effective in most respects. However each of plasma and LCD technologies has its own disadvantages, the main one being the inability of LCD screens -the most predominant type- to deal with dynamic scenes. Sony is at the forefront of the race for new display technologies with OLED screens [...]
CD technology is old stuff but these discs remain curvy and sexy. Original discs have a special flair with their disc graphics and box artwork. As a result, designers simply cannot keep away from them and Kim Yong seong has conceived a brilliant little device to be a compact MP3 player and more importantly a [...]
The Drobo storage solution is unique in that the drives it uses do not have to be matched and the integrated software automatically takes care of the safety of your data. The second generation Drobo is coming with some improvements:
Firewire 400 and 800 connectivity as an addition to the standard USB2, resulting in the new [...]
For a consumption of 1lt/100km, nobody would mind getting a bit crammed. The VW One-liter car will be produced in 2010 in no more than a thousand copies. It would be surprising if it didn’t become an instant hit that will bring more ambitious designs [Source: VW via Wired]
The German government is planning the construction of 30 offshore wind turbine parks that will produce 11GW of clean energy. Construction will take place on both the North Sea and the Baltic, with a total of about 2000 wind turbines.
Today wind energy covers 7% of Germany’s power needs and plans call for the enhancement of [...]
I know it’s Monday but this 8 lane track is supposed to chear you up. Scalextric tracks remain as awesome and desirable as ever [Source: Events House via Gizmodo]
Many accuse large companies of overusing green terminology as a fashion term to win new customers without their products necessarily being helpful to the environment. The automotive industry however has entered a difficult period, with cars indeed being responsible for a part of the planet’s problems. Despite some sectors -see shipping for example- doing nothing [...]
Since last month, photography and tech blogs are busy reporting rumours about a new half-body full-frame Nikon body. Apparently, the timing was perfect. The new D700 will be sold as early as this month at $3,000.
Why is it so desirable?
I have to admit that since I started this blog back in November 2007, I did not expect it to become so addictive. Writing daily became an enjoyable activity, despite the difficulty of trying to combine it with my job activities. My wife’s technical background and ideas were also very motivating, she provided much needed [...]
