The bottom line is airships have been a lousy idea ever since the Hindenburg exploded in the 1930s. (Oh the humanity!) In retrospect, considering the number of accidents—a plane just crashed in Indonesia this week—and terrorist acts perpetrated on passenger airlines, it's hard to tell which … [Read more...] about Airships To Take To The Skies Once More
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A Few Words About The Mysterious Stealth Helicopter In Pakistan
Unless you live in outer space, most human beings on Earth are familiar with at least the barest details surrounding the raid on a walled compound in the quiet suburb of Abbottabad. Okay, so Mr. Bin Laden got iced by a Navy Seal, but mysterious details and myths have floated up since that fateful … [Read more...] about A Few Words About The Mysterious Stealth Helicopter In Pakistan
Special Virus Could Program Brains To Eat Less, Lose Weight
Thanks to copious amounts of cheezeburgers, there's now too many obese people on Earth, mostly in developed countries. Since diet plans and working out in gyms doesn’t work for everyone, researchers at Johns Hopkins may have found a viable means of regulating food intake. A series of tests involving … [Read more...] about Special Virus Could Program Brains To Eat Less, Lose Weight
LA Noire Occupying Three Xbox360 Discs
Despite Microsoft testing out a new disc format, it's currently stuck with the old 9 GB a pop DVDs. And that can only mean one thing for ambitious titles that tend to bring entire cities and possibly hundreds of thousands of virtual people to life. PS3 exclusivity, zing! Or they can just go the … [Read more...] about LA Noire Occupying Three Xbox360 Discs
Sony May Be Facing Third Attack Over Weekend
By now, if you're a PS3 owner and habitual PSN user, you're either contemplating a life without multiplayer, elbow-deep in some sort of Hamachi installation/ingenious tunneling scheme, or busy getting the hang of Halo on your new Xbox while wincing at the occasional pang of guilt and flashback of … [Read more...] about Sony May Be Facing Third Attack Over Weekend
Blackberry Playbook to Get Keyboard Dock Soon
It's rather interesting to me that to separate the PlayBook from the other tablets on the market, RIM tried to position it as a content creation device, not just one for consumption of content. With the focus on making content, the PlayBook had no official keyboard. That keyboard oversight is about … [Read more...] about Blackberry Playbook to Get Keyboard Dock Soon
Jaguar C-X75 Hybrid Supercar To Go Into Production
UK Car manufacturer Jaguar has announced that it will put its C-X75 hybrid supercar concept, that it showed off at the Paris Motor Show, into production, and it will cost £700,000, about $1.15 Million. The Jaguar C-X75 hybrid supercar will feature a carbon composite chassis and a hybrid engine … [Read more...] about Jaguar C-X75 Hybrid Supercar To Go Into Production
Asus Says Shortages Are Demand Based, Rather Than Supply Chain Problems
Earlier this week, sources close to Asus were reporting that shortages of their Asus Eee Pad Transformer were due to supply chain problems and only allowed them to produce 10,000 units a month. Well, Asus has now been approached and officially replied to the speculation, explaining that the … [Read more...] about Asus Says Shortages Are Demand Based, Rather Than Supply Chain Problems
Raspberry PI USB Computer, Designed For Schools, Costs £15 (video)
A new tiny USB computer called the Raspberry PI has been developed by David Braben a UK game developer and has been designed to provide a cost effect way to allow school children to enjoy computer programming with their own PC in school. The Raspberry PI computer is a narrow stick device, fitted … [Read more...] about Raspberry PI USB Computer, Designed For Schools, Costs £15 (video)
Facebook Now Paying Users To Watch Adverts
This week, Facebook has unveiled an innovative new program designed to reward its users with a financial incentive for watching advertisements on the platform. The new initiative primarily features gaming adverts, which doesn't sound too bad, and once you have watched certain adverts, Facebook will … [Read more...] about Facebook Now Paying Users To Watch Adverts
Dell’s New XPS 15z Laptop Leaked
We have been hearing rumors that Dell is about to launch a new XPS laptop, and the guys over at Mobile Review have managed to get some exclusive photos of this new laptop. There are not very many details about the new Dell XPS 15z, although we do know that it will come with Intel's Sandy Bridge … [Read more...] about Dell’s New XPS 15z Laptop Leaked
Sony Offers $1 Million Insurance Per User After PSN Hack
Sony has come under a lot of criticism recently for the way it dealt with the hacks to its PlayStation Network and its Sony Online Entertainment gaming business, where many customers details were compromised and some credit card details were taken. It look like Sony is attempting to limit the … [Read more...] about Sony Offers $1 Million Insurance Per User After PSN Hack
