6 Weird & Wonderful Things People Have Built With Twitter
gizmag.com — For the uninitiated, Twitter is a "microblogging" service that invites you to share what you're doing with the world in 140 characters or less - and it's currently taking the world by storm, with everyone from Scoble to Shaq on board. Its charm is that its usefulness is entirely open to interpretation - while many just don't get it... (Submitted by upick) More...
FLIR PathFindIR thermal imaging system for motorcycles & car
gizmag.com — Though only 10% of road miles are driven at night, those miles account for half all road fatalities. Using public roads is a sight response game you play with your own and others’ lives, so being able to improve your night vision will clearly increase safety for everyone. We’ve written about the coming of Mercedes' Nigh (Submitted by kevinlouis) More...
Audi R8 V12 Supercar is the 1st 100% LED-Equipped Automobile
gizmag.com — The order books have opened for the 196mph Audi R8 making it the first car in the world with all-LED (light emitting diode) headlamps, daytime running lights and turn indicators. LEDs are the headlight of the future due to their power, homogenous light distribution and the agreeable, daylight-esque colour. (Submitted by inactive) More...
Its like JAWS for the military
gizmag.com — BAE Systems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Systems launched an autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) Talisman at Oceanology International 2006 earlier this week and like its cousins, the latest-generation modular multi-role UUV Talisman is equally omnipotent and capable of a wide range of maritime littoral operations. (Submitted by Bruceleo) More...
Coaxial Rotor System: the future of helicopter design?
gizmag.com — Helicopters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/helicopter featuring coaxial rotor designs are not exactly new. The co-axial design of a pair of rotors mounted on the same mast and with the same axis of rotation, but turning in different directions, has been utilized on a number of military helicopters for around half a century, (Submitted by kevinlouis) More...
New BMW 7 series gets pedestrian recognition
gizmag.com — the BMW 7 Series will include several technical innovation firsts, including the World’s first Night Vision system with individual pedestrian recognition, the first production car with front side view camera, the first BMW Saloon with speed-related Integral Active Steering and the first BMW with Lane Change Warning. (Submitted by inactive) More...
3 billion cars on the road by 2035
gizmag.com — Leading economic forecaster Global Insight has released a white paper exploring the potential future demand for vehicles to 2035. The paper predicts the global fleet could reach 3 billion vehicles by 2035, four times the current 800 million. It suggests that personal transport of the future will probably be very different having been through decade (Submitted by SirPopper) More...
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