San Francisco: Boeing suspended test flights of its 787 Dreamliner planes on Wednesday after an electrical fire forced the emergency landing of one of the next-generation passenger jets. The incident has fanned fears of further delays to the Dreamliner programme, which is already almost three years behind schedule with the first planes due for delivery to Japan’s All Nippon Airways in early 2011. The latest Dreamliner glitch erupted when a test plane was coming in to land at Laredo, Texas. It lost its regular source of electrical power and the primary backup in the blaze, the Seattle Times reported. The pilot deployed a ram air turbine, which generates power for the plane’s fly-by-wire…
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By Mr. Fish Related Entries November 10, 2010 More Than a Failure to Communicate November 9, 2010 Obama in the Company of Killers
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It may not solve some of the problems involved with actually running Android on an iPhone , but the recently released Bootlace 2.1 application for jailbroken iPhones does at least make the installation process easier than ever. Unfortunately, it only works with the iPhone 2G and 3G at the moment, but it will let you install Android 2.2 (a.k.a Froyo ) directly on the device without the need for a computer. Hit up the source link below for the complete installation instructions — and insert your own joke here about the iPhone running Froyo while your Android phone is still stuck at 2.1. Bootlace lets you install Froyo on your iPhone without a computer originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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New York Sen. Charles Schumer called on the state liquor authority to ban the sale of alcoholic energy drinks like Four Loko. Four Loko has been blamed for causing blackouts among partying college students and even death. (Nov. 10)
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We were going to say something funny, but then we just got depressed that this show is still on TV. You disappoint us, America. Oh, and Hawaii Five-0 did it first . [Thanks, Michael C.] Two and a Half Men discovers FaceTime, still searching for humor originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Image: Friend2Friend Though constantly refreshing your Facebook page won’t do as much for the environment as cutting your carbon footprint, volunteering to clean up trash, or campaigning for your favorite causes, you can put your social networking skills to good use with these applications, games, and pages that teach environmental responsibility — and help you donate to your favorite causes…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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One of the great things about miniaturization is that it allows us to swallow things that a few short years ago were just a wonderful dream, from microprocessors to bowel scanners . Now a Swiss pharmaceutical company called Novartis AG is developing the Ingestible Event Marker (IEM), a chip that can be embedded in medication and, upon being activated by the patient’s stomach acid, will send the doctor biometric data that gauges the drug’s effectiveness (including heart rate, body temp, and body movements) via Bluetooth. The plan is to introduce the technology to monitor transplant recipients, although it could be expanded to other uses as well. If bioequivalence tests demonstrate that the device doesn’t alter the effects of the pills, you could see ‘em submitted for regulatory approval in Europe in the next 18 months. Bluetooth-enabled meds to enter European bloodstreams originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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By David Walker BBC News Contaminated water supplies are worsening the cholera outbreak Continue reading the main story Related stories Haiti confirms cholera in capital Clinic on cholera front line Fears rise in Haiti as cholera outbreak spreads Health officials and medical agencies in Haiti are racing to stem a cholera epidemic that has reached the crowded capital Port-au-Prince and threatens to spiral out of control. The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is struggling to get a clear picture of the situation. “I wouldn’t say it is out of control but it is a huge challenge,” said Claire-Lise Chaignat, head of the WHO’s global cholera taskforce. “We know that cases have now reached…
Continue reading …Looks like people who fly, whether for fun, business or for a living, are starting to fight back against an overly intrusive TSA: TSA Rejects Airport Molestation Complaints… OPT OUT: Pilots oppose naked scans, full-body searches… ‘Repeated doses of radiation’… Screeners touch passengers’ breasts, genitals… FLIGHT ATTENDANTS FIGHT BACK: HANDS OFF MY CROTCH! I think a little uprising against the groping government would be a very good thing. For awhile people were willing to put up with being treated as terrorists because we were all in the fight together. But after nine years has passed since 9/11 people just want to be able to fly where they want without being treated inappropriately or with undue suspicion.
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