An iconic part of movie history is to be auctioned on Wednesday. An Aston Martin DB5 used by Sean Connery’s James Bond goes under the hammer in London. It could fetch $3.5 million. (Oct. 27)
Continue reading …Bus that travels over traffic longs for US embrace, designer seeks stateside collaborators
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Can’t imagine this one’s left your collective conscience, but just in case: back in August, Shenzen Huashi Future Car-Parking Equipment unveiled its design for a commuter monorail that used the space between traffic and bridges . In a sense, the bus would straddle over its four-wheeled brethren at a rate of 25 to 50mph. Construction reportedly starts in Beijing’s Mentougou district by year’s end, but what of the rest of the world? Designer Song Youzhou has founded US Elevated High-Speed Bus (Group) Inc which, as the name would suggest, is on the look-out for manufacturers to build (and outlets to sell) the so-called straddling bus to the proper American locales. Sure, we’re the Land of the Free and Home of the Extra-Tall Trucks (and Low Overhead Bridges), but don’t let that get you discouraged. Bus that travels over traffic longs for US embrace, designer seeks stateside collaborators originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …From a 1992 CNN interview with Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown: Interviewer: You said something a moment ago that I have to follow up on and I have to draw you out on. You said you don’t have to lie anymore now that you’re not a politician. What did you lie about when you were governor? Jerry Brown: It’s all a lie. You’re pretending there’s a plan… Interviewer: What did you lie about? Jerry Brown: You run for office and the assumption is “Oh, I know what to do”. You don’t. I didn’t have a plan for California. Clinton doesn’t have a plan. Bush doesn’t have a plan. Interviewer: You said you had a plan for California and you lied because you didn’t have a plan? Jerry Brown: You say you’re going to lower taxes, you’re going to put people to work, you’re gonna improve the schools, you’re going to stop crime… crime is up, schools are worse, taxes are higher. I mean be real! He doesn’t have a plan now either. He’s never actually created a job, made a payroll, or done anything in the private sector.
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Pity the poor fools who show up to the next LAN party with a mouse that doesn’t have a capacitive top. These days it’s touch-sensitivity or bust, and ASUS is latest in line, launching its WX-DL. This one takes its buttonless inspiration from the Magic Mouse but its design from another Cupertino creation: the puck-shape Apple USB Mouse. That rodent came with the 1998 iMac and was basically hated by everyone who placed a hand on it. It remains to be seen whether the slight tilt of this one (shown after the break) will make it more palatable to the digits of computer users everywhere, but it is at least suitably equipped with a 1200dpi laser sensor, 2.4GHz wireless connection, and a suite of media controls baked with care into the top of this aluminum cookie. Its yours for $80, so who wants to take a bite? Continue reading ASUS gets in on the touch mouse craze with the puck-shaped WX-DL ASUS gets in on the touch mouse craze with the puck-shaped WX-DL originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Huawei S7 gets Best Buy listing for $299.99, not shipping until November 7th
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Huawei ‘s Ideos S7. We loved it in June (resistive touchscreen notwithstanding), Expansys picked it up a few weeks later, and now Best Buy is also joining in on the phone. The 7-inch Android tablet — with kickstand — is now but a listing on the US retailer’s website, “coming soon” for $299.99. Store pickup is coming soon, but shipping availability is November 7th… no matter how expedited you make the order. If it’s any consolation, that’s still before the Galaxy Tab . Huawei S7 gets Best Buy listing for $299.99, not shipping until November 7th originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Birds fly along with a human-pilotted microlight plane. Photo: Waldrappteam . The drastic decline in the population of the northern bald ibis, a bird once common throughout Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East, has left conservationists pinning their hopes on breeding the birds in captivity and reintroducing them into the wild. But without parents to teach them migratory routes , the captive birds stand little chance of long-term surviva… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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It’s still not a substitute for a built-in memory card reader in a laptop, but Elecom’s new MR-C25 Series USB memory card reader might just be the next best thing. In addition to reading both SD and microSD cards, it’s able to rotate a full 180 degrees to give you access to ports on either side of the card reader. From the looks of things, you may still run into some problems with ports that are particularly close together (and with bulky plugs or devices), but it should definitely prevent at least some unwanted USB swapping. Unfortunately, there’s no still word on a price or release over here just yet, but it does apparently come in both black and white to better match your laptop. Elecom’s rotating USB memory card reader tries not to block your ports originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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UN forces were confronting angry Haitians in Saint Marc Tuesday. The protesters were upset about plans by an aid agency to set up a cholera treatment center near a school. (Oct. 27)
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Veteran actor Denzel Washington warns audiences to buckle up for a thrill filled ride at the premiere of his latest action thriller ‘Unstoppable.’ Joining him on the red carpet was Chris Pine, accompanied by his parents. (Oct. 27)
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BUCHAREST, Romania-Romania’s Parliament began debating a motion of no-confidence against the country’s government on Wednesday as about 30,000 people gathered to protest wage cuts and austerity measures. The opposition Social Democrats…
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