A Spanish pilot friend of mine sends me this stunning video of a low pass flyby in Argentina. I just can’t believe the mad man who was flying this jet got it so close to the ground. More »
At January’s Detroit Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz eagerly showed off its hydrogen-powered F-Cell car, vowing to prove the viability of fuel-cell vehicles by driving three of them around the world. And now, 18,641 total miles later, it’s completed that circumnavigation, arriving safely home at the company’s Stuttgart headquarters. Does this prove fuel-cells are ready for prime time? Well, the trip took 70 driving days to cover four continents, and the vehicles’ range topped out at just over 400 miles — in Kazahkstan. But M-B admits there are only 200 refilling stations worldwide; in most cases the F-Cells had to rely on a tag-along mobile refueling unit. The company hopes its demonstration will spur development in a refilling-station infrastructure: having a fuel-cell car you can’t easily refuel must feel like owning a flying DeLorean in 1885. To get the full breakdown, see the Mercedes-Benz PR after the break.
Mercedes-Benz completes hydrogen-powered F-Cell World Drive, but had to bring its own fuel originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Jun 2011 17:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink 
Autoblog | | Email this | Comments
We said that MobileNotifier unobtrusive notifications might be the single best reason to jailbreak your iOS device, and it sounds like Apple may agree — Redmond Pie reports that lead developer Peter Hajas has been spirited away by the Cupertino computer company to work on iOS itself. Hajas wrote that he was taking a break from MobileNotifier, and some newfangled detective work dug up the rest — a thinly-veiled reference to Steve Jobs, a tweet mentioning a California “fruit” company, and finally an alleged screenshot of Hajas’ entry in Apple’s employee database. We’re feeling slightly bittersweet about the whole thing, to tell the truth, as while we’d rather not have to smash our iPhone chains, the notion that this is all happening now suggests we won’t see greatly improved notifications in iOS 5, come Monday.
[Thanks, Jeff]
MobileNotifier dev snapped up by Apple to work on iOS framework? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
A rocket that carries just one human being is launched in Denmark with what appears to be some success. It cost about $69,000 to build.
Originally posted at Technically Incorrect
Earlier this week the Eee Pad Transformer scored itself a sweet upgrade in the form of Android 3.1, and with it came USB host support. When we did our hands-on with the Honeycomb update we couldn’t demo the feature because, well, the Xoom doesn’t have any USB ports. But that Transformer keyboard dock has a pair of 2.0 jacks and someone was kind enough to post a YouTube vid of a PS3 controller and the ASUS tablet getting their game on. Theoretically, this should work with any USB gamepad, including those for the Xbox 360. The only drawback? You’ve got to be wired in — no Bluetooth support here. Follow the break to see it in action and satisfy your Android-loving curiosity.
[Thanks, Ben]
Update: We managed to have a quick go on the same setup at Computex, and the tethered PS3 controller worked perfectly. Unsurprisingly though, we had no luck with the Bluetooth connection. Quick hands-on video after the break.
Eee Pad Transformer caught playing nice with PS3 controller (update: hands-on video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink HKtech | 
ASUS UK (Twitter), MrEverblue82 | Email this | Comments
Steven J. Backman makes sculptures out of toothpicks, a long, painstaking process. If you’re assembling something out of 30,000 little pieces, you need oceans of patience.
This article was written on November 28, 2007 by CyberNet.
Remember that Give 1, Get 1 program that the One Laptop Per Child organization launched? It started on November 12th and was set to end on November 26th, however it’s been extended. Either the program was extremely successful so they decided to see how much longer they could take it, or not many people bought them and they still have lots of laptops that they’d like to sell. Now you have until December 31st to make the $400 purchase. You pay $200 for a laptop to keep, and another $200 for a laptop that’s sent to a developing country.
I don’t know about you, but I haven’t heard much around the web of people buying them. That of course doesn’t mean that people really aren’t buying them, I just haven’t heard anything. Here I thought there’d be a lot of hype surrounding this laptop but there really hasn’t been much. Maybe if they sold them at Best Buy the day after Thanksgiving and handed out tickets, more people would be interested? 
Copyright © 2011 CyberNetNews.com
Related Posts:
When Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone Mango last month, the company spent a lot of time walking us through some of the 500-plus changes to the OS — most notably, conversation threads, people groups, enhanced search functionality, Twitter and LinkedIn integration, IE9, and the instantly responsive Bing Vision. It’s no wonder, then, that Redmond didn’t have much time to talk multimedia. Well, the company just spilled the beans in a blog post, laying out a raft of new features that run the gamut from podcasts to improved playback controls. We’ve got a lot to recap, so join us past the break, won’t you?
Continue reading Microsoft outlines new features for Windows Phone Mango’s Music and Video Hubs
Microsoft outlines new features for Windows Phone Mango’s Music and Video Hubs originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
When my Apple TV packed it in, I was left to find another computer/TV hybrid on the spot. So I installed a new McTivia, and the results are promising.
iTunes leak suggests ‘Automatic Download’ over-the-air updates are coming in iOS 5 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Jun 2011 13:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | MacRumors | Email this | Comments
This is site is run by Sascha Endlicher, M.A., during ungodly late night hours. Wanna know more about him? Connect via Social Media by jumping to about.me/sascha.endlicher.
