Aircord Lab’s N-3D concept turns an iPad into world’s second least practical 3D display (video)
Think giant active-shutter glasses are a roadblock to 3D adoption? Wait until you get a load of this, the N-3D from Aircord Labs, a glass pyramid with semi-reflective sides that allows
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Report: U.S. House Committee considers 20% reduction in ethanol subsidy
Refiners and blenders pocket 45 cents for every gallon of ethanol blended with gasoline. The subsidy, courtesy of the U.S. government, helps the industry stay afloat amidst the
Terrafugia’s flying car Transitions into a safer, better, tamer-looking personal transporter
Whether you classify it as a roadable aircraft or a flying car, Terrafugia’s Transition looks resolutely set on avoiding vaporware status and becoming a bona fide commercial reality late next year. It’s ironic, then, that the latest development is being illustrated with a bunch of renders,
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Shocking Study: Researchers find that men and women don’t want the same thing (in cars)
This just in: early reports inform us that water is, in fact, still wet. Also, the clever minds at CNW Market Research have discovered that an individual’s personal tastes in a vehicle varies greatly depending on gender and age. Shocking, we know. According to the data, women typically base their purchases on rear visibility, cost, front visibility, remote side mirrors and side air bags, in that order. Well, the last three are tied, but pretty much in that order.
Harley Davidson targeting skateboarders with new model?
2010 Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight – Click above for high-res image gallery
The Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight, in the company’s Sportster segment, sits at a cross-cultural intersection in the cyclemaker’s lineup. It apparently represents the spot where bikers meet skateboarders. It seems that the stripped-down looks and functional-jewelry design of the Forty-Eight is well appreciated by skaters who don’t like their rides to make any extraneous fuss.
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Space Quest pack for $10 on GoG
Think about how much it would cost you to embark on a quest into space. First, you’ve gotta build a ship (or, at the very least, secure the services of one Billy Bob Thornton).
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Mini confirms entry into 2011 World Rally Championship with Countryman
2011 Mini Countryman WRC – Click above to enlarge
Were it not for the efforts of John Cooper and drivers like Paddy Hopkirk on the European rally stages of the 1960s, the Mini brand probably wouldn’t have the beloved reputation that it does today – in fact, it’s possible it would never be around today at all. BMW has confirmed a longstanding rumor with today’s announcement that Mini is heading back to international rallying with the Countryman WRC beginning in 2011.
Chevrolet Caprice police car to patrol America’s streets beginning April, 2011 [w/video]
Chevrolet Caprice PPV -– Click above for high-res image gallery
Attention perps: You’ll have a new patrol vehicle roaming the streets come next April. That’s the month General Motors says its Chevrolet Caprice Police
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Invisibility cloak upgraded to bend infrared light, not to mention our minds
The fabled cloak of invincibility was once considered impossible for modern science, chilling out with perpetual motion up in the clouds, but these days scientists are tilting at blurry windmills with a modicum of success several times a year. The latest advance in theory comes to us from Michigan Tech,
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OFLC rates Namco Bandai’s Solarobo
Solarobo, CyberConnect2’s DS action RPG about animals piloting mechas, is on its way to the Anglophone world — specifically Australia, according to an OFLC rating for the Namco Bandai-published game.
