August 25th, 2008 by admin
The “Greenbird” as it has been dubbed, is a wind powered vehicle combining the best of Formula One Racing and aircraft body construction technology. Businessman and ecopreneur Dale Vince of Ecotricity and his friend and engineer Richard Jenkins, both from Great Britain, joined forces to finance and design this bird with the view to breaking the current land speed world record. Ten years in the making, the technology used for this wind powered vehicle will be used to design less exotic vehicles for domestic use in the future. The current world record is 116.7 miles per hour set ten years ago. The record attempt will take place on the salt flats at Lake LeFroy in Western Australia. So far the weather has not been cooperating but as soon as it does the race to break the record will begin.
The Greenbird uses a hard sail which better utlizes the thrust created by the wind, enabling the craft to travel 4 to 6 times the speed of the wind. The horizontal wing adds stability while the body is constructed of a very light carbon composite.
Let’s wish these guys luck and hope to see this emergent technology in our own vehicles some day.
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August 21st, 2008 by admin
Elmo is back and it’s never too soon to shop for the holidays…in fact the earlier the better to cut down on stress. My problem is some times I shop too early and hide my purchases, only to forget about them come holiday time!
I’ve been hunting for some fun stuff and came across this Elmo Live. Now even as a teen I loved Sesame Street and the Muppets and I still do, so this would make a good gag gift for a friends or a great gift for the little ones in your life. Check out this Elmo Live Video. He’s rapping and telling jokes and stories.
These might also be a good buy for the EBay sellers among you. Snap the Elmos up now and flip them on EBay.
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August 18th, 2008 by admin
The ever popular Ipod is always looking for accessories and this isn’t so much an Ipod accessory as it is a piece of furniture! If you are a part of the more mature set and remember the days of old, this jukebox should bring back a piece of nostalgia. But unlike the Jukeboxes of old, this Ipod jukebox kicks butt. It has an LED display, mood lighting, excellent speakers and a protective casing that is made from the same stuff as riot shields, so you know it will last your lifetime and then some.
Dimensions:
H 1515mm W 950mm D 700mm
Weight:
130kg Specifications:
• Integral LCD video screen (iPod not included) designed to accept all iPods (except shuffle)
• Playback: displays music videos. Image/Photo slide show (with audio tracks only)
• iPod cradle designed to automatically accept all iPods (except shuffle)
• Automatically charges iPod when docked
• LED lighting creates amazing depth with long lasting colour changes
• Change colour scheme to suit your environment or mood
• Mk7 Twin channel amplifier, 150w per channel, 2 x tweeter 2 x mid range and 1 x 12 twin cone bass speaker
• iPod not included
source: drinkstuff.com
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