Technology

Nissan Land Glider Drives Like Jet and Leans Like a Motorcycle

by George Delozier

The Tokyo Motor Show is looking more and more like the focus will be put on the zero emissions scene, rather than the hybrid realm. Not to be outdone, Nissan is also planning on bringing out their latest all electric city scrambler, aptly named the Land Glider.

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Blackberry "Smart" Watch Throws Email Notifications Onto Your Wrist

by Chris Weiss

Tired of pulling your Blackberry in and out of your pocket? Get the inPulse Blackberry watch and get access to email updates and previews with or without your Blackberry out.

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KangoGift: Gift Giving By Text Messaging For The Lazy Consumer

by Beth Hodgson

Lazy gifting companies aren't new to us, and really aren't all that surprising since people thrive on having everything provided to them as convenient as possible. Now, there's a new company that takes this ideology to the next level, making use of the world's favorite method of communication in the spirit of giving.

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Nissan Develops Crash Avoidance System by Studying Fish

by George Delozier

Crash avoidance systems have been at the top of nearly every automaker's list when it comes to research and development, and for good reason. In an interesting press released, Nissan has revealed what could be the next generation of these systems, and the unique idea that led the engineers to it.

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"New Kids On The Block" Experiment With New Form of Payola!

by Ron Callari

Remember the days, when record companies use to slip a radio station a few extra hundred bucks to promote their favorite artist's latest record? The term, "payola" derived from that practice. Today, those pay-offs are being replaced by a new 21st century social media updated version.

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GlideTV Navigator Simplifies Internet Content On Your TV

by Chris Weiss

The GlideTV navigator is a must-have accessory for those that use HTPCs. Eliminating extra devices and providing more control, the remote will revolutionize your HTPC experience.

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Twitter, Google SideWiki & Wikileaks Can't Be Gagged!

by Ron Callari

Gag Order overturned by Twitter and Social Media

It's becoming more and more difficult for traditional gatekeepers like the government to control the flow of information to the people. In years past when the authorities issued a "gag order" against the media, they could easily enforce it. Not the case in today's social media world!

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Mazda Drops Preview of New SKY Clean Engine Series

by George Delozier

It is no secret that Mazda refuses to separate driving excitement with environmentally friendliness. The engineers and designers are adamant that a car can be fun to drive, and still be clean and efficient. It is from this thinking that Mazda has been able to create the SKY clean engine concepts.

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Suzuki Prepares 3 Fuel Cell Concepts for Tokyo

by George Delozier

It has been known that Suzuki is planning on bringing the hybrid powered Swift to the Tokyo Motor Show for quite some time. What they didn't tell us, was they have been working on 3 other fuel cell powered vehicles they are going to unveil alongside the Swift Hybrid.

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Top Ten Social Shopping Networks (Just In Time) For The Holidays!

by Ron Callari

Holiday Shopping habits are going through a transition states OneUpWeb.com. The recession has changed consumer habits and according to their report on shopping trends, "social" search engines will be used more than traditional search for data regarding holiday purchases. And beyond Twitter Search, the social networking niche gaining the most traction in this area is social shopping network sites.

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German Farmers Turn To Vending For Sales Of Local Produce

by Beth Hodgson

These days all types of businesses are taking advantage of the convenience of vending machines to market their products or set up their own virtually self-sustaining franchise. The latest industry to get in on this trend is farming.

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Mixi & Poupeegirl vs Twitter Strategy in Japan

by Ron Callari

Can Twitter become a game-changer in Japan, where it just recently launched a new mobile platform? Or will cultural differences and native social networks like Mixi and Poupeegirl thwart its efforts?

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Flying Panties Are A Thong Of Beauty

by Steve Levenstein

Japanese anime has been a huge influence on comic book, TV and movie animation for decades. Does it still have the power to captivate and charm? Follow the flying panties and find out!

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Top Ten Social Media Halloween Costumes

by Ron Callari

As much as social media occupies our everyday lives, I was surprised at how few social media costume actually were being packaged for sale. Perhaps retail manufacturers are in such an economic slump, they are focusing more on unloading existing inventory versus created new merchandise. However on the "home-made-create-your own" front, there are dozens of folks who have spent their time and creativity to craft some very unique social media costumes for this Halloween.

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SIMPLE Concept from BMW Leans Like a Motorcycle, Seats 2, and Gets 118mpg

by George Delozier

Back in 2002, BMW revealed a tricycle-based concept that called the CLEVER. It stood for Compact Low Emissions Vehicle for Urban Transport and was light enough to be powered by a small compressed natural gas engine. Now, BMW has released another of their tricycle-based concepts that has been dubbed the SIMPLE.

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New Wi Fi To Provide Simplified Connection Between Devices

by Chris Weiss

A new Wi Fi specification has been announced by the Wi Fi Alliance. It will make connecting between devices a seamless experience for users, providing the next level of connectivity.

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Falcon's Faux-Flight Of Fancy, the Reality Show?

by Ron Callari

It started with a helium aircraft hovering over Fort Collins, Colorado and the belief that a 6-year-old boy climbed in and floated away Thursday, October 15, forcing officials to come up with a rescue plan to save him. Update at 3:35 p.m. ET:The balloon slowly spun to a crash-landing, surrounded by rescuers. Mystery widens, no one was inside balloon? It was at this time we learned that the father was a stormchaser, thus the balloon, and the family was involved in ABC's "Wife Swap," thus the reason for part of the craziness that unfolded. But the story didn't end there. The rest is only something that could make up a real-time Reality Show! Was it Truth or Hot Air? Or Balloonacy?

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The Mono-copter: Unconventional, Ungainly, and the Future of Flight Design?

by John P. Barker

Flight has always been an obsession with some inventors. Around 1914 two gentlemen, Alphonse Papin and Didier Rouilly, came up with this crazy flying device with a single blade of 130 square feet in area that rotated around the device's center of gravity. During initial testing it became unstable and was abandoned in the water.

Yet inventors keep striving for this odd, single bladed flying machine...

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Will Twilight's Twitter Account Reach 1 Million Followers & Shift Age Demographics?

by Ron Callari

On October 12th, with just a few hours of tweeting under the new Twilight Twitter account's belt, it had already tallied 22,000 followers. Three days later and as of the time of this posting, it has more than tripled its fan base to reach 78,000. Can it reach a million and will it shift the age demographic on Twitter? Take our POLLS and find out.

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PR2 Robot Knows When (and How) to Take a Break

by John P. Barker

What's that you say? A robot that can open doors, find an outlet, and plug in to get some sweet power? All by itself? That's crazy talk!

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