Monthly Archives: November 2008

Alienware Area-51 X58 Brenthaven MetroLite backpack (black Belkin FlyThru Checkpoint Friendly laptop case Voltaic Backpack Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Standard Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium AT&T Quickfire (silver) Samsung SGH-A777 (blue) (AT&T) Panasonic TH-50PF11UK Targus Wireless Mouse for … Continue reading →

New diff retainer/seal replaced. Front & rear transmission retainer/seal replaced. Denso plugs Mobil1 Fully synthetic on transmission and rear end. Pine Tree Air freshener New rear axle Koyo rear axle bearings. 3sgte Fuel pump installed Electric fan More Without the … Continue reading →

This flying automobile is probably the only real transformer in existence: The Aerocar, a machine that actually flies and can be legally driven on a highway. Built by Moulton B. Taylor in 1956 and powered by a Lycoming 160HP engine, … Continue reading →

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama’s NASA transition team is asking U.S. space agency officials to quantify how much money could be saved by canceling the Ares 1 rocket and scaling back the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle next year. Obama pledged during … Continue reading →

According to an MSDN document, Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform 10 (WARP10) is due for inclusion in Windows 7. The document, originally picked up by Custom PC, states that WARP10 will be able to run Direct3D 10 and 10.1 on the … Continue reading →

Plate tectonics, crucial for creating the oceans and atmosphere essential for life, began around a billion years earlier than we thought. Michelle Hopkins and colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles, have found evidence of tectonics in zircon deposits … Continue reading →

Japan’s own Hario is catering yet again to the affluent among us with its Harion speaker set, which boasts a subwoofer, two mid-range drivers and a pair of acrylic tweeters — all encased in heat-resistant glass More

The appeal of flash SSD technology is limited because today’s NAND chips don’t have enough capacity, making them expensive. Writes take too long, being slower than reads, particularly random writes, and the write cycle endurance is too short with the … Continue reading →

Microsoft Corp. will deliver Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to manufacturing in April 2009, two months after it issues a final test version to users, according to a Web site that accurately predicted several Windows ship dates in 2008. … Continue reading →

A Dutch software dealer has filed a complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission, arguing that the company’s pricing policy in Europe violates antitrust laws. Company owner Samir Abdalla’s complaint is that Microsoft charges at least a third more for … Continue reading →

Those coolhunters over at Oobject have uncovered another gem of engineering: the floating crane. Because the cranes require a massive superstructure and a relatively shallow hull, designers have to approach them pretty much the opposite way they approach typical ship … Continue reading →

For some reason, Ted Goessling and Zach Gens think that creating a French fries machine using a potato gun—a compressed-air bazooka that fires potatoes—, a wire screen, and a large pot with hot oil is a good idea. I don’t … Continue reading →

There is now a new version of the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CCPU cooler, known as the TRUE Copper. Although the dimensions and design are very much the same, there is one key specification that is vastly different. While the Ultra-120 … Continue reading →

A variant of the extremely popular Nigerian 419 scam is possible via Paypal, the INQ has discovered. On paper it looks bulletproof but it’s still a big con. The 419 scam is named after the relevant section of the Nigerian … Continue reading →

Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven departed the international space station on Friday, ending a 12-day visit that left the orbiting complex with more modern and deluxe living quarters for bigger crews. Endeavour pulled away as the two … Continue reading →