Asus EeePC Preview
November 8, 2007 at 11:44 pm | Posted in engineering, mobile internet | Leave a commentTags: , eeepc, gadgets, invention
Ok, I am really starting to fixate on this tiny laptop. The small size and low price are fascinating. While many mainstream pubs are lumping this in with other gadgets targted at the tween or education market I think that would have value to many users. Join me in my temporary obsession.
]
Rider’s life saved by airbag jacket
October 16, 2007 at 10:09 pm | Posted in engineering | Leave a commentTags: invention
Wearable Computers
October 14, 2007 at 8:59 pm | Posted in engineering | Leave a commentWe just missed the 11th annual International Symposium on Wearable Computers. Eleventh? Who knew?
Sputnik Turns 50
October 2, 2007 at 3:35 pm | Posted in engineering, flight, history, space | Leave a commentTags: invention
Actually, Sputnik burned up in the atmosphere. But the Russian satellite’s legacy endures, launching not only the space race between the US and USSR but also serving a key moment in the Cold War. Sputnik orbited the Earth every 90 minutes crossing borders without regard for treaties or defenses. If “they” could launch a satellite what would be next? A bomb?
RC Mig 29
September 30, 2007 at 11:55 pm | Posted in engineering, flight | Leave a commentTags: diy
1/5 Scaled Mig 29 – First Flight – video powered by Metacafe
Save Your Cardboard
July 30, 2007 at 5:13 pm | Posted in engineering | Leave a commentTags: diy, invention
Forget putting those cardboard tubes out for the recycle truck- build a bridge instead.