Beautiful, airy popovers featured largely in many of our holiday meals last month. Every time we made them, however, we couldn’t help wondering just why is it so darn important to keep the oven door closed? Is it to keep an even heat? Because stray air currents could deflate the delicate puffs? Why?!
The holidays might be over now, but the rumors regarding Apple’s iSlate tablet device certainly aren’t. Read on for a roundup of the latest rumors, including announcement dates, release dates, screen sizes and pricing…
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The rapid evolution of the digital camera will continue unabated at CES this week, with the first announcement being another downsized DSLR system, this one from Samsung. The NX10 is much smaller than a traditional DSLR yet suffers little in comparison, shooting 720p video, running a 14.6 MPX APS-C size CMOS sensor and sporting a whopping 3.0 inch AMOLED screen, allowing users to easily view their images, even in bright sunlight. Most importantly, it’s following the trend begun by Panasonic with the Four Thirds System of DSLRs getting smaller and ridding themselves of fast-moving mirrors and other mechanicals carried over from another era…
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India’s automotive industry is the second fastest growing in the world and has exceptional prospects. Already the ninth largest in the world it is expected to become one of the largest in the world several decades from now. Already the auto makers are developing specifically for the future, with Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) pulling the covers off what has been dubbed the “Honda New Small Concept”, a very small vehicle with seating for five people. The world premier was aptly staged at the Auto Expo 2010 in New Delhi, India’s leading auto show, along with new small cars from Toyota, Volkswagen, Nissan and Ford. ..
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You might already have Skype on your iPhone, PSP, or desk phone, but 2010 looks to be the year of Skype on your HDTV, with Skype-enabled HDTVs from LG and Panasonic in the pipeline for a Spring release…
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The world’s tallest building opened yesterday, with a number of surprises including a new name. The 828-meter Burj Khalifa after UAE President Khalifa Bin Zayed, now holds a raft of world records including the world’s highest occupied floor (160th floor), the world’s highest observation deck (124th floor), the world’s highest mosque (158th floor), the world’s highest swimming pool (76th floor), and the world’s tallest service lift. The tower is so tall it can be seen 95 km away, and breaks the previous record by 63% – quite some feat – check the CTBUH Top 100 Tallest Buildings database and the World’s tallest structures list for all the numbers.
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In this age of HDTVs, home theaters, game consoles and media streamers, you’re likely to have a growing collection of remotes in your living room, and regularly battle the issues that arise with such a collection. Inconsistent designs, missing battery covers, a myriad rechargeable AA batteries, a significant other who still can’t figure out how to play a DVD, and our favorite – not being able to find the remote for the TV. Logitech’s Harmony series of universal remotes are one answer to the problem, but L5 Technology has a promising device that will turn an iPhone or iPod touch into a customizable universal remote for just US$50…
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It seems that downsizing is drastically affecting the sports car manufacturers as well, as the next Porsche Boxster could feature a four cylinder engine or even a three-cylinder turbocharged one, a Porsche official told Autocar.
Porsche needs to reduce it fleet emissions as it is required by the EU limits, so the Boxster model line director Hans-Jurgen Wohler says that an entry level version of the car will feature a downsized engine.
A Boxster with a four-cylinder … (read more)
The advent of ever-more sophisticated software being at our immediate disposal via smart phones will continue to transform our lives in many ways, some we probably haven’t even considered prior to now. The USD$5.99 iSwing iPhone application allows users to record their golf swing on video and replay it frame-by-frame in slow motion and analyze their flaws by drawing lines over their screen to make sure they’re “on-plane.” This swing analysis application represents remarkable value, given that professional swing analysis usually costs USD$60 a visit. Coming soon on Android too…
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Roehr Motorcycles, producers of the American-built 180 bhp 1250sc sportbike, is to introduce two electric motorcycles before mid-year, topped by a 96 bhp motorcycle with race level performance, 210 lb/ft of torque, and premium suspension and brake components which it has dubbed the eSuperbike. Significantly, even a lower spec eSupersport model with 48 bhp, 105 lb/ft of torque will top 100 mph. No details have yet been announced on the range of the bikes, but viable electric sports motorcycles are clearly going to be available before the end of the year…
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Number of units : 145
Number of floors : 16
Location : Trikkakkara, EKM
Expected date of completion : AUG 2010
As the 2010 Geneva Auto Show is still some three months away, the revised versions of the 3 Series Coupe and Convertible models still keep a tight lid on what they will bring new to the table. This however doesn’t stop some pieces of information from leaking here and there on the web, you know, to keep us interested.
As you have seen in the set of spyshots showing the 3 Series coupe we brought you back in October, the facelift will come with modifications to the front bumper, hea… (read more)
As we reported throughout the year, 2009 was not auspicious for car sales. In the Unites States, however, not only there were fewer buyers, but the entire car fleet lost 14 million units last year. The Earth Policy Institute (EPI) recently announced there will be a teleconference with reporters tomorrow during which it will report that "America’s century-old love affair with the automobile may be coming to an end."
In 2009, the 14 million cars scrapped exceeded the 10 m… (read more)
The European Commission has decided a significant reorganisation of the JRC’s horizontal services. Taking effect on 1 January, the reorganisation aims to streamline these services and in doing so, making them more efficient. A clearer separation of centralised and decentralised tasks, in particular in the areas of human resource management and finance, is for example aiming at more efficient and timely recruitment of specialized staff.
Other changes include the creation of a new Unit "Knowledge Management and Evaluation" in the Programmes and Stakeholder Relations Directorate, and the merging of the two former "Work Programme" Units ‘EC’ and ‘Euratom’) into a single one. The detailed organisational chart is available on the JRC website.
Renault is currently working on the CC flavor of the new Megane and the recent sets of spyshots are here to confirm this to us. And although we do have a glimpse into how the future model will look like, here is a brand new teaser that shows the overall shape of the car due to be released sometime this year.
Obviously, there’s no word on the technical specifications of the car but, judging by the rumors, the future CC is going to share the the same open top as the current model. S… (read more)
Although most of the Italian tifosi are now very happy with Michael Schumacher signing with rival team Mercedes GP, some F1 pundits believe the German will certainly not be booed during the 2010 Italian Grand Prix, at Monza. Returning to Italy in a silver, rather than red, race suit will certainly not look good in the eyes of the Italian fans, but going as far as booing the man who brought you almost a dozen titles in the last decade is surely out of the question.
At least that’s … (read more)
Feitjes:
– Op drie na steilste stadion van Europa met 37 graden.
– Wisten jullie al dat het dak open kan?
– Het heeft regelmatig een grasmat.
– Men wil graag een uitbreiding maar niemand weet hoe. Deze soep met derde ring van HHF’er hugenholz haalde zelfs het Parool:
The ‘white space’ promise continues to be enticing to tech companies as much as to the consumers. Several big tech and hardware companies, like Dell, HP, Google and Microsoft, have lobbied for the US government to open up the so-called white space, unused portions of the lower frequency spectrum usually designated to TV broadcast. One requirement before manufacturers can start offering devices using that space is a national database to keep track of the portions of the spectrum already used in every location. This database will be maintained by several private sector administrators. Google has now made its intentions of becoming one of the database administrators official in a submission to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
“In a submission to the FCC, we’re asking the Commission to designate Google as one of potentially several administrators of a white spaces geolocation database,” Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media Counsel at Google wrote.
“Why are we offering to do this? We continue to be big believers in the potential for this spectrum to revolutionize wireless broadband, and we think it’s important for us to step forward and offer our assistance to make that vision a reality… [W]e believe we’re in a strong position to build and successfully manage one,” Google explained it… (read more)
As EV technology and solution manufacturers and providers are gearing up for the battle ahead, the Chinese from Wonder Auto managed to get a head start by signing a deal with the local Liaoning government to provide electric motors for 100 of its taxis. The deal is a first for the Chinese and, according to Wonder Auto, a sign for the "adoption of electronic cars(!)" (their words).
"After 5 to 10 years, automobiles will be transformed from fuel powered to electric p… (read more)
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