"NEW YORK - A solution to the world's urban transportation problems could lie in two wheels not four, according to executives for General Motors Corp. and Segway Inc. The companies announced Tuesday that they are working together to develop a two-wheeled, two-seat electric vehicle designed to be a fast, safe, inexpensive and clean alternative to traditional cars and trucks for cities across the world. The Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility, or PUMA, project also would involve a vast communications network that would allow vehicles to interact with each other, regulate the flow of traffic and prevent crashes from happening."
A robot controlled by human thought? More likely than you may think.
"The "brain machine interface" helmet uses a series of sensors to detect thought patterns which are analysed and broadcast wirelessly to a humanoid robot.
An Asimo robot then does whatever the person wearing the helmet is thinking about, with just a couple of seconds delay.
Makers Honda say the robot can currently understand four simple movements - moving the right hand, left hand, running or eating ... but that covers about 90% of what I do anyway."
NASA unveiled their design of Orion - the spacecraft designed to takes us back to the moon and some day Mars.
"The design of Orion was based on the Apollo spacecraft, which first took Americans to the moon. Although similar in shape, Orion is larger, able to carry six crew members rather than three, and builds on 1960s technology to make it safer."
Everyone wants to learn more about planetary motion in our solar system, right? Well here's a great way to get started. Retrograde motion is fascinating.
Google finally decided to do something with their GrandCentral purchase in 2007. Rename to Google Voice, the service returns with several great new features and the trademark Google look. The feature list includes text messaging organization, free conference calling, voice mail transcription, call recording, and very cheap international calls.
Unfortunately, Google Voice currently open only for GrandCentral users. The service should be available to the rest of us in a few weeks.