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Britain’s Ministry of Defence unveils unmanned Taranis combat aircraft

Admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:22:00 +0000

Well, it looks like Boeing’s unmanned Phantom Ray stealth aircraft just got a bit of company courtesy of Britain’s Ministry of Defence. It’s now unveiled the BAE-built Taranis, which is not just an unmanned aircraft, but an unmanned combat aircraft that promises to be capable of penetrating enemy territory — as opposed to something like a Predator drone that’s only suitable for use if the airspace is under control. As you might expect, complete details on the aircraft are still being kept under wraps, but the MoD says there’s “more than a million man hours” behind it, and that its first flight trials will begin early next year

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Britain’s Ministry of Defence unveils unmanned Taranis combat aircraft

Inhabitat’s Week in Green: solar aircraft, freshwater wind farms, and the Automotive X Prize

Admin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:00:00 +0000

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green.

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Inhabitat’s Week in Green: solar aircraft, freshwater wind farms, and the Automotive X Prize

Onkyo’s HT-S7300 and HT-S6300 HTIB bundles are totally ready for 3D, man

Admin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:32:00 +0000

Shocker of shockers — Onkyo has outed a pair of home-theater-in-box bundles, and both of ‘em are 3D ready. Crazy, ain’t it?

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Onkyo’s HT-S7300 and HT-S6300 HTIB bundles are totally ready for 3D, man

Marines field autonomous support vehicles based on winning robot design (video)

Angel — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:03:00 +0000

Since their third-place finish in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge , TORC Technology’s had quite a climb — the company founded by Virginia Tech graduates has since provided IED-scouting Humvee kits to the US Military, and a vehicle for the blind uses the drive-by-wire platform that they designed. Now, the Marines are testing a TORC kit called the Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate (GUSS), which autonomously navigate off-road terrain.

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Tesla planting electric engines into two Toyota prototype bodies

Admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:33:00 +0000

Word on the street had it that Tesla’s $50 million deal with Toyota wasn’t formal back in late May, but evidently things have made positive progress since. According to a new (though admittedly brief) report over at CNN , Toyota is currently working with the electric automaker on a pair of prototype vehicles

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Coulomb to electrify California with 1,600 shiny new EV chargers

Admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:03:00 +0000

Fret not, Cali residents. Your state government may be desperately sinking into the quagmire of its own extravagance, but cash will always be found to fund good old “private” enterprise.

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Sharp’s LR388G9 LCD controller suggests more products with dual screens

Admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:47:00 +0000

While we’ll let competitors tell us whether the chip’s “an industry first,” Sharp’s certainly serious about devices with twin screens — this new LR388G9 controller chip pumps pixels simultaneously to each of two 1,024 x 480 LCDs.

Audi Cam lets you watch the entire repair from your mechanic’s point of view

Admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:01:00 +0000

Need to get a critical tune-up, but don’t trust the factory techs not to Ferris Bueller your ride?

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Audi Cam lets you watch the entire repair from your mechanic’s point of view

JFE Engineering’s quick auto charger does 50% charge in three minutes, hits parking lots in March

Admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:09:00 +0000

While range is an unfortunate limiting factor for electric vehicles , slow recharging time is perhaps even more troubling. Going 100 miles on a charge would be okay if you could stop at the corner electron stand and top up your cells while hitting the potty, and JFE Engineering’s quick charger gets makes that a reality, able to charge an EV’s batteries to 50 percent in just three minutes. Five minutes gets you a 70 percent charge, but from there things go downhill, with 30 minutes required for an 80 percent charge.

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Switched On: Kin’s seven deadly sins

Admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:21:00 +0000

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On , a column about consumer technology.

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Switched On: Kin’s seven deadly sins