At first glance, this may look like the interior of the USS Enterprise, but it’s actually the first class cabin on a Qantas A380, complete with personal suites and center socializing area. For those who don’t already know, the Airbus A380 is basically “a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS. It is the world’s largest passenger airliner.”
Sometimes, less is more, and in the case of gadgets, that means transparent designs. For example, the “Water Watch” above was designed to look like it was crafted from a single block of ice. Unfortunately, it doesn’t pack all the features you’d expect from a modern digital watch.
Monster’s TRON Light Disc Audio Dock is the perfect gift for geeks and sci-fi movie buffs alike this holiday season, and best of all, it’s on sale for just $159.95 shipped (normally $349.95). With “its soothing, luminous glow, the dual-pipe lighting rings on the Tron Light Disc Sound Dock come alive to the rhythm of your favorite music.” .
This dazzling synchronized display is more than a conversation piece – it’s a technological work of art that brings the world of Tron straight into your home or office. [via Amazon]
Jetpacks are closer than ever to becoming mass produced, and they’ve come a long way since being featured in a plethora of sci-fi movies. However, all of them carry a hefty price tag…for now. We’ve rounded up three real-life models that actually work for your viewing enjoyment.
Facebook Timeline has now gone live worldwide, and this service basically “shows a detailed overview of your life on Facebook, with the ability to check out what you’ve been out to at a particular point in time.” Timeline cover art designs as well as some of today’s most popular images. Continue reading for Facebook’s official announcement video.
TheDetroitBureau.com reports that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is out to change the zero-emissions-vehicle (ZEV) game again, this time revising its desired numbers for vehicle sales and prodding industry to make alternative fuels more available. From 2018 to 2025, CARB wants ZEVs to number 1.4 million sales every year. According to its numbers, by 2025, that would result in a decrease of 52 million metric tons of emissions.
While electric cars count for CARB’s ZEV program, hydrogen vehicles will be a part of the 2025 mix. But what good is a car that runs on hydrogen without convenient places to refuel? The Cleans Fuels Outlet part of its plan “would require oil companies to install hydrogen refueling stations.” That sure sounds like it will be rather expensive for someone, but according to CARB, somehow it won’t be the consumer: CARB says residents will save $22 billion on fuel costs, 21,000 jobs will be created because of the move to different fuels, and a car buyer in 2025 would save $4,000 over the life of the car even with the extra cost of the tech.
What’s more, in 2017, CARB – in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency – has released an emissions-level limit of 166 g/km for cars sold in the state. That would represent another 34 percent drop from the emissions levels targeted in 2016.
Created by Modded by Bacteria, the Electus 64 is most definitely the most stylish portable N64 that we’ve ever come across — rivaling these custom game consoles. You’ll get 3-hours of continuous playtime on a full charge, with all the action taking place on its bright 4.3-inch LCD screen. Click here for more pictures. Continue reading for a video.
As you’ll see in the gallery below, the mod also has built-in controller ports. There are heatsinks and a fan inside to keep things cool. The 4.3″ screen has both 16:9 and 4:3 modes, but it also has video and audio out ports if you want to play on a bigger screen.
[via Technabob]
The SHOWWX could quite possibly be the coolest pocket projector yet. It “brings you a BIG picture from a small, quiet, and portable device. A single cable connection plugs directly into your iPod, as well as other mobile phones and devices with TV-Out or VGA functionality.” Product page. Video preview after the break.
Amplify yourself with big, bright, and colorfli projected images that are always in focus from a device that fits right in your pocket. Simply connect the SHOWWXÂ to a video output capable device to spontaneously share photos and videos, presentations and more for a big screen experience!
[via Amazon]
For now ASUS’ Transformer Prime is the lonely king of the quad-core tablet hill, but as we’d heard a few weeks back, it looks like it’ll have company soon enough. Insider sources have reported to DigiTimes that you’ll be able to snag a nifty Android tablet with a quad-core GPU for between $459 and $599 in 2012. Acer and Lenovo are apparently set to target Apple’s iPad tablet as well as ASUS with NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra 3 GPU tablets running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) in the first quarter of 2012. These sources also stated that since neither Acer nor Lenovo have a direct advantage over Apple or Amazon’s tablet devices, they’d only be competing for about 10 to 15 percent of the total PC tablet market. And yes, there are mathematical formulas that prove that owning a reasonably priced tablet with a quad-core GPU does make you the coolest kid on the block.
Located 4,700-feet above sea level on the side of Tianmen mountain in Zhangjiajie, China, this amazing glass skywalk was “constructed out of 2.5 inch crystal-clear glass [and] allows people to enjoy breathtaking views of the mountains.”
