Archive for the 'Technology' Category

October 25th, 2010

UEFA President Michel Platini Wary Of Goal-Line Technology

Following pressure to help referees in the world of football following more than a few controversial incidents, lawmakers took the first step towards introducing goal-line technology.... Something that didn't sit well with UEFA President Michel Platini. "Then we will have PlayStation football," he told the Scottish FA's official website. "One ...
October 14th, 2010

Who Is Jack Dorsey?

If you don't know the name Jack Dorsey, you surely have heard of his invention. Jack Dorsey is the the co-founder and chairman of Twitter, the 140 character social utility used by everyone from students, to politicians, to celebrities and soccer players and websites.   But who is Jack Dorsey, and what was his inspiration for Twitter?   He explains ...
October 11th, 2010

VSS Enterprise Manned Free Flight Test Virgin Galactic

VSS Enterprise achieves manned free flight from over 45,000 ft (13,700 metres) and successfully glides in 11 minutes to land at Mojave Air and Spaceport 10th October 2010, Mojave, CA. Virgin Galactic, the US company developing the world's first commercial manned space flight system and tourism business, is delighted to announce the successful ...
October 4th, 2010

FIFA 11 Soccer – Steve Nash And Landon Donovan

Steve Nash and Landon Donovan star in part 1 of this series which follows Nash's attempts to play EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 11 against Donovan and enter the EA SPORTS Pro Player Challenge. The EA SPORTS Pro Player Challenge is a new competition that will identify the best FIFA Soccer 11 gamer among professional soccer players.
September 27th, 2010

Blackberry PlayBook – iPad killer?

By the numbers: 7-inch LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and gesture support BlackBerry Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing 1 GHz dual-core processor 1 GB RAM Dual HD cameras (3 MP front facing, 5 MP rear facing), supports 1080p HD video recording Video from the presser after the ...
September 19th, 2010

Making Future Magic – iPad Light Painting

'This film explores playful uses for the increasingly ubiquitous ‘glowing rectangles’ that inhabit the world. We use photographic and animation techniques that were developed to draw moving 3-dimensional typography and objects with an iPad. In dark environments, we play movies on the surface of the iPad that extrude 3-d light forms as they ...
September 17th, 2010

Fastest Sailboat in the World: L’Hydroptere

L'Hydroptere is an experimental sailing hydrofoil designed by French yachtsman Alain Thébault. Her multihull hydrofoil design allows the sail-powered vessel to reach world record speed on water.
September 10th, 2010

Nokia N8

Cool ad spot from Nokia showing some of the possibilities of what can be done with one of their smart phones. I personally want a battery charging hamster wheel. That would be rad.