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Noise-cancelling Toyota Crown zeroes out sounds at head height {Engadget}
Sep 8th 2008 9:32AM Yes, its been done before, engadget even had an article on it.
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/22/noise-cancelling-honda-cabins/
I remember a magazine article about this technology in a Lotus Esprit, in the early 90s
Woodward 2008: It's not a concours original, MINI VTEC {Autoblog}
Aug 16th 2008 4:27PM Also, its not a MINI. its a Mini. The MINI is a small FWD BMW, the Mini is the classic microcar from Austin/BL/Rover.
Lotus developing efficient two-stroke OMNIVORE engine {Autoblog}
Aug 13th 2008 3:32PM I'm with you. Turbines offer much better efficiency, reliablity and power than any reciprocating engine. For me the ultimate would be a turbine/electric hybrid, with the electric providing instantaneous torque, and the turbine providing cruising power and charge. Few moving parts, lightweight (cut down on batteries) and plenty of power. no gears needed!
HUMMER shows off '09 H2 "Black Chrome" Edition {Autoblog}
Aug 13th 2008 3:17PM At Hummer Board meeting -
Chairman: Can somebody tell me why sales are PLUMMETING?
Sales Director: Well sir, we've just done a survey [one man in russia] and it seems our trucks just aren't SHINY enough for people anymore.
Chairman: Well what the hell are we waiting for, get the shiniest paint you can lay your hands on, slap it all over and market the hell out of it! Use the word 'Chrome' if you really have to, that should attract the 'bling' community! Just don't waste our dwindling resources by using actual chome.
Camera drones without mirrors or lenses to monitor future battlefields, you {Engadget}
Aug 13th 2008 2:40PM No, it won't. Nor will the .50 cal, or any firearm this side of a howitzer. Its 12 MILES UP! chances are you wouldn't know it was there, and a regular laser would scatter significantly at that distance. Its well out of the reach of any insurgent weaponry, A missile with the energy to hit this would be a medium to long range SAM, which would be a threat to any aircraft. A military airship would have multiple gas cells, so simply piercing it wouldn't be enough anyway. Militarily speaking, It would be a cheap, stable weapons platform with a fantastic loiter ability and heavy payload. Missiles launched a that height would have much extended range, giving a large engagement envelope, which compensates somewhat for the low speed. Anyhow, I think its more likely to have 'google' on the side than USAF or FBI.
Top Gear USA free to criticize cars at will {Autoblog}
Jun 23rd 2008 2:34PM That wasn't top Gear, that was from Clarkson's own video, "the good, the bad and the ugly"
Aussies announce Australian Top Gear hosts, where's ours? {Autoblog}
May 28th 2008 8:53PM Rolls Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, Lotus, Caterham, Ariel, Noble etc. Your point? American cars get slated on top gear because the few American cars that have been without exported to Europe in the last 50 years have been without exception, unmitigated crap. It'll take a while for that memory to fade.
Xziex makes water out of thin air, angers Harkonnens {Engadget}
May 19th 2008 7:06AM They did have these on Akkaris, they were called windtraps. Just read the original again, Its amazing how influential it was, star wars would have been very different without Dune. A gifted youngster from a desert planet, trained in the way of a mystic cult, rises up to defeat an evil galactic empire, and finds out that is mortal enemy is a close relative. George Lucas borrowed all the cool bits but left out the hard sci-fi and eco-message. If you like Star Wars, read the Dune series, its Star Wars for grownups!
Nanohealing substance stops bleeding in seconds, vampires protest {Engadget}
May 12th 2008 4:04PM Military uses, pah. I need this for my shaving kit!
