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Trogdor the Burninator

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By Posted on 11.11.2008 Comments
Intended for novice fliers who have received the FAA’s new, more accessible sport-pilot license, the A5 is a low-cost, seaworthy, easy-to-fly, easy-to-store aircraft that aims to bring personal flight to the masses. This sleek floatplane has folding wings that make it compact enough to tow home and stow in your garage. To make it simple for even the greenest pilots to fly, the A5 uses a sports-car-like instrument panel with GPS navigation and minimal instrumentation. The 100-horsepower engine can run on unleaded gas, so it can refuel at most marinas.

11.22.2008 at 01:13am - Comment by Trogdor the Burninator

Don't get me wrong, I love aircraft as much as the next guy, and I do think the car has good lines. The only problem with it is that 1. It costs $140000 2. The fuel consumption would be terrible. Basicly what I'm saying is that it isn't a viable market for it. If you are reading this, you have been BURNINATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DIY

Beef Up a Little PC

By Posted on 5.8.2008 8 Comments
If you want a super-light laptop, you have to pay for it, and you have to use Windows. Thats been the (frustrating) conventional wisdom—at least until late last year, when the Taiwanese company Asus rolled out the Eee PC (pronounced as though it were a single long e), a two-pound, seven-inch laptop starting at a mere $300. The tradeoff: It comes with just two to eight gigabytes of flash memory instead of a conventional, larger hard drive, and a simplified Linux operating system that essentially is usable only for e-mail, Web browsing and typing.

6.29.2008 at 06:24pm - Comment by Trogdor the Burninator

I dont understand why you would want to solder a bluetooth adapter to th mother board when you can just get one for $15 and stick it in a USB port. If you are reading this, you have been BURNINATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gadgets

A Skinny PC, Fat with Features

By Posted on 6.13.2008 9 Comments
While the MacBook Air showed how slim a laptop could be, the Voodoo Envy ($2,100; voodoopc.com) demonstrates how much can fit in that space. Using the same compact CPU as the Air, the carbon-fiber-clad Envy measures just 0.7 inch thick—a tad thinner than the Mac at its thickest point. And it packs in more features, including a slot for high-speed cellular data cards, two USB ports, and an HDMI port for attaching to a high-def TV.

6.28.2008 at 07:25pm - Comment by Trogdor the Burninator

If you are reading this, you have been BURNINATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The reason ultra portable were designed was to make them lighter, smaller, and basiclly more convient. However, both laptops lack one crucial component, and optical drive! I want to play CDs and DVDs so I can store music on it! I don't careif it run OSX or Vista or whatever. I just want to listen to music!
Science

Kinder Lab Tests

By Posted on 6.25.2008 2 Comments
Awww, how could anyone test experimental pharmaceuticals on that little face? A few new technologies -- substitute tissues, for instance -- aim to take the rat out of the equation, or at least provide other, gentler options for experimenters. Here's a look at three of the best new hopes for rodents.

6.26.2008 at 06:47pm - Comment by Trogdor the Burninator

If you are reading this, you have been BURNINATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gadgets

Apple Sued for Not Being Colorful Enough

By Posted on 4.1.2008 8 Comments
An angry Apple iMac owner filed a class-action lawsuit against the company because she says the monitors don't display as many colors as advertised. The lawsuit claims that Apple knows its monitors only display 262,144 colors, but asserts in marketing materials that the machines flash millions of hues.

6.21.2008 at 03:59pm - Comment by Trogdor the Burninator

If you are reading this, you have been BURNINATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is rediculous. How much time and effort did it take to determine exactly how many colors an iMac can display? Anybody who can tell the difference and actully care are absolutly obsessed. Apple is going to squash these people like bugs.
Science

The Voodoo Wasp

By Posted on 6.20.2008 3 Comments
Let's hope the Glyptapanteles wasp continues to find caterpillars tastier than humans — otherwise mankind might be in some trouble. As if laying 80 eggs inside of a caterpillar's body weren't bad enough, a new study published by the Public Library of Science details how the wasp larvae then take over the mind of the caterpillar, turning it into a zombie-like bodyguard.

6.21.2008 at 03:32pm - Comment by Trogdor the Burninator

If you are reading this, you have been BURNINATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Creeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
Science

Asus Eee PC vs. Nokia N810

By Posted on 1.22.2008 9 Comments
Boy, was I wrong. Just last week I was gushing over the ASUS Eee PC and now this week Ive seen the error in my ways. Forget that $400 UMPC, theres a new and better kid on the block. Meet Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. For just a scant forty bucks more, you get a whole lot more. Check it out: 4.3-inch WVGA LCD (with the same resolution as the Eee PC) 128Mb DDR RAM 256Mb Flash RAM 2Gb storage; up to 8Gb SDHC removable storage GPS Bluetooth Wi-Fi USB VGA web cam QWERTY Keyboard Maemo Linux-based application development platform; featuring Web, media, communications, mapping, e-mail, imaging, games, and more apps But wait, theres more. Heres the reason that the N810 moved to the head of the class. Its pocket-sized form factor may have you wishing you could run all of your Palm OS apps on the N810. Thank a company called Access for giving you a wonderful Thanksgiving Day present: The Garnet OS virtual machine (VM) enables Nokia N770, N800, and N810 platforms to run lots and lots of Garnet OS (aka Palm OS apps). Running a virtual machine of an entirely different operating system may seem like a tough job for a low-power hand-held tablet , but the svelte Garnet OS VM takes only 3.5Mb of RAM and 1-32Mb of user configurable storage space. —Dave Prochnow (Image: NokiaUSA)

6.19.2008 at 05:59pm - Comment by Trogdor the Burninator

If you are reading this, you have been BURNINATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was actually saving my money to buy an Eee. After I saw this article, I went to Amazon andlooked up the Nokia, and the reviews were good. I plan to use this at school, where it can be a burden carrying a laptop. The N810 I can just stick in my pocket. I currently just ise my PSP for portable web surfing, but not for long.
Science

Asus Eee PC vs. Nokia N810

By Posted on 1.22.2008 9 Comments
Boy, was I wrong. Just last week I was gushing over the ASUS Eee PC and now this week Ive seen the error in my ways. Forget that $400 UMPC, theres a new and better kid on the block. Meet Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. For just a scant forty bucks more, you get a whole lot more. Check it out: 4.3-inch WVGA LCD (with the same resolution as the Eee PC) 128Mb DDR RAM 256Mb Flash RAM 2Gb storage; up to 8Gb SDHC removable storage GPS Bluetooth Wi-Fi USB VGA web cam QWERTY Keyboard Maemo Linux-based application development platform; featuring Web, media, communications, mapping, e-mail, imaging, games, and more apps But wait, theres more. Heres the reason that the N810 moved to the head of the class. Its pocket-sized form factor may have you wishing you could run all of your Palm OS apps on the N810. Thank a company called Access for giving you a wonderful Thanksgiving Day present: The Garnet OS virtual machine (VM) enables Nokia N770, N800, and N810 platforms to run lots and lots of Garnet OS (aka Palm OS apps). Running a virtual machine of an entirely different operating system may seem like a tough job for a low-power hand-held tablet , but the svelte Garnet OS VM takes only 3.5Mb of RAM and 1-32Mb of user configurable storage space. —Dave Prochnow (Image: NokiaUSA)

6.19.2008 at 05:58pm - Comment by Trogdor the Burninator

If you are reading this, you have been BURNINATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was actually saving my money to buy an Eee. After I saw this article, I went to Amazon andlooked up the Nokia, and the reviews were good. I plan to use this at school, where it can be a burden carrying a laptop. The N810 I can just stick in my pocket. I currently just ise my PSP for portable web surfing, but not for long.
Science

Bunk Beds Declared Dangerous!

By Posted on 6.4.2008 6 Comments
Clamber down a bunk bed ladder in the black of night at your own risk, says a large new study of the double-decker berths: falls, head entrapment, strangulation, and even ceiling fan entanglement may await.

6.17.2008 at 12:36pm - Comment by Trogdor the Burninator

If you are reading this, you have been BURNINATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have fallen out of my bunk bed and landed on my head and I'm hear to tell ya it's not life threatening. It hurt alot so it's still not a good idea.
Cars

Not All Fuel Standards Are Created Equal

By Posted on 4.29.2008 13 Comments
Could new federal fuel mileage regulations kill sports-car specialists like Porsche? Probably not, but those companies may have to pay heavy fines as the cost of doing business or radically change their US product mix. That's AutoWeek's interpretation of new rules proposed by the Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

6.17.2008 at 12:26pm - Comment by Trogdor the Burninator

If you are reading this, you have been BURNINATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The whole Idea of a government based progam regulating car production is one giant leap backward for democracy. If automakers want to make low MPG cars like hummers, I say why not. If people are willing to pay for the car and the cost of the gas, that's their problem. Nobody can say "you can't buy that car because the MPG is two low". But what if we need something powerful and big that can carry a load? I hate gas prices as much as anybody but our purchases should not have to be screened by government officials.