• Gadgets

    Mind-Reading PC Controller Almost Ready For Prime Time?

    By John Mahoney Posted on 2.22.2008 11 Comments

    The Emotiv mind-reading headset, according to some reports, is ready for the real world. Sort of.

  • Cars

    300 MPG Car Opens For Business

    By Gregory Mone Posted on 10.11.2007 7 Comments

    A company called Aperta is taking reservations for the production version of a three-wheeled, 300 MPG concept car that looks like it was lifted from a '60s science fiction flick. Eventually, the company says an all-electric model that will cruise for 120 miles before needing a re-charge will be available for $26,900. A hybrid version will sell for $29,900. In a year, you'll also be able to reserve a model that flies directly to the Jovian moon Europa, where it will convert into a submarine and take you deep below the surface to search for alien life forms. OK, so maybe that's not quite true. And we're reluctant to believe those 300 MPG claims, too. That said, the company's Web site sure is sweet.—Gregory Mone

  • Gadgets

    Suiting Up for the Olympics

    By Abby Seiff Posted on 2.22.2008 1 Comments

    Shaving your legs just isnt enough to give swimmers an edge anymore. With a combination of computational fluid dynamics, aerospace engineering and a bit of help from NASA, Speedo has launched its latest swimsuit built to shatter records at the Olympic Games this summer in Beijing—or before.

  • The Environment

    The Grouse: Assault on Batteries

    By Megan Miller Posted on 1.29.2008 25 Comments

    Perusing the deluge of overheated press releases from the CES conference a few weeks ago, one in particular, for Panasonics new line of EVOLTA batteries, got me thinking. And when I say thinking, I mean muttering curse words and shaking my fist. The release made a big deal about the fact that these new batteries last from 1.3 to 2 times as long as other alkaline batteries—which is to say, slightly less poisonous and wasteful, but not much. Whoopdee-flipping-doo.


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