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5 Reasons Why Speed Cameras Are Inaccurate

In most cases, speed camera results are correct and dependable, but there are quite many situations in which the camera can get an inaccurate reading. Here are some of them.

High-Speed Rail: The High-Speed Future Of Mass Transportation

In 1964, a very unusual rail service for the time started in Japan: the first Shinkansen. The builders of the line had no idea of the revolution that they had started, even less of the evolution that high-speed rail (HSR) would go through during the following decades.

Today’s Shinkansen trainsets take over 1,500 passengers (3x a jumbo jet) and travel at speeds up to 200 mph. What’s more, the technology has spread to the rest of Asia and much of Europe, particularly to France.

Top 5 Alternate Energy Inventions

Environmentally friendly or “green” energy sources are a hot topic these days, as global warming is higher than ever and many of the worlds natural resources are drying up.

Scientists and inventors have been busy devising new ways in which to create and use energy for humankind’s daily activities in a way that spares Mother Earth from excessive pollution.

We have compiled a list of some of the latest and most promising discoveries and inventions that can reduce our carbon footprint and help save the environment. From Artificial trees, to waste converters and algae biofuel.

Apple Working On 3D Desktop

Apple has today applied for a patent for a 3d UI.
Basically, there is a back surface, that resembles the one found on the 2 dimensional displays of today’s Macs. Then, there are walls, a roof and a floor. The walls can act as sidebars and contain icons. The floor will house most of the desktop icons, possibly in stacks or rows. All these elements combined should create a 3d viewing experience.

Computer mouse hits 40-year milestone

Today on 9th December, 40 years ago, Doug Engelbart demoed his latest invention, the computer mouse at Fall Joint Computer Conference (FJCC).
The original mouse was made of wood and had only one button. It tracked movements using to sensor disks underneath it, one horizontally and one vertically, so that when the mouse was moved, [...]

Google Developing A Mystery OS!?

Net Applications, a web visitor tracking service, has spotted some strange activity from the computers of Google employees… Seems like Google is developing an OS of some sort!

7 Gadgets That Never Came To Be (And One That Did)

Last Tuesday, the popular technology blog Gizmodo set up a shop in Manhattan Art Gallery to display some of the most interesting gadget prototypes from history. Here are some pictures.

N97 - Nokia’s Idea Of The iPhone

Nokia has finally announced their answer to the iPhone. It is similar to and even better than Apple’s phone in many aspects. Like Google’s new Android phones, it has a full slide-away QWERTY keyboard. Beat that, Apple!