The New Breed of Cars (ZEV) by 2016 -- French auto-maker Peugeot announced "Hybrid Air" (Video)

French auto-makers PSA Peugeot Citroen has announced their plans to introduce an all new breed of cars by the year 2016.

The New Breed of Cars (ZEV) by 2016 -- French auto-maker Peugeot announced "Hybrid Air" 

According to details; an unusual hybrid driveline, dubbed as “Hybrid Air” will harness compressed air to assist a gasoline engine rather than a battery and electric motor.

The auto-designers at Peugeot, working on the proto-type, say it will slash 45% off fuel bills for an average motorist. And when driving in towns and cities costs could be cut by as much as 80% because the car will be running on compressed-air for 4/5th of the time.

It will be driven by compressed air stored in carbon-fiber tanks built into the chassis.  In two or three minutes, and at a cost of approximately 2 dollars (1.5 Euros), the car will be ready to travel another 125-175 miles (200-300 km), the scientists told further.

The company claims that the Hybrid Air system could improve the fuel economy of a Ford Fiesta or Ford Focus-sized car by as much as 45 percent.

The system works by using a normal internal combustion engine, special hydraulics and an adapted gearbox along with compressed air cylinders that store and release energy. This enables it to run on petrol or air, or a combination of the two.

Auto-industry experts hope the air-powered vehicles will be a breath of fresh air for the environment, the air-only mode converts the car into a ZEV, a "zero emission vehicle," the company said in a press release.

The Hybrid Air system weighs around 220 pounds, about half the weight of a conventional electric hybrid. It is much simpler than current systems and uses no rare metals or materials that are difficult to recycle. Peugeot plans to use it in power-trains producing between 80 and 100 horsepower and says it will launch cars and vans with the system in 2016.

Watch video HERE.

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Funny and Hilarious Video: iPhone 5 Prank in Netherlands Ahead of Release on Friday

People in this video are doing exactly the same what I would have done if I walked by an saw a new iPhone 5 laying on the ground on the new phone's release date?

 

Funny and Hilarious Video: iPhone 5 Prank in Netherlands Ahead of Release on Friday

 

 

It has been almost two weeks since Apple's iPhone 5 was first released in the United States and people have been dying to get their hands on it -- staying up late waiting for it to be available for pre-order at midnight and even standing in long lines for hours to be among the first to purchase it.

Few prankster in Netherlands, where iPhone 5 will be released this Friday, thought to use people's iPhone craze for a fun.

The pranksters took the world's hottest smartphone and literally glued it to the ground in Leidseplein square in Amsterdam. They set up a camera to catch people's reactions. Of course it captured some funny footage.

The video gone viral immediately after it was uploaded to YouTube yesterday. Watch video below and enjoy!

 

 

NASA TV (Video): SpaceX Dragon splashes back into Pacific after historic space mission

"Welcome home, baby," said SpaceX's elated chief, Elon Musk, on Thursday after the Dragon capsule has parachuted into the Pacific Ocean that ended up a successful mission of ferrying the first private delivery to the International Space Station (ISS) and pioneers NASA's new approach to space exploration.

NASA TV (Video): SpaceX Dragon splashes back into Pacific after historic space mission

 The unmanned capsule parachuted into the Pacific approximately 805 km off Mexico's Baja California, bringing back more than a half-ton of old station equipment. It was the first time since the space shuttles stopped flying last summer that NASA got back a big load from the orbiting lab.

Splashdown came at 8:42 a.m. (11:42 a.m. ET), about two minutes earlier than expected, SpaceX and NASA reported. Musk was on hand at the company’s mission control center near Los Angeles as operators monitored the descent, and called the mission a “grand slam” in a briefing later Thursday.

"You can see so many ways that it could fail and it works and you're like, 'Wow, OK, it didn't fail'," Musk said.

“This has been a fantastic day,” Musk said, adding, “I’m just overwhelmed with joy.” He said recovery crews have reached the capsule and report it “looks really good.”

Watch video of Dragon splash back into Pacific:

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VIDEO: Robert Moog's Electronic Synthesizer Created Virtually by Google on 78th Birthday of American Inventor

To pay the homage and to celebrate the 78th birthday of late Robert Moog, the inventor of electronic synthesizer, Google came up with an interactive doodle on Wednesday (May 23).

VIDEO: Robert Moog's Electronic Synthesizer Created Virtually by Google on 78th Birthday of American Inventor

A real-like working Moog synthesizer on the homepage of search engine giant not only allows the users to create their own music but has use volume, mixer, oscillators, filter and envelope controls as well. 

One can use your mouse or keyboard on the Moog doodle's keys and dials to make nearly limitless sounds. On Wednesday (local time), visitors to Google’s homepage can play with Google’s latest creation using the QWERTY keys of their keyboard and the arrow keys to switch between the mixer, oscillator, filter, and oscillator to squeeze the sound exactly like the real thing. One can even adjust pitch using a dial on the left size of the doodle to further customize the sound.

Robert Arthur 'Bob' Moog, the founder of Moog Music, was born on May 23, 1934 in Queens, New York. He had a strong passion for electronics, and used to consider himself a geeky, socially awkward kid. Bob's father George Moog was an electrical engineer for Con Edison. So, Bob, from an early age, built small radios, amplifiers, three note organs and other such projects in the basement workshop with his father.

Watch Robert Moog’s electronic synthesizer, virtually created by Google, in action in the video below:

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Video Collection: SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket's Successful Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Station

Pioneering a new era in private space flight, the US company SpaceX on Tuesday became the first commercial company to launch its own spacecraft toward the International Space Station (ISS).

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket's Successful Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Station

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket liftedoff early Tuesday, at about 3:44 a.m. EDT, carrying a reusable cargo capsule ‘Dragon’ filled with a load of supplies for the International Space Station (ISS). 

"Three, two, one and launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, as NASA turns to the private sector to resupply the International Space Station," said NASA commentator George Diller, as the spacecraft blasted off at 3:44 am (0744 GMT).

Contrary to Saturday’s aborted liftoff, all of nine engines of the Falcon 9 rocket kept firing all the way through liftoff this time. A faulty valve of engine 5 was replaced on Sunday by SapceX engineers.

Read Saturday's story of Falcon 9 Failed Launch, HERE.

The test flight of the Dragon space capsule, which launched atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, aims to show that commercial industry can restore US access to the ISS after NASA retired its space shuttle fleet last year.

The real test comes Thursday when the Dragon reaches the surroundings of the International Space Station (ISS). It will undergo practice maneuvers from more than a mile out. If all goes well, the docking will occur on Friday (May 25).

Watch exciting videos of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 liftoff carrying Dragon Cargo Capsule:

SOURCE: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/story/2012-05-22/SpaceX-rocket-space-station/55126570/1

Watch VIDEO: Virus-based Piezoelectricity Energy Generated at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Electricity/power is an essential ingredient of our routine life. We need power to run the smallest of our gadgets. There are many conventional ways to produce electricity, along with new eco-friendly methods to harvest electricity like solar power, wind power etc.

Virus-based Piezoelectricity Energy Generated at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The latest development in this field comes from the researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy. Reportedly, scientists in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a unique way to generate power using harmless viruses that convert mechanical energy into electricity.

Converting mechanical energy to electricity is not a new concept, but Californian scientists do have a new approach: using viruses to harvest energy from everyday vibrations like walking.

Researchers have created a tiny generator by coating stamp-sized electrodes with piezoelectric viruses, M13 bacteriophages. Piezoelectricity is the buildup of an electric charge in certain materials due to mechanical stimulation.

This demo video below illustrates a potentially new way to fabricate micro-electronic devices that could be powered by activities such as climbing stairs or shutting a door.

The first part of the video shows how Berkeley Lab scientists harness the piezoelectric properties of the virus to convert the force of a finger tap into electricity. The second part reveals the "viral-electric" generators in action, first by pressing only one of the generators, then by pressing two at the same time, which produces more current.

The work could lead to a better way of making piezoelectric devices and even expand its range of applications.  

Currently, the piezoelectric effect is used in a variety of applications, such as the automotive industry and medical imaging, including devices like air-bag sensors, key-less door entry systems, and MRI and CT scanners.

However, the toxicities and challenges posed by conventional piezoelectric device fabrication have limited their scope.

The advantage of M13 viruses is that they are rod-shaped and self-assemble into organized layers upon which the electrodes depend. The virus also replicates quickly, so supply would not be a concern.

Watch the demo video below:

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Viral Video Industry and Joel McHale Nintendo 3DS ad -- It's FUNNY!

The Joel McHale Nintendo 3DS ad takes deliberate attack at the viral video industry and the in general bizarre substance that fetches millions hits on the web.

Viral Video Industry and Joel McHale Nintendo 3DS ad -- It's FUNNY!

You can see supermodels, life-sized versions of Mario and Luigi and a slide of notably placed Nintendo logos, which stars the actors of popular TV series Community.

While making fun of the viral-video mania the ad is pinpoints the way viral content tends to be more successful in attracting web traffic and buzz for a product than traditional advertising.

Watch Joel McHale Nintendo 3DS ad below:

iPad 3: What experts expect from Apple (VIDEO)..??

iPad 3: What experts expect from Apple ..??

The rumors are flowing heavily, claiming stories and details that may or may not be accurate about Apple's next version of the iPad i.e. iPad 3. Users and experts similarly say they expect the battery life will be better with even a slimmer design.

What's coming in the iPad 3? Here's what experts at CNET think.

VIDEO: Parrot's AR.Drone 2.0 (Version 2) Showcased at CES Unveiled 2012

Tech fanatics certainly wouldn’t have forget the initial version of Parrot AR.Drone unveiled at CES 2010. The quadrocopter robot was tremendously efficient, controlled via an app on your smartphone to float in the air, amazingly stable on four rotors.

Parrot's AR.Drone 2.0 (Version 2) Showcased at CES Unveiled 2012

Now come to the latest version of the gadget introduced today at CES Unveiled i.e. AR.Drone 2.0, which added a new set of upgrades that made the gadget even smarter.

The original version of AR.Drone needed a skilful expert, because there was a serious learning curve in order to get good at flying it, but latest version AR.Drone 2.0 is much easier to control. It uses the compasses in both your controller and the Drone to make sure "forward" is always the direction you think it is, unlike before when it was easy to confuse its orientation.

Just tilt the tablet or phone with the toy’s partner app on it away from your body, and the drone zooms away. Tilting towards you makes the drone draw nearer—there’s no learning curve to playing with it.

It's now better-built and much stronger (apparently a few users had some destructive learning experiences with the initial version), and Parrot also added an HD camera that records 720p footage, which can be delivered right to your phone or tablet using Wi-Fi.

The manufacturers have also updated the apps that you need to fly the Drone, supplementing lots of video sharing features, plus a social network of sorts that lets you see who else is flying their Drone nearby.

Though there’re no official words on the availability; but it is rumored that the AR.Drone 2.0 will be available in the second quarter of 2012. But the good news is that it will have the same $299 price tag as the original.

Watch video below to see the Parrot's AR.Drone 2.0 in action:

Watch video below, what Parrot CEO Henri Seydoux has to say about their AR.Drone 2.0:

CES Unveiled 2012: Tobii eye-tracking input device (Watch video)

The annually-held Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is one of the world's biggest tech-trade shows and is held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

CES Unveiled 2012: Latest Gadgets and Gizmo's on the Show  

The show boasts of more than four decades of excellence and reaches international markets, presents previews of products as well as announcements, connects different parts of the industry and enables innovations to grow and thrive.

CES 2012 is yet to kick off officially but the flying camera drones, solar-powered Kindles, backpacks that can charge your gadgets, Android-powered TVs and the world’s thinnest laptop are some of the innovations unveiled already.

Two days before the world's biggest gadget show, many of the vendors – particularly smaller gadget-makers - like to get in early by showing off a sneak peak at their new wares at an event dubbed CES Unveiled.

Watch video below; Sarah Purewal from PCWorld tries out the Tobii eye-tracking input device at CES Unveiled 2012.

World's Smallest Digital Camera by Hammacher Schlemmer (Unboxing Video)

Gadgets seem to get smaller and smarter with every passing day, but here’s something that is touted as “the smallest’ in its category and if you blink you might miss it!

World's Smallest Digital Camera by Hammacher Schlemmer

Hammacher Schlemmer has come up with the world's smallest digital camera, measuring just over one inch in all dimensions and weighing only half an ounce. The amazing 1-cubic-inch gadget has a 2 megapixel lens and can capture the images and record the video as well to a custom made memory card (2 GB microSD card). The mini camera supports memory cards up to 32 GB.

The still pictures are saved in JPEG format at 1600 x 1200 resolution while video is recorded in AVI format at 30 fps at 640 x 480 resolution. Images and video can be viewed by connecting the camera to a computer running Windows 7, XP, or Vista using the included USB 2.0 cable.

The camera uses the power from its rechargeable battery and can be used for 30 minutes continuously with one-hour charge via USB.

If you are interested in this fun gadget then you can own it for $99.95 by visiting official website of Hammacher Schlemmer.

Watch below the unboxing of world's smallest digital camera by Hammacher Schlemmer:

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Video Trailer) -- Releasing in U.S. on Nov. 8

Get ready gamers, the live-action trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (The Vet and the nOOb) just became available on Youtube.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Set to Release on Tuesday (Nov. 08)

The video is part of the climax to the much-heralded (or one might say, over-hyped) U.S. release of the game on Tuesday, Nov. 8 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is offered for pre-order right now for $59.99 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, but don’t forget to look around on online stores to save few more bucks.

Activision, the creator of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, brings new coolness, too, adding a free social network that lets you track your gameplay stats across all platforms, and it works on this new game, Call of Duty: Black Ops from last year and any CoD games coming in the future.

Watch below all-exciting video trailer of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3:

Samsung Transform Ultra Coming on Sprint on November 13 -- Unboxing and Initial Review (Video)

If you are also a number conscious like me and really do like a trade-off between price and qualities when go to purchase a cell phone; then get ready for budget-friendly Samsung Transform Ultra which is on its way to Sprint and will be available from November 13.

Samsung Transform Ultra Coming on Sprint on November 13

Now guess … what you will pay for it? Yes, just $79.99 after a $50 rebate and you will be able to do some simple customizing with Sprint ID. It features a 3.5-inch (480 x 320) display, 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, 3MP rear camera, VGA front camera, 1500mAh battery, and Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread.

The QWERTY keyboard makes text messaging and emails a lot easier. This is enough for the time now checkout the video below for first hand reviews.

Watch Video: The World's Oldest Running Car, Nicknamed "La Marquise", Gone Under the Hammer at RM Auction

The 1884-built four-wheeled De Dion-Bouton et Trepardoux, nicknamed "La Marquise," claimed to be the oldest running car had gone under the hammer on Friday at RM Auctions and amazingly it fetched whooping $4.6 million (including 10% commission of auction company).

La Marquise: The World's Oldest Running Car Sold for $4.6 Million at RM Auction

This 6-minute video, shared below, records the sale of the 1884 De Dion Bouton Trepardoux Dos-A-Dos Steam Runabout at the RM Auction at Hershey, Pennsylvania on October 7, 2011.

Reportedly, RM Auctions, had estimated that the car would sell for $2.2 million to $2.5 million but astonishing $4.6 million was the last bid by a buyer, whose name was not made public. 

It records the highest price ever paid for an early automobile at any auction. The same car had last been sold in 2007 for about $3.5 million at a Pebble Beach, Calif. auction.

Continue reading below .. before jumping to the video at the end.





According to RM Auctions; the steam-powered car was built in France about 127 years ago in 1884 and can attain a maximum speed of 38 mph after getting fuelled by coal, wood and bits of paper which takes about a half-hour to work up enough steam to drive.

Hearing Implant 'Esteem' by Envoy Medical Helped Born Deaf Woman Hearing Herself First Time (Must Watch Video)

Sarah Churman, a 29-year-old born deaf woman, shared the video of her experience when she able to hear herself with the aid of a hearing device, dubbed as Esteem from Envoy Medical. 

The 29-year-old Sarah Churman Hearing Herself First time with the help of hearing aid dubbed as 'Esteem' from Envoy Medical

It's just unimaginable for anyone who isn't deaf to even presume how it might feel to hear laughter for the first time or your own voice.

According to Sarah Churman (as he described on Youtube with her video):

“I was born deaf and 8 weeks ago I received a hearing implant. This is the video of them turning it on and me hearing myself for the first time. For those of you who have asked the implant I received was Esteem offered by Envoy Medical.”

The hearing implant is placed behind the ear and no part of it is visible. It doesn't have a speaker or a microphone. It uses the outer part of the ear to channel sound coming toward it and send it down the ear canal.

The device accepts vibrations and transforms them into electrical signals. These are then sent to its sound processor. Then, through a small mechanical stimulus, the electrical signals are sent to your brain, so that the brain can work out what is being said. 

The video below was uploaded on September 26 and it has more than 1.2 million views already. 

Kindle Fire: Amazon's Answer to Apple's iPad -- Must Watch Video

Amazon's answer to Apple's iPad has been revealed recently.

Kindle Fire: Amazon's Answer to Apple's iPad 

Amazon, US online retail giant, unveiled a tablet computer - the Amazon Kindle Fire - on Wednesday (Sept. 28) that costs $199, that's $300 less than the cheapest iPad from market-leader Apple.

The Kindle Fire has a 7-inch display, runs on Google's Android software. The Amazon Kindle Fire allows video and music streaming and Web browsing via Wi-Fi, though full range of apps is still not made public.

Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, is eyeing the Fire will catch on where other rival tablets - Hewlett-Packard and Research in Motion - have fallen short.

The unveiling of the Fire comes a month before Barnes & Noble's planned rollout of the Nook Color 2. All of which means plenty of e-reader and tablet choices for consumers this upcoming holiday season.

Microsoft OS Windows 8 Will Reduce Boot Time to 8 Seconds -- Watch Live Demo

Its way early to say something about the features of Microsoft’s new edition of Windows i.e. Windows 8; as it is scheduled to be released in 2012 but the latest post on Microsoft’s blog shows a significantly improved boot time in the next iteration of the Windows Operating System.

Microsoft OS Windows 8 Will Reduce Boot Time to 8 Seconds

It sounds really fresh to see that Microsoft is dedicating to minimize long boot times, which is one of the most infuriating aspects of computing for many users.

Very soon just about 8 seconds you will need from the moment the machine is turned on until it’s fully booted, which would really be a huge progress over most machines running earlier versions of Windows today. 

Even with Windows 8 the boot time will differ for different machines depending upon the hardware of the machines. Systems with a lot of RAM and an SSD instead of a HDD will help out extremely. 

Wondering how exactly Microsoft’s engineers did it? Microsoft has provided a very detailed breakdown of this achievement. In short, it’s a hybrid between traditional cold boot and resuming from hibernate. 

Watch video of the live demo below:

Samsung Released New Teaser Video Ahead of Galaxy S II Smartphone U.S. Launch

Samsung has just unleashed another teaser video hinting at the imminent US release of the much anticipated Galaxy S II smartphone. The device has been available in various parts of the world since April, and only now approaching a US launch. It is already suspected to make its big US debut during a special Samsung event scheduled for August 29.

Samsung Galaxy S II Smartphone: Aims to Make it Big at Special Event on August 29

 The video hints at the imminent US arrival while showing off some features with clever shots of the device in various parts of the world. The video starts off with the Galaxy S II’s large screen and dual-core processor in Europe, its thin profile in Japan, its kick-ass sales all over the world, and ending with the message that soon it’ll be big in America.

The Samsung Galaxy S II sports a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen, 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 1GB RAM, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, and 8-megapixel camera capable of 1080p full HD video capture. And, it has an incredibly slim chassis at only 8.49mm thin.

Flipphandle Bike Designed by Alejandro Lacreu - - Allows to Turn Handlebars 90° to Line up With the Frame

Flipphandle Bike Designed by Alejandro Lacreu

If you've ever fought to store your bike in a hallway, on a train, or anywhere where space is at a premium, you've probably cursed your handlebars. So necessary while in motion, on a parked bike they turn out to be remarkably cumbersome, sticking out as they do. But a new design, the Flipphandle, does what its name says: it allows you to turn the handlebars 90° to line up with the frame, without turning the front wheel. Problem solved.

We've featured a lot of clever ways to store bikes, from a shelf that holds books and bikes to a system that puts the bike at the top of a light pole, to making robots do all the work. These ideas all work to mitigate the cumbersome nature of a parked bike, but the Flipphandle is the first design (apart from folding bikes) that makes the bike itself easier to store.

Designed by Alejandro Lacreu, the Flipphandle, which on its own looks resembles the hilt of a lightsaber, replaces the handlebar stem and can be installed on any bike. Check out the promotional video:

Flipphandle from Ben Hillman on Vimeo.

But while the Flipphandle is ready for production, it needs to raise capital before it can hit stores. So check out their Kickstarter campaign- a $75 donation will get you your own Flipphandle, and get rid of your bike storage problems.

SOMEDAY by Justin Bieber: The Latest Celebrity Hit Fragrance

According to reports by USA Today; ‘Someday Fragrance’ launched by Justin Bieber has broken the records by becoming the biggest celebrity fragrance launch in Macy's history.

 

SOMEDAY by Justin Bieber: The Latest Celebrity Hit Fragrance

Justin Beiber has already announced that a part of profits from the sale of his fragrance will be donated to two of his favourite charities, the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Pencils of Promise.

 To continue reading and watch the video link is provided below:

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