In the video below you will see it, a revolutionary solar island capable of floating out in the sea like a giant lily pad harnessing the suns rays for electrical gains. It’s been designed by Swiss inventor Thomas Hinderling, at the moment, a 5km wide, 20m high island prototype is currently being built in the UAE and is expected to generate hundreds of kilowatts of electricity at a price nearly five times cheaper than current electricity rates. If everything goes well, this might just be a concept that could become reality and full production of these islands could begin as soon as 2011. Watch this video…
[via Alternative Energy]
Having been inspired by the batmobile, this ‘flatmobile’ was built by Perry Watkins from Buckinghamshire, UK. At just 48 cm in height (just abit taller than the ducks at your local lakeside), this car is now officially the ‘lowest’ car in the world, it’s recently gone into the Guinness Book of Records. It is truly ‘low’, so low that the passengers inside it have got the majority of upper body above the car itself… The ‘flatmobile’ is so low that it appears to be nothing when compared to the already very small Fiat Punto (I hope I didn’t get that car wrong, it’s in the pic below). It’s also got a jet engine, but it’s horrible to drive says the creator…
More pics and video below…
Soon to arrive in September, the next version of the iPhone app for Facebook, version 2.0 looks to be quite impressive. Many have said this next version really feels like using Facebook itself, in a quick summary, here are some of the things it will be able to do…
- Profiles will use tabs and the combined Wall/Mini-Feed from the site’s latest redesign
- Be able to search for people outside of your friends,
- Make / approve / ignore friend requests
- Search your inbox and sent folder
- Notifications will also arrive in real time while the app is running!
As you can see, the upcoming PSP that Sony has just unveiled at the Leipzig Games Convention is no different from the one that you have at home. However the new PSP-3000 which will soon be arriving Europe in just two months time will feature a better screen, this improved screen has been said to tackle the glare that so many users have been upset about. We also know at this point, the PSP-3000 will feature a built-in microphone. Though not much visible improvements, there will definitely be more info on changes in terms of its hardware, we’ll keep everyone updated as soon as this surfaces!
Meanwhile, three bundle packages have already been announced…
Ratchet & Clank PSP Entertainment Pack – available October 14th for $199.99 in North America and October 15th Europe for €199 ($291)
- Mystic Silver PSP-3000
- 1GB Memory Stick PRO duo
- Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
- National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets UMD
- echochrome PSN voucher
- AC adaptor
- battery pack
PSP 4GB Memory Entertainment Pack – available this November in North America for $199.99
- Piano Black PSP-3000
- 4GB Memory Stick PRO duo
- Everyday Shooter PSN voucher
- AC adaptor
- battery pack
Weighing at as much as 275 pounds, unboxing is probably the wrong word to be using. Uncrating as Gizmodo calls it, this huge bad boy as you can see in the pictures required the use of a crowbar in order to reveal what was inside. The pics are from the Australians of the Amnesia blog who received their pair of Surfaces via a delivery truck, apart from the outside which looks like a wooden package containing some sort of beast, thankfully everything inside is what you would expect…
Today iPhon.fr have reported what looks to be like the first screenshots of Nike’s upcoming kit for the iPhone. I’m not entirely certain what it will be, some are saying its an interface while others application. I’m sure it won’t take very long for this to be revealed. Meanwhile, what we can see from the screenshots below is that ‘iPhone Nike’ looks to be a tool that suits those who are serious about their exercise. Things such as performance charts, tracking your progress, find your way presumably using GPS, what’s more is that it also features calories calculation which everyone loves to see these days. Though no info on date of availability from Nike, if you’re looking to get organised about your exercise routine, then you wouldn’t want to miss it when it arrives…
We’ve talked lots about a possible Palm Treo Pro in the last few days as more images emerge, now it’s finally official, Palm has unveiled the Treo Pro with two official pictures, a video has also been found. The smartphone will feature a one-touch WiFi button, GPS, runs the Windows Mobile 6.1 OS and has a high resolution flush-fitting color touchscreen. No info on pricing and date availability yet announced.
In the video from YouTube below, you will see the phone in action running the touch screen version of Windows Mobile and really it looks no different from the photos we have seen which have been emerging all over the internet.
