Automobile

Toyota Motors To Take Apple Inc. Co-founder’s Car For Further Testing

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 14:05

Ever since the launch of the all new 2010 Toyota Prius, the luxury car has been marred by a glitch that can in certain cases prove to be quite costly. We are talking about the unintentional acceleration of the Toyota Prius, when driving in cruise mode. When a vehicle is in cruise control mode, the [...]

Luxe $1.7 m Bentley Zagato GTZ is up for Sale

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 11:07

It is meant to be one of the nine of its kind, in the entire world. And you want to grab this masterpiece of a four wheeler, get ready to shell out $ 1.7 million which is €1.3 million.
Go for it, if you are that business magnate with panache and an eye for the very [...]

Bizarre

Aipad: A Cool Adult-Diaper by Japanese Company Awajitec

Saturday, January 30, 2010 22:46

If you thought diapers were only for little babies then you could be wrong, think again! We have just discovered “Aipad,” one of the craziest products ever. It is a high-tech sensor-ready adult absorbent brief product by a Japanese company called Awajitec. In another word, it is an adult-diaper. Only Japan could think of such [...]

Sound Sculptor: A Unique Musical Instrument by Henry Dagg

Thursday, January 28, 2010 21:02

Henry Dagg is a self-styled “sound sculptor”. He created an unusual musical instrument called the “pin barrel harp,” which is nicknamed as harpsichord at his workshop in Faversham, Kent. Apparently Mr. Dagg spent four long years to create this instrument. Initially, the instrument was commissioned for a garden in London but Mr. Dagg feels it [...]

Business

PayPal Stops Functioning in India for a Few Months: What Next?

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 20:55

February has been a terrible month for many freelancers in India, as PayPal notoriously suspended all money transactions to and from India. Freelancers, small businesses, sellers and buyers have raged and ranted about the recent PayPal announcement that all personal payments would be stopped, and withdrawals to Indian bank accounts would be frozen with immediate [...]

The PIGS are coming!

Sunday, February 7, 2010 6:02

After the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China), which is a reference to those emerging economies which will have a global influence even bigger in the next decades, it’s time for a new acronym, much more “offensive”.
PIGS is a new acronym that has emerged to describe the delicate situation that the European Union is going [...]

Critic

Valentine’s Day 2010 Rendezvous: Gina Hughes, CEO of Techie Diva

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 22:14

Gina Hughes is a well known technophile who challenges the notion that technology is a male prerogative. Thanks to women like Gina, gender biases can be extinguished, and a friendlier environment can be built upon. Oh of course, she does not like pink, crystals and crazy patterns much to the surprise of stereotypical people.
Founder and [...]

Is Obama that different from Bush?

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 6:35

What are the main differences between George W. Bush and Obama? Let me see: the first was a joke for the American humorists, the second seems to be less “muddled” (although his first year as president has been a huge disappointment for those hoping for a change; Bush was hated in the world whole, Obama [...]

Design

Lamborghini Inspired Superyacht by Cafiero

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 8:33

Italian designer Carlo Cafiero has tied up with TechMarine shipyard to create a new 80-metre superyacht concept with the feel of an oceangoing Lamborghini. It means, the super yacht concept is inspired by Lamborghini. Those with deep pockets are surely out to head for it.

This Lamborghini insprired yacht can accommodate up to 30 guests including [...]

Siamun Desk has a Hidden Workstation

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 7:46

It’s called the Siamun Executive Desk, arguably, one of those efficient pieces of furniture around. And looks more on the classic side. If you wish to dismiss the huge desk for a hi-tech design one in your office cabin though, think again.
Its classic look is appealing and professional at the same time. But more than [...]

Environment

Valentine’s Day 2010: Top 10 Green Ways to Say “I Love You”

Monday, February 8, 2010 22:22

While we have covered several gift guides already, I believe in the importance of being friendly to our environment, no matter what the occasion is. Instead of buying something that is environmentally unfriendly, it is better to buy gifts that are green and encourage your love to be green as well.
Who knows, if your [...]

A warning for the Northern Hemisphere

Friday, February 5, 2010 15:10

This picture above might be a glimpse of the future. The place? Sao Paulo city. The time? 3 PM.
Gradually the rise of temperatures in our planet is being caused by the accumulation of certain gases in the atmosphere, mainly carbon dioxide or carbon dioxide (CO2). Although it is not exactly what is causing the gradual [...]

Lifestyle

Top 10 Romantic Recipes for Valentine’s Day 2010

Saturday, February 6, 2010 23:00

Valentine’s Day is the time when you should be eating, drinking and looking good. I have already given you some awesome cocktail recipe ideas, and where you could find them. Now let us break even and take a look at some of the most delicious and mouth watering Valentine’s Day recipes. These dinner recipes would [...]

Top 10 Valentine’s Day High Heels Brands for Women

Saturday, February 6, 2010 22:07

If you want to walk tall and straight, chances are you need the help of high heeled shoes! While most women would love to don a pair of high heels, most still do not know where to begin at.
Now that Valentine’s Day is coming, you really need to be sure of what you are going [...]

News + Politics

PayPal Stops Functioning in India for a Few Months: What Next?

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 20:55

February has been a terrible month for many freelancers in India, as PayPal notoriously suspended all money transactions to and from India. Freelancers, small businesses, sellers and buyers have raged and ranted about the recent PayPal announcement that all personal payments would be stopped, and withdrawals to Indian bank accounts would be frozen with immediate [...]

Is Obama that different from Bush?

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 6:35

What are the main differences between George W. Bush and Obama? Let me see: the first was a joke for the American humorists, the second seems to be less “muddled” (although his first year as president has been a huge disappointment for those hoping for a change; Bush was hated in the world whole, Obama [...]

Sci + Tech

Valentine’s Day: Top 10 Geeky Gifts to Say “I Love You”

Monday, February 8, 2010 14:19

Valentine’s Day is now just 6 days away and it is not even a week! That makes it all the more important for you to choose gifts for your loved ones without any delay. However, most of us do not realize what one needs to buy as the choices are so many. While I had [...]

Motorola DEVOUR™: Verizon’s Version of MOTOBLUR

Sunday, February 7, 2010 10:22

Verizon wireless is all set to serve its customers with the much famed MOTOBLUR phones by Motorola, in the form of Motorola DEVOUR. This certainly has got all the existing Verizon users swooning, as they were waiting to grab the MOTOBLUR phones with a Verizon connection.
MOTOBLUR, which has been an exceptional hit, will have all [...]

Sports

Portable Gliding Simulator: An Alternate Way of Flying Like a Bird

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 22:01

It’s a human nature to have a desire for something that we can never get such as ‘being able to fly’ is an impossible thing that humans will never be blessed with. At some point of time, everybody wishes to fly like a bird so freely. Some adventurous folks take up adventure sports like gliding, [...]

DIY Novel Plane for $2,000

Monday, February 1, 2010 8:18

Ever dreamt of owning a plane? And had those all familiar sigh feelings…God…planes are only for the super-rich? You could actually own one now, at as less as $ 2,000.
Way back in 1928, AirCamper was designed by one Bernard Pietenpol. He built a common man’s airplane with no more than an eighth-grade formal education to [...]