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GPS causes 300,000 car accidents each year

admin — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:56:25 +0000

A survey by the insurer Direct Line has revealed one fact that is quite curious and rather worrying. According to this study, about 300,000 car accidents in the UK have been caused by people’s dependence to GPS devices. 1.5 million drivers had turned suddenly and dangerously occupying the other lane by blindly obeying the orders of their GPS device, and a shockingly 5 million drivers have entered the wrong way on one-way streets…

So the next time your GPS tell you “Turn left here” first take a look to each side to see if you’re not going to cause an accident or enter the wrong way.

Source: therawfeed

Transparent Flights

admin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:17:09 +0000

A transparent and ecological plane won the German Lucky Strike Junior Prize for being the best design of the year.

Baptized as Oriens, the new two-seated aircraft is equipped with solar panels on the wings and tail that provide enough energy to travel long distances without consuming fossil fuels. However, the Oriens comes equipped with a gasoline engine for emergencies

Every detail of the aircraft has been carefully studied. For example, to improve the aerodynamics of the wings, the Oriens ends with a gentle arc. The tail in the form of “Y” makes it possible to reduce the weight without losing an inch of its functionality. As for the cabin of the aircraft, it’s made of polycarbonate, a synthetic material that can be recycled. According to the creator, Roland Cernat, the fact that it’s transparent permits it’s occupants “live intensely the feeling of flying”.

Translated from: Muy Interesante

Firefox want his Guinness record

admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:06:39 +0000

Mozilla, the foundation that develops the open source Firefox browser, said he had succeeded in establishing a new Guinness record for the largest mass download an application within 24 hours.

More than 8 million people downloaded the Firefox version 3 in the period that followed the official launch on June 18, the company said in a statement.

The main rival Firefox in the market are Microsoft’s browser, Internet Explorer, Safari and the implementation of Apple.

Mozilla is in a battle against Microsoft, which had announced in April in Las Vegas the launch of version 8.0 of Internet Explorer and you are looking to expand its presence in the network.

Firefox 3 has enhanced security, user protection and management of markers, as well as require less RAM to be executed.

Advantages of Google Docs

admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:34:06 +0000

This video explains very clearly the advantages of Google Docs for those of us that live on the Web 2.0 world

Thirsty? Drink Ubuntu Cola!

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:19:41 +0000

If you’re one of those geeks that are always thinking in Linux and Ubuntu, now there’s a better way to refresh your ideas, Ubuntu energy drink!

Thirsty? Drink Ubuntu Cola! It’s Linux in a can!