That’s the puzzling question faced by cops in Mountain View, CA the other day. Mountain View, where Google…oops, Alphabet…is the most prominent corporate citizen is also one of the areas where Google’s driverless cars are being tested. The…
Does anyone really believe that’s possible: UK to Australia between breakfast and lunch? Apparently the British government considers it worth some money to find out; it’s invested £60 million ($92.2 million) in grants to a company…
One of the more unusual clocks I’ve seen in some time (pun intended) is the World Time Clock (Weltzeituhr) in Berlin’s Alexanderplatz. It was
Flaming Gorge Reservoir is in Wyoming (and partially in Utah), created by the construction of the Flaming Gorge Dam across the Green River. It was
Austria’s government has just issued rules for travel by hoverboard, granting them legal status for use anywhere a skateboard would be legal. But so far, hoverboards, which skim along just above the surface, don’t actually exist. Or didn’t until the…
The French government is launching “Le Taxi,” a new app that allows passengers to “e-hail” taxis from their computers or smartphones, and rate the service
JetBlue has announced it intends to upgrade the WiFi on all its planes, and make it a free amenity for passengers…an industry first. The service, called FlyFi by the airline, will offer broadband speeds sufficient for streaming. Streaming…
A small airport in Sweden, as well as a few others, including one in the U.S., are testing taking the air traffic controllers out of the tower, leaving robot cameras to send images to controllers working far away. The idea, ultimately, is to allow…
I recently had the chance to visit the Space Shuttle Endeavour , which is on exhibit at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. There were 6 different shuttles as part of the Space Shuttle program (Enterprise, Columbia,…
If you’ve ever considered bungee-jumping, zip-lining, sky-diving, roller coasters or other forms of extreme travel, hang on for this one…but it’s only available if you
That’s the puzzling question faced by cops in Mountain View, CA the other day. Mountain View, where Google…oops, Alphabet…is the most prominent corporate citizen is also one of the areas where Google’s driverless cars are being tested. The…
Does anyone really believe that’s possible: UK to Australia between breakfast and lunch? Apparently the British government considers it worth some money to find out; it’s invested £60 million ($92.2 million) in grants to a company…
One of the more unusual clocks I’ve seen in some time (pun intended) is the World Time Clock (Weltzeituhr)
Flaming Gorge Reservoir is in Wyoming (and partially in Utah), created by the construction of the Flaming Gorge Dam across
Austria’s government has just issued rules for travel by hoverboard, granting them legal status for use anywhere a skateboard would be legal. But so far, hoverboards, which skim along just above the surface, don’t actually exist. Or didn’t until the…
The French government is launching “Le Taxi,” a new app that allows passengers to “e-hail” taxis from their computers or
JetBlue has announced it intends to upgrade the WiFi on all its planes, and make it a free amenity for passengers…an industry first. The service, called FlyFi by the airline, will offer broadband speeds sufficient for streaming. Streaming…
A small airport in Sweden, as well as a few others, including one in the U.S., are testing taking the air traffic controllers out of the tower, leaving robot cameras to send images to controllers working far away. The idea, ultimately, is to allow…
I recently had the chance to visit the Space Shuttle Endeavour , which is on exhibit at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. There were 6 different shuttles as part of the Space Shuttle program (Enterprise, Columbia,…
If you’ve ever considered bungee-jumping, zip-lining, sky-diving, roller coasters or other forms of extreme travel, hang on for this one…but
