The diesel Touareg's V8 engine managed to pull that 155-ton Boeing 747-200 for about 450 feet at 5mph, bringing it to a stop with its stock brakes.
Source: Gizmodo
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An eMarketer.com report estimates that Google will account for twenty-five percent of all online ad revenue. Google's share continues to increase (65% increase YoY) while Yahoo's growth continues to decrease, eMarketer says. Google first surpassed Yahoo in ad revenue back in 2005, but barely. Google in 2006 is expected to earn over $4 billion in ad revenue but Yahoo has just $2.9 billion according to eMarketer.com.
Now consider this Today US online advertising is worth 13 Billion $ and is expected to go to 26 Billion $ by 2013, imagine the power of Google!.
Source: Search Engine blog and Red Herring
Google starts world largest Corporate Solar power installation on World.
This will save Google around 30% electricity consumption and when translated into money that would be millions of Dollars.
The capacity once ready would be equivalent of running around 1000 homes in California which surpasses fedEx solar power instllation by about 500 homes.
Click here to read more.
Source: Google Offical blog and Red Herring.
At home I work on Linux and use Mozila as web browser.
Today noticed a funny thing while Orkutting!
I have a roller mouse and clicked on on the roller at an empty space in my home page in Orkut.
To my surprise, I was taken away to the official USA website for Social Security Administration!
Bug?
Professor Eugene Polzik and his team managed to move an object about 18 inches, using an excruciatingly complicated process that amounts to some serious magic.
Although the scientists admit that no humans are going to be teleported a la Star Trek any time soon, this technology might make it possible to transmit and process data at unheard-of speeds. Can't wait to see that.
Source: Gizmodo & CNN
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I only pray Google to not Follow MICROSOFT"S suit...of not thinking new products but buying new products ;( (A sad googler)
WSJ reports that Google's in talks to buy up YouTube, most likely to supplement or replace their flailing Google Video. As of now, Google Video lets companies like MTV, the NBA, and Nickelodeon sell videos on their store, whereas YouTube is mostly people uploading last night's South Park episode.
Source: Yahoo & Gizmodo
Frenchman Pierre Scerri spent the last 15 years building an exact working replica of a Ferrari 312PB prototype, where everything is built precisely the way it is in the real car, except it's all one-third the size.
We're talking exact, too, with the same 12-cylinder engine, gearbox, radiator, suspension, controls—in fact, if you were a one-third-sized person and sat in this Ferrari, you'd insert a perfectly-engraved key (that's identical to the real one) into the ignition and start the car exactly the way you would in the full-sized car. It even has a one-third scale fuel injection system that's exactly the same as the one of the full-sized Ferrari.
It took the guy 20,000 hours to build this perfect replica. Amazing.
Source: Gizmodo
AOL is now offering 5 gigabytes of free online storage through its Xdrive subsidiary. All you need is an AOL screen name—no other strings attached. It's an excellent service, very easy to use, and I highly recommend it for backups, extra storage, or just an extra locker for music, photos or other digital media.
Source: Search Engine Blog
I found some people in my office to acess certain websites (Orkut!!!) through some indirect channels (since its ban in HCL)..this led to curisoity in my mind...wht are the websites Indians are clogged on to....where do they go to find information? social networking? etc etc....
Here are my findings:
I had to rely on alexa since there is no creditable study being done by any Indian source (Is IAMAI listening?..
Based on Alexa traffic details, here is the top 10 list of India's Most Popular websites:
1. Yahoo: This includes yahoo network (including mail/answers,etc etc)
2. Google: Indian Version is most used saerch engine in India
3. Orkut.com (If I need to tell you what is this then you are a dud!) But frankly I am still surprised that Orkut is at No. 3, I was expecting some bank like ICICI or news website but I am happy for Google :))
4. Google.com: Wow..for genereal junta: Google.co.in was at No.2 and Google.com is here
5. rediff.com
6. MSN Network
7. Rapidhshare: File sharing website
8. Naukri.com
9. Megaupload.com: Again a file sharing website !
10. Live.com: MSN revamped Search engine
Indiatimes missed by narrow margin to be here its on 11 rank
Wikipedia at 15
You tube at 24
Shadi at 29
See the complete list here
India still lacks some local website which could come in top 10....something like Baidu of China or Xanga in Hong Kong....
Let us see when we have Indain portal which can dare to be in the top 10.
Sometime in May 2000, there was news from Israel's Weizmann Institute( a research centre with a reputation for scientific and technological breakthroughs.)Under their system a person could send an 'encoded' message from one computer to another, then translated to a sensor which would release chemicals imitating the smell."
Then there was news of NTT in japan to have displayed a costly demonstration with smells of atural oils, such as eucalyptus, sandalwood and basil.(It cost around 10000USD)
Plus there were many news from all parts of world of work going on in this project.
And now news from from Tokyo Institute of Technology.
We've been hearing threats of smell-o-vision for decades now, but it looks like engineers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology are getting serious about an odor recorder that can analyze scents and reproduce them by combining the 96 chemicals packed inside the device. Not only will it be able to approximate the smells of the finer things of life such as freshly-baked bread or apple pie, but it could also help doctors to diagnose remote patients by whipping up a hell of a stench with smells of urine, bile and rotten egg farts.
You point the device at an object, and then it records its odor using 15 chemical-sensing microchips, or electronic noses. It can then transmit that data to another device in a different location, or save it for later playback. So far, the system has been able to accurately record and play back the scent of orange, lemon, apple, banana and melon, and it's said to be able to demonstrate the difference in scent between a red and green apple.
The researchers hope to implement the device for online shopping, where you'll be able to smell before you buy, and also in various virtual-reality environments. As they are with all technological innovations, we're thinking the porn industry will lead the way with stank-ho-vision. –
Also read this article from howstuffworks on Internet odor
Ok, So here are we, with Google Checkout. Google's service to help internet users, search, look, find and then now BUYING things.
But I have some apprehensions with it now.
1. I was expecting a makeover shift to Froogle.com? What happens to it now? Though I agree it was the service from Google which has not picked up but Google should have attempted to link services of Checkout with it. I am wondering what would happen with it now?
2. It asks for details like your card number ., cvv number for registration. Internet users have been in dilemma for such details over internet, with registration requiring such details on start up might be asking for too much from majority of people. (it is currebtly only in USA but whn it does come to India, it will have to think about it as Indians are still not used to it.)
An interesting project to determine how internet people react to less information.
For last 6 months, ystery was getting build, linking the site to that of terrorism, evil ,etc.
Kudos to the "Mike" mastermind behind the game.
Have a look at his wbsite and learn about his experiment more.
Many organizations including the cell phone industry often downplay the risk of cell phone radiation to the brain. Results from short-term studies were used to convince consumers that use of a cell phone is not associated with brain tumors or cancer, which only develop decades after exposure.
To be fair, no one knows exactly how much harm a cell phone can do to a person. However, one thing for sure is that the radiation from a cell phone is harmful. It is only a matter of how much. There is no denying that.
Recently, new media has reported a study showing the radiation from cell phones is so full of energy they can be used to cook eggs.
In the experiment, researchers placed one egg in a porcelain cup (because it is easy to conduct heat), and put one cell phone on one side and another cell phone on the other. The researchers then called from one cell phone to another and kept the cell phones on after connecting.
During the first 15 minutes, nothing changed. After 25 minutes, however, the egg shell started to become hot and at 40 minutes, the surface of the egg became hard and bristled. Researchers found the protein in the egg had become solid although the egg yolk was still in liquid form. After 65 minutes, the whole egg was well cooked.
The study shows how scary cell phone radiation is. People should try to avoid use of cell phones. Although so far no one has proved the radiation from cell phones can cause something clinically significant. By the same token, there has been no one who can disprove the existence of such a risk.
Children should be forbidden from cell phone use because they still grow their brains and are particularly vulnerable to radiation.
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Is orkut your favorite website? It just got better! Scrapboy loves to browse orkut and tell you when you or your friends receive new scraps. Sending scraps from your desktop is also as easy as writing an instant message. Keeping in touch with your friends was never more fun and easy.
Source: ScrapBoy
Yesterday, HCL and Apple threw an awsome party at The Grand New Delhi for celebrating their coming together.
So this finally marks Ipod official coming to India through HCL's distirbution channel.
for more read here Detail News
If you're passing through terminal 3 at Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD), take a look the Accenture Interactive Network screen, a 10x7-foot monster that reminds us of Tom Cruise's computer symphony in Minority Report. The touchscreen tech lets you move windows around with your hands, giving you access to the latest weather, news, and video clips.
Accenture plans to expand the idea to other venues beyond airports, too, delivering info, entertainment, and of course, advertising. No word on whether the displays will be shouting out personalized ads at you, pleading with you to try on some khakis at the Gap.
Nike's Lasarium, a room at Nike's Oregon campus where they do all their laser work; the three photos above were posted by designer Jeff Ng of Staple Designs over the weekend, of things his friends have had etched there. The Blackberry 8700 both the RAZR and Sony Cybershot T1 with the hot skull Mark Smith pattern
GOod method of making you mobile unique :)))
Source: Gizmodo
Ever wondered if you could search on net when you are in cab going for a presentation....or in aeroplane..or in amazon for that matter..or anywhere where Internet has still not set its foot...
Wacky??...Outrageous???Stupid Idea?...whatever...we have solution here....
Webaroo , through its super optimizing technology will reduce the entire internet (or selected sets like entire wikipedia,etc) and you can download it on your computer and carry it with you everywhere...now thats entirely wirless....:))
Google's next step to taking over the world is slowly becoming a reality as they have filed for three patents relating to wireless internet access. Coincidentally these patents deal with branding, advertising and subsidizing. The rumors of free Wi-Fi from Google began circulating late last year and now it seems this may become a reality. Look at some Google ads for free internet? Where do I sign up?
(source: Gizmodo)
Hope they come to Mumbai fast ;))
Is Microsoft coming up with its next handheld device?
The project codenamed ORIGAMI Project is sure something like that....due to release oin September 2006 as per the date on the oficial site , only time will tell what is it....but recently some videos got leaked out on the website so the picture on right side might be the device.
The market with Apple launching gadjets after having secured to be in more than 40 millions home by Ipod (recent luanch of Ipod wifi speakers for home being one of them), Amazon coming with its handheld entertainment device, Nokia with N Series and Motorola with Razr.
Market is coming to burst only for delights of Gizmo lovers like Anshul Sushil.
;))
Google has launched its web page creater software....the fight between Microsoft and Google getting better...
I got the invite today (22 March, 2006)to start using the service :))
Wal-Mart has announced a new partnership with Toshiba to develop and sell the first Restriction on Hazardous Susbstance (RoHS) laptop. RoHS is a directive that forbids the use of a variety of hazardous substances in electronic equipment, including laptops. Green Star, a non-profit organization, is reporting that consumer electronics make up 40 percent of the lead found in landfills.
This environmental-friendly laptop is the 15-inch Toshiba Satellite A55-S1064. It will be featuring a 1.6GHz Celeron-M, 512MB memory, 40GB hard drive and Wi-Fi. The laptop will be priced less than $700 in most markets. Wal-Mart's says that all computers sold at their stores will meet RoHS standards by July
Source: Gizomodo
One of the most frustrating things about CDs and DVDs is that one bad scratch can render them worthless. Now a Denver startup called Scratch-Less Disc is marketing a version that can be clawed at, dropped--even smeared with peanut butter--and still play like new. To protect their playing surfaces, the discs are made with aerodynamic bumpers around the edges and a clear 4-micron layer of a polymer developed by General Electric.
With nearly $1 million in funding, Scratch-Less is bringing its brand of CD-Rs and recordable DVDs to stores. It's also looking to license its technology to other disc makers, so consumers may eventually enjoy glitch-free prerecorded music and movies. Meanwhile, industry giants such as Toshiba are spending millions to develop their own scratch-proof media. With next-generation DVD formats HD-DVD and Blu-ray cramming more data onto discs, it will be more important than ever to protect them from peanut butter.
Source: CNNMoney
These days putting a lowercase “I” in front of any product is tantamount to printing your own money. Following shirt—er, suit—is something for all the hipsters in the house, the iShirt from PodShirt. It’s a standard black t-shirt with the word “iShirt” printed on the front in block white letters. Cool? Yes, yes it is. Even more cool is that the “I” is actually an iPod shuffle attached to a magnet. (Shuffle not included, obviously.) $29 buys you instant popularity.
Source: Gizmodo
Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan,Two Indian computer wizards who studied along with Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford, are launching a start-up to compete with the world’s best known search engine.
Google searches pages based on their popularity and not necessarily their content but Kosmix’ creators said they took a different approach and developed a new kind of ’categorisation’ technology.
The two, among the co-founders of web database company ‘Junglee’, hope their technology can improve upon Google’s one-size-fits-all approach.
Kosmix asks users to define a category for a search. If a search term is related to health, users can make a query in a health-related search box. Hence, it can find webpages closely associated with the search term. It then looks at what webpages linking to other pages say, thus judging the page’s subject better.
The company, set up last year, will launch at the demo conference for start-ups in Phoenix next week.
Kosmix has already started testing a health search on its website. Over the next year, the company will release numerous categories of search—from health to travel, politics and finance. It plans to unveil a general search box within a year.
Source: Samachar.com
Lenovo Launchin Titanium , will the landmark black color of Thinkpad change?
Whats your take?
I beleive it should not becuase black color is owned by Thinkpad.
But considering what Ipod did can be quite good in case of Lenovo.
Ipad was launched as white but then it came in different colors (Nanos, Shuffles,etc)
But the color of Thikpad should never change.
So my take: Black color should not change because thats got so strong association with Thinkpad but Titanium color for another series can be quite good for Lenovo's bottom line.
By the way you can cast your vote on www.lenovo.com
