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DARPA To Harness Power Of Lightning...

DARPA To Harness Power Of Lightning

| March 13, 2010 | 32 Views |

Hoping to go a stage further in harnessing the power of electricity than Nikolas Tesla, DARPA envisions a future where underground intelligence centers send and receive data on the strikes of lightning bolts. The project known as Sferics-Based Underground Geolocation or S-BUG, involves harnessing low-frequency radio signals or pulses created naturally by lightning strikes, then using...

Project Anubis MAV...

| March 10, 2010 | 33 Views |

Unmanned Aircraft Systems company AeroVironment, has recently been awarded a $1.2 million Phase-III (typically the final development stage) Air Force contract for the completion of Project Anubis. While specifications remain scarce, Pentagon budget documents for FY2010 reveal Project Anubis as a “Tactical MAV for Time-Sensitive Fleeting Targets,” with the objective of...

Testing Bulletproof Vests...

Testing Bulletproof Vests

| March 3, 2010 | 44 Views |

Only the most effective bulletproof vests are worthy of being certified by the National Institute of Justice. But the question is – which vest stops bullets with the least pain? Over at the Oregon Ballistics Lab, one of six NIJ-certified facilities in the US, testing is carried out by mounting the armor on a 220-pound block of modeling clay then using a mechanized rig to fire six...

Best Pimped Out Electronics...

Best Pimped Out Electronics

| February 27, 2010 | 39 Views |

So what would you do with a spare half million dollars? Buy one the most expensive pimped out custom electronics available, that’s what! Topping the bill of the most pimped out electronics is Stuart Hughes’s solid gold Nintendo Wii Supreme, which is officially the “most unique and expensive in the world,” Gold Plated Diamond Encrusted Nintendo Wii Supreme Hughes, famed for...

Amazing Steampunk Gadgets...

Amazing Steampunk Gadgets

| February 25, 2010 | 102 Views |

Steampunk gadgets are great, not always ergonomic – or even but eye-catching and awe-inspiring nonetheless. That’s why, every so often, we like to post a list of the blogosphere’s favorite creations. Our first ‘steampunk’ article 2010 feature’s some crazy devices from the mind-bogglingly useful, to the insanely impractical. Steampunk Toilet Created by Patrick Brawley, this...

MSI 3D AIO All-in-One PC...

MSI 3D AIO All-in-One PC

| February 23, 2010 | 69 Views |

Here at 800HighTech we love a world first, and this one – set to be unveiled at the upcoming CeBIT 2010 show in Germany – is certainly worth the mention. The 3D AIO from MSI, is claimed to be the ‘World’s First Large Screen, Full HD 3D All-in-One PC’. MSI 3D AIO All in One PC While tech specs are still somewhat scarce, we do know that system will integrate a...

Python Rocket Mine Sweeping Vehicle...

Python Rocket Mine Sweeping Vehicle

| February 19, 2010 | 123 Views |

Briton’s Ministry of Defence has successfully deployed a new mine sweeping system known as the Python rocket. Similar to the U.S military’s Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC), The Python rocket is a trailer mounted ‘whip’ containing a string of explosives, designed ‘to open routes through complex battlefield obstacles and clear a path through minefields.’ Once launched, the...

Video Streaming Solutions For iPhone...

Video Streaming Solutions For iPhone

| February 17, 2010 | 127 Views |

Streaming video’s from the Internet to your iPhone – or iPod touch – is made easy with thanks to sites such as Youtube.Mobile. But if your favorite clips or movies aren’t readily available from a streaming website, you’ll no doubt find that keeping numerous video files on your iPhone’s hard drive is a storage hogging practice. Luckily there some great solutions to...

Armored Wall System...

Armored Wall System

| February 13, 2010 | 99 Views |

Troops in Afghanistan may soon be ditching the sand bags, and the rigorous task of installing them, for Lego-style armored wall system. McCurdy’s Armor – named after Ryan S. McCurdy, a marine who was killed whilst pulling wounded a comrade to safety – consists of attachable steel panels that once assembled, provide protection from mortars, grenades, rockets and improvised...

3D Explained...

| February 11, 2010 | 111 Views |

3D cinema, TV and videos are quite notably becoming the technology of 2010, you can’t read a magazine, flick on the TV or surf the net without being reminded of the wonderful plethora of 3D videos and devices filling up this year’s market. Being a bit of 3D virgin, until the release of James Cameron’s Avatar, I’ve often wondered how 3D videos work – especially since...

Airborne Laser Engages Missile...

Airborne Laser Engages Missile

| February 7, 2010 | 159 Views |

Check out this amazing video clip of Boeing’s YAL-1 Airborne Laser engaging a missile MARTI missile surrogate. Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser For those that don’t know, the YAL-1 Airborne laser is a “high-energy chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) carried aboard a modified Boeing 747-400F freighter is capable of autonomous operation at altitudes above the clouds. The Airborne Laser...

Russian T-50 PAK-FA Stealth...

Russian T-50 PAK-FA Stealth

| February 5, 2010 | 318 Views |

Russia has unveiled its next-gen stealth fighter which is set to compete head-to-head with the U.S. F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lightning II. The T-50 PAK-FA jet, developed by the Sukhoi Company in collaboration with India, is claimed to have all weather capability and the ability to sustain super sonic flight though repeated in-flight refueling. T-50 PAK-FA Stealth Fighter Jet The jet...

Lockheed Martins HULC To Get Fuel Cells...

Lockheed Martins HULC To Get Fuel Cells

| February 1, 2010 | 134 Views |

The development of Lockheed Martin’s new Human Universal Load Carrier (HULC) Exoskeleton is not too far from complete. However there are still a few kinks that need ironing out, and Lockheed are right on track. The newest upgrade to the super exoskeleton comes in the form of power – battery power. Lockheed Martin HULC Exoskeleton To Get Fuel Cells Previous prototypes of the...

Download Any Video From YouTube...

Download Any Video From YouTube

| January 28, 2010 | 151 Views |

There are many add-ons and applications that enable you to download videos from YouTube. But non are quite as simple as this. Simply go to the video you wish to download. Locate the URL in the address bar (if your completely computer illiterate, look for the http://youtube.com/watch?v= etc etc) and change the ‘y‘ in youtube to a ‘3‘ (so it reads...

AirMule VTOL UAV...

AirMule VTOL UAV

| January 26, 2010 | 240 Views |

Israel’s Urban Aeronautics is currently developing a hover capable, VTOL drone primarily designed for medevac and cargo missions. The AirMule is a specialized UAV concept first unveiled back in 2008, but earlier this month the aircraft made it’s first successful (but tethered) liftoff. AirMule VTOL UAV The AirMule is powered by a 730shp Turbomeca Arriel I turboshaft...

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