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DARPA To Harness Power Of Lightning...

DARPA To Harness Power Of Lightning

| March 13, 2010 | 27 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 | 28 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...

Asus T91 Multi Touchscreen Tablet...

Asus T91 Multi Touchscreen Tablet

| March 7, 2010 | 75 Views |

The Asus Eee PC T91MT Tablet Netbook is the updated and newest version of their popular T91 convertible touchscreen netbook. Unlike original T91 Nebook, the new Asus Eee T91MT supports the first ever multi-touchscreen gestures (hence the “MT” in the model name). For those who are not familiar with multi-touchscreen gestures or do not know what the hype is all about; continue reading...

Testing Bulletproof Vests...

Testing Bulletproof Vests

| March 3, 2010 | 43 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 | 28 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 | 98 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...

Cobra Gold 2010 Vids and Pics...

Cobra Gold 2010 Vids and Pics

| February 21, 2010 | 163 Views |

Cobra Gold 2010 was our second year sponsoring events held by MCCS. We were able to offer several great prizes to our military men and women in uniform as a sign of our thanks for what they do. In total over $4,000 in prizes were raffled, free all-inclusive golf tournament, and a free pizza party (with soda and beer included) to watch the Super Bowl. For those of you who could not make...

Python Rocket Mine Sweeping Vehicle...

Python Rocket Mine Sweeping Vehicle

| February 19, 2010 | 120 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 | 119 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...

Alienware M11x Portable Gaming...

Alienware M11x Portable Gaming

| February 15, 2010 | 245 Views |

Unveiled the CES 2010, Alienware is redefining gaming with Dell Computers. To have a powerful enough rig, usually meant bulky computer gear that came with a hefty price tag as well. However, with the launch of the new M11x Ultra Portable Gaming Laptop, that has all changed! Regardless of where you are deployed, you can take hardcore gaming power with your on your travels. Ultra Mobile...

Armored Wall System...

Armored Wall System

| February 13, 2010 | 95 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...

Apple iPad Mac Tablet iBook...

Apple iPad Mac Tablet iBook

| February 9, 2010 | 252 Views | 1 Comment

Unless you’ve been under rock for the last year, you’ll have no doubt heard about Apple’s highly-anticipated tablet PC, the iPad. For those who venture out from under that rock periodically, but not for the last week – the iPad has been officially launched. New Apple iPad Tablet Reader Unveiled by the man Steve Jobs himself at Apple’s Keynote demo, 27th Jan, the iPad wowed...

Airborne Laser Engages Missile...

Airborne Laser Engages Missile

| February 7, 2010 | 155 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 | 311 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...

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