I’ve managed to go quite a few months without mentioning the goddamn coronavirus in an article. But here we are. Don’t worry though, I’m no longer succumbing to be a harbinger of doom and gloom. Instead, I’m bringing you a salve for your sore, worried mind, and it comes in the form of an electrified classic VW bus. Over the past year, I’ve watched morecar restoration shows than I’ve watched in the preceding five years....
Here’s a hilarious video I came across just now, featuring a delinquent Waymo taxi. YesterdayYouTuber JJRicks Studios has shared a video of their eventful ride with a Waymo driverless robotaxi. Halfway through the ride the vehicle was required to make a right turn to the main road — however the right lane was closed off. The taxi’s planner showed that the car wanted to go right anyway, but it got confused, and just… stopped....
There’s a growing community of do-it-yourself ebike builders that are turning old bicycles into super powerful electric bikes. Using a motor, batteries, a speed controller, and their engineering prowess these DIY-ers are making some seriously crazy rides. There was one genius who usedparts from their washing machine, to turn their old mountain bike into a homemade ebike capable of traveling over 60 mph (110 kph). [Read:3 new technologies ecommerce brands can use to connect better with customers]...
Microsoft has posted a video to YouTube that features its engineers discussing the development of Windows 8, and also interacting with and showing off parts of the interface. The video features Jensen Harris, Director of Program Management for the Windows User Experience, talking from the ‘design room’ at Microsoft and discussing some of the process that goes into interface design and development. About a minute into the video, you can watch the Start screen in action, with Harris interacting with the tiles using touch....
Our friends at ieeehave pointed out a new purchase in by the Japanese Ministry of Self-Defense. Apparently they picked up a creepy, spherical flying robot for 1,000 dollars in Akihabara, a major electronics shopping center in Tokyo. The ball-shaped bot operates in hover mode and can fly at speeds up to 60 kilometers per hour [about 40 mph], relying on one propeller for thrust and 8 wings for control. The robot bot bounces off walls, doors, windows and light fixtures without damaging its components....
