Category Archives: Inventions

Could Put Valets out of Business

Cars that park themselves. Neat, but I’m holding out for one that can do parallel parking. Plus, can cars that wash themselves be far behind? Via GeekPress.

Driving While Cellular

A new study came out on July 1 that shows that driving with a cell phone is as dangerous as driving while intoxicated. Using a driving simulator under four different conditions: with no distractions, using a handheld cell phone, talking on a hands-free cell phone, and while intoxicated to the 0.08 percent blood-alcohol level, 40 […]

Invisible Man?

Or, you know, woman. Person. The operative word being invisible, here, folks. Anyhow, it appears that we’re getting closer: INVISIBILITY and the ability to see through walls — dreams that were once confined to the pages of science fiction — are moving into the realms of feasibility. Sir John Pendry, professor of theoretical physics at […]

Jodie Foster Could Potentially Lose a Kid in It

Yep, it’s the Boeing 797. Shaped like a stealth bomber, seats a thousand. And check out these specs: [T]he new design increases the efficiency of the aircraft by 33% while increasing its speed to mach 0.88, or 654 mph — a significant bump from the A380′s speed of 570 mph. This speed increase is a […]

Third on my List

1. Flying Cars 2. Jet Packs 3. This Thing: The Aeroscraft is a heavier-than-air vehicle currently in development for use in the near future — a prototype should be finished by 2010. It will be able to haul massive amounts of cargo and transport hundreds of passengers in luxury with quiet, electric engines. It will […]

Solution in Search of a Problem

I think this mobile office of the future will probably have some use, but perhaps not the use that the designers intend. As a moderate-to-frequent business traveler, I haven’t observed the lack of office space to be much of an issue. And where it is an issue, the lack of parking space is going to […]