Episode 54 of the Hubblecast gives a slideshow of some of the best images from over two decades in orbit.
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The guys at Translogic had the opportunity to check out and test drive the new Electric DeLorean. On a totally unrelated note, does anybody have $95,000 I can borrow?
Electric DeLorean DMC-EV via Walyou
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Ladies and gents, I present to you the very sleek looking Scanboard which will scan a page onto it’s lightweight clear tablet like surface which can then be read or downloaded to another device.
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Eli Pariser discusses the unintended consequences of web companies tailoring their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes.
Eli Pariser: Beware online “filter bubbles”
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Check out the 2012 Hennessey Venom GT. With a max speed of 275mph and 1,200 horsepower the Venom GT goes from 0-60 in 2.5 seconds (and to top speed in less than 16 seconds). It even comes in yellow.
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Created by Ickelpete for the Lego Space event at the National Space Centre UK this remote controlled R2-D2 is pretty impressive, even more so when you realize it’s made out of LEGOs! Check out more pics and a video of LEGO R2 in action.
[via The Brothers Brick]
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Check out this short video and then head over here for more information on the BMW i3 and BMW i8, BMW’s first electric cars (which, I’ve got to say, look pretty damn cool – even if they are BMWs).
via Likecool
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In honor of the final takeoff of Atlantis, the final space shuttle launch, NPR gives us this compilation using footage of the space shuttle program from the past three decades.
A Blast From The Past: Shuttle Through The Decades
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Welcome to the Digital Age, boys and girls. If you’re a fan of Eguchi Aimi, and we know you’re out there *cough*Fork*cough*, you might be surprised to learn the Japanese pop star isn’t real. She’s actually nothing more than a digital mashup of parts of seven members of AKB48 blended together to create a pop sensation in Japan. Take a look…
AKB48 – Making of Eguchi Aimi via Gizmodo
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Remember Pixar’s Up? The National Geographic Channel does. A team of scientists and engineers decided to recreate the floating balloon house used in the film. Three weeks ago the group launched the house using 300 eight-foot balloons and were successfully able to float the house for about an hour reaching a height of 10,000 feet. Very, very cool.
[via Wanken]
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