Uno Iii Streetbike Kicks Into Gear

Let's look at the latest installment from the UNO team, aptly named the UNO III Streetbike.

This bike looks incredible, and will surely help in impressing your friends, once you've gotten used to the controls.

The UNO III Streetbike is not marketed towards kids, not exlusively down to the steep £8,500, but due to the fact that it does look genuinely quite dangerous.

What makes this bike unique is its ability to switch between a two-wheeled dicycle into a three-wheeled sports bike. This can be done with a quick flick of a switch, and can be switched back again if neccessary just as easily.

The UNO III looks almost like some sort of transformer as it sits on its two back wheels, powered by internal gyros which control the stability of the bike, allowing it to remain upright and safe even through the sharpest of turns.

As you build up speed, the third wheel folds out automagically, whilst the back wheels both slide backwards to convert the bike into a fully functioning street bike.

Charging up the bike will take approximately four hours, allowing for a 30 mile range to be enjoyed.

In motorcycle mode, the bike can reach 30mph and in UNO mode the maximum speed that can be reached is 15mph.

3-D Batteries Charge Faster

A new battery system could benefit electric vehicles by decreasing their battery charging time drastically.

The system, developed by researchers at the University of Illinois, combines the quick release power of a capacitor with the battery's ability to store large amounts of energy.

By forming the thin film of the battery's active material into a 3-D structure, the battery's storage capacity has been increased.

The new battery can also charge and discharge up to 100 times faster than conventional batteries.

In addition to applications with electric vehicles, the new technology could also allow mobile devices to recharge in seconds and lead to the development of lasers or defibrillators that don't need to warm up between pulses.

Smartfish Engage Keyboard

An on-going two year production from manufacturers Smartfish has finally been completed and is soon ready to be unveiled.

The keyboard, previously known as the Pro Motion and Ergomotion, has been revamped with an elegant all-black finish and boasting a 150 dollar price tag.

The keyboard exhibits an internal motor which adjusts the two halves of the keyboard based on the individuals typing frequency.

The adjustments made help combat fatigue, an effort developed in collaboration with The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

The keyboard looks impressive, and the ideas behind the self-adjustement mechanism sound very sophisticated.

Until the keyboard is officially released, we're not sure how it feels to use - but stay tuned for more information when it becomes available.

Solar powered vehicles

Solar powered vehicles are beginning to be developed and introduced as our modern world goes 'green'. In a bid to create the best solar powered vehicle, to participate in the 2010 American Solar Challenge, a 1100 mile race from Tulsa to Chicago, emerges the Centaurus 2.

The Centaurus 2, made by The Solar Vehicle Project team, looks to be powered by three wheels with the driver off the vehicle positioned off center.The Centaurus is approximately three feet tall, sixteen feet long and six feet wide.

The car weighs around 400 pounds, which in comparison to a conventional car is rather light and should contribute towards improved aerodynamics.The solar cells only appear to cover half of the car's casing. The entire casing may be covered by the time the car is ready to compete, depending on how much energy the car needs to absorb, store and generate.

It's always good to see developments in more environmentally friendly products, and although this is just one concept, there are sure to be other solar powered vehicles being developed at this same time, in preparation for the American Solar Challenge.

CUBA'S EMBARGO

Cuba the unloved step child of the caribbean who’s been locked in the cellar for 50 years.. Come on let it out!!

Cuba the largest of the Caribbean countries, home to over 11 million people, but still ignored by the US goverment.

President Kennedy hastily drew up an embargo on the Cuba in 1962 after the Soviet inspired government gained power; Communism’s Agenda was apparently to “take over the world” this is why America put an end to it all, After all the Americans don’t want world acclamation they just wish to spread Godly work and Spirit……………

the US started trading again with China in 1979 who are openly a communist influenced country… a little unfair I think so! China owns the largest percent of US treasury bonds and could bring down the world trade markets by dumping a small percent of them; basically china has the U.S balls in a grip!

China’s is by far a much more dangerous country but where’s there Embargo??

Yet again since the 1980′s the US has been trading with Russia who is the largest and most bitter cold war enemy there is, Russia has vast pockets of natural gases which used to heat the majority of Europe. whilst Khrushchevs treacherous reign thousands of innocent people died as they tried to leave the country, but that doesn’t matter as long as the US are getting a good deal.

If Barack Obama wanted to lift the Embargo all it would take is a lift of a pen, to be honest a soviet reformation isn’t looking promising as Fidel Castro is a frail old man who soon will be dead, the US should give Cuba a break and lift the barriers especially as the US is dealing with far more larger and dangerous fish such as China.

GADGETS

In 2010, gadgets, and the people who use them, just couldn't sit still. Mobile devices from smartphones to tablets to ever-affordable e-readers made it easier than ever to work, play, surf, and chat on the go, while new motion control systems got gamers off the couch and breaking a sweat.

After months of speculation about a slate-like device, Apple kicked off the year in a big way with the iPad, consolidating the Netbook, e-reader, gaming device, photo frame, and iPod into an affordable mobile supergadget--and leading to an avalanche of apps to keep on-the-go consumers plugged in and entertained.

Non-Apple-ites waiting for an Android counterpunch to the iPad got their wish this summer, when the Dell Streak, which walks the line between smartphone and tablet, finally made its way to U.S. shores. Samsung followed with another Android contender, the Galaxy Tab, and several other companies, including Acer, Asus, and LG, announced their own plans to jump into the Android tablet pool soon.

In other news (yes there was some), Research In Motion took the wraps off its first tablet offering, the BlackBerry PlayBook, while Dell, with its Inspiron Duo, re-confirmed that Windows 7 convertible tablets aren't dead yet.

Tablets weren't the only high-profile gadgets sporting Android, of course. After a slow start, Android phones started arriving fast and furiously this year, with handsets like the HTC Evo 4G (Sprint's first 4G phone); Moto Droid X; and Samsung Galaxy S series among those leading the pack.

Not content to let Android and iOS devices steal the smartphone thunder, Microsoft revamped its problematic Windows Mobile operating system, introducing Windows Phone 7 and an international cast of Windows Phone 7 handsets. RIM also came out with an overhaul of its mobile operating system, calling it BlackBerry OS 6.

And now back to Apple, which unleashed the iPhone 4--and what soon came to be known as "antennagate." Following the outcry over reported signal issues, the company handed out free cases to allay concerns about the design of the phone's antenna and its effect on the wireless signal. In the end, though, iPhone 4 sales may have been hit harder by the phone's lack of a Verizon connection than by any antenna issues.

Mobile wasn't the word just for gadgets though. Consumers also kept moving, literally, thanks to motion sensor systems like the PlayStation Move and Microsoft Kinect that showed up to take on the Wii and get gamers on their feet.

RADIO

Radio was a great achievement in the terms of communication between people. Radio was not a direct or immediate invention.

One can call radio as one of the effects of the telephone and telegraph inventions. The inventors of telephone and telegraph had already introduced the technology of wire-to-wire communication.

Thus, the inventor of radio based his invention on the technology of telephone and telegraph. This invention did not happen all of the sudden. The discovery of radio waves actually set the platform for the invention of radio. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves that can carry information in the form of pictures, sound and other details.

Various people contributed towards the invention of the radio.In the 1800s, a physicist from Scotland had predicted radio waves. Then, after this, another physicist from Germany actually proved the existence of radio waves. He showed that radio waves are same as light or heat waves. Then, the invention of telegraphy with wireless technology took place.Nicola Tesla a Serbian Scientist made the basic design of the radio in the year 1892. He also designed a Radio Controlled Robotic Boat.

Sir Oliver Lodge brought considerable improvement in the design of a coherer that was a primitive form of a radio signal detector. He is the first person to transmit a radio signal successfully.The invention of radio is definitely a great milestone in the history of America. This invention enabled us to listen to the news on a very broad basis. The way the news was conveyed on the radio was completely different from that printed in the daily newspaper. Very few of us know how these radio signals actually travel.

In fact, in the present world most of us would definitely know how a computer works but are completely unaware about how the radio functions. The invention of Radio was a huge step in the field of technology. Since the time it was invented most of us have forgotten how useful a radio can prove to be even in the present world where computers and laptops have taken over everything. However, some of them still find radio to be the best part of their lives. Those in their 80s and 90s love to talk about it mainly to their grandchildren.The sound that you usually hear coming out of your radio speakers is mainly due to the transmission of radio signals. This is due to the process known as modulation.

The modulations of Electromagnetic waves transmit the signals at a low frequency. The oscillating electromagnetic fields emit electromagnetic radiation. These radiated waves go through a process of modulation in regards to the frequency, amplitude and pulse width. The waves then transform into sound that is responsible for carrying information.

The invention of radio made it easy for a common person to hear the world news. Radio was the most widely used device, even though telegraph and telephone were invented during the same period.

The invention of Audion, the first radio tube responsible for improving the clarity brought about a complete new generation of radio. This was a time when people could enjoy their favorite music on the radio.