All the stories categorized with: Transportation
Adaptrac adjusts bicycle tire pressure on-the-fly
04/23/2012, When it comes to high end computer gaming mice, most of them do feature the ability to adjust its DPI setting on-the-fly, and where bicycles are concerned, apart from playing around with the gear system, what else can be changed [...]
IBM develops air-breathing batteries, aims for 500 miles on a single charge
04/23/2012, An air-breathing battery that can power cars for more than 500 miles on a single charge. Quite unreal isn’t it? But that’s exactly what IBM is trying to achieve. In 2009, IBM embarked on a quest dubbed as the “Battery [...]
Italy to Launch Italo; Ferrari-Style High Speed Train
04/23/2012, A train service called Italo is said to be launching soon in Italy. The high speed, Italo which is operated by Nuovo Transporto Viaggiatori (NTV) will begin its services on the 28 of April after which it will be a [...]
Virgin Atlantic PlaneView provides virtual Upper Class Cabin tour
04/23/2012, The aviation industry did fall upon hard times, especially after 9/11 more than a decade ago, not to mention ever rising fuel costs, but this does not mean that everyone has decided to stop flying altogether. No sir, advances are [...]
Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 concept showcased
04/23/2012, The Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 concept is the crowning glory of General Motors’ exhibition at the World Expo 2010 Shanghai, and it might just be the personal transport of the future for many of us. In fact, we did take the [...]
China aims to put 5 million electric vehicles on its roads by 2020
04/23/2012, Electric vehicles are definitely the way to go if we were looking to do our part in saving the environment by reducing our carbon emissions, and apparently China shares those sentiments as well and has announced the country’s goal of [...]
Lamborghini Urus SUV revealed
04/22/2012, What was rumored is reality now – and I am not talking about a Galaxy Note for T-Mobile, but rather, the Lamborghini Urus SUV that will clearly place it alongside a similar pedestal as all those other sporty SUVs that [...]
DriveLAB assists the aged drivers behind the wheel
04/22/2012, When we get older, our bodies do not seem to work in the way they used to, as bits and pieces start to break down. With worsening vision and slower reflexes, driving also gets more dangerous, and Intelligent Transport team [...]
Honda plans to recycle its hybrid vehicles’ batteries to reclaim rare-earth metals
04/20/2012, Hybrid vehicles have been designed to not only be fuel-efficient, but due to its fuel-efficiency, hybrid vehicles will ultimately consume less fuel and reduce carbon emissions. As environmentally-friendly as it is, Honda is looking to take things to the next [...]
Possible Lamborghini SUV has its photos leaked ahead of unveiling
04/20/2012, Luxury car makers have put out SUVs in the past. Think Porsche Cayenne and the BMW X5, so we guess it’s not a complete surprise to have learnt that Lamborghini could be considering putting out an SUV of their own [...]
Australian Plane Landing Aborted; Pilot Busy With His Phone
04/19/2012, A plane from Australian airline Jetstar that was due to land in Singapore cancelled its landing 150 meters from the ground after a series of events which was kicked off by the captain receiving text messages occurred. Somewhere between an [...]
The Talking Domino’s Pizza Scooter
04/19/2012, The famous pizza brand Domino’s which is getting less and less association with the actual game around which the name revolves, seems to have become a name synonymous with pizza along with the more literal Pizza Hut. Now, it looks [...]
Bicycle crash test dummies simulate head and neck injuries
04/18/2012, Being a crash test dummy is definitely no fun, as your line of work more often than not involves plenty of scrapes and knocks all over the place, not to mention being discarded cruelly when your human owners are done [...]
