The demand for cleaner, greener automobiles has caught the notice of big car manufacturers. Honda's Civic sedan in particular is taking on the prototypical hybrid car, Toyota's Prius. In Australia, with a price tag $5000 less than the Prius, the number of hybrid Civics sold is steadily rising even to the point of outselling the [...]
This report by Larissa Branin in Science Today about the research conducted by University of California, Riverside under the leadership of Lawrence Rosenblum, the professor of cognitive psychology is a good eye-opener for all of us, since it highlights the real life problem that could be faced by blind people, due to the silent operation [...]
Increasingly more folks are trying their hands at making electric cars. Frustrated from waiting for Detriot to produce an affordable electric car so they've decided to do it themselves. Tackling a conversion isn't cheap nor for the faint of heart. For the DIY backyard mechanic conversion, it took 3 months and cost about $12,000. Read more about [...]
I found a nice Portland transit mashup yesterday at http://mapmash.googlepages.com/portlandmax.html. It has some nice features including links to a pdf that you can print with every Max and bus stop.
I built a similar mashup a few years ago, but never completed the project. You can see my outdated portland transit map here. Google has since [...]
I just finished reading an article on a light weight, 6 passengar car that promises 106mpg. That's more than 2x of the Toyota Prius. The catch is that it uses a combination of compressed air and gasoline to achieve this astounding efficiency. Zero Pollution Motors has licensed the technology and plans to "produce the cars in the [...]
Traveling isn't as easy as it used to be. This article offers tips on how to avoid paying for that extra bag on your next trip.
Google has added a new feature – walking directions to google maps.
From Google Maps Website – "Starting today, you can tell Google Maps that you want walking directions, and we'll try to find you a route that's direct, flat, and uses pedestrian pathways when we know about them. Just get directions as you normally [...]
