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Sikorsky X2 Helicopter will be fastest ever made
China apparently building big buses that go over traffic
BlackBerry 9800 can hold a Torch to the iPhone
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Sikorsky X2 Helicopter will be fastest ever made

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:59 PM PDT

Even if you have never heard of helicopters, you might know the name Sikorsky. They have been making helicopters like Boeing makes planes.

This is the Sikorsky X2, which is already the fastest helicopter in the world. In 1986, the rotorcraft speed record was 249 miles per hour, and the X2 has already surpassed it at 258 mph.

As you can tell from the picture, it has two rotating blades on the top, and I presume that they rotate in opposite directions for stability. I believe that the six-bladed prop on the back is also there for stability as well. I think it is interesting that the blade on the back faces away from the cockpit instead of to the side. I don’t think I’ve seen a helicopter designed like that before, but I’m not exactly a chopper expert.

When the X2 is completed, it should be cruising at 285 mph. The Apache attack chopper goes at a speed of 175, which makes this 110 mph faster.

So how long will it before these helicopters are mass-produced and fill up the sky? I don’t know, but I wouldn’t mind taking a nice 300 mph ride in one of them. I realize that is about 50 mph less than its projected top speed, but just wait. I’m sure their goal is 350 mph soon.

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China apparently building big buses that go over traffic

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:29 PM PDT

I think we all know that mass transit can be improved, but this idea for civilian transport is pulled straight out of science fiction.

Basically, this is a rail train that looks like a monorail, but it has two rails. Each of these rails are on the side of the road, which allows the cars to run underneath it.

You will note how the rails are to the sides of the road so a car can’t drive over the rail and be run over by this mammoth rail train.

You will also note how people need to get in the train from a second-story doors. This means that you’ll have to build some stations for this. You want to know what would really be cool? If this rail train had a glass bottom so you can look on the people in their cars, hopelessly stuck in traffic.

I realize how cool this sounds, but it is apparently reality, and Shenzhen Huashi Future Parking Equipment is supposedly breaking ground on these special tracks in Beigin’s Mentougou district by the end of the year.

I can actually think of something cooler. Imagine an even bigger train that allows this rail train to pass underneath it. Hey, if the world’s population continues to increase, then we have to think of even more creative ways to do mass transit.

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BlackBerry 9800 can hold a Torch to the iPhone

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:59 PM PDT

Last week, I received a call from Research In Motion (RIM), and they asked whether or not I would be in New York on August 3rd.

Clearly, they have no idea that I live in Washington State, and that I make it to New York like I make it to the UK. When I asked the RIM PR person what is going on, they said that they couldn’t tell me.

However, I learned a day before that RIM and AT&T are the unveiling of the BlackBerry 9800, or Torch. It has some really cool specs like a 3.2 inch screen, 4GB microSD slot, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS, Wi-Fi, 3G, expandable memory or up to 32 GB, and a sliding QWERTY keyboard.

It is the first to have BlackBerry 6 OS with social feeds and views, universal search, as well as faster and richer web browsing. It also includes BlackBerry Messenger for a “real-time conversation experience”.

Another feature is the long-lasting battery. Talk time ranges from 5.5 hours on GSM and 5.8 hours on UMTS. Standby time is 18 days on GSM and 14 on UMTS. Music playtime is at 30 hours and video playback at 6 hours.

The device will be available from RIM and AT&T on August 12 for about $199.99 with a two-year contract. Watch out, iPhone, you might have just have some major competition here.

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