Man has raced across the land and launched into space, but traveling underwater has proved more tricky.

Now an engineer has built a high-tech winged submersible that he says can 'fly' beneath the waves.

The Super Falcon Submersible, which resembles Thunderbird 4, can reach depths of 1,500 feet and speed through the ocean at six knots, which is nearly seven miles per hour. It has a range of around 25 nautical miles.

Created by British inventor Graham Hawkes for Hawkes Ocean Technologies, it is the newest and most advanced sub of their Deep Flight series and the culmination of four generations of experimental prototypes.

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Capcom Entertainment of Dark Void, an upcoming science fiction action adventure, are reaching for the skies in the way they have adopted Nvidia PhysX and Apex technologies to deliver stunning in-game physics effects. When it ships in the fall of 2009, Dark Void will be the first game to use dynamic, accurate smoke effects and smoke trails for the game?s innovative jetpack, UFOs, and spaceships, all of which will be hardware-accelerated by GeForceGPUs when played on compatible desktop PCs.

Developed by Airtight Games and Capcom, Dark Void incorporates a unique vertical combat system that allows players to dangle from thousand foot drops as they take cover and drop enemies from above and below, bringing a whole new sense of vulnerability and thrill to gamers. Dark Void will be released in the fall of 2009 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the PC, which will feature numerous GPU-accelerated PhysX effects for a truly immersive game experience.

Asus today launched the most revolutionary and powerful Parallel Computing solution available to date: the Asus P6T7 WS SuperComputer motherboard. Equipped with 7 PCI-E Gen2 x16 slots, the Asus P6T7 WS SuperComputer has been certified for NVIDIA Tesla GPU computing which is based on the NVIDIA CUDA parallel computing architecture, supporting up to three NVIDIA Tesla cards and one NVIDIA Quadro card. This amounts to a total of 960 parallel processing cores providing a massive 4 teraflops of processing power?delivering 250 times faster computing and graphics processing performance. The ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer also provides users with flexible high speed I/O, graphics and computing options. Asus P6T7 WS SuperComputer comes with an additional G.P. Diagnosis card. This useful tool performs quick and precise system checks, and displays errors on its LED display?helping users pinpoint errors quickly. The G.P. Diagnosis card is connected to the TPM header.

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OK well... what to say about this one...

I'm kinda at a loss for words, really all that comes to mind is WTF? Serisouly?

From the Article:

Hugo Chavez, Venezuela?s president, has become the world?s first country president to launch a mobile phone.

And as if this isn?t weird enough, Chavez gave the phone a funny (or maybe offensive, for some) name: Vergatorio ? which is a Venezuelan slang term for? penis.

Produced by a company that Chavez nationalized, the Vergatorio phone is a low-end model that costs only about $15.

Hugo Chavez believes that the Vergatorio phone ?will be the biggest seller not only in Venezuela but the world. Whoever doesn?t have a Vergatario is nothing.?

Only thing I can say, is if (and IF) I ever decide to get one, I hope to God it has Bluetooth, because I could only use a headset... I don't want it anywhere near my mouth...

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I'm not quite sure what to think about this exactly. On one hand I'm really excited, and want to try this new watch/phone, but on the other it seems even a little too gimmicky for me...

The M860 comes with tri-band GSM connectivity (900 /1800 / 1900 MHz) and, since it supports two SIM cards, it?s suitable for users who travel a lot and always carry two cell phones with them.

The display of iWatch M860 is a 1.4 inch TFT touchscreen one with 260k colors and 128 x 160 pixels ? there?s also a mini-stylus to help with controlling the screen.

Unit Features:

• 1.4" TFT touchscreen 260k color display at 128 x 160 resolution
• Mini stylus
• Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity
• MP3 player
• microSD memory card slot
• 1.3-megapixel camera

The unit will cost you about $710 , and at that price, of course it is unlocked. I can spend $300 - $500 on a phone, but it has to do more things than this... So it's not a gadget I will likely be buying...

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In the plug computing model, network-based software services from a desktop or laptop computer are simply moved to a more efficient device that can be left on all of the time, at ten percent of the cost.

Basic examples of such services include web, email, and virtual private network servers hosted in homes and small offices. Moreover, the rapid increase in the amount and variety of digital content and network-connected devices in the home are creating even more opportunities. Software services are needed to locate, manage, secure, and share this data.

Unlike Web 2.0 hosted services that use central servers on the Internet to store copies of data, the plug computing approach distributes computing power to every home. A plug computing device can take advantage of peer-to-peer connectivity over the Internet, as well as the latest network protocols-such as Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)-that only work between devices in the home. In some scenarios, a hybrid approach that combines hosted services with an in-home computing resource can reduce deployment costs and make services easier to use.

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A Ford Motor Company engineer has built a 3-wheel motorbike capable of getting 125 mpg.

The fuel economy expert crafted the vehicle at his home shop in Belleville, MI. It?s a street legal, two-passenger, 3-wheel motorbike that is made from aircraft materials. Oh, and it is capable of a top speed of over 100 mph.

John told EcoModder that ?After working [on] improving conventional production car/truck fuel economy I wanted to try something with fewer constraints.?

I guess the Ford Escape Hybrid wasn?t cutting it.

He says the vehicle gets about 105 mpg when taken out on the highway, but that ?when equipped with the pictured motorcycle tires (not included) and a smaller rear sprocket it achieved 125 mpg.?

According to the Ebay auction, where the bike?s listed for $15,600, the ?motorbike? has the following specs:

• The engine is a 250cc liquid cooled, four stroke, DOHC 2 cylinder with a six speed transmission.
• It weighs just 505 lbs with a .16 coefficient of drag.
• It has 4 point seat belts, roll bar and front mounted IMPAXX crash foam as now used in NASCAR
• The front turn signals are integrated into the rear view mirrors for aerodynamics.
• Front headlight is a projector HID, the rest are LEDs.

Hopefully whoever buys it doesn?t have a police record.

John explained about one run in with the cops, ?Four squad cars showed up, several houses of neighbors came out and the whole thing turned into a spectacle. No ticket, everyone was genuinely interested in ecomodding!?

I hope the motorbike eventually sells as his next project will be a plug-in hybrid.

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This has to be one of the geekiest handbags I?ve ever seen; it?s a purse with a built in Nintendo Entertainment System. It even has a controller that?s attached to the outside with Velcro. She used the LCD from a portable DVD player, one of those NES on a chip things, and a commodore 64 on a chip (Which she reverse engineered?) I'm pretty jealous... God gave her Tits and a brain...

I think having a PSP would be easier though... Could hold more games too... Click Read More too see a video.

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