A Lego Mindstorms robotics kit controlled by an HTC Nexus One smartphone successfully untangled a Rubik’s Cube puzzle in 12.5 seconds at this week’s ARM developer conference in Silicon Valley.
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In this guest post, Stanford professor emeritus Martin Hellman uses a few simple physics equations to show how it’s possible for a wind-powered vehicle to travel faster than the wind that’s propelling it. Seems impossible? Watch the video, then read Hellman’s straightforward, logical explanation.
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In addition to pioneering the world’s first mass-marketed all-electric vehicle — the Leaf — Nissan has been busy developing advanced safety systems that reduce the risk of accidents by wrapping a virtual safety bubble around the car.
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Roku has begun licensing its A/V media streaming set-top-box hardware and software technology to third-party device makers. Netgear, Roku’s first licensee, will soon offer a Netgear-branded version of the recently size- and cost-reduced Roku XD box through Best Buy, Fry’s, and Radio Shack stores.
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Not content to wait for next-generation intelligent transportation systems technologies, Alaska’s transportation department has begun equipping traffic lights with video cameras in an effort to improve the flow of traffic on the state’s highways.
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