Filed under: Transportation, Wearables
Fusionman Yves Rossy, not to be confused with Buzz Lightyear, successfully crossed the English Channel today — the first to do so in a solo flight with jet-propelled wing. Rossy was dropped from a plane at 8,200 feet and flew 22-miles in under 10 minutes from Calais to Dover. When asked by National Geographic’s Kathryn Liptrott if he was worried about risk, Rossy replied, “I’m not worried about risk, I manage risk.” We’ve so gotta meet this guy. If you’re looking to pick up one of these jet powered carbon-fiber wings for your own unspeakable mischief, expect to pay around the $190,000 mark. Rossy is eager to see these aviation wonders catch on and has designs on forming a Red Arrows-style aerobatic team one day.
[Via BBC News]
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Filed under: Displays
Printable OLED panels are hardly the rare occurrence they
once were, but Alps Electric seems to think it’s worked enough magic with its latest prototype to stand out from the pack, even if it may not wind up in actual product form anytime soon. The key bit with this one, it seems, is a so-called “getter” layer that’s used in addition to the usual electrodes and emission layer, which helps to seal the area around the cathode electrode and compensate for minute defects. According to the company, that effectively triples the life of the OLED panel, which is especially useful considering that the same technology is also increasingly being used for
lighting systems in addition to displays.
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Filed under: Digital Cameras
Take this with a pinch of NaCl, but Adorama has it that Panasonic’s Yasunori Takase confessed to a US price tag on the newly unveiled Lumix DMC-G1. During a leisurely chat at Photokina, the higher-up noted that the Micro Four Thirds camera would hit US soil for $799, though he didn’t bother to mention an expected ship date. If you’ll recall, we found that the G1 would start shipping at the tail end of October for ¥80,000 (around $750); considering that, we’d say $799 sounds about right over on this side of the world.
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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
By adding a signal chain to the classic electric axe, the Internal Combustion Guitar takes the tone generated by a small amp and sends it on back to the
guitar, where something called a “coupling mechanism” feeds the sound back to your strings — much the same way that standing in front of an amp will cause the guitar to feedback into its pickups. Use the throttle to control how much righteous color comes through, or use the (optional)
MIDI pickup to rock out virtually. Prices start at a cool $2,450 — including medium gauge strings and an Extreme Gig Bag. Not convinced? Catch Woody B after the break.
[Via Music Radar]
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An Astonishing Collaboration
