It has been a while since I ran for fun, and I wish I could say those days are not over. In other words, I need to run more often, otherwise my gut will grow. If I could afford a pool, I would use this particular piece of exercise equipment called the PoolSprint, which is essentially a treadmill underwater.
Anyone who has ever ran underwater knows how difficult it is to move your legs in the drink, and this is the whole point. Sometimes exercise and other athletics is about doing things that are hard so other physical activities are easier.
For example, those basketball hoop rims that you can buy that are smaller than the usual hoop. This way, it is a lot easier to make a real basket.
I would imagine that after the PoolSprint allows the user to feel like they are running on air after a few runs in the PoolSprint.
I look at this device and wonder is it possible to do a treadmill underwater without those handles that you grab on to like a treadmill on land. Is there any reason that a PoolSprint user couldn’t just run in the shallow end of the pool and get the same type of workout?
 

Golf carts are fun, but they just look so puny.  Instead of riding around in some incredibly slow and fragile  looking golf cart, you need this Batman inspired golf cart.  Sure, it’s not going to be able to do nearly as many tricks as the tumbler in the Batman movies, but at least you’ll get to look cool while cruising around at the high  speed of 15 miles an hour.

This just happens to have been created by a Warner Bros. employee who works in LA.  Hopefully his creation will soon be a part of the tour of the studio, at least it should be added.  There is no current tutorial or any hint on how this was made.  This is just a picture that someone captured while on the studio grounds, so there really isn’t much information at all to go with it.

With a whole lot of other computing equipment taking the wireless route, how about your phone charger? Well, ThinkGeek is offering the AirVolt Wireless Phone Charger which is going for $49.99 each, where all you need to do is slide your handset into the included receiver case, place it on the power tray and you’re good to go. It is as efficient as your standard charger, although it will definitely lose out to those quick chargers. Another good thing about the AirVolt Wireless Phone Charger is it will power off automatically once your handset is completely juiced up, boasting an additional USB power port just in case you want to make sure your Nintendo DS is ready for the long road trip.

While not the fastest USB drive in existence (read 12MB/sec, write 7MB/sec is slow, actually) as of this writing it is one of only two USB drives in existence that actually transform. While there are 2GB and 4GB versions of this drive that have been around for some time, this is the only 8GB version we've seen. Full specs after the jump. (Thanks JJ!)
Transfomers USB Flash Drive - 8GB
Specifications:
* 8 GB Memory Sitck Pen Driver
* Host Interface: USB 2.0 Compliant (USB High Speed)
* Hot Plug and Play instantly
* Reliability: 100,000 Read / Write Operations Speed, Read 12MB/sec, Write 7MB/sec
* Suspend Current: 250uA ± 20% (Compliant to USB Specification, 500uA)
* Operating Current: 25mA ± 30% (Compliant to USB Specification, 100mA)
* Operating Temperature: 0℃ ~ 50℃
* Relative Humidity: 5% ~ 95%
* Acoustic Noise: 0 dB @ one meter
* Operating system compatibility: Windows XP Professional / Home Edition, Windows 2000 Professional / Windows Me / Windows 98, Windows Vista

Even though we've never reviewed them here (what's wrong with us?) we actually own and use both the Powermonkey eXplorer and the Solio Magnesium Edition Solar Charger and find both of them quite satisfactory. However either of these solar chargers run upwards of $100 to own. ThinkGeek has the budget conscious in mind with the Pico Freeloader Solar Charger, a compact and lightweight wonder that according to the specs provides power of 35 hours on mobile phone, 14 hours on iPod, or 1.5 hours on GPS on a single ten hour charge. What's particularly nice about the Pico is that you can recharge its internal lithium ion via USB in case of eternal winter (no sun). Oh, did we mention it's only $39?

I’m not certain what the technology is that uses fast moving LEDs to create messages, but I have seen it a lot on novelty gadgets. I remember walking into a gadget shop and seeing this thing that could wave a flag-like thing, and I could see words being displayed. I suppose it was an obvious move to apply this moving LED technology to bicycle wheels. If the bike wheel is stationary, all you will see is a bunch of glowing LEDs that blink with no real pattern. However, once this bike goes spinning, you will see all kinds of pictures and animations.
You can click on my Source to see the video of the LED lights on bike wheels for yourself. The animation is about the same as those of neon lights, but it is good enough to get an advertising message across. I wonder if this is the purpose of this device.
This technology was developed by Japan’s Suns and Moon Laboratory, and it was shown off at the Tokyo Make Meeting last weekend. You can see the words “Make: Tokyo” on the wheel itself, no doubt made just for this occasion.
This LED system runs on batteries, and not the kinetic motion generated by the rider itself. It also costs about $165, and I have no information as to how to program your bike LEDs to send the right message.

June 25: Reserve Day 

The Melbourne to Karachi tram or the W-11 tram was a Z class tram decorated by a team of professional Pakistani vehicle decorators, commissioned by the City of Melbourne for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

 Origin of the name

The name is based on the W-11 buses originally found in Karachi, Pakistan, which are a model of minibus famous for their entertainment value: decorated with lush designs and playing popular Pakistani or Indian music. Competition between buses has made these buses famous for their extravagant designs and entertainment.

The tram

As a showcase of Pakistani culture, the tram was commissioned for the Commonwealth Games, and a team of W-11 decorators were invited to decorate the tram, which toured around the city for the duration of the games, playing Bhangra and Pakistani music.

External links

• Karachi Tram

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The EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style is the first product in the new Mercedes-Benz Style range. Eurocopter and Mercedes-Benz will be jointly unveiled this luxury model for business and private travel on May 4, 2010 at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition 2010 in Geneva.
The seat upholstery in the cockpit and cabin is available in deluxe materials and a range of colours. A choice of elegant woods can provide luxury underfoot. This overall impression of elegance and style is complemented by a stylish arrangement of wood panels for the ceilings. Ambient lighting borrowed from the E- and S-Class cars can be adjusted and dimmed in various colours.
But the EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style is not just luxurious; it’s also spacious and extremely flexible. It is the only helicopter in its class that can seat up to eight passengers. For the cabin layout, Mercedes-Benz opted for a modular approach inspired by its new R-Class range. All seats are mounted on rails and can be quickly and easily reconfigured or removed to make room for luggage. There are also three multi-function boxes with features such as a cool box, cup holder, table, 15-inch monitor and DVD player. The interior offers supreme flexibility for both business and private travel: in the partition wall which separates the cockpit from the cabin, extra storage space is provided by drawers.Mercedes-Benz has made multi-purpose storage a feature of the tail as well. Whether it’s golf clubs for a day on the links with business partners or bikes and surfboards for a family holiday, the high-capacity luggage compartment has numerous attachment points on the floor and walls.
The partition between the cabin and the cockpit has fully retractable windows. Just like the R-Class car that inspired it, the Eurocopter EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style is the most versatile and spacious model in its class. Ambient lighting borrowed from the E- and S-Class cars can be adjusted and dimmed in various colours.

Microsoft has confirmed that it is set to launch Project Natal this coming October in time for the busy holiday season.

Project Natal is the code name for a controller-free gaming and entertainment experience by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 video game platform. Based on an add-on peripheral for the Xbox 360 console, it enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need to touch a game controller through a natural user interface using gestures, spoken commands, or presented objects and images. The project is aimed at broadening the Xbox 360’s audience beyond its typical gamer base.
Microsoft Saudi marketing manager Syed Bilal Tariq confirmed Microsoft’s Project Natal motion-sensing camera for the Xbox 360 will launch worldwide somewhere in October in an interview GamertagRadio. He further told  “We will be in a position to confirm the date at E3, which is in June, but definitely it is going to be October 2010″.

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Group A

Match	Date - Time	Venue			Results
1	11/06 16:00	Johannesburg - JSC		South Africa	Background	Mexico
2	11/06 20:30	Cape Town		Uruguay	Background	France
17	16/06 20:30	Tshwane/Pretoria		South Africa	Background	Uruguay
18	17/06 20:30	Polokwane		France	Background	Mexico
33	22/06 16:00	Rustenburg		Mexico	Background	Uruguay
34	22/06 16:00	Mangaung / Bloemfontein		France	Background	South Africa

Group B

Match	Date - Time	Venue			Results
3	12/06 16:00	Johannesburg - JEP		Argentina	Background	Nigeria
4	12/06 13:30	Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth		Korea Republic	Background	Greece
19	17/06 16:00	Mangaung / Bloemfontein		Greece	Background	Nigeria
20	17/06 13:30	Johannesburg - JSC		Argentina	Background	Korea Republic
35	22/06 20:30	Durban		Nigeria	Background	Korea Republic
36	22/06 20:30	Polokwane		Greece	Background	Argentina

Group C

Match	Date - Time	Venue			Results
5	12/06 20:30	Rustenburg		England	Background	USA
6	13/06 13:30	Polokwane		Algeria	Background	Slovenia
22	18/06 16:00	Johannesburg - JEP		Slovenia	Background	USA
23	18/06 20:30	Cape Town		England	Background	Algeria
37	23/06 16:00	Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth		Slovenia	Background	England
38	23/06 16:00	Tshwane/Pretoria		USA	Background	Algeria

Group D

Match	Date - Time	Venue			Results
7	13/06 20:30	Durban		Germany	Background	Australia
8	13/06 16:00	Tshwane/Pretoria		Serbia	Background	Ghana
21	18/06 13:30	Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth		Germany	Background	Serbia
24	19/06 16:00	Rustenburg		Ghana	Background	Australia
39	23/06 20:30	Johannesburg - JSC		Ghana	Background	Germany
40	23/06 20:30	Nelspruit		Australia	Background	Serbia

Group E

Match	Date - Time	Venue			Results
9	14/06 13:30	Johannesburg - JSC		Netherlands	Background	Denmark
10	14/06 16:00	Mangaung / Bloemfontein		Japan	Background	Cameroon
25	19/06 13:30	Durban		Netherlands	Background	Japan
26	19/06 20:30	Tshwane/Pretoria		Cameroon	Background	Denmark
43	24/06 20:30	Rustenburg		Denmark	Background	Japan
44	24/06 20:30	Cape Town		Cameroon	Background	Netherlands

Group F

Match	Date - Time	Venue			Results
11	14/06 20:30	Cape Town		Italy	Background	Paraguay
12	15/06 13:30	Rustenburg		New Zealand	Background	Slovakia
27	20/06 13:30	Mangaung / Bloemfontein		Slovakia	Background	Paraguay
28	20/06 16:00	Nelspruit		Italy	Background	New Zealand
41	24/06 16:00	Johannesburg - JEP		Slovakia	Background	Italy
42	24/06 16:00	Polokwane		Paraguay	Background	New Zealand