Airplane tickets are one of the biggest costs of traveling, so cutting down the price on those can expand your travel budget in a huge way. If you’re planning to visit Europe, Business Insider has determined the nine cheapest airlines to fly to Europe. Read more…
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The Cheapest Airlines for Flying to Europe
Zothecula writes: As one of the contenders in the race to win a $100 billion contract from the U.S. government for the next generation of attack helicopter in the Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) program, AVX Aircraft Company has conceived a futuristic machine kitted out with coaxial rotors, ducted fans and a retractable undercarriage that could hit speeds of over 270 mph (435 km/h). Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Radical Dual Tilting Blade Helicopter Design Targets Speeds of Over 270mph
redletterdave (2493036) writes “Apple is one of the biggest headphone makers in the world thanks to those signature white earbuds that have shipped with every iPod, iPhone, and iPad since 2001. But even two years after earbuds became ‘EarPods, ‘ the design could still be improved — and competitors are taking notice. Amazon recently unveiled a new pair of in-ear headphones that are magnetic, tangle-free and $5 cheaper than Apple’s $30 EarPods, while smaller startups are promoting their own wireless and customizable 3D-printed earbuds. But Apple has an ace up its sleeve, in the form of patents for a set of headphones with ‘one or more integrated physiological sensors’ designed to help users keep track of their body stats.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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How Apple Can Take Its Headphones To the Next Level
The B-side of Chris Sievey’s 1983 single “Camouflage” sounds like an unlistenable malestrom of noise. It’s not an avant-garde song; it’s a program for the ZX-81 computer , and if you could load it correctly, it gave you a ( very rudimentary) computer-animated music video, coded in the grooves of a vinyl record. Read more…
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The 1983 Punk Rock Record With a Digital Music Video For a B-Side
Coaster enthusiasts are always on the hunt for their next big thrill, and come 2016 they may be drawn back to Orlando. That’s when the Skyplex complex is set to open, featuring the world’s tallest roller coaster wrapped around its 570-foot tall tower. Read more…
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The World’s Tallest Roller Coaster Will Tower 55 Stories Above the Earth
Back in 2006 we learned about the FBI’s ability to eavesdrop on cellphones, even when they’re turned off . And guess what? Edward Snowden reminds us that government agencies can still do just that . Read more…
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The NSA Can (Still) Bug Your Phone When It’s Powered Off
Remember that crazy-looking helicopter-drone-truck we showed you a few months ago? Now it is real and it is here . Advanced Tactics has released the very first video showing the Black Knight Transformer flying through the desert. Read more…
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First video of the US Army flying truck in action
When it comes to military special operations, getting there can be more than half the battle. America’s elite commandos insert deep into enemy territory often undermanned and outgunned, so getting in and out without getting caught is key. Enter DARPA’s hybrid-electric AWD stealthy motorcycle. Read more…
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U.S. Commandos To Get This Stealthy Hybrid All-Wheel Drive Motorcycle
House numbers on Google Street View can turn up as blobby, blurry things, so its engineers built a pretty crazy neural network to decipher them. Except this algorithm also turns out to be very very good at deciphering other blobby, blurry texts—like CAPTCHAs, which it cracks with 99 percent accuracy . Take that, human. Read more…
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Google Street View Accidentally Made an Algorithm That Cracks CAPTCHAs
Last year, Delta Air Lines canceled fewer flights than any other airline, scratching just 0.3 percent of its flights. That’s more than five times better than the industry average. It’s an obsession for Delta, an airline that once ranked near rock-bottom for cancellations, and as The Wall Street Journal explains , the company strives for zero-cancellation days in some very unorthodox ways. Read more…
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The Crazy Things Delta Does to Cancel Fewer Flights Than Any Airline