Orange County’s Seal Beach is a popular spot for swimmers and surfers, so its lifeguards figured they’d use a camera drone to keep a better eye on them. But what they saw instead was “10 to 12 great white sharks just feet from shore.” Read more…
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California Lifeguards Get Drone, Instantly Spot 10-12 Great Whites
Calbuco , a stratovolcano in southern Chile, began erupting yesterday at 7pm local time. First spewing massive ash clouds then, at 10pm, erupting explosively as its fragile structure collapsed inwards. Here’s all the stunning imagery and video; we’ll keep it updated as this develops. You can see it from space! Read more…
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An Absolutely Massive Volcano Is Exploding In Chile Right Now
StartsWithABang writes In 2012, Mars Science Laboratory performed the first robotically-controlled soft landing of a vehicle of such incredible mass: nearly half a tonne. A few months later, the rover, Curiosity, took the first ever billion-pixel mosaic from the Red Planet’s surface, with breathtaking views of the terrain and alternate views of what the soils would look like were they here on Earth. Now in its third year on Mars, Curiosity is roving the low slopes of its ultimate destination: Mount Sharp. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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The First Billion-Pixel Mosaic of Mars
Earlier this week, we heard billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk describe his vision for the future of self-driving vehicles. Turns out, when Musk said “we’ll be there in a few years, ” what he actually meant was, his company, Tesla, will be there this summer. Slip of the tongue. Read more…
coondoggie writes Given the amount of time the FTC and others have put into curing the robocall problem, it is disheartening to hear that a group of companies for almost a year have been making billions of illegal robocalls. The Federal Trade Commission and 10 state attorneys general today said they have settled charges against a Florida-based cruise line company and seven other companies that averaged 12 million to 15 million illegal sales calls a day between October 2011 through July 2012, according to the joint complaint filed by the FTC and the states. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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FTC Targets Group That Made Billions of Robocalls
The Goal Zero Sherpa 100 Solar Kit is a portable solar charging kit capable of recharging tablets, SLR camera batteries, or even your laptop using only power from the sun. We’ve put it to the test everywhere from Iceland to Nepal. Read more…
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Goal Zero Sherpa 100 Solar Kit Review: The Solution To Off-Grid Power?
There are lots of ways to get a free car to drive on your next road trip . TransferCar makes it even easier to find free one-way rental cars by showing specific routes and perks that come with the drive (such as free gas, expenses, or insurance coverage). Read more…
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TransferCar Lets You Rent a Car One-Way for Free
Tesla owners have been looking forward to OS 6.0, a software update for their vehicles, for a while now, but it’s finally rolling out to vehicle owners, reports Electrek. The system adds a bunch of new features for Model S vehicles, including a new Calendar app for in-car use, and big improvements to the Maps/Navigation software. What’s amazing (and surprising) for iPhone users is… Read More
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Tesla Model S Software Update Brings iPhone Unlocking And Ignition Start
Amko Leenarts is the Director of Interior Design for Ford Motor Company, creating the interior look for Ford’s products worldwide. He spoke with Gizmodo about the design influences, technology, and safety considerations that go into future designs, and later today he’ll be in Gizmodo’s comments section answering your questions. Read more…
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How Ford’s Top Interior Designer Puts the Future in the Front Seat
Lucas123 writes: The Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies is suing Ford and General Motors for millions of dollars over alleged copyrights infringement violations because their vehicles’ CD players can rip music to infotainment center hard drives. The AARC claims in its filing (PDF) that the CD player’s ability to copy music violates the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992. The Act protects against distributing digital audio recording devices whose primary purpose is to rip copyrighted material. For example, Ford’s owner’s manual explains, “Your mobile media navigation system has a Jukebox which allows you to save desired tracks or CDs to the hard drive for later access. The hard drive can store up to 10GB (164 hours; approximately 2, 472 tracks) of music.” The AARC wants $2, 500 for each digital audio recording device installed in a vehicle, the amount it says should have been paid in royalties. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Ford, GM Sued Over Vehicles’ Ability To Rip CD Music To Hard Drive