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<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 07:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why you might soon have a $100,000 jetpack]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 07:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The idea of human beings flying around in the sky like Michael Jackson used to fly into concerts--via jetpack--might seem a trifle outlandish.However, those crafty souls at the Martin Aircraft Company have flapped one more wing toward the idea of your own personal, $100,000 jetpack, on which you can avoid traffic and soar into (or at least onto) your well-deserved corner office.One of the potential drawbacks of jetpacks revolves around the idea that if the engine fails, you might just fall out of the sky. This would not be terribly good for business. So Martin decided to test a ballistic parachute that might give buyers a touch of reassurance as they fly through the sky.They tested it at 5,000 feet above Canterbury, New Zealand, so at least there weren't too many houses around, just in case things went a little awry.Still, when one looks at this video, it seems that at least the parachute offers a little comfort. In the giddy words of the Martin Web site: &quot;There is no height where a catastrophic failure needs to lead to significant injury.&quot;This will be a great relief to those who fear not only catastrophic failure while they are flying around with the seat of their pants flapping in the wind but also significant injury.Martin is positively aloft at the success not only of the parachute test but also of the height that the jetpack managed to attain.The Jetpack's inventor, Glenn Martin, said on the Web site: &quot;In this test we limited the jetpack to 800 ft/min climb so the chase helicopters could keep up.&quot; 8,000 feet now apparently seems very possible.Perhaps you, too, will find this film full of splendid possibilities. However, speaking as a mere human, it seems to me that the Jetpack does have one potentially annoying aspect: its water-cooled piston engine seems mighty noisy. I know that quite a few people are used to going to work wearing a crash helmet. But I wonder whether those who will be able to afford this little machine would be prepared to fly for very long with such a strident amount of buzzing.Still, with the world becoming an ever more choked place, perhaps people will do anything to avoid having to gear their lives around radio traffic reports. So the fact that Martin claims it will be ready to market this personal flying thing in 18 months time--and that it is supposedly 90 percent cheaper to run than a chopper--will have enterprising individuals racing to put in their orders. Just imagine flying to a first date in one of these. It would give an entirely new significance to the line: &quot;Can I give you a lift home&quot;<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In Epsilon breach, e-mail insecurity (roundup)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rtomeyoooo</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Security breach exposed names and e-mail addresses of customers of many major U.S. companies and could lead to a rise in targeted phishing attacks.Epsilon partner warned of phishing attacks months agoNear the end of last year, Epsilon partner Return Path said thousands of e-mail addresses were stolen in a broad phishing campaign that targeted e-mail service providers.(Posted in Insecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) April 7, 2011 1:14 p.m. PTWho is Epsilon and why does it have my dataBreach shines light on murky world of e-mail marketing outsourcers and how consumers don't know where their data is ending up. (Posted in Insecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) April 6, 2011 4:00 a.m. PTCNET to the Rescue: Fixing Epsilon's boo-booSecurity reporter Elinor Mills joins us today to discuss the large data breach at marketing services company Epsilon, which most likely landed your e-mail address in a hacker's database.(Posted in CNET to the Rescue by Rafe Needleman) April 6, 2011 4:51 p.m. PTWere you affected by Epsilon data breachThe list of companies whose customer e-mail databases were compromised because of a security breach at Epsilon is growing. We look at the consequences of the breach, and what to do about it.(Posted in Circuit Breaker by Erica Ogg) April 5, 2011 4:00 a.m. PT<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Consumers craving big-screen phones]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=report-consumers-craving-big-screen-phones</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rtomeyoooo</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:NPD Group)Large-screen smartphones are proving a hot commodity among more consumers, according to a report released yesterday by NPD Group.The share of sales of theiPhone and other smartphones with screens of 3.5 inches to 3.9 inches has stayed about the same over the past year, according to NPD's Mobile Track report. But new smartphones sporting screens 4 inches and larger have gobbled up share at the expense of their smaller cousins with screens under 3.5 inches.To back up its findings, NPD pointed to a range of different smartphones by screen size. The overall share of phones that launched last year with screens 4 inches or larger--which include the Samsung Galaxy S, the HTC Evo 4G, and the Motorola Droid--captured 24 percent of the market in the fourth quarter of last year. (Note: The phones NPD cited in this category weren't released until the second quarter of last year.)In contrast, the share of the iPhone and other phones with screen sizes of 3.5 to 3.9 inches was 39 percent, up 2 percent in the fourth quarter over the same period in 2009. And the share of phones with screens smaller than 3.5 inches dropped to 36 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with 63 percent in the final quarter of 2009.Among the big-screen phones tracked by NPD Group, the five top sellers last year were the HTC Evo 4G, the Motorola Droid X, the Samsung Fascinate, the Samsung Captivate, and the Samsung Vibrant.&quot;The explosion in Web and video content available for smartphones has caused consumers to rethink their phones' sizes,&quot; Ross Rubin, executive director of industry analysis for NPD, said in a statement. &quot;Larger displays offer a richer media experience, as well as a roomier surface for on-screen keyboards. Handset vendors are continuing to push the envelope of pocket real estate to complement the video capabilities of 4G handsets.&quot;Though most of the large-screen models are seen among Android phones, recent rumors have dangled the possibility that Apple will bump up the screen size on the next iPhone to 4 inches from its current 3.5 inches.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wood-to-ethanol plant gets taker in oil refiner]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rtomeyoooo</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=wood-to-ethanol-plant-gets-taker-in-oil-refiner</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Biofuel company Mascoma said today it has the financing and the customer needed to build a biorefinery in Michigan to make ethanol from wood.The company said that oil refiner Valero Energy will invest up to $50 million in equity needed for the project, which is expected to start construction later this year.Click on the photo to see inside Mascoma&amp;39's Lebanon, N.H., laboratory which is developing the cellulosic ethanol process.(Credit:Martin LaMonica/CNET )The entire project is expected to cost $350 million which will be funded by a Department of Energy loan, the state of Michigan, Valero, and other investors, a company representative said. With the Energy Department loan guarantee, Mascoma's subsidiary in Michigan, Frontier Renewable Resources, expects to raise debt for the project as well.The Kinross, Mich., plant anticipates using locally harvested pulpwood, the wood used for making pulp for paper, and convert it into ethanol at a rate of 40 million gallons per year.Valero has also agreed to use the ethanol in its refining. Up to 10 percent of the fuel from gas pumps includes ethanol, now made from corn. If the plant goes ahead as planned, it will be a significant step forward for the cellulosic ethanol industry which has fallen short of expectations. Ethanol made from agriculture and forestry residue is considered more environmentally sound than using corn as a feedstock.The 2007 energy law called for 5 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol last year but less than 1 million gallons were produced, according to a recent analysis from ClimateWire.Cellulosic ethanol companies had promised to have commercial-scale plants operating by now, but were beset by technical and financial problems. Mascoma, which has been running a pilot plant in Rome, N.Y., has been working on securing the funds to finance the Michigan biorefinery for over a year.Mascoma has a technology that uses genetically engineered microorganisms to break down the cellulose in plants and produce ethanol, a streamlined process designed to lower the cost of production. The Michigan plant proposal has come under fire by some groups, including the Sierra Club, which have legally challenged the air permit provided to the plant, according to an AP report.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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