Archive for 'Technology'
HR-V shop is open!
Posted on December 4, 2005, by Darren, under Cars, Personal, Technology.
My new shop is open (at long last), and offers T-Shirts, caps and bags – all adorned with the HR-V logo.
One of the best shirts on offer is the new Black shirt (see left) with a white logo. White and yellow shirts are also available, as are ladies tops too.
Also on offer is a HR-V mouse mat, featuring the rear roof/spoiler section of the car, and a HR-V logo. Prices are in US Dollars, so use a Currency Converter to work out prices if you don’t live in the States.
Visit the shop : Click here
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Firefox 1.5 released
Posted on November 30, 2005, by Darren, under Technology, World/Web News.
Firefox 1.5 has appeared, and it looks quite impressive. Highlights include:
- A Better Web Experience
- Faster Browsing
- Automatic Updates
- Tabbed Browsing
- Improved Pop-up Blocking
- Integrated Search
- Stronger Security
- Clear Private Data
- Live Bookmarks
- Accessibility
- Customize Firefox
- Next Generation Web Support
The new Mozilla site has also been updated and looks very slick.
Download Firefox 1.5 : Mozilla.org
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Tetra Vaal
Posted on November 26, 2005, by Darren, under Technology, World/Web News.
Remember the Citroen C4 advert from earlier in 2005?
Well the guys who created that, The Embassy Visual Effects Inc, have another excellent robot video called ‘Tetra Vaal’ – created as a visual exercise and features a ‘Robocop’ style robot, designed purely to police third world countries.
The visuals are stunning, and it’s pretty hard to tell it isn’t a real robot on patrol. Clever editing of the real location footage makes it even more realistic (in particular the in-car shots & the robot running over the roofs of parked vans).
See for yourselves : Download the movie | The Embassy Visual Effects.
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Concepts
Posted on October 30, 2005, by Darren, under Cars, Technology, World/Web News.
I’m not normally that interested in the goings on of Nissan, but their new GT-R Proto looks stunning. Take a look at the concept cars new site for pics and videos: GT-R Proto.
Although it may not quite look exactly like the concept by the time the EU lawmakers have messed around with it, it does give a good indication as to what the new Skyline should look like in 2007.
Also, whilst on the subject of concepts, Audi recently showed off their new TT Shooting-Brake concept which gives styling hints towards the next TT (2007-08).
I think they are making a HUGE mistake with this. They’ve obviously not quite grasped what they have / have had with the TT. It’s a modern design classic. Sadly though sales have been falling for a while and they want to update it to boost those sales again. But, they haven’t really figured out WHY sales have fallen though.
I’ll give you a clue – how many do you see on the roads today? Stacks of them I bet; and when you see one, do you still say ‘Oh an Audi TT’. No, neither do I.
Here’s the thing Audi… “They are too common”.
That’s why they aren’t selling. Everybody has one. It comes down to what I call the ‘Fawlty Towers‘ effect.
In 1975, John Cleese made a comedy show for the BBC set in a hotel. He made 6 episodes. These proved to be hugely popular during the 4 years that it took him to write the second series, where he again made 6 superb shows.
When he’d finished he said he definitely wouldn’t make any more. A wise move, because 30 years on, it’s one of the most popular sitcoms ever made – right round the world. I still watch it today, and I still laugh at it – even though I know what’s going to happen, and can recite a lot of the dialogue.
And here’s the best bit… there are only twelve shows. 12. Ever.
Of course, the Shooting Brake is only a concept… but even so, the original TT shouldn’t be messed with. Plus the fact it looks like a reject BMW Z4.
They should retire the model in 2006 – and let her grow old gracefully as 8 years is a good innings.
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Flock
Posted on October 23, 2005, by Darren, under Technology, World/Web News.
There’s a new browser on the horizon… and it’s looking pretty damn good.
It’s called Flock, and is based on the source-code of the excellent Firefox.
Although currently only a ‘developer preview’ (o.5) this new ‘social’ browser is looking immensely impressive, boasting new/exclusive features such as :
- Blog Intergration – Blog about web pages you are currently viewing without having to jump to your backoffice/admin area. It has neat feature called ‘Shelf’ where you can place anything you wish to blog about later. When your ready to blog about it, grab it from the shelf and stick it straight into the post.
- Advanced Bookmarks – Or rather, ‘Tagging’ as Flock likes to call it. Basically you tag each of your favourites with a particular category
- History Search – This is basically a roadmap of the sites you visit. Now, yeah, most browsers do this anyway… but Flock has a separate area where this info can be show (the sidebar), where is broken down into blocks of days. This info is also searchable (and deletable too).
- Most Frequently Visited / Most Recently Added – This keeps track of the sites you visit most often and displays them in a prominent place for you
There are loads more features than these, but at the moment it has a few bugs and still isn’t fully ‘feature laden’ – but signs are that this browser is going to stick around.
