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MIT students to build flying car

News It will carry two people and luggage on a single tank of premium unleaded petrol. The Transition vehicle will carry a payload of only 200kg, far less than cars, but how many cars can take flight after 500m of takeoff space?

16 February 2006, 10:00

Microsoft limits XP mini laptop specs

News Microsoft has reportedly set strict limitations on the specifications of the cheap mini laptops that can carry its Windows XP operating system. According to IDG, Microsoft has launched a programme to give laptop makers discounted XP licences for...

Tags: storage, cpu, processor, mini

16 May 2008, 9:24

Photos: Robot to the rescue

News Currently just a prototype, the Bear has been able to pick up a fully weighted human dummy and, in an upright position, carry it for more than 50 minutes straight, according to the company. The latest twist on having robots do dangerous jobs...

25 September 2006, 10:35

A film projector in a mobile phone?

News A few years from now, you might be able to carry a home cinema system in your pocket. Finland's Upstream Engineering is working on an LED projection system that potentially could, because of its small size and relatively low cost, allow...

16 November 2005, 9:39

Neighbourhood Statistics site trades up

News It will carry information that is basically the same as on the existing site, but new functions will make it more flexible and easier for users. The Office of National Statistics is planning a relaunch of its Neighbourhood Statistics website

16 June 2004, 12:05

Scanning the mobile TV landscape

News Electronics makers, mobile networks and handset technology firms are betting big money that consumers on the go will soon clamour for TVs they can carry in handbags and pockets. After a lacklustre start, mobile TV is generating buzz again.

30 January 2006, 10:42

Nintendo slims down DS handheld

News According to some published reports, it could carry a price tag of around $145 (£80). Nintendo plans to release a slimmer, lighter version of its hit Nintendo DS handheld videogame system, the company said on Thursday.

27 January 2006, 11:13

Photos: Apple breathes colour into iPod Shuffles

News The Shuffle's tiny size has proven convenient for music fans to carry, but not always easy to spot in a cluttered room. On Tuesday, Apple began offering its smallest iPod, the 1GB Shuffle, in a choice of five colours, including the original silver.

31 January 2007, 10:32

Photos: Pigeons with eco-backpacks

News Pigeons in the project carry packs equipped with GPS-enabled electronic air quality sensing devices that send real-time air pollution and image data to an online map. Beatriz da Costa, assistant professor of informatics at the University of...

10 August 2006, 9:29

Nvidia unveils speedy 3D graphics cards

News Several gaming PC companies, including Alienware and Velocity Micro, have announced plans to carry the 8800 graphics cards in their systems. Nvidia revealed its latest high-powered graphics technology on Wednesday in front of a crowd of several...

9 November 2006, 9:12

One million babies tagged by NHS

News Issuing babies with the number allows NHS staff to carry out screening for health problems straight after birth. The NHS has issued more than one million newborn babies with a unique identity number, the authority responsible for the programme has...

15 June 2004, 9:20

Iris recognition needs work, says UKPS

News Speaking at the Biometrics 2005 conference in London on Thursday, Rob Bowley, director of ID Projects with the UKPS, said the current technology must be improved to carry out more efficient biometric scanning.

21 October 2005, 9:42

Creative's Zen Vision to battle iPod

News Available first in Europe and the US and then elsewhere, the 30GB Zen Vision sports a 95mm (3.7-inch) colour screen and can store up to 120 hours of video or carry as many as 15,000 songs, the company said.

4 August 2005, 9:48

Are developers stealing code?

News The anonymous online survey of more than 3,000 developers found that almost 70 percent of respondents keep a personal library of code that they freely carry between employers. Most software developers regard 'code-borrowing' -- reusing existing...

3 June 2004, 9:55

DARPA brings robot racing to US streets

News The entrants will have to carry out a simulated military supply mission in a mock urban area. The DARPA Grand Challenge has conquered the desert. Now it's ready to move downtown. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency plans to hold its third...

3 May 2006, 16:04