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NASA risks then saves lives of dummies in helicopters with external airbags {Engadget}
Dec 10th 2009 10:27AM @Ernesti
The longest autorotation in history was performed by Jean Boulet in 1972 when he reached a record altitude of 12,440m (40,814 ft) in an Aérospatiale Lama. Because of a −63°C temperature at that altitude, the engine flamed out and could not be restarted as soon as he reduced power. By using autorotation he was able to land the aircraft safely to the ground.[citation needed]
NASA risks then saves lives of dummies in helicopters with external airbags {Engadget}
Dec 10th 2009 10:25AM Look up:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autorotation
Helicopter will only fall at close to terminal velocity when the pilot cannot control the angle of the blades anymore. If the motor shuts down -> they can land relatively safely using autorotation from any height. Knowing how to do autorotation is included in getting your pilot's license. Every helicopter pilot has to be able to do it.
Samsung pays Qualcomm $1.3 billion to secure wireless licenses {Engadget}
Nov 9th 2009 8:58AM *imagines Nokia eyeballing Apple and saying 'excellent' while petting Nokia patent portfolio on his lap*
Former F1 Driver David Coulthard gets a $33,000 Speeding Ticket {Luxist}
Nov 3rd 2009 5:29AM Also this:
Anssi Vanjoki, 44, has been ordered to pay a fine of 116,000 euros ($103,600) after being caught breaking the speed limit on his Harley Davidson motorbike in the capital, Helsinki, in October last year.
His fine beats an earlier speeding penalty of 80,000 euros handed down to internet millionaire Jaakko Rytsola.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1759791.stm
Nokia vs. Apple: the in-depth analysis {Engadget}
Oct 29th 2009 11:08AM Wow a neutral article from Engadget, this will be remembered in history books.
Nokia N900 running Maemo 5 officially €500 in October (update: Video!) {Engadget}
Aug 27th 2009 7:31AM More pics here:
http://maemo.nokia.com
Nokia's Maemo 5 RX-51 / N900 tablet gets exhaustively previewed {Engadget}
Aug 19th 2009 3:14PM I think it's resistive because RX-51 has much bigger display than the iPhone/Pre. Capacitive screens of that size would be quite expensive.
This is just the first Maemo-device and I'm sure others will follow with capacitive multitouch screens as they get cheaper.
Intel intros specialized Atom for cars and other devices, outsources some Atom manufacturing {Engadget}
Mar 4th 2009 4:23PM @Dreadwock
Googled about the Z500 and found this:
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2008/0605/kaigai_6.pdf
If the slides are objective and can be trusted then ARM crushes Intel.
Hope Intel can make a better chip than the Z500 since more competition to ARM means lower prices to customers.
Intel intros specialized Atom for cars and other devices, outsources some Atom manufacturing {Engadget}
Mar 3rd 2009 9:36PM Excuse my several personalities but seems I already had an account I didn't remember on this email address under the name "ssc" and when I posted using the password provided by Engadget, it fetched the username and used it instead of "Ernest"
Intel intros specialized Atom for cars and other devices, outsources some Atom manufacturing {Engadget}
Mar 3rd 2009 9:32PM @nerdtalker
Different architecture yes but they are targeting also the netbook & MID market in addition to cellphones.
I think they can be compared when talking about the netbook & embedded devices market. x86 is outdated. If Intel doens't make significant changes and optimizations to Atom and Linux becomes more common and popular since XP doesn't run on ARM, Intel will have no chance.
@Eleazar
Yeah I forgot to clarify I was talking about netbooks in particular, not automobile specific applications. My comment was mildly off-topic since this article is about specialized uses instead of netbooks.
