The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner left the assembly yard Tuesday evening. The mid-sized, twin engine jet is due to see the skies in May 2008. And aviation enthusiast Charles Conklin managed to snap some pictures of the plane. galleryPost('787done', 4, '787 Dreamliner Complete'); [Boeing 787][Flightstory via Popular Science]
We all knew those tacky 3D shades were just the beginning. A Japanese company is claiming to have ditched the geeky glasses and developed realistic 3D imaging technology that, when coupled with their sensor-packed glove, allows you to see and feel images. Yes, you can finally get your mitts on those crazy characters you’ve been swiping at since you were a kid. It gets crazier:
There’s no news yet, but N800 owners who aren’t super-psyched about Google Talk or that open-source voice chat software can soon celebrate the arrival the mother of all voice chat, and yeah, I’m talkin’ ’bout Skype.
AU: Ha! I get the feeling this means we’re way ahead of the game with Skype on handsets? It’s been a few months here, at least. Though we are still waiting on SkypeOut, which this handset seems to show signs of (or is it just the ability to check a balance, but not actually use it?) -SB
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Vasstek’s new belt mounted digital camcorder is designed to record your entire day’s journey (up to 20 hours at 1280×1024) from the comfort of your midsection. Just remember to edit out those long shots of your steering wheel, the bottom of your table and the chest of the friendly local who pointed you in the right direction. No pricing or availability dates yet, but expect it to be relatively cheap in the near future. [EverythingUSB]
Back in April, we introduced you to Vudu, the hybrid peer-to-peer video-on-demand box coming soon to a home theater near you. Today we got to play around with it a little more, and see how the navigation works.
This concept by Yun Liang mimics the motion of a scroll. Keep it rolled up when you’re making a call, and roll it out when you want to watch a movie or receive a visual text. And the phone wouldn’t lose functionality when furled, thanks to the numerical buttons along the baton. [Yanko]
Microsoft to offer 500 megabytes of free online storage. [Slashdot]
Intel rolls out new 20 Gbps High-Performance Computing cables [Engadget]
This two week project comes with a lightgun, controller, and two game carts, Mario 3 and Duck Hunt. The sewn TV has removable felt screens to switch the game, too. [Sewn by Blythe]