Huge 103″ TV From BeoVision
The BeoVision 103″ TV will be available in July for around $136,000 US dollars. BeoVision uses a Panasonic Plasma screen and they added an automatic rising stand and the VisionClear technology that automatically adjusts colors and brightness.
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Via:Engadget
Chicago Considering using Street Lights To Scan for Car Insurance
Many big cities have cameras to ticket red light runners. Chicago is considering doing one better by scanning every car going by for up to date insurance. This would provide tax revenues in excess of $100 million dollars to the city if people pay their fines. It doesn’t matter if you drive conscientiously or ran a light you would still get a ticket if you didn’t have insurance.
The proposed system would utilize both existing stoplight cameras and general security cameras to scan your plate for valid insurance through the InsureNet database. If InsureNet’s database discovered that you were lacking insurance, you would receive a $300-$500 ticket in the mail. InsureNet gets a 30% cut of the revenues for their service.
The Terrafugia Transition Took It’s Maiden Flight
The Terrafugia Transition took it’s maiden flight earlier this month. The car-airplane runs on unleaded fuel and is a front-wheel drive vehicle on the ground. It gets great fuel economy at around 30 MPG and has a top speed of 65 MPH. The car-airplane retails at a street price of $194,000 when it eventually goes on sale. You can reserve one now for just $10,000 at Terrafugia’s website.
Study Says Your Brain Declines at age 27
Mental powers start to diminish at 27 after peaking at 22, marking the start of old age, US research suggests.
Professor Timothy Salthouse of the University of Virginia found reasoning, spatial visualization and speed of thought all decline in our late 20s.
The Professor’s study lasted seven years and and was based on 2,000 healthy people aged 18-60 as is published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging.
In 9 out of 12 tests the average age at which the top performance was achieved was 22. The first age at which there was any noticeable decline was at 27 in tests of brain speed, reasoning and visual puzzle-solving ability.
Memory abilities stayed intact until the age of 37, on average. Abilities based on accumulated knowledge, such as performance on tests of vocabulary or general information, increased until the age of 60.
