Sunday, June 29, 2008

Motorized suitcase saves your back

One of the challenges of traveling the world while continuing to work is that laptops, projectors, extra batteries and other gear can be heavy. And pulling a suitcase can be bad for your back. Finally, a well designed -- albeit expensive -- suitcase comes to the rescue. It works kinda like both a Prius and a Segway, and costs $1,300.

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Dubai to get 'moving' skyscraper

Construction of the world's first moving building, a 80-storey tower with revolving floors which give it an ever-shifting shape, is due to begin.

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7 (More) Underground Wonders of the World [PICS]

What motivates humankind to burrow deep into the Earth? From London to Paris, Budapest to Moscow, the USA to Australia, here are seven of the most amazing examples in the world. Some were built for military defense or shelter, many are abandoned while others thrive.

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13 Ways to Fly Easily & Comfortably

#5) "Make a call." If you get to the gate and the airline says you've lost your seat, contact the Coalition for an Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights at 877-359-3776. Kate Hanni, the group's founder, says stranded passengers have told her that seats were suddenly found when they called CAPBOR from the airport and let airline personnel know...

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Saturday, May 31, 2008

Skydivers leap from crashing plane in Spain

Nine skydivers leapt from a plane in eastern Spain on Friday when the aircraft lost a wing and plunged to earth, killing the pilot and one passenger, according to the country's Interior Ministry. The News network Cadena Ser, citing local witnesses, reported that four of the parachutists were injured, two of them seriously...

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Thursday, May 29, 2008

UPDATE: New Crazy Floating Man-Made Island Completed [PICS]

The original Spiral Island was the talk of the world: a man-made floating island constructed from 250,000 plastic bottles that could drift and relocate as needed ... until it was destroyed by disaster. Now the new amazing Spiral Island is finally finished and slated to open to the public within the next few months in Laguna Makax near Isla Mujeres.

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The Telectroscope, London's window on New York

It looks like something from the Victorian era, and its name sounds like a device from 1950s science fiction. The Telectroscope is an extraordinary new device that allows people in London to see across the Atlantic. Positioned at a spot near Tower Bridge, it allows people to watch their counterparts in New York, peering through an identical scope.

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10 Cargo-Container Homes Better Than Your House [PICS]

There are countless numbers of empty, unused shipping containers around the world just sitting on the shipping docks and taking up space. Some creative designers have begun using these strange surplus structures to build amazing home and office buildings.

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World's Biggest Airport Opens in Beijing (+PICS)

The world's biggest airport is now finished and ready for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The $3.5 billion gigantic dragon terminal, which is the centerpiece of the 501-square-mile complex capable to allow 50 million passengers per year, looks even more impressive in the amazing, almost unreal photos.

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8 Places To Live Out Your Fantasies

Tired of hitching up the family camper for summer road trips? Some of these adventures get the adrenaline pumping, while others offer experiences previously available only to an elite few. You might have to cash in your 401(k) to pay for one of these, but you'll be fulfilling a lifelong fantasy.

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