Here’s something you have never heard off or seen before - an eco-friendly building that generates more power than it consumes. Sounds unreal? But this is exactly what The Masdar Headquarters outside Abu Dhabi is all about thus creating history. Designed by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill, the $300 million, 1.4 million square foot structure will see its solar roof being built first to power the rest of the construction – another first! Offering the lowest energy consumption per...

India's southern state of Kerala will be the first in the country to completely switch from Microsoft Windows to only GNU/Linux free software. Linux will be used in the mandatory IT test at the state SSLC examinations that half a million students will appear for from next week. Till last year, they could take the exam using either free software or the Microsoft platform. Not anymore. The move came after the Government formally ordered that only free Linux-based software...

Before the invention of micro chips and vacuum tubes there were Mechanical calculator's, which were on every desk from the early 1900's to the 60's. These devices were motor-driven, and had movable carriages where results of calculations were displayed by dials.In these machines, Addition and subtraction were performed in a single operation, as on a conventional adding machine, but multiplication and division were accomplished by repeated mechanical additions and subtractions. (More images after the jump)...

Navy Battleships progressing toward invisibility. Californian cows gassing up the grid. SanDisk FlashBack Adapter - Realtime backup in a flash. iPhone multitouch gets Spore and other games BMW Plans on Offering In-Car Internet Access Texting Leads while walking makes you bump into Lamp Posts Asus MS71 wireless mouse double as a storage device Casio's foxy slim 8.1MP Exilim Zoom Sony working on challenging Apple TV, $299 Blu-Ray Technaxx TouchMe another touchscreen PMP iPhone to Get Real Exchange Server Support MagneTrace...

Seems to me that a lot of Hollywood science fiction writers are given physics jobs at the navy. If all goes well then the Austin Martin in the movie Die another day could soon be a reality. Wars throughout the twentieth century prompted advances in stealth technologies. Some of the earliest but most significant strides towards invisibility involved covering ships with flamboyant cubist patterns – a technique known as "dazzle painting". During the Second World War, the US military...

On a dairy farm in the Golden State's agricultural heartland, utility PG&E Corp began on Tuesday producing natural gas derived from manure, in what it hopes will be a new way to power homes with renewable, if not entirely clean, energy. The Vintage Dairy Biogas Project, the brainchild of life- long dairyman David Albers, aims to provide the natural gas needed to power 1,200 homes a day, Albers said at the facility's inauguration ceremony. As cow manure decomposes, it...

Data security in today's work environment is of the utmost importance. In the worst case scenarios not having a backup of all recent data could spell doom for any PC user. HDD based solutions are available but they require almost an infrastructure of USB wires/ dongles at hand. The SanDisk FlashBack Adapter plugs into the ExpressCard slot found on many Windows laptops today. Into the adapter is plugged a SD or SDHC memory card, which is sold separately. These...

Here is some really good news for gamers who lust after the iPhone; the iPhone is getting multitouch games onboard. EA and Sega both will be providing the content and according to Kotaku, EA confirms that iPhone Spore (All 18 levels) will be coming in September. Sega is bringing Super Monkey Ball, and the Apple Store will also have a couple of casual games available as well. Source...

Although the idea sounds a bit hazardous, but you need not worry because BMW says that the drivers will not be able to use the wireless internet technology known as ConnectDrive while the car is in motion. The browser is accessed and controlled via BMW's iDrive interface, with Web pages showing up in the high-res dash-mounted display. The system only operates in the front seats while the car's engine is off, but rear-seat passengers will be able to surf...

Like a scene out of a Laural and Hardy movie, imagine that you are walking down the street and texting a message to a friend at the same time. Come to think of it, it actually happens in real life too. Apparently a street in London is to experiment with applying protective padding to lampposts, to protect pedestrians who have a habit of walking into them while focusing on their mobile phones. The padding up will start at London's...

Unveiled at Cebit 2008 the Asus MS71 looks more like a large USB drive but it is much more than that. The unit opens up into two parts a USB drive which doubles as a mouse transmitter and the second unit is a wireless laser mouse with a scroll wheel. The receiver (mouse) has a magnetic locking mechanism which attaches the transmitter for charging. Technical details and pricing are not known for now. (More images after the jump)...

Casio has just launched the EX-Z9, a new entry model for its Exilim Zoom series. The sleek beauty is an 8.1-megapixel camera that is more portable than previous Exilims in the category. It boasts of 23 separate Best Shot presets that fine-tune the settings without requiring an experienced user. It also features a fully automatic Easy Mode that takes control of all settings except for flash use, resolution, and the timer. The usual suspects like face detection, blur reduction...

Trying to challenge the mighty Apple TV, Sony is planning on building its own version. The company's Electronics chief Stan Glasgow had a tête-à-tête with Gizmodo wherein their plans were revealed. Stan said that his company is "working very hard" on such a device. But he adds that it would not essentially be tied to the BRAVIA Internet Link feature from the company's HDTV sets that enables users browse a narrow range of content without a dedicated computer or...

German company Technaxx has announced the Technaxx TouchMe player. The player sports a2.8-inch screen (240 x 320 pixel) featuring touch screen capabilities. The UI can be compared to that of iPhone/iPod and Meizu M8. The device weighs only 37g, and relies solely on its SD-card slot as a storage medium. Although the device supports several audio types (MP3, WMA, WAV, MP1 and MP2), video support is limited to only MP4 file types. TouchMe can display your favorite images or...

Here is a bit of news that will really bring a smile to iPhone users plus do some good to Apple's business interests, iPhone will finally support true Exchange Server support, instead of pop4 support. This will allow corporate users, professionals and other users to sync with their email, contacts and calendar, among other Exchange features. Source...