Tony Burkhart: Jan 29, 2011

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Hennessey GT1000 Twin Turbo Ford GT Upgrade | Hennessey Performance

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Ford GT1000 Twin Turbo / Supercharged Upgrade

Power:
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• 0 - 60 mph: 2.8 sec.
• 1/4 mile: 10.6 sec. @ 142 mph
• Top Speed: 245 mph
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• Stainless Steel Turbo Exhaust
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• Fuel System Upgrade
• Upgraded Mass Air Sensor
• Polished Turbo Inlet & Intake Pipes
• HPE Engine Management Calibration
• All Necessary Gaskets, Fluid & Hardware
• Professional Installation
• Chassis Dyno Tuning & Testing
• Road Tuning & Testing
• Hennessey GT1000 Exterior Badging
• Serial Numbered Dash & Engine Plaques
• 1 yr / 12,000 Mile Limited Warranty
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Amazon rolling out Netflix-like video streaming for Prime subscribers?

Engadget

Rumors of Amazon either purchasing Netflix or launching a competing option have been circling and now one of our readers says he's seeing an unlimited video streaming section to complement the current Amazon VOD options. That's a nice bonus for the $79/year package that currently adds a few free shipping bonuses and it would be cheaper on a yearly basis than Netflix's Watch Instantly ($95.88.) As seen above and in the gallery, it consists of "unlimited, commercial-free, instant streaming of 5,000 movies and TV shows" with selections that mirror the Watch Instantly catalog closely. Resolution is apparently limited to a "pretty solid" 480p SD, but there's no word on audio or subtitle options. We'll wait to hear if anyone else is seeing a similar page before assuming a wide rollout, but it certainly appears that there could finally be a viable competitor to the Netflix juggernaut.

Gallery: Amazon.com unlimited video streaming menus

[Thanks, Pavel]

Amazon rolling out Netflix-like video streaming for Prime subscribers? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Egypt Web shutdown is coordinated, extensive

CNN.com - Technology

For the rocks and other projectiles that protestors are hurling in the streets of Cairo, Egypt's riot police have shields.

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USC Smart Fences use spatio-temporal sensor patterns to create a DRADIS for airports

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How do you send an automated alert to a security guard whenever anyone tries to climb a fence, but ignore anyone simply leaning on said chain link? How can a sensor pick up the presence of a Jeep but ignore a steady flow of gigantic airliners? Damned if we know, we're just bloggers, but a team at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering figured it out, creating what's called the Smart Fence. It's a series of sensors plus some associated circuitry that easily handle the situations described above and do so with amazing accuracy. How amazing? Here are the results of one test:

A perfect (100%) identification of unexpected intrusion events, and an average of less than two false positives per week and zero false negatives for recognition of human footsteps. In addition, no false positives or false negatives were reported by the installed fence sensors for a duration of 45 days of unattended operation, which included several days of seasonal storms.

Yeah, pretty good. The system is being developed for use around airports and military bases and is currently being funded largely by Navy grants. Now, if only they could create a system to prevent "laser events" and airport blizzards we might be able to travel safely again.

USC Smart Fences use spatio-temporal sensor patterns to create a DRADIS for airports originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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