Russian designer and inventor Alexander Begak loves his aircrafts. He likes them in he air, he likes them on land and he just loves them on the water. So, he designed something that will let him take one big joyride through the fields, onto the lake and into the air across the city and back. Thus the Evolution was born. Made of ultra-light coal-plastic and Kevlar fibers with a sturdy hull made of ultra-strong materials, the super-light …

Following leaks and delays, AMD today released its new flagship video card. The ATI-labeled Radeon HD 3870 X2 almost literally doubles the performance of the stock 3870 by including dual GPUs on a single card; as the first AMD graphics card to use 55 nanometer technology, the X2 can run both chipsets at 825MHz — faster than a single 3870, AMD says. The boost not only allows some of the …

As Canada’s Industry Minister Jim Prentice prepares to import the US’s failed DMCA copyright regime to Canada, Michael Geist has a counterproposal. Geist wants all of Canada’s members of Parliament to take a pledge not to undermine fair dealing (the Canadian analog to the US’s fair use):

The pledge is simple:
I will not introduce, support, or endorse any copyright bill that, either directly or indirectly, undermines or weakens the Copyright Act’s fair dealing provision.

Fair dealing, which the Supreme Court of Canada …

A black 24 volt magnetic spotlight designed specifically for tactical use on the military HUMVEE, Bradley and Fox vehicles. This hand magnetic spotlight is effective for semi-permanent mounting and handheld use. The 100 pound grip magnet base holds the light in place on protective barriers and gun turrets on the military HUMVEE, even under the most aggressive road and off-road conditions. The handle structure and tension hinge enables the user to quickly position the …

On its 20th flight, the first F-35 Lightning II successfully tested engine performance and aircraft handling qualities at up to 20,000 feet as pilots and crew prepare for air refueling in the coming weeks. Shortly afterward, a dedicated test-bed aircraft began final check-out flights for airborne testing of the Lightning II’s Communication-Navigation-Identification system, initiating a test program that will ultimately integrate and fly the complete F-35 avionics package.

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“We are poised for a long run of testing on …