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Boing BoingAirmile hackers figured out that they could buy dollar coins (free shipping!) from the US Mint, using credit cards that gave them airmiles for purchases. Then they took the dollar coins straight to the bank and deposited them, paying off the credit card bills before any interest was incurred. ...
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Look Out Below! Wingsuits Pushed for Airbone Assaults | Danger Room | Wired.comThe Special Parachute and Logistics Consortium, is a German venture between two companies with expertise in this area. SPELCO produces a variety of parachute systems, helmets, oxygen supplies and other gear and services. But their most eye-catching project is the Gryphon Next Generation ...
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Road trains may be coming soon to Europe (w/ Video)Road trains linking vehicles together in a traveling convoy are planned for Europe. With only the lead vehicle being actively driven, the road trains would allow commuters to sleep, read a book or watch TV, or anything else they fancy as they drive to work. A research project financed by the ...
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Attracting Stares And Scares On Peugeot’s BB1 Grand Tour | Autopia | Wired.comHalloween may be over, but fright night has just begun in five European countries that are due for visits from the ghastly Peugeot BB1 electric concept. After it’s September debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show, Peugeot took the eight foot long, four-seater concept on the road. The car just ...
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euroFOT // Press release: Intelligent vehicles tested across European roadsIn the context of euroFOT, a European-wide research project, 28 organisations have committed to scientifically test and assess the impact of eight advanced driver assistance systems on safety, efficiency and driver comfort. This collaborative research project is supported by European funds from ...
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Baggage fees join your overseas flights - Business travel- msnbc.comYou can leave the U.S., but it's getting harder to leave behind baggage fees. Fees to check bags on international flights are creeping in. In the past three months, all the big U.S. carriers have added $50 fees to check a second bag on flights to Europe. Delta and Continental are charging ...
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The Renault Dacia YAV III - the world’s most affordable motorhomeWithout doubt, the world's largest motorhome show heralded a new era for the vibrant European motorhome industry when it opened yesterday, and the unlikely innovator set to stimulate the industry was Romanian auto manufacturer Renault Dacia. A collaboration with the Hymer Innovation Design ...
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CR-Z sports hybrid to hit showrooms next yearHonda has announced that the CR-Z sports hybrid will be available for sale in Japan from January of next year. First unveiled as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2007, the two-door sports hybrid is powered by Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) system, which combines a small gasoline ...
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EU approves Swedish aid to Volvo for green cars | Green Business | ReutersThe Swedish government won approval from the European Commission on Friday to guarantee loans from the European Investment Bank for Ford Motor Co unit Volvo to help co-finance the development of green cars. Automakers across Europe have called for government subsidies to help them develop ...
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Think to open U.S. electric car factory - Green WombatNorwegian electric car company Think announced Thursday that it will open a factory in the United States in 2010 to produce its City urban runabout. Think CEO Richard Canny, a former Ford executive, is in Ann Arbor, Mich., this week meeting with officials from eight states vying for the ...
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