Runco Plasmas Aimed At Those Enjoying The High ...
Each plasma, bearing the "xa" designation, shares all features and specifications with its corresponding non-"xa" model, in addition to the high-altitude capabilities, to display high-definition content with rich colors, excellent ... [... more]
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Podcast: Robot Watch
After unveiling the MacBook Air, Apple TV 2.0 and iPhone updates, does Steve Jobs have another trick up his mock turtleneck for 2008? Senior tech editor Glenn Derene joins us live from MacWorld to forecast Apple's next brilliant design. Plus, ... [... more]
Popular Mechanics |
As Amazon Goes Drm-Free, Will Apple Go Unlimited?
It?s an interesting time for the music business?piracy is now a given, technology companies such as Apple have remade both distribution and playback, and it?s clearer than ever that the way labels do business is ripe for reinvention. In a cover ... [... more]
Popular Mechanics |
Fume Risk Misjudged
The health risks associated with exposure to solvents and other organic compounds that evaporate at room temperature may be three times higher than previously estimated, according to a new study of indoor air by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School ... [... more]
Popular Mechanics |
Wheelchair Can Almost Walk
Inventor Dean Kamen of Manchester, N.H., has made the world a more livable place for the disabled by, in effect, giving a wheelchair a sense of balance. His Independence 3000 IBOT Transporter uses a gyroscopic stabilizer to automatically balance ... [... more]
Popular Mechanics |
Aerodynamics Engineer: This Is My Job
Aron Oakley breaks 100 mph in his Ford Focus Midget racer, but the 28-year-old is used to higher speeds at his day job. As the aerodynamics engineer for Penske Racing's NASCAR team, Oakley oversees wind-tunnel testing at the team's Mooresville, ... [... more]
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Inside: Wireless Cows, A Mighty Bite, Nasa's Next Moon ...
Last month PM showed a first look at Lockheed Martin's design for a space shuttle replacement, the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV). Here's Northrop Grumman/Boeing's rendering of the proposed ship to take us from Earth's orbit back to the moon. In ... [... more]
Popular Mechanics |
Europe's Automotive Industry on the Move: ...
 The automotive industry is a major pillar of the modern global economy and one of Europe’s key industries. There can hardly be any doubt about the important role of this sector as an engine for employment, growth and innovation in Europe, and ... [... more]
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Breaking from Taylorism: Changing Forms of Work in the ...
The future of one of the world's most important industries is examined from the perspective of work structures and labor relations policies. The authors examine the restructuring of the world automobile industry in the 1980s, and draw data from an in- ... [... more]
$130.00
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60s Cars: Vintage Auto Ads (Icons)
From the ubiquitous VW Bug to the short-lived Studebaker Avanti, this nostalgic look at 1960s cars brings automobiles from the swinging sixties back to life. Family cars and big-engine sports cars from Detroit mingle alongside classic and lesser-known ... [... more]
$9.99
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Chrysler
Award-winning photographer, author, and automotive historian Dennis Adler brings the renowned history of Chrysler vividly to life. This beautifully produced history, written in celebration of Chryslers 75th anniversary in 2000, features original color ... [... more]
$34.95
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Hollywood Utopia
We've all read about Hollywood Babylon — the dark side of Tinseltown — but very little about Hollywood Utopia. In her new book, Justine Brown recovers the artistic and idealistic origins of the world's movie capital and its playful and imaginative ... [... more]
$19.00
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