TTXGP : racing with electric motorcycles

Electric cars were introduced in 1896 and by the end of the century almost 50% of motorcars worldwide were electric. The first official land-speed record was set by an electric car: outside Paris on December 18th, 1898 Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat (the "Electric Count") drove the electric Jeantaud automobile to a speed of 39.2mph (62.8 kph). Yet, by 1905 80% of cars were petrol driven and by 1920 the era of the electric car was almost over. But not quite.

Introducing the TTXGP, racing with all-electric motorcycles. At the 2009 Isle of Man TT Team Agni reached 102mph, with 16 other teams close behind. And now the race is on to continue development. To their credit, the FIM also created a series for electric motorcycle racing in 2010.

New electric cars are no slouches either. The Tesla Roadster reaches 60mph from standstill in only 3.9 seconds. Big motorcar producers are following with promising designs while companies such as Barefoot Motors already produce proven electric vehicles.

The record-setting AgniMotors all-electric racing motorcycle

Michael Jackson: King of Pop, King of Dance

Michael Jackson (b. Michael Joseph Jackson 8/29/1958 – 6/25/2009). One of the most famous people ever. Sometimes King of Controversy but always King of Pop and King of Dance. He also held the world record for Most Charities Supported By a Pop Star and started the Heal The World Foundation.

Isaac Asimov's laws

There are so many laws that the whole legal system is a mockery. In fact, there are laws to control laws to control laws. No wonder way back William Shakespeare suggested, "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." Well, we didn't, now mockery rules the day and many people are mere robots of their own demise, reminiscent of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. Worst still, many of today's political leaders are lawyers. That says as much about the system as those who voted them in.

So, that's what's to be done to the lawyers. But what about the law? Well-known science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov, who wrote mysteries, studies of the Bible, interpretations of Shakespeare and informative articles on chemistry, astronomy, biology and mathematics, laid down three rules for the future androids (human-like robots) that might be the only laws we as humans need:

1. Robots may not harm humans either through action or inaction;
2. They must obey humans except when the commands conflict with the first law;
3. Robots must protect themselves except when this comes into conflict with the first law.

Replace the word "robots" with "the law" and, well, think about it.

Best little twitter app

Twitter is more than just a micro-blogging services. It has grown into a massive messaging social network supported by a myriad of apps thanks to the open source attitude by founders Jack Dorsey and Biz Stone. The viral buzz is a result of its ease of use and connectivity across many media platforms. Forget texting your vote to X-Factor or other interactive TV shows - soon you'll just twitter your vote (or opinion).

The twitter pay-off line is "What are you doing?" but the emphasis is on "stay connected." And one of the best little desktop apps to stay connected with via twitter is the ADA by madan.org. It runs on Windows, using Adobe Air. It is little because it is a small program that loads fast and is simply super-easy to use but it is big on speed; proper click-and-go in every sense.

Palm Pre creating big buzz with iPhone comparison

Is the Pre Palm's big moment? It has already created a big buzz before its launch on June, 6th with loads of phone comparison sites asking the question, "Is the Palm Pre better than the iPhone?" No-one will stick their neck out because Apple is about to launch a newer version of the iPhone, possibly a day or two before the Palm Pre hits the stores.

The Palm Pre impresses with its innovative touch screen and an easy to use menu and camera. There will also be a host of apps available for the Palm Pre.