Max payne arriving this month

Max Payne 3 is an upcoming video game and the third title in the Max Payne franchise set to be published by Rockstar Games for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Development is led by Rockstar Vancouver in collaboration with the New England, London and Toronto studios. This is the first game in the series not to be developed by Finnish game developer Remedy Entertainment and not being written by series creator Sam Lake.The lead writer of Max Payne 3 is Dan Houser, who was also the writer of most games in the Grand Theft Auto series, and of Red Dead Redemption.

Air-Powered car coming to india

This car runs on the ultimate emissions-free fuel: air.

In 2007, Mumbai, India-based Tata Motors signed a licensing deal with Motor Development International, a French design firm. The idea was to build a car that could run on compressed air. Now Tata says it has tested two cars with the engines. The next step is setting up the manufacturing plants to actually build them.

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DNEWS VIDEO: FUTURE OF CARS AND TRANSPORTATIONCompressed air engines aren't a new idea. The first models were proposed more than a century ago, and they were used in the mining industry for decades before electric motors became commonplace. Even now, compressed air powers all kinds of tools, notably the pneumatic impact wrenches in auto body shops.

A compressed air car engine works in a way similar to the internal combustion version: Fuel forces pistons to turn a crankshaft and power the car. The difference is that in a compressed air engine, the pistons are moved by air and not gasoline. Researchers in Sweden have experimented with single-cylinder engines of this type.

The only problem is power. Air compression alone only gets a car moving to about 30 to 35 miles per hour. So to supplement that, the car could take in more air as it moves faster, using an onboard air compressor. The air compressor could be electric or, more likely, gasoline-powered. But even that would reduce emissions a lot, since the gasoline engine wouldn't be running at lower speeds
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Li-Fi ,the next generation Wi-Fi.

Li-Fi is the term some have used to label the fast and cheap wireless-communication system, which is the optical version of Wi-Fi.The term was first used in this context by Harald Haas in his TED Global talk on Visible Light Communication.

The technology was demonstrated at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas using a pair of Casio smartphones to exchange data using light of varying intensity given off from their screens, detectable at a distance of up to ten metres.

In October 2011 a number of companies and industry groups formed the Li-Fi Consortium, to promote high-speed optical wireless systems and to overcome the limited amount of radio-based wireless spectrum available by exploiting a completely different part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The consortium believes it is possible to achieve more than 10 Gbps, theoretically allowing a high-definition film to be downloaded in 30 seconds.

Li-Fi has the advantage of being able to be used in sensitive areas such as in aircraft without causing interference. However, the light waves used cannot penetrate walls.

Later in 2012, VLC, a firm set up to commercialize Li-Fi, will bring out Li-Fi products for firms installing LED-lighting systems.

Super Moon On May 5-6

Okay, the Moon is 14% bigger than usual, but can you really tell the difference? It's tricky. There are no rulers floating in the sky to measure lunar diameters. Hanging high overhead with no reference points to provide a sense of scale, one full Moon can seem much like any other.

The best time to look is when the Moon is near the horizon. For reasons not fully understood by astronomers or psychologists, low-hanging Moons look unnaturally large when they beam through trees, buildings and other foreground objects. On May 5th, this Moon illusion will amplify a full Moon that's extra-big to begin with. The swollen orb rising in the east at sunset should seem super indeed.


Perigee is the point in the Moon's elliptical orbit closest to Earth.

Folklore holds that all kinds of wacky things happen under the light of a full Moon. Supposedly, hospital admissions increase, the crime rate ticks upward, and people behave strangely. The idea that the full Moon causes mental disorders was widespread in the Middle Ages. Even the word "lunacy," meaning "insanity," comes from the Latin word for "Moon."

The majority of modern studies, however, show no correlation between the phase of the Moon and the incidence of crime, sickness, or human behavior. The truth is, the Moon is less influential than folklore would have us believe.

It's true that a perigee full Moon brings with it extra-high "perigean tides," but according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this is nothing to worry about. In most places, lunar gravity at perigee pulls tide waters only a few centimeters (an inch or so) higher than usual. Local geography can amplify the effect to about 15 centimeters (six inches)--not exactly a great flood.

Super perigee Moons are actually fairly common. The Moon becomes full within a few hours of its closest approach to Earth about once a year on average. The last such coincidence occurred on March 19th, 2011, producing a full Moon that was almost 400 km closer than this one. As usual, no trouble was reported--unless you count a midnight awakening as trouble.

If so, close the drapes on May 5th. Otherwise, enjoy the super-moonlight.

KEA Debuts World’s Cheapest Digital Camera Made of Cardboard

KEA Debuts World’s Cheapest Digital Camera Made of Cardboard.

KEA Debuts World’s Cheapest Digital Camera Made of Cardboard

It’s official. IKEA has unveiled the world’s cheapest digital camera, and it’s made of cardboard.

But you won’t be able to buy them. KNÄPPA, the eco-friendly lo-fi device, will instead be given away to customers in select stores. The camera uses two AA batteries, and a USB connector that swings out can hold about 40 photos, the BBC reports. It shoots a three-second exposure, and processing lasts about eight seconds. Once users are done shooting, they can transfer and delete photos by holding down a button.



IKEA says it isn’t going into the consumer electronic business. The cameras are designed to promote the PS 2012 furniture collection, urging customers to share images of showroom items on the company’s website.

3.2 Billion-Pixel Camera Telescope

3.2 Billion-Pixel Camera Telescope.

Wear Your Data with the Safety Pin Flash Drive (Photos)

It never hurts to have a flash drive nearby.

These drives come in a variety of forms that make them easy to transport (ever look at a techie’s keys?). Art Lebedev has created a clever and functional form for the USB drive: a safety pin. Yes, you can wear your data.

Smart design — just don’t forget to remove it before the pants go in the wash. No word on whether this is ruggardized.