Attitudes-to-Enterprise test identifies likely entrepreneurs
By Gizmag Team
January 21, 2010
A test that could help identify the next generation of entrepreneurs has been devised by an academic at Kingston University
in South West London. As well as spotting students who are more likely
to start their own business, the Attitudes to Enterprise test also aims
to find out which young people show a flair for self-employed enterprise
or through running their own community project. Researcher Rosemary
Athayde of Kingston’s Small Business Research Centre developed the test
to find budding business leaders among school pupils aged 15-18 and to
evaluate whether schemes for young entrepreneurs had any impact on
pupils’ ambitions. She has also adapted the test to suit undergraduates.
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The South Korean Supreme Court has ruled that the
virtual “cyber money” used in online games can legally be exchanged for
actual cash here in the real world. The ruling means that players of
online games can sell their in-game currency to other players for
real-world money. It also means that the South Korean government is
going to tax the proceeds of those sales. Read More
Everyone loves a treehouse - they seem to inspire
a universal feeling of childlike wonder, and done right they really
tickle the old 'living in harmony with nature' glands too. We've covered
some beauties over the years
here at Gizmag, but this one has to be the grand-daddy of them all.
The work of architect Robert Harvey Oshatz, the Wilkinson Residence
makes use of a steeply sloped block to put the house's main level right
up in the tree canopy. Stunning from every angle, it uses curves and
waves to echo the owner's love of the natural landscape with a slightly
musical theme. Read More
The fourmidable MINI Countryman – four doors and 4WD
By Gizmag Team
January 20, 2010
MINI is to add the MINI Countryman to the family.
A genuine Crossover, the MINI Countryman bridges the gap between the
classic concept of the MINI and a modern Sports Activity Vehicle. The
Countryman will be the fourth MINI in the range, first MINI with four
doors and a wide-opening rear lid, and it also comes with optional MINI
ALL4 all-wheel drive. Fourmidable indeed! Read More
If you love your home theater system - but
despise all the cables and wires associated with it – a new product from
Gefen might be of interest to you. The GefenTV Wireless for HD 60Ghz
extender allows you to extend high-quality audio signals and
high-definition video - at resolutions of up to 1080p - to a remote
display which can be up to 30 feet away. No wires – no worries. Read More
Harmonix has opened beta registrations for the
Rock Band Network, a service that allows independent labels and bands to
publish songs as paid downloadable content for Rock Band and Rock Band
2. For now, it's Xbox 360 only, with plans to launch on PS3 eventually.
Bands can "suggest" a price point of either US$1, $2 or $3, and take
home a 30% revenue share. Read More
With the possible exception of those singing,
mounted fish, there is likely no piece of technology quite so
universally hated as the dental drill. Well, a new invention may soon
make that device obsolete - in many situations, at least. When it comes
to the treatment of cavities, the current approach is to treat small
ones with fluoride therapy, then wait for anything larger to reach the
stage where it needs to be drilled. Now, dental technology company DMG
is offering a cavity infiltration system called Icon, that allows dentists to treat no-longer-small cavities before drilling becomes necessary. Read More
America's team BMW Oracle Racing (BOR) has taken
full advantage of a "wide open" set of design rules for this year's
America's Cup to produce one of the most staggering and ambitious
vessels ever seen on the water. Throwing out the cloth main sail, team
BOR have fitted the BOR 90 with a gargantuan, motorized, solid
carbon-fiber wing, nearly twice the size of a Boeing 747 wing at 190ft,
or 57 metres tall. The engineering and logistics surrounding this
incredible boat are mind-boggling - imagine trying to work out where to
store the giant wing structure, how to transport it and how to fix it
vertically onto a boat - let alone how to sail the thing - but the
benefits of a non-deforming main sail include the potential for the
multimillion-dollar trimaran to travel at up to 2.5 times wind speed.
It's a crazy, massively expensive and hugely risky experiment that's
never even been prototyped, and will only get a few weeks' worth of
testing before it races in February. Read More
Waterproof cases for cameras are not a
particularly new idea but a new range of waterproof bags from Korean
company Dicapac, may make you look twice. The covers are suitable for
most portable electronic equipment, including your digital camera,
camcorder, cell phone and MP3 player. They are transparent, flexible and
some covers are waterproof up to 33ft (10 meters). Many also contain a
UV coated optical lens – made from the same plastic material as aircraft
windows – making them durable, scratch resistant and super clear. The
good news? Unlike some other waterproof cases, they are surprisingly
affordable. So you can stop worrying about water damage from splashing,
rain or snow and focus on taking the perfect photograph. Read More
Honda’s NSX supercar replacement shows its face
By Gizmag Team
January 20, 2010
The press release is one of the shortest ever. It
reads: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today introduced the HSV-010 GT, which
will compete in the GT500 class of the 2010 Super GT Series.”
Accompanied by 20 stunning images, and one set of alluring
specifications, what the press release didn’t say was, “this is the NSX
replacement we shelved due to the GFC and now that the economy is
looking better, we’re gonna race it and see how we go at drumming up
interest.” With a weight of just 1100 kg, the HSV is not a V10 as
rumoured, but a short-stroke (93.0 x 62.5mm) 3.4 litre V8 producing 500
horsepower. The roadcar is not expected any time soon, but Honda should
consider global interest suitably stimulated, cos it's a little ripper.
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