Contra – Rotation Schematics

I'm an student on my way to earning my A&P license and a AS degree. i'm real interested in that plane you see in the breitliner watch advertisement, the one with the counter rotating props. i'd like to get a parts breakdown or schematic of that system. schools to preoccupied with there own curri

Last-Minute Leaked Shot of the Apple Tablet: Curiously Plausible [Unconfirmed]

We're about 12 hours away from seeing the thing for real, away from the speculation and leaks, but these two photos popped up just a few minutes ago. We don't know if it's real, but it's definitely possible.

So here's what we can see in these photos, sent by a tipster to Engadget: A tablet in the general form of an iPhone, including the trademark home button, looking like it's encased in some kind of S&M leather case with snaps. It's running what seems to be a larger, scaled version of the iPhone's Google Maps app. In the upper left, it looks like it says "No Service," which would be referencing 3G (also a ha! moment for AT&T, if it uses AT&T) as well as a Wi-Fi logo. Very little else can be ascertained, including the most important pieces of the puzzle, the software and keyboard.

Is it real? It's the most likely suspect in my mind, not least because it only popped up the night before the event—Apple's security is so tight that this is the most leakable time. But it is, right now, unconfirmed.

Stay tuned until tomorrow, when we'll be liveblogging the Apple event from San Francisco. [Engadget]


Generator Coiling/Winding

Am raymond from cameroon I started building up my 3phase generator both wind and hydro but I had problems with the coiling/winding . sir what can I do to have a good amount of eletricity.

Have a nice day

engineer raymond

The Secrets of SkyMall Lie in an Arizona Office Park [Skymall]

Bill Donahue made a trip to the headquarters of SkyMall, purveyors of the most useless gadgetry in the western world (good luck competing with Brando). My favorite part of the article? SkyMall's president is named Christine Aguilera. Ha!

It is kind of an interesting piece, though—SkyMall doesn't make, design, or even (to my surprise) ship products. They just pick and choose their favorites and assemble them into a magazine, and maybe provide some customer service. Mostly, the piece is a portrait of a company that could not be in a worse industry during a recession: Sharper Image and Circuit City have already bit the dust, and SkyMall's profits are way down. But there is a very cheerful-sounding guy working there, and I like their rationale for dismissing a USB-powered air-conditioned shirt:

"You have to unplug it to get up and go to the printer?" Downey said, vaguely incredulous. "I vote no."

"It's a geek shirt," said McCoy. "It wouldn't sell."

Good call, SkyMall. [WorldHum]


Synopsys Launches DesignWare HDMI 1.4 Tx/Rx Controller and PHY IP Solutions for 40-nm Process Technologies

Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the availability of high-quality DesignWare High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) 1.4 transmitter (Tx) and receiver (Rx) digital controllers and PHY IP solutions that are compliant to the standard specification.

Where droplets gently touch a membrane

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces have described mathematically why some vesicles constrict to form a figure-eight shape. As part of this process, they have established that this constriction differs in its details to what was previously thought, and that its shape is dependent on the material characteristics of the components involved.