Roads could be a source of power
Anyone will know that when they were children and played outside, the roads during the summer got really hot. This has finally been realised by the science community who believe that this could be a brilliant source of power.
The idea is to lay conductive copper piping before a new asphalt (Black Top) is laid. They [...]
Business can learn from sport
There is some things that business people can learn from sports people, as they both have similar goals and need the same qualities but that is where the similarities end. Therefore, there are some things that sports and business people have in common.
However, are there any tips that the business world could learn from the [...]
China set to lead manufacturing
Next year will be the year that China overtakes the USA as the biggest manufacturer of goods, this was always going to happen, but the experts had initially predicted that this would actually be taking place in four years time.
The main reason for this jump is being put down to the economy in the US [...]
The cloud changing business
Cloud computing is term that is becoming ever more popular these days, mainly because of the introduction of mobile broadband and Wi-Fi. This has helped employees of companies to work either from home or in the field.
The Cloud are applications which are server based, this means that remote staff are able to login wherever they [...]
Japan ignores Facebook and MySpace
Although Japan has an online advertising market of some £3 billion per year, but it seems their different way of life and idea of what is good is affected some of the west’s more popular money making machines, but why would that be?
It is not that social networking is not a happening over there, they [...]
It is all about skills
When we are in a credit crunch type of scenario like we are now, it is necessary to try and get all the help that you can to get an advantage over the competition who could be fellow employees or people from other companies, whatever the situation now is the time to become the best [...]
July 29, 2008Food supplements contain banned substances
Making and selling food supplements is a huge business not just here in the UK but worldwide, there are many large companies who have based their business on this market, which are being marketed as being healthy and natural.
Yet recent research has shown that this business may not be as healthy or natural as [...]
Marty McFly’s hover board for sale
There cannot be many people around who have seen Back to the Future, where hero Marty McFly (Michael J Fox) found that skateboards had evolved into hover boards in the second movie. The hover board also appeared in the third and final movie, but after being retired for some time the hover board is now [...]
July 22, 2008Bloggers facing lawsuits
Blogging started around 2004, but then it was mainly a way of ordinary non technically minded people who wanted a piece of the web for themselves to express what they were feeling at that time.
But now blogging has taken on many different forms, these range from pro-bloggers to people who like to just leave the [...]
Google in trouble over parked domains
If you have ever found a parked domain, have you noticed the Google Adwords on the page?
This has become the basis of an accusation from a law firm in California; they have been paying the site to be promoted through the search engines scheme. Only to find that instead of the adverts appearing on [...]
You can buy anything on eBay
If you are looking for a bargain, then a visit to eBay may be on your agenda but apart from the normal items that would expect to find on the auction site, there are also some very weird items which some people are trying to sell and there are some very attempts at spelling by [...]
July 11, 2008Apple gets a huge slice of phone market
There is no doubt that Apple has carved out a nice piece of the phone market for touch screen mobile phones and in fact they are expected to become the market leader in the US for this product by the end of the year.
The iPhone will have around thirty five per cent of the touch [...]
Segway sales up
The famous Segway personal transport system, have been around since 2001 when the inventor Dean Kamen launched it onto the unsuspecting world to the same sort of public response as the personal transport that Sir Clive Sinclair invented, the Sinclair C5!
But it seems that the tide is changing and the Segway is making a big [...]
Life without Gates
Well its that day, Bill Gates will be turning up at Microsoft HQ for the last time as the Boss, from today he steps down from the day to day management of the company, what’s in store for the company now?
This is what Steve Ballmer and his team could be looking at:
Stop trying to be [...]
Solar power to take off in Japan
Japan is one of the countries which has to import a lot of their resources such as raw materials and in particular fossil fuels, which puts a massive strain on the country as they are forever scratching around for the best deals, but at the time are at the mercy of someone else.
This could account [...]
The plan to save Battersea power station
A £4 billion plan to save Battersea power station before it falls down has been unveiled, but I order to save the power stations which is one of the most easily recognisable sights on the London skyline the sight is going to have to change dramatically.
The project will include an underground link, three thousand homes, [...]
The world’s largest arms dealer is?
Well in 2007 the world largest exporter of weapons is the UK! Surprisingly according to the UK Trade and Investment (UKTi) exports of arms came to a massive £9.7 billion, more than the US, who most people think are largest arms supplier in the world.
However the sort arms that we are talking about here are [...]
The business of being green
There are not many places that you can go or see on the TV where eco friendly items are being marketing. The problem is for the average person going green is not very easy, first there is the time consumption because inevitably going green slows things down and then there is cost, going green can [...]
June 17, 2008Top Gear in the US
Could it true? Top Gear is going to appear in the States after all, but this time it is going to be without the familiar faces of Clarkson, Hammond and May! They will not be going over the Atlantic and torturing the American public with their own type of humour and style.
Replacing them will be [...]
Executive toys are back
Sometimes people like to remember things of the past; maybe they have fond memories or simply were too young to enjoy the gadgets of a different era. However sometimes there are firms who have the foresight to bring back some of the all time greats.
Like original executive toy, known as “Newton’s Cradle” this simple desktop [...]