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Richard Branson Debuts Necker Nymph Underwater Plane

Share Owning a private island, much like pimpin', ain't easy. No matter how tricked out it is, you've still got to have a way to get there, right? Such was the reasoning, apparently, behind Richard Branson's latest unnecessary purchase. As Daily ... Read more →

Art Lebedev's 'Transparentius' Opens Up the Roads 1 month ago on Switched

We've all been there: Stuck behind a gigantic 18-wheeler on a one-lane highway, moving at a speed just a notch above glacial, contemplating whether or not to call that 1-800 number staring back at us and tell someone just how this faceless ...

Ford Sync's In-Car Wi-Fi Brings Internet to the Interstate 1 month ago on Switched

While other U.S. car manufacturers have been mired down in bankruptcy and the near-total collapse of the automotive industry, Ford continues its devotion to an impressive modernization movement. The company's trend toward technological advancement ...

Man Plows Through Store Window to Get a Mac 1 month ago on Switched

Apple fans are legendary for their fanatical devotion to the company and its products, many of which have been crowned as this decade's best gadgets. Sometimes, though, that feverish desire for all things Cupertino can inspire disastrous criminal ...

New Audi A8 First Production Car Equipped With Google Earth 1 month ago on Switched

If you have the cash to drop on a brand-new Audi, you're probably not going to choose one with baseline features. Leather seats, a first-class sound system, a navigation system -- all luxury must-haves. But if you purchase the 2011 Audi A8, ...

Useful but Dangerous: LED Traffic Lights Save Energy, Hide in Snow 1 month ago on Switched

By now, you should know that every technological advancement comes with a major downside. The assembly line brought cheap motorized transport to the masses, but pumped countless tons of atmosphere-destroying pollutants into the sky. While lithium-ion ...

The Cheerful Pikavu Keep Kids on Lockdown via GPS 1 month ago on Switched

For whatever reason, parents nowadays seem more intent than ever on shackling their kids with GPS tracking devices. The latest product to add to the growing list of toddler house arrest devices is something called the Pikavu Express Locator. It's a ...

World's Fastest Train Debuts at 235 MPH in China 2 months ago on Switched

For the past couple of decades, China's population -- and its economy -- has been growing faster than a speeding bullet. Now, they have a train fast enough to keep up. As the BBC reports, China's new Wuhan-Guangzhou railway is now the fastest ...

Maplock GPS Anti-Theft Device Is 2010's Alternative to 'The Club' 2 months ago on Switched

If you don't take the necessary precautions, a portable GPS mounted on the dash of your car is an ideal target for somebody with sticky fingers. We don't know why, but some people are just too lazy to tuck the device away in the glove box or bring ...

Man Crashes Into FBI Building to Destroy 'Mind-Reading' Device 2 months ago on Switched

It seems James Kromer had it all figured out. He was gonna do it, once and for all. The FBI had been controlling his brain with a mind-reading device for far too long. Kromer had to put an end to it. And he almost did -- until he messed up the ...

Steering Wheel-Mounted Desk Guaranteed to Make You a Worse Driver 2 months ago on Switched

Lets face it, driving safely can be kinda... boring. Paying attention to the road, having no distractions, not running into telephone poles? Yawn. So to spice things up, and give your hands something to do while you're doin' 70 on the freeway, ...

$1.6M Bugatti No Match For a Low-Flying Pelican 2 months ago on Switched

It's official. The birds are attacking. For the second time in a month, a single bird has defied the odds and taken down a piece of machinery many times its size. According to the Lufkin Daily News, Andy House was cruising down the roads of La ...

Phoneride the Whip: Drive Your Car With Your iPhone 3 months ago on Switched

Anybody who's anybody familiar with Bay Area rap or viral video has long known about ghost-riding the whip. If you aren't among those music or Internet dorks, though, the idea of prancing around on the hood of an unmanned car, with the shifter in ...

Ford Adds Inflatable Seat Belts to New SUVs 3 months ago on Switched

Seat belts are the foundation of automobile safety, and they are receiving a high-tech makeover from none other than Ford Motor Company. According to a Ford press release, rear passengers in the company's 2010 Explorers will be the first to ...

Army and EnerDel Working on Hybrid Humvee 3 months ago on Switched

With the economy the way it is, and your unemployment check the way it is, we know it's hard to maintain your douche status and keep that Hummer gassed up. But fear not. According to CNET, battery manufacturer EnerDel just signed a $1.29 million ...

Forklift FAIL Results in $150K Damage, Chaos in Vodka Warehouse 3 months ago on Switched

There are fails. And then there are fails. In the following video (after the break), taken by a surveillance camera, a worker on a forklift tries earnestly to move boxes around a vodka warehouse in Moscow. (Ed. Note: Way to propagate Russian ...

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