Boxster and Cayman GTS GTS: Extra Power for Porsche's entry-level

In the growth market China celebrates Porsche AG, the world premiere of Boxster and Cayman GTS GTS. The double peak of the mid-engine sports of Porsche sets with 243 kw (330 hp) to 250 kW (340 hp) and a top acceleration sporty model in its segment.

The sporty appearance reflects a growing interest among Chinese customers top-class sports cars. The Roadster Porsche Boxster GTS makes  243 kW (330 hp) at 6700 1/min, the Coupe GTS Cayman stuck 250 kW (340 hp) at 7400 1/min under the hood. Where no speed limit bothers drives the Boxster GTS up to 281 km / h and the Cayman GTS 285 km / h The sprint from 0 to 100 km / h to succeed in the six-cylinder boxer engines in 4.9 to 5 seconds.

Consumption and prices

Consumption (each for 6-speed manual and 7-speed Porsche double-clutch gearbox) is the Boxster GTS intra-urban 12.7 to 11.4 l/100 km;extra urban 7.1 to 6.3 l/100 km; combined 9.0 to 8.2 l/100 km; the Cayman GTS intra-urban 12.7 to 11.4 l/100 km; extra urban 7.1 to 6.3 l/100 km. The new Boxster GTS is EUR 69949.00 from VAT, the new Cayman GTS is available from EUR 73757.00 incl.

Video: Porsche Boxster and Cayman GTS GTS

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Google is working on a project space elevator

According to a report by Fast Company, the Google X labs, working in secret on specific projects, have attempted to design a good orbital elevator to go into space.

Google X labs are a little hidden part of the iceberg google. far from the traditional activities of the Web giant, these labs are designed to perform operations research and development in all areas.   some of their projects been made ​​public, as automate cars or augmented reality glasses , others have leaked, as work on face recognition or voice recognition. The secrecy surrounding these laboratories will into their location, hardly do we know they are in the San Francisco Bay.

These secret laboratories would thus nurtured the ambition to build a space similar to that elevator recently referred by scientists at the International Academy of Astronautics. They had, however, referred to the difficulties of making such a project, and it seems that they are the same reasons that prompted Google to abandon the idea for the moment. The researchers include concluded that this would require "cables at least a hundred times stronger than steel more resistant than we know." If such a cable can be replaced by carbon nanotubes, the problem is in their design: for now,there is no cable carbon nanotube whose length exceeds the meter . The project has been shelved for now, but may well reappear soon as technological advances permit.

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3D printing to create disposable UAVs

3D printing has the advantage of producing a real object in a relatively short period of time and "cost". Pushing the limits of this technology, engineers at the University of Sheffield have created a drone with the same print.

This 3D printed UAV is the work of the scientific research center of advanced manufacturing (CDMA). Taking the form of a flying wing, the prototype has been developed to best reduce the amount of materials needed for its construction. Thus, the unmanned craft 1.5 m wingspan was made from a Stratasys 3D printer using FDM technology. This extruded ABS plastic melt by depositing the layer by layer. In the end, the nine pieces that make up was created in less than 24 hours. For ease of transport, the apparatus can be disassembled into two. So this method opens the way to cheap and disposable but may also be able to fly over the sky drones.

For now, the prototype drone officiates as glider but its designers intend to equip a propeller propulsion system. A larger and more powerful model is also planned, carrying a GPS, an independent operating system and data recording.

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Little Printer: The printer robot

Halfway between the printer and the robot vacuum cleaner, there is Little Printer , a project Kickstarter innovative but quite dispensable.

Little Printer is equipped with a motor and wheels that allow it to move, but simply on a flat surface.Mobile printer, simply place it on a sheet of paper to get to work. Compact design, it is against much slower than a conventional printer. It swallows an average of 10 pages per minute while the Little Printer will print in just over one in the same time. Also note that the print definition is far from being impeccable. At 96 x 192 dpi , it is really at the gadget. For now, it works with a Mac or PC. Mobile compatibility should be added shortly. Connect autonomy, its manufacturer announced that it is capable of printing 1000 pages with a single cartridge. By cons, nothing is said about the duration of the battery. Currently on Kickstarter , the project has already won nearly half of the funds necessary for its implementation. To obtain a copy of this robot-printer, it costs $ 180 (plus $ 20 shipping).

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Canon XF 205: Optimized camera for video professionals

Canon XF205 

Canon expands with the XF205 Professional Camcorder have portfolio.The 26.8 mm Canon HD wide angle lens with a 20x magn doubled optical zoom is designed for seamless integration with current Canon HD CMOS PRO image sensor and the DIGIC DV processor 4. MPEG recording with 50 Mbit / s and 4:2:2 color sampling, provide broadcast-standard video quality.

The improved light intensity should convince with an excellent image quality even in low light. The optimized viewfinder with a resolution of 1.23 million pixels, perfect for precise focus assessment. The 3.5-inch OLED display provides with increased contrast and vivid colors for excellent control.

Flexible connections

Two XLR inputs on the professional camcorder XF 205 allow the use of professional microphones. In addition, the built-in stereo microphones and a 3.5 mm microphone jack offer a variety of audio options.  WLAN and Ethernet LAN connectivity allow direct wired or wireless connection to smartphone, tablet and laptop. Using a WLAN, the camcorder can also be controlled from a distance and files can be transferred via FTP without additional software. The new Camera Access feature allows wlan video streaming proxy files of lower quality levels to another device - ideal for an optimized data transfer rate and faster replacement of video content at the current reportage on site.

Ideal in the studio use

The XF205 is supposed to be an excellent working tool even for less experienced cameramen. Besides the usual solution for film professionals control and precision there is fully automatic shooting modes and various auxiliary functions, including face recognition. The XF205 has advanced connectivity options for studio use. These include selectable 3G-SDI/HD-SDI, timecode and genlock connections for easy integration with the multi-camera shoot or with additional broadcast equipment.

Canon XF 205 Photo: Canon

Canon XF 205 Photo: Canon

Canon XF 205 Photo: Canon

Video: Canon Professional Camcorder XF 205

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Introduced Samsung Galaxy Ace Style

The South Korean technology company Samsung has introduced the Samsung Galaxy Ace style a new smartphone. The resolution of the four-inch display amounts to 800 * 480 pixels and on the back of the model a digital camera with 5 megapixels was installed. The front page features a VGA camera for video chats and phone calls. When CPU is a dual core processor was installed with 1.2 gigahertz clock frequency, and this is supported by 512 megabytes of RAM memory. The flash memory is 4 GB and can be expanded with a microSD card up to 64 gigabytes. The operating system, Samsung decided with Google Android 4.4 Kitkat for the latest version.

The communication standards WLAN, UMTS, Bluetooth and GPRS are supported. An NFC chip is for contactless payment via radio and available for mobile navigation is a GPS module ready. In Germany, the Samsung Galaxy Ace Style will be available for less than 200 euros in July. The entry-level smartphone is not as well equipped as the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 because it does not provide 8GB of flash memory and 1GB of RAM. The launch will take place in other countries in April.

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The graceful solar flare NASA

NASA regularly publishes unpublished images of space, and has unveiled a video of a solar flare.Occurred Wednesday, April 2, this phenomenon was filmed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite, solar observatory space agency.

Defined as "graceful" by NASA, it is an M-class solar flare, with an intensity level of 6.5. Qualified average eruption, it is ten times less powerful than the most powerful class in the category X,. The latter can cause geomagnetic storms and disrupt the atmosphere, causing the malfunction of electronic devices. If the image is spectacular, it suggests to the surface of the sun, some chips and flares. All captured between the union of two wavelengths of ultraviolet radiation lengths.

The satellite was filmed was put into orbit around the Earth, over 36 000 km altitude over the Pacific.

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