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10 Gonzo Machines From Rogue Inventor Buckminster Fuller

The late, great architect and inventor brought us the geodesic dome, but Buckminster Fuller’s often twisted, often brilliant vision extended far beyond air-conditioned sporting arenas. From super-efficient cars carrying lots of passengers to entire cities encapsulated by single roofs, he made Frank Lloyd Wright look positively normal, and his prescient engineering foreshadowed—and continues to inform—the movement toward green design and prefabricated housing. Here’s a handful of our favorite concepts from the Fuller retrospective at the Whitney Museum in New York.

Mastercam X2 Certified for Inventor 2009

CAD/CAM software, has announced that its Mastercam X2 package has been certified for Autodesk Inventor 2009 CAD software by the Autodesk Inventor Certified Applications Programme. To be certified, a product must meet certain guidelines and demonstrate a high level of quality as well as compatibility with Autodesk Inventor. Certification follows testing and approval.

Best Buy to Install More Vending Machines at Top Airports

The Best Buy vending machine at Dallas Fort Worth airport will be just one of a series of "Best Buy Express" machines, according to new info from Best Buy itself. In partnership with ZoomSystems, Best Buy will install similar machines at Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and San Francisco. So from September 1st you'll be able to buy cellphones, cameras and other digital goodness when you fly from one of these 9 locations. Be careful though: For some reason these machines are really good at tempting you. Maybe it's all the excitement of flying, but I so very nearly bought an iPod from a similar machine last year, and I didn't even need one. [AP News]

New Zealand inventor unveils mini-copter 'jet pack'

Inventor George Martin's son Harrison takes a jet pack for a test flight at the annual EAA Airventure Fly-in Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in Oshkosh, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)Inventor George Martin's son Harrison takes a jet pack for a test flight at the annual EAA Airventure Fly-in Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in Oshkosh, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Inventor Sues Google, Verizon Over Voicemail Patent

Emboldened by settlements with Apple and AT&T, inventor Judah Klausner filed a new voicemail patent lawsuit against Google, Verizon Communications and others. The inventor's company, Klausner Technologies Inc, also named as defendants LG Electronics, Comverse Technology, Citrix Systems, Embarq in a patent infringement complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Tyler, Texas, according to a court filing.

On this day in 1897, American inventor Thomas Edison received a U.S. patent for his motion-picture camera, known as the Kinetoscope, amid rival claims by inventors of similar machines. What else happened?

1443: The Japanese dramatist Zeami Motokiyo, perhaps the greatest of the No dramatists, dies. Motokiyo wrote nearly half of the classic No repertoire, as well as essays on the theater.

Rogue Element Films Invests In Sony's F23 CineAlta Camera For Digital Cinematography

Rogue Element Films is the first UK independent supplier of high-end Digital Film services to have invested in a Sony F23 CineAlta camera.

Inventor swoops for Haydock prize

Inventor came with a late run to deny long-time leader Laterly in the Bet365 Best Odds Handicap at Haydock.

Inventor unveils $100,000, 250-pound jet pack

An inventor demonstrated a personal jet pack this week at a Wisconsin air show. But will anyone want to buy one?

Inventor files lawsuit against Cox, Verizon, Google, others over voicemail

Yesterday, an inventor filed a voicemail patent lawsuit against Cox Communications, Verizon, Google and other companies.

Nevada Jury Awards Inventor Gil Hyatt $388 Million Against California's Taxing Agency

inventor, scientist and engineer with over 70 patents from the United States Patent & Trademark Office to his credit, was awarded more than

Nevada Jury Awards Inventor Gil Hyatt $388 Million Against California's Taxing Agency

inventor, scientist and engineer with over 70 patents from the United States Patent & Trademark Office to his credit, was awarded more than

Rogue reporters kicked out of conference for network snooping

Black Hat Three rogue journalists were ejected from the Black Hat security conference after being accused of connecting monitoring tools to the press room computer network and sniffing reporters' passwords.

Rogue reporters kicked out of conference for network snooping

When hacks hackBlack Hat Three rogue journalists were ejected from the Black Hat security conference after being accused of connecting monitoring tools to the press room computer network and sniffing reporters' passwords.…

Inventor Of Baseball Award Dead At 87

CHICAGO, IL — (OfficialWire) — 08/11/08 -- Elmer Blasco, inventor of Major League Baseball's Gold Glove Award, has died at his suburban Chicago home. He was 87.

Inventor solves ancient engineering challenge

Australian manufacturer Thompson Couplings Limited has used Autodesk Inventor software to develop an innovative new type of coupling that addresses a long-standing engineering challenge.

Inventor sues Google, Verizon on voicemail

Emboldened by settlements with Apple Inc and AT&T Inc, inventor Judah Klausner filed a voicemail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google Inc, Verizon Communications Inc and others.

Inventor sues Google, Verizon, others on voicemail

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Emboldened by settlements with Apple Inc and AT&T Inc, inventor Judah Klausner filed a new voicemail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google Inc, Verizon Communications Inc and others.

Inventor sues Google, Verizon, others on voice mail

SAN FRANCISCO: Emboldened by settlements with Apple Inc and AT&T Inc, voice mail inventor Judah Klausner filed a new patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google Inc, Verizon Communications Inc and others.

Noted Inventor Files Patent for Combining Artificial Intelligence With EventDriven Security

Noted inventor and entrepreneur, Ralph Rodriguez, today announced he has filed for United States patent protection on his "method and apparatus for combining artificial intelligence (AI) concepts with event-driven security architectures and ideas." This patent is based on over 30 months of primary research in addition to his tenure as a Research Fellow with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and research at M.I.T. Media Lab.

NZ inventor and his flying machine

AN INVENTOR from New Zealand has unveiled what he calls 'the world's first practical jet pack' at the EAA AirVenture, the annual air show featuring experimental aircraft, held in Oshkosh, Winconsin.

Secret to Towering Rogue Waves Revealed

Deadly rogue waves 100 feet tall or higher could suddenly rise seemingly out of nowhere from the ocean, research now reveals.

10:00pm Kiwi inventor makes aviation history

Christchurch inventor Glenn Martin has made what is believed to be the world's first viable jet pack.

Abu Dhabi inventor makes solar-powered car

A young inventor here has developed a solar-powered car - the first in the Middle East - that can run at 50 km an hour, WAM news agency reported Saturday.

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