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architecture

New WTC Transport Hub: One Part Memorial, One Part Stegosaurus From Space

The Port Authority has released renderings of the plan for the World Trade Center Transport hub, and they look fantastic. With an arched, spiny roof and striking curves, the hub — though it will only serve as a train station and vestibule to the new WTC — has more in common with Bilbao's beautiful international airport than with Grand Central Terminal (they have the same designer, after all).

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6:52 AM on Mon Oct 13 2008
By John Herrman
3,047 views, 35 comments

Latest by DigitalSciGuy: Wait, this is news? They've had these plans out for the past....five or six years? I'm just waiting for the more »

size matters

Biggest Airplane Model in the World Eaten by Biggest Cargo Aircraft

This is an Airbus A380—the largest passenger aircraft in the world—eaten alive by an Antonov AN-124—the largest mass-produced cargo airplane in the world (which I filmed inside at Dubai's airport). Before you exclaim "Photoshop!", this is a real photo by Dmitry Avdeev. However, it's not a real A380: it's a 1/3 scale model, which makes it the biggest aircraft replica in the world. So big, in fact, that its 87-feet wingspan is 3 feet and 4 inches wider than a real Concorde. Seeing it completely built in video gives you an idea of its gigantic scale. More »

8:00 AM on Wed Aug 6 2008
By Jesus Diaz
29,301 views, 24 comments

Latest by ruslan124: @Stang70Fastback: The caption said that the AN124 was the largest mass produced cargo aircraft. There is only 1 AN-225 in existence. more »

transformers

Optimus Prime T-Shirt Transforms into Arrest Threat at Airport

We love Transformers here at Giz, but it looks like the UK's already slightly-crazed authorities don't. A guy called Brad Jayakody was recently barred from boarding a flight at Heathrow Airport's new Terminal 5 because his T-shirt had a picture of Optimus Prime brandishing a gun. More »

10:40 AM on Mon Jun 2 2008
By Kit Eaton
25,142 views, 111 comments

Latest by Purple Dave: @Kaiser-Machead: No, they'd only smack down the passengers when they try to point out the idiocy involved in decisions like more »

beijing olympics airport

World's Biggest Airport Opens in Beijing

The world's biggest airport is now finished and ready for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The $3.5 billion gigantic dragon terminal, which is the centerpiece of the 501-square-mile complex capable of allowing 50 million passengers per year, looks even more impressive in the amazing, almost unreal photos. More »

4:37 AM on Tue May 27 2008
By Jesus Diaz
67,379 views, 30 comments

Latest by EDALBNUG: So why would they want to allow natural lightning? I don't see the reason why they would want natural/artificial lightning more »

24

Jack Bauer Really Does Save Us From Terrorists

As far fetched as some of the tech the spy community plays with is, you'd think they were getting it from spy movies and stuff. Well, they're definitely watching. The Department of Homeland Security's latest idea to protect airports, a laser equipped drone that'll detect and blind missiles with a low-power laser (rather than a megadoom one) is named for Chloe on 24, because they apparently both track down bad guys. We're assuming project Jack kills them. And if they ever reveal one codenamed Solid Snake, all evildoers worldwide should simultaneously piss their pants and seek a career in handicrafts. [Danger Room] More »

6:00 PM on Fri May 23 2008
By matt buchanan
4,645 views, 25 comments

Latest by gibson042: @Jason: I understand from your posts that you would consider any government operating death camps to be a police state. more »

airport

Why: Heathrow Airport Terminal 5's High Tech Failings

London Heathrow airport's latest building, Terminal 5, launched last month after almost two decades of planning, $8.5 billion dollars in cost, and 100 million hours in manpower. It is a glass and concrete and steel marvel, the largest free standing building in the UK, with over 10 miles in suitcase moving belts, and was supposed to be a cure for the Airport's famous congestion by way of massive automation. But on its opening day it just did not work right. This week, British Airways' plans to move its long haul operations from the crowded main terminal to the new terminal were pushed back til June. Much of the press was quick to say that tech was the source of the failings in parking, luggage handling and check in, but here are the details I can find on what exactly caused endless lines and delay for so many passengers of Terminal 5.
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Feature

5:00 PM on Sat Apr 12 2008
By Brian Lam
23,621 views, 29 comments

Latest by gibson042: @craig: Riiight...because all our heavily regulated competition here in the States has resulted in a system that's zero-hassle and never more »

macbook air

New Airport Screening Procedure for MacBook Air (No, Really)

You might recall a couple of weeks ago, a dude got hassled by airport security because they couldn't make sense of his MacBook Air. Turns out, it actually does look "very different" than 99 percent of the notebooks they're used to seeing under the scanner, in a way that would "pique some interest" of security personnel, according to the TSA's Blogger Bob. More »

7:00 PM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By matt buchanan
58,589 views, 73 comments

Latest by bsoft: So, it's OK to scan these things and examine the images in public, thousands of times a day, but it's more »

dealzmodo

Dealzmodo: 500GB Western Digital Hard Drive for $100, a Sign of Things to Come?

Buy.com has the 500GB Western Digital Elements external hard drive for $100 shipped, marked down from $140. (Around the web, this drive sells for $115-$140.) Now that Time Machine is compatible with any hard drive networked to an Airport Extreme, some of you might be interested in picking up something. This is the best deal that we could find, but we're sure you've seen better. See any deals?? [Dealhack]

5:16 PM on Thu Mar 20 2008
By Benny Goldman
10,606 views, 44 comments

Latest by my favorite car is a motorcycle: I may be the only one, but every Western Digital external drive i've ever used was slower than molasses in more »

apple

Apple Time Machine Now Works With AirPort Disk

Apple issued a firmware update for the Airport Extreme today that allows any USB hard drive connected to the router to function with Time Machine. It's nice for those with MacBooks and external HDDs who find it troublesome to have to plug and unplug their drive everytime they take their lappy on the go. [TUAW]

7:34 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Adrian Covert
14,117 views, 21 comments

Latest by 999reasons: All seems to be working OK for me: Pros: * Works wirelessly - so if you're on your more »

apple

Official: Apple Updates $99 AirPort Express to Wireless N

We first caught wind of this baby on Saturday, an AirPort Express based on 802.11n. This makes Apple's whole networking family N-capable, though this upgrade doesn't entirely solve the fact that AirTunes is not the best way to stream music in the home. Jump for press release. More »

8:33 AM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Wilson Rothman
9,054 views, 44 comments

Latest by dbett: @jradi: Yes, assuming you have a recent version of iTunes. You simply select multiple AE's in the drop down list that's more »