Delta Air Lines surprised industry observers by choosing Microsoft’s Surface 2 tablet for its pilots, so they can replace large and physical flight literature. Airline reportedly wants that currrent iPad Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) users to transition to a company-issued device. Its flight attendants already use ca. 19,000 Nokia Lumia 820 smartphones for demonstration of precautionary details for flights and to assist in seating. Delta is trying to make paperless cockpits in less than two years and this will resulted in thousands of pounds of flight weight saved, leading to thousands of gallons of fuel conserved. Continue reading »

LaFerrari was spotted at Nürburgring nad most likely this is nothing more than some final high-speed testing before customer deliveries. Continue reading »

Major League Gaming hired Houston Rockets’ general manager Daryl Morey. He has previous experience as SVP Operations for the Boston Celtics and overseeing the Houston Rockets. Daryl will try to build the company into a mainstream sports media property and will get involved in eSports.

They also hires Greg Chisholm as CFO for overseeing financial strategy and Allen De La Cruz as SVP Engineering for online content and multiplayer gaming platform (MLG: Play). Continue reading »

High-end manufacturer Bang&Olfusen announced at the CEDIA conference its new wireless speaker platform that will provide a second-to-none multi-channel wireless experience and will be compatible with any WiSA-compliant device. The new wireless speaker technology will deliver 24-bit, uncompressed audio to either a pair of speakers or a full 7.1 surround setup. That will be possible with the WiSA open standard, which operates in the 5.2-5.8GHz range, along with some more proprietary tech from bang&Olfusen and Summit Semiconductor. The company will show off the new platform at the end of October, when a new set of „Immaculate Wireless Sound“ speakers is set to debut. Continue reading »

Apple has hired Nike’s top Fuel Band designer Ben Schaffer. He was a Nike’s Studio Director of the Innovation Kitchen and under his lead Nike was named the most innovative company in 2013 by Fast Company. Ben’s experience in working on the wearables with Nike will be critical, because Apple is developing its own wearable watch-like device. But it also seems possible that Apple could be working on wearables beyond those for the wrist. Tony Fadell, former Apple executive, recently revealed that Apple toyed around with wearables akin to Google Glass. Continue reading »

This awesome Hamann SUV’s body exudes high gloss in pink, while the large-scale roof in matte brushed pink shines. Range Rover Mystere has 80mm increase in width because of the four-part wide body kit. The front apron has integrated LED daytime running lights and the hood is entirely made of carbon fiber. This Hamann Mystere has 510hp and needs just 5.4 seconds to 100km/h. It has two versions of 23-inch wheels: the three-part „Edition Race“ with polished flange and titanium screw or one-piece variant „Unique Forged“. The tuner has developed a performance upgrade for the 5.0-liter V8 Supercharged engine. The interior can offer you aluminum pedals, sill plates and the velour floor mats bear logo or lettering by Hamann. And because of the in-house saddlery you can choose between leather, Alcantara, piano lacquer, stainless steel, aluminum, carbon … Continue reading »