Product Reviews Net » global warming http://www.product-reviews.net Information on the latest gadgets, technology, news and product reviews Sat, 26 May 2012 11:39:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Google Invests In Wind Power: What Next? http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/10/13/google-invests-in-wind-power-what-next/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-invests-in-wind-power-what-next http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/10/13/google-invests-in-wind-power-what-next/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:16:17 +0000 Peter Chubb http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=111071 With the recent news that Google is to invest in wind power, we cannot help but notice how the company that first started off as a search engine is now moving into hardware. It is no secret that Google aims to increase its portfolio, and not just in social media – which it seems to be having trouble with.

This has certainly been a busy time for Google, the past week alone we have learned of several projects that they are involved in. We know that they have been working on getting their Google TV off the ground, and the recent announcement of the Logitech Revue and the four Sony Internet TVs certainly shows their commitment to this program.

One of the strangest projects that Google has been involved in is a driverless car. Their aim is to have a car that is able to drive without the need of any input from a driver, more details on this can be found in our recent article.

These are just a few things that Google is involved in, and we expect that there are many more that we do not know about. We wonder what is next from the search engine giant – although we might have to stop calling them that soon?

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So what is Shweeb I hear you ask? Well as Beth Buczynsk from Crisp Green puts it, it’s like a “space-age transportation device.” You can see by the images on their website that it combines cycle technology with the monorail system.

Such a device is already in use at theme-park in new Zealand, but the idea is to bring it to cities. The system will allow you to propel yourself at speeds of up to 28mph) (45kph).

The cycle device inside the pod has seven gears and has solid wheels to reduce rolling resistance. There is to also be an electric motor that will kick in when you have to go up an incline – making it easy for even the unhealthy of us.

Do you think that this is the future of local transportation?

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]]> http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/10/08/human-powered-monorail-future-transportation-already-here/feed/ 6 60-mile, 9-day Traffic Jam: Reason for cleaner energy http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/08/24/60-mile-9-day-traffic-jam-reason-for-cleaner-energy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=60-mile-9-day-traffic-jam-reason-for-cleaner-energy http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/08/24/60-mile-9-day-traffic-jam-reason-for-cleaner-energy/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:14:30 +0000 Peter Chubb http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=107124 Almost all drivers have experienced being caught up in a traffic jam at one time or another, the worst I have been in lasted for two hours. Just imagine what it would be like stuck in a 60-mile, 9-day traffic jam? This is what drivers in China are still stuck in, which has been caused by a huge number of trucks shipping coal.

According to a Bloomberg report, since demand for coal in China has increased so has the volume of traffic, but a new 190-mile railway that is due to be built should help ease congestion in the future, but what about now? The thousands of trucks currently stuck on the 60-mile stretch of the Beijing-Tibet Expressway showed signs of easing yesterday.

The traffic jam is only part of the story though; we know that China has now stepped up its demand for not only electricity but also for gasoline as well. We have to wonder why other nations such as the UK and other European countries have started to rely less on these fossil fuels and more on other forms of energy?

More shockingly the U.S. is also looking to cut its dependency on gasoline by introducing a number of new electric (Nissan Leaf) and hybrid vehicles (Chevy Volt). Not only that, they have also begun to drive around in smaller cars, such as the new Ford Fiesta.

There is no denying that the Chinese are very clever and resourceful, so why do they not work on alternative ways to provide their power to their nation?

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