Voice controlled gaming arrives...

The Cyborg Ninja is very excited about the upcoming real time strategy game from Ubisoft -'Tom Clancy's EndWar '. As the next in a long line of very successful Tom Clancy games from the French publisher, this one will feature as default an innovative voice control system delivered via a headset, however, the old keyboard and mouse option will still be available. It remains to be seen how effective this system will be in controlling things whilst you're in the middle of the carnage of a shooting war but it is designed to replicate the battlefield general based in his/her headquarters barking out orders to his forces. If it works, it will be almost revolutionary....if....

As the bar is very high after previous highly successful Clancy games including Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six, the hope is that the baton is passed to this next generation game with little fanfare but maximum impact!

Hydrogen-fuelled aircraft - the future of aviation?

Boeing have flown the world's first manned hydrogen fuelled aircraft showcasing the possible future of aviation travel in Spain on Friday the 4th of April. The small twin-seat aircraft was modified to include a hybrid battery and fuel cell system developed by UK firm Intelligent Energy and its only exhaust emissions were heat and water.

Despite the successful historic first test, Boeing did say they doubted the fuel cells' capacity to power larger civilian airliners. However, the hope is that the technology could be used as a secondary energy source, perhaps used to power auxiliary systems on board the plane.

Either way, this marks a very positive step in the development of lower emission aviation and something that a number of industry sectors (e.g. the military) will undoubtedly be keeping a close eye on...

The best use of Solar Power Technology ever?

This image of the Fisker Karma electric car, clearly illustrates the solar panels ('photo voltaic technology' to give it its correct name) that are integrated beautifully in to the roof of the car. Fisker say that the cells will be used to augment the car's electric battery (replenishing used energy when necessary) and support its climate control systems (keep the interior cool whilst parked etc.). It will be coupled with the use of regenerative braking technology designed to salvage the energy lost whilst slowing down.

Their traditional use has been on the roofs of houses and Fisker will also offer their own range of domestic pv panels to allow owners to generate their own electricity during the day which can then be used to recharge the Karma at night.

The Cyborg Ninja reckons that this is unquestionably the most attractive utilisation of this technology ever seen!