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The Mercedes-Benz 'Cloaking Device' 163

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday March 07, 2012 @12:13AM from the at-least-it-can't-fire-while-cloaked dept.

cold fjord writes "As part of its marketing campaign for the new hydrogen fuel cell powered F-Cell, Mercedes-Benz has equipped one with a cloaking device. They covered one side of an F-Cell with LEDs and used cameras on the other side to capture the view, which is then displayed on the LEDs to effectively remove the vehicle from the line of sight."

Comment Re:Let's put this in perspective (Score 1, Insightful) 227

by doi on Wednesday December 02, 2009 @12:17AM (#30293366) Attached to: Typewriters, Computers, and Creating?

Fuck the computer, I want his security blanket.

And I'll sell my unborn children for Schroeder's piano.

Transformers Special Edition Chevy Camaro Unveiled 299

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday July 23, 2009 @03:28AM from the nerds-roll-out dept.

roelbj writes "Automotive stories are few and far between on Slashdot, but today's news from Chevrolet might just make a few readers' mouths water at the chance to own their own Bumblebee. Today at Comic-Con, General Motors officially announced the 2010 Chevy Camaro Transformers Special Edition. The $995 appearance package can be applied to LT (V6) and SS-trim Camaros in Rally Yellow with or without the optional RS package."

Comment Re:Can we always kill javascript? (Score 2, Funny) 211

by doi on Wednesday April 29, 2009 @03:39PM (#27763239) Attached to: Adobe Confirms PDF Zero-Day, Says Kill JavaScript

You mean like TEX?

Comment Re:Moore's Law (Score 4, Informative) 140

by doi on Sunday March 08, 2009 @07:47PM (#27115793) Attached to: 24x DVD Burners Hit the Market

Because the disks fragment above a certain rotational speed. That's why you don't see 72x CD drives anymore. Go check Youtube you'll find plenty of examples.

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