Bili Buzz - Popular Science, Nature, Medicine, Archeology, Future & Myths

Moller International, designers of the still-in-the-works Moller Skycar, recently began manufacturing parts for a flying-saucer-looking ride called the M200G volantor.

The airborne, two-passenger vehicle is designed to take off and land vertically, and Moller says it can travel over any surface, at heights under ten feet and speeds up to 50 miles per hour.

The vehicle could go higher, but its computer locks its altitude at 10 feet or below so owners don’t need a pilot’s license. Deriving its power from eight of the rotary engines used in the SkyCar, the M200G could run for up to 90 minutes. All that for a price that could be below $100,000.

After weeks of speculation on the Internet, and some snooping at the FCC by intrepid bloggers, Fujitsu officially unveiled a tiny pair of notebooks, the LifeBook T2010 and U810. The former includes a 12.1 inch screen that can swivel in either direction and works both indoors and outdoors, plus plenty of security features, including a fingerprint reader. And, for coffee-spilling klutzes like myself, there’s a spill-resistant keyboard.

The U810, an ultramobile PC, weighs a scant 1.5 pounds and is essentially Fujitsu’s response to the BlackBerry. This lighter model won’t be available until September, but will start at under $1,000.—Gregory Mone