The Terrafugia Transition, a light aircraft that looks like a Volkswagen Beetle and can convert into a road-legal automobile, is to go into production after being given a special weight exemption by the US Federal Aviation Administration. The car/plane will be available for $194,000. The press release is available after the jump.
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Recurve, a six-year-old construction company in the Bay Area, focuses on energy audits and “home performance retrofits”–that is, making houses use less energy, reports Bloomberg Businessweek. The company is also developing software to help other contractors record, track, and report data on energy savings for clients. Founder Matt Golden says Recurve’s employees help about 30
TechCrunch: The iPhone 4 hasn’t even been out a week and already awrapforthat.com has popped up to make vinyl skins that wrap around the perimeter of the device. Why would anyone want that? Because of the iPhone 4 antenna issues – the so-called “Death Grip” problem.
Imagine if you could pick up Braille just by playing with a ball. Fast Company reports that a new conceptual toy by recent Pratt grad Danielle Pecora is designed precisely for that. Be-B is a ball that helps kids, blind or not, learn Braille through touch and sound. Looking a bit like a stiff Koosh
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KansasCity.com: It was December 2008, and Jason Day had something to show his barbecue contest teammate Aaron Chronister. Day, having thrown back some holiday cheer at one Christmas party, showed up late in the evening for his second party, at Chronister’s place in Brookside. Day walked into the kitchen, tossed on the table a Styrofoam
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The Associated Press reports that federal and state laws require that most food sold to the public be made in licensed facilities open to government inspectors. But as more people become interested in buying local food, a few states have created exemptions for amateur chefs who sell homemade goods at farmers markets and on small
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Zacks.com: Starwood with its Luxury Collection brand plans to double its portfolio in South America. A gradual recovery of the global economy is pushing demand in the hotels and lodging industry. Thus the company in a franchise agreement with Libertador Hotels, Resorts & Spas plans to open three Luxury Collection hotels in Peru, of which
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AUTO-MOBI.info: Not many executives can say they accomplished much in their 20s. Jonathan Barnett, MBA and the founder of Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning®, however, can say this with pride. Noticing his passion for business early on, Barnett started three different successful businesses before the age of 30. Barnett started at Oral Roberts University in 1999,
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Many of us still don’t want to look the recession directly in the eye. We would rather acknowledge it in a back corner of our mind, and remain positive in the front of our mind as if there is nothing wrong. If you are one of these business owners who would rather remain positive up
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‎QSR magazine: Quick serves that compact their operations into a mobile unit fit for fairs, festivals, and other summer gatherings can lure customers back to the store. There are two ways to sell fast food: get customers to come to your location, or go where people already are. The throngs at fairs, festivals, sporting events,
