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November 24, 2009
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Entries by Kyle Manna
Information Architects, a design firm with offices in Japan and Zurich, release their annual web trends map. This is the fourth one in the series. Popular domains on the Web are mapped to the Tokyo Metro and organized by how they are most related to the cities. Heights represent success in traffic and branding. Subway lines are colored by area of interest. For example, take the orange line to find the creatives.
North Korea is about to launch its first satellite. Iran launched theirs last month. India\'s space agency recently got the green light to send people into space, and China\'s announced plans to build a space station. Getting to space is no longer for a few, technically apt nations. Here\'s a look at seven countries that have their sights on orbit and the capabilities to get there.
I stumbled across this slick looking pure electric car that is both sporty and environmentally friendly. Furthermore, unlike other electric sport car concepts, this car is actually already in production with a luxury price of $98,000. Imagine driving something more fuel efficient the a Prius, and as sporty as a Porsche. This is the wave of the future, and the future looks bright!
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