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Here’s some interesting thing, the Li Seng Vbook.

You can get the Archos 7 Home Tablet for pre-order from Amazon.

Here is the MiLi Power Skin, the thinnest iPhone external battery.

Apparently, the HTC Hero could have some overheating problems.

Check out this MSI GX650 gaming notebook.

Here’s the Android running on the iPhone.

Here is the Quill Concept All-Terrain Vehicle.

He’e’s a train interior concept that can retract its seats.

This is the AILA robot that knows how to hold things.

Here’s the Hitachi CP-X3011 3LCD Projector.

I’m sure you know that I like Hulu, and they will be offering a Hulu plus service.

Avatar is the first Vudu HDX film to offer special features.

Here’s a BeetleCam to rove about and take pictures, presumably into enemy territory.

Here’s a Tiny camera that actually works.

Fujifilm has made a HDP-L1 3D memory card player.

Hey readers, have you ever thought about what happens to an airlines plane when it’s considered no longer fit for use and gets scheduled for retirement? However, let’s consider the fate of a decommissioned, passenger plane for a moment. Maybe it gets sold from one airlines to another to be rebuilt for future service, sold and stripped as spare parts or sent to a flight museum to become a new display item. But have you considered that an old airlines plane could be converted into a hydrofoil?

A company called Hydro Lance wants to use the wings of old planes to replace pontoons in development for their own hydrofoils. Apparently, Hydro Lance is willing to spend one million dollars to obtain a retired airliner plane and invest another three million to turn it into a jet-propelled ferry capable of speeds up to 161 miles per hour. The company’s design plan to leave the three engines located near the tail section intact, keep existing cargo areas and passenger seating to retain their initial function and utilize the original cockpit controls for steering the jet-propelled vessel. Furthermore, Hydro Lance intends to use their HARTH float pontoons to keep their re-vamped water-skiing, former planes from sinking while in motion. This plan sounds like a long shot, doesn’t it?

Currently, the company has yet to explain how they plan to make the jet engines capable of dealing with salt water. The concept of converting old passenger planes into hydrofoils may look very good on paper but making it a reality for actual use is another story altogether. I wonder if Hydro Lance has thought their vision through completely to handle the potential problems of using their custom-made hydrofoils out in the real world.

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Now, what benefits does a hotel normally offer to its paying guests? Usually, hotels present their guests with options such as a complimentary breakfast, discounts on meals or rooms and package deals for the duration of their stay. Hotels also tend to have other benefits like room service, daily room maintenance by housekeepers, personal TVs in the room with cable, internet access, pools and even saunas. These things are what guests would normally expect at a hotel. But what if there were hotels who also offered thrill rides that you’d commonly see at a theme park attract its guests? Well, the Stratosphere Las Vegas Hotel & Casino is one vacation establishment that actually does this.

This hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada started with three thrill rides on top of its tower, known as Big Shot, X-Scream and Insanity. Since then, the Stratosphere Las Vegas Hotel has added a new attraction called Sky Jump Las Vegas this past January. The SkyJump is a controlled freefall in which thrill-seeking guests have the opportunity to plummet 855 feet at a speed of forty miles per hour over the legendary Las Vegas Strip. This thrill ride is similar to skydiving and base-jumping and it’s available during the day and at night. Before they can enjoy the experience of SkyJump, customers must receive a brief safety lesson and then get out-fitted for custom “jump suits” provided by the Stratosphere Hotel. Next, each participant is hooked up to a patented high-speed “descender” machine, leading them to a small platform, which serves as their launching point for a hundred-story jump and their descent is the same height as Stratosphere itself. Guide wires are the safety measure used to ensure that guests stay on course during the freefall. Then the machine slows down the person’s descent before they can make imminent contact with the ground below, providing a safe and controlled landing.

Furthermore, the entire SkyJump experience only lasts for thirty minutes. The new thrill ride for the Stratosphere Las Vegas Hotel is set to open this month. According to Frank Riolo, CEO of American Casino & Entertainment Properties, this new attraction is not just the only skyjump in North America but it’s also the biggest skyjump in the world. Well, this thrill ride definitely sounds like an amazing experience for adventure and thrill-seekers on vacation. SkyJump might just be one more reason to take a trip to Vegas.

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