Damon Vander Lind, an MIT student, partnered with several of his schoolmates and created the pedal-powered propeller tricycle. The tricycle reaches 7 ft. and weighs about 1000 pounds. It made using aircraft-supply chromemoly tubing and old bike parts. The propeller was made from pink foam coated with fiberglass. Oh, and the propeller has LED lights on the blades, just for that dash of color. If you check out the video, you will the trike in action.

Bluetooth released new free software that will help for any future road trips. The TransSend allows you to transfer driving directions (say Google Maps) from a web page to your Bluetooth-enabled PDA or phone. This process is very simple, needing one or two clicks at the most to transfer all the data.

It accepts image formats such as .jpg, .bmp, .gif and .png and requires a Bluetooth-enabled Windows XP that uses Broadcom/Widcomm , Microsoft and Toshiba.

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Taiwan is switching over to LED traffic signals within the next three years. The country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs estimates the cost of this project to run NT$229 million ($7 million) and is scheduled to start in 2008.

The MOEA claims the total savings in power consumption will be close to 85%. Taiwan will then invest another NT$130 million to do the same with its street lights.

Some users are having difficulty using their new iPhone coincide their Windows computers. An error message appears stating: "The software required for iPhone is not installed. Run the iTunes installer to remove iTunes, then install iTunes again."

The problem is simple: iPhone will not work when used on a 64-bit Windows Vista or XP system. This detail is listed in the "minimum system requirements" at Apple, but is apparently very easy to overlook. So, if you’re worried if your new gadget will work on your computer or not, do yourself a favor and check the system requirements first.

Sony is known for making notebooks that are almost–but not quite–perfect. The VAIO TZ, which should make it to the States sometime soon at around $3,000, is a perfect example. Consider these specs: SSD, LED-backlit screen, nifty battery life, and all tucked away in a luscious form factor. But, a chicklet-style keyboard? Hate ‘em! I do dig the green light at the edge, which would be soothing for those late night writing struggles on the *(&@#$ chicklet-style keyboard!