Hydrogen Fuelled Racing Car

Formula 1 is something I have been at times quite fanatical about, particularly so when Ayrton Senna was on the circuit. A couple of weeks ago I got the opportunity to attend a Caterham Track Day round Brands Hatch's full on and legendary Grand Prix circuit, and learnt that I might not have quite as much natural talent for it as I used to think, but I loved it all the same. I used to own a 100cc Racing Kart, and was convinced that only my financial situation stopped my inevitable progress to the upper echelons of Formula 1 motorsport.

Back to reality

The thing is, I have to balance this with the needs of the planet. Sure, I love motor racing, even as a spectator, but, what about our planet?

God's Little Acre is, we are told, going the way of Elvis and emissions is something we should all be looking to reduce. Hydrogen Fuelled Racing Cars, there only emission being water, seems like a great compromise. Sure, I would miss the sound and smells of a multi-cylinder petrol guzzling beast, but maybe hydrogen could give us something really fast?

Ok, this is not a full size car, my dreams of Formula H20 maybe just a dream, but why not?

Formula H20

According to Gadget Stuff

"The genius boffins at Horizon have come up with the world's smallest hydrogen-powered fuel cell car which has been nominated for the Intel Environmental Award in Silicon Valley's Tech Museum ? a grand honour for those of you who are not so technically inclined! The H2 Racer has all the notches on its belt, design, engineering and most importantly is as green-friendly as you can get without being a tree! This wicked little racer comes as a kit so it's perfect for those of you who fancy themselves as being ?good with your hands', or just those of you who have some serious time on their hands! "

"Full instructions are included of course."

Note: I haven't tried this yet!, but after the demise of Airfix, this looks like a great kit, erm for my daughter of course! lol

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BlackBerry 8700v

What to buy?

I was in need of a new mobile phone. My existing Sony Ericson had been a reliable companion, and worked perfectly with my Mac OS X Tiger apps - iSync, AddressBook and Salling Clicker.

I wanted a Mac compatible phone, one that would sync with my AddressBook and iCal. I also wanted to be able to send and receive e-mails and do a little web browsing. I looked at the Nokia E61, which looks cool especially the WiFi connectivity, but the BlackBerry was meant to be the king of e-mails, so no matter how tempting the Nokia was, I went for the BlackBerry 8700v

So far, so good

I downloaded PocketMac for BlackBerry V4, and via a USB lead (which also charges the phone), my AddressBook and iCal calendar all synced up perfectly to the phone. I would prefer to have been able to sync wirelessly via BlueTooth, but syncing is fast as you like with good old USB.

Web browsing was quick too, although many sites are not very friendly to small devices, but it is still very useable and the screen is gorgeous

Unfortunately, it won't let me send SMS messages via my Mac, nor will it let me use it as a modem when I travel. (If you know different, please let me know). What it does do though, it does extremely well. It has good battery life, it is great ergonomically and the Qwerty keyboard is very addictive. I am now mastering some keyboard shortcuts, and can get rid of spam and the like with just a couple of deft strokes. Email on the go is very cool and it works great with my .Mac email.

BlackBerry 8700v conclusion

All in all, this is a great piece of kit, and one that is growing on me the more I use it. Ok, it doesn't take photos and won't sync wirelessly (yet) but it is solid, reliable and well designed, and I am on top of my emails and messaging, which can't be bad.