Nigeria's Satellite Has Got Very HiRes Imaging

 NigeriaSat-X with a resolution of 22m per pixel transmitted its’ first picture to earth. See picture below:

Fig. A Image of Auckland sent by NigeriaSat-X

The second of the two Satellites launched on the 17^th of August, 2011; NigeriaSat-2 which have even better resolution is expected to send its’ first set of image in a couple of days to come.

Beware of Apps

Apps come with their security threats! iPad, iPhone, Android devices with millions of free interesting downloadable Apps may cost you immeasurable loss.

The DroidDream malware was injected into some Android App and made available for download in March, 2011. The malware gets a behind the scene seat on your Android phone and scours for informations stored on your phone including your phone's IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) and siphons these information to external website.

Be careful what you download on your mobile, what you store and what device you allow to connect to your network!

Flying Cars

It has always been fascinating to me seeing compact flying vehicles in Sci-Fi movies. And for anyone that has same fascination, the time to using such vehicles in real life is closer than you may imagine. Some of these flying cars will be available as early as 2030 as projected by NASA (I personally believe the time to get certified flying cars/ vehicles will be shorter than that. I see other countries outside US taking up the challenge and overtaking the US in manufacture and sale of such vehicles).

Below are pictures of some of the designs in the works.

Puffin Personal Aircraft

Personal aircraft designed to reach speeds of over 240 km/h with a range of around 80 kilometres. The Puffin would be "hover-capable, electric-powered, super-quiet" and capable of vertical takeoff and landing.

Terrafugia Transition

 The Terrafugia Transition, dubbed the "world's first flying car," can fly at a speed of 185 km/h, has a 740-kilometre range, and doubles as a car when its wings are folded up.

Icon A5

The Icon A5 can take off and land on water or dry land. The wings measuring about 10 metres are foldable, making it possible to park comfortably in a large garage. Its creator hopes to make "flying small airplanes the luxury motor sport of the 21st century."