Minimum System Requirements to Install Windows 8 Release Preview

Windows 8 Release Preview is a prerelease version of Windows 8 that focuses on people and apps and gives you powerful new ways to use social technologies to connect with the people who are important to you. It's Windows reimagined. Windows 8 Release Preview is built on the rock-solid foundation of Windows 7 and has the security and reliability features you expect from Windows. It’s fast, and it’s made to work on a variety of form factors—especially the new generation of touch devices.

Windows 8 Release Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows 7:

System Requirements:

• Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
• RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
• Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver
• Additional requirements to use certain features:
• To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multitouch.
• To access the Windows Store and to download and run apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768.
• To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768.
• Internet access (ISP fees might apply)

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The Bike Runs On Air

O2 Pursuit

An Australian-designed motorcycle that runs purely on air has just been revealed. Environmentally friendly people look out for this new innovative vehicle which runs completely on air.

The "O2 Pursuit" compressed air-powered motorbike has been designed by RMIT industrial design student Dean Benstead. Instead of a regular petrol powered engine, the O2 Pursuit uses an Australian-designed compressed air engine developed by EngineAir Australia.

It still requires energy to power the air compression system but it is the first step towards an environmentally friendly future on the road. Dean Benstead designed the bike looking to this future.

The design of the motorcycle was the focus of this project therefore its speed is not as fast as it could be. It still hits an excess of 62 mph however, which is the equivalent of 100 km/h.The bike is about the size of a regular 250cc moto-cross two-wheeler, and uses a number of body components donated by Yamaha Australia.


There are plans to make the vehicle more efficient and faster in the future as this is a prototype. The manufacturing process involved extensive research and the development of computer generated concepts before building began. Rinlatech Engineering was the company behind the final model.

Benstead says the concept offers motorbike riders some fuel for thought when it comes to filling up their rides. "I wanted to explore the viability of compressed air as an alternative fuel, and my childhood experiences riding dirt bikes led me to design the motocross bike based around the Engineair engine," Benstead says.

He says his next model would likely take a different form, and would also use more high-tech lightweight parts to keep the weight down so it's "comparable to a heavy-duty mountain bike".


He plans to make the bike marketable to the public in the future which may see the beginnings of a new breed of environmentally friendly transport. See the O2 Pursuit on Friday 25th November at the Sydney Motorcycle and Scooter Show, Australia.

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Air Conditioned Shirt

As the name implies, it’s a shirt that comes built in with fans. The shirt that has two sets of fans fitted that blow cool air. Well that is now a reality with the Kuchofuku Air-Conditioned Cooling Work Shirt.

The fans on the left and right sides of the back, taking in air to cleanse all the sweat off your spare tire. The fans are operated by two AA batteries and are housed on the back of the shirt. There's an external switch on the USB cable to adjust the fan speed.The shirt itself is a very practical design as far as work attire goes and is available in a neutral grey colour.

From the outside the shirt doesn’t appear to be anything special, although people might be suspicious as to why your shirt is making a whirring sound. It’s a short sleeved shirt and comes only in one color, so it’s not really a shirt you would wear to the office unless it’s a casual Friday.

So whilst everyone else is sweating it, you can remain the picture of refreshed coolness, whatever the temperature.

At present this shirt is only available from the Japan Trend Shop which is an online retailer.it does not come cheap and will set you back $186, but if you’re interested, it looks like you will be able to get it from Japan Trend Shop.

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Flying Car Gets Approved for Driving on Public Roads

The Flying Car. What was once only considered a dream of the future has now become reality. Thanks to a hardship exemption good for three years from the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Terrafugia Transition Roadable Aircraft, Nicknamed the "Flying Car" can now be operated on public roads and highways.

While the designers refer to their project as a “roadable aircraft” instead of a “flying car,” the concept is the same. It is an airplane powered by a prop that transforms into four wheeled vehicle that can drive down a road at highway speeds. The vehicle has a number of safety features that you would expect to find in any modern car, including airbags and crumple zones.

The problem that the designers had with getting approval from the DOT is that the plane had motorcycle tires on it that were not approved for “multi-purpose vehicles.” In addition, the polycarbonate windshield met with some resistance from the DOT, as well.

The Terrafugia Transition requires of runway of at least 2,500 yards for takeoff. A valid driver’s license and at least a Sports Pilot license are required for operating the vehicle in the air and on land. Wonder how it turns into a car? The electo-mechanical wings fold up in under 30 seconds.

If you think that you simply must have one of these “flying cars,” then you’ll need to get your order in as soon as possible. According to www.terrafugia.com, there is already a backlog over 100 orders. There is no final price listed at this time, but rough estimates put the cost around $250,000. Production is slated to being in 2012, with the manufacturing plant to be located in Woburn, Massachusetts. There have already been many successful test flights and now with DOT’s approval, you just might get lucky enough to see one rolling down the highway.

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Find Your Place In The World’s Population

Your place in the World’s population history:


Now you can know your place in the World’s population history. BBC News has created a population counter web app, where you just input your birth date, and it will tell you your place in the ordering of human history. You can also select your country of origin and gender, and find out your average life expectancy. You can also see population numbers detailed by country.






  To know your Place just click Here, put your date of birth and click GO.


That was what BBC’s latest project told me, "When I was born, I was the 5,330,928,105^th person alive on Planet Earth. I was also the 80,411,657,628^th person to have lived since history began".(shows in the image below)

Image via Favo Tech

It’s not just fun and games. Of course there’s some approximating going on, but the population data is based on the UN’s population calculator. I have no idea what use this information has, but you still want to know your number, don’t you.

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