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Free Opera! ... I Mean, Opera is Free!

The alternative web browser Opera is now free as of version 8.5. Previously, Opera was either ad-supported, or paid for. Now, the company that makes the browser, Opera Software AG, has listened to the demands of its people and gave us the one that enables mouse gestures, voice browsing, and complies to W3C standards.. (W3C=World Wide Web Consortium). Here is the link to your all and mighty web browser: http://www.opera.com/

Unfortunately, Blogger does not support Opera completely yet (Compose is limited to plain-text).

But while there are websites that choose to block Opera as it is, Opera can also spoof other web browsers, tricking the website into thinking that it is Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer. Please try it out despite this, as the more people that use it, the more websites will have to support it!

Neiman Marcus on Tuesday unveiled its 2005 Christmas catalog of "fantasy gifts," and once again, there's plenty there to make your jaw drop in astonis

Neiman Marcus fantasy gift guide also features Skycar prototype.September 27, 2005: 2:45 PM EDT By Parija Bhatnagar, CNN/Money staff writer
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NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Neiman Marcus on Tuesday unveiled its 2005 Christmas catalog of "fantasy gifts," and once again, there's plenty there to make your jaw drop in astonishment.
The 79th version of the famed Christmas Book from the luxury retailer promises to have "something for everyone," Brendan Hoffman, president and CEO of Neiman Marcus Direct, said in a statement.
That might be a little bit of a stretch given the five-to-six-figure pricetags featured, but the catalog does offer some truly unique ideas.

Skycar PrototypeYour very own piece of transportation history: the M400 Skycar prototype. It’s the world's first personal vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.Developed by Moller International, this prototype of the flagship M400 Skycar is a three-wheeled, folding-wing craft designed to be as safe, affordable, and easy to use as an automobile. The M400 Skycar will travel 350+ miles per hour and boasts an environmentally friendly 21 miles per gallon on alcohol.
Price: $3.5 million Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog, Neiman Marcus Direct

how about a $3.5 million Skycar that promises ownership of a piece of transportation history when you buy the M400 Skycar prototype.
The catalog calls the M400 Skycar the world's first "personal vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft." The Skycar is a three-wheeled, folding-wing craft than can travel 350 miles per hour and boasts an "environmentally-friendly 21 miles per gallon on alcohol."

Skycars and Robots Riding Bikes, Oh My!

Reporting from the class of Street Tech, this is Geoffrey giving you the latest in Tech Tuesday discussions here to you.

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The Moller Skycar, as mentioned by Gerald, is now being sold in limited quantities after successfully passing testing. Neiman Marcus is one of the companies selling this flying vehicle. The price tag for this very unique "car": around $3.5 million!

Also:

Japanese robots learn to ride bikes -- the link from BBC News here. The future is coming! And for some very old news relating to this, the here are some tidbits about the Segway, another item that uses gyroscope balancing technology, in this case the self-balancing two-wheeled vehicle that current U.S. President George W. Bush famously fell off in 2003.

Reporting "live", err three seconds ago now, which this now is 8:10 pm, (there's no such thing as "live" in written text) this is Geoffrey with your Tech to the Streets "minute" (... not again with the time issues).