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JETprotect Release Long Range Counter Surveillance Camera, Model CS300K™

June 15, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

"To date, the art of detecting someone observing you or your facility ('casing') has been trained guards watching CCTV monitors", said Gregory Johnston, CTO of JETprotect. "Our new camera takes the 'red-eye' effect of flash cameras and projects it hundreds of meters", said Mr. Johnston, "to find pupils, binoculars or video cameras that are staring at you". ... read full story

Yacht Orca (now called yacht Palladuim) a 96m Blohm & Voss superyacht

June 15, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

Luxury yacht Palladuim's almost sensual superstructure is very easy on the eye, but also it looks immediately different in setting itself apart from the other superyachts built to date. True, the styling reflects the mighty orca whale - and what a form in nature to mirror - but there are further structural as well as design differences because it is created from an advanced building system comprising a blend of steel, alloy and composites, as completed with innovative strengthened dark glazing. ... read full story

Jean-Pierre Dick introduces the JP54 revolution racing yacht.

June 15, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

The French sailor, Jean-Pierre Dick, has imagined a top-of-the-range fast cruising yacht whose design is unique. Designed by Guillaume Verdier and the interior designed by Stéphanie Marin, the first JP54 has just been launched in Auckland, New Zealand. Produced in a limited series by Absolute Dreamer, the JP54 takes its inspiration from the performances of racing boats to discover new horizons. The JP54 will be in France this summer. ... read full story

Photos of the Largest Superyacht ECLIPSE

June 14, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

The huge steel displacement superyacht ECLIPSE measures around 170 metres, making her the world’s largest (or longest) private mega yacht in the world. M/Y ECLIPSE was designed by Hermidas Atabeyki with interior designs by the very well know yacht designer Terrence Disdale. She was built by the Thyssenkrupp Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg, is a large industrial giant in Germany. The mega yacht has a gross tonnage of around 13,000 tonnes and superyacht Eclipse is slightly larger (around 36 ft longer) than the world’s previous longest private luxury yacht Dubai at 162 m, as owned by Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai. ... read full story

New Sony Flexible OLED Display (rollable around a pencil) to Have Applications in the Superyacht Industry

June 11, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

This amazing OLED Display technology will be a space and weight saving technology that can be used in superyacht interior design, lighting and entertainment as well as with yacht navigation systems. Other application of OLED will likely been seen not just in the yachting and marine industries but in almost every industry imaginable. ... read full story

Vripack turns her face towards the sun – Solar Superyachts

June 11, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

Whilst the daily activities of Vripack consist of designing and engineering interiors and exteriors of luxury yachts, Vripack decided to take a dive into the innovative waters of alternative propulsion of superyachts by use of Solar Energy. ... read full story

Massimo iS: An Innovative Sailing Yacht Concept

June 11, 2010

Written by Chelsea Smith

Mladen Milosevic, a Serbian industrial designer has revealed a new innovative 54.9m superyacht concept known as Massimo iS. This extraordinary superyacht concept is based on a computer controlled surface, which enables the owner personalize the deck space. ... read full story

Halyard Marine Ltd to export the largest silencer for a mistery vessel

June 10, 2010

Written by Eva Belanyiova

As boats of all shapes, size and function take to the seas this summer, UK based Halyard Marine Ltd is on a mission to ensure that peace can prevail on the water, by making noisy vessels a thing of the past. With its recent Queen’s Awards for innovation, and a global reputation for the custom manufacture of specialist marine exhaust systems, Halyard has just completed a sizeable order that will see some of the largest silencers ever made by the company being exported to a Nordic country for a mystery vessel. ... read full story

Iridium 9555 satellite handset with a new feature

June 10, 2010

Written by Eva Belanyiova

MCLEAN, Va., June 9, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM), the only provider of real global, mobile and reliable satellite phones, announces important new features for its Iridium 9555 satellite handset. ... read full story

Livewire Connections launches “Spend Control” and “DNS Blocking”

June 09, 2010

Written by Eva Belanyiova

Customer focused, Livewire Connections is pleased to announce “Spend Control” and “DNS Blocking” as part of their latest software upgrade. “Users can be unaware that they are roaming or have an open data session and can soon find themselves using high volumes of data. Charges can accumulate rapidly, with no knowledge to the user until... ... read full story

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