Environmentally Friendly Pyramid Housing 1 Million People in Development

Timlinks, which develops environmentally safe projects, has recently published several stunning images of a giant pyramid titled Ziggurat. The company also posted the information regarding the plans to officially open the pyramid during the Cityscape Dubai exhibition which is slated to take place on October 6-9 this year. The giant pyramid will be built on 2.3 square kilometers of land and will be capable of housing up to one million people.

Timlinks said that their Ziggurat would not be dependent on the energy system due to the use of steam, wind and other natural resources. The building will also be distinctive for its highly efficient transport communication system that will operate both vertically and horizontally. In addition, the company plans to use private green zones for agricultural purposes.

Specialists of the International Environment Institute said that the technologies used at Ziggurat would make it a viable center. Timlinks has already patented the construction and the technology that were developed for the project. Several European professors will attend Cityscape Dubai to explain how an object like Ziggurat can be used in bigger projects, which probably means that the giant pyramid will not be the only construction of such kind in the world.

A ziggurat was a temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley and Iran, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories or levels. Some modern buildings with a step pyramid shape have also been termed ziggurats.

Ziggurats were important to the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians of ancient Mesopotamia. The earliest examples of the ziggurat were simple raised platforms that date from the Ubaid period during the fourth millennium BC, and the latest date from the 6th century BC. The top of the ziggurat was flat, unlike many pyramids. The step pyramid style began near the end of the Early Dynastic Period. Built in receding tiers upon a rectangular, oval, or square platform, the ziggurat was a pyramidal structure. Sun-baked bricks made up the core of the ziggurat with facings of fired bricks on the outside. The facings were often glazed in different colors and may have had astrological significance. The number of tiers ranged from two to seven, with a shrine or temple at the summit. Access to the shrine was provided by a series of ramps on one side of the ziggurat or by a spiral ramp from base to summit. Notable examples of this structure include the Great Ziggurat of Ur and Khorsabad in Mesopotamia.

The ziggurats had no internal chambers. They were almost always square or rectangular, where one side was typically more than 170 feet (50 meters) long.

The Mesopotamian ziggurats were not places for public worship or ceremonies. They were believed to be dwelling places for the gods. Through the ziggurat, the gods could be close to mankind, and each city had its own patron god. Only priests were permitted on the ziggurat or in the rooms at its base, and it was their responsibility to care for the gods and attend to their needs. The priests were very powerful members of Sumerian society.Source: Happynews.com

Internet Explorer’s New ‘Privacy Mode’

Microsoft is planning a “privacy mode” for the next release of its Internet Explorer (IE) web browser.
By clicking a button, users of IE8 will be able to limit how much information is recorded about where they go online and what they do.

Microsoft watchers have spotted two patent applications covering ways to manage the amount of information a browser logs.
When introduced the privacy mode will match features found on other browsers.

Apple Music Subcription Service - iTunes Unlimited

Despite Jobs going on record to say that he never wanted to ‘rent music’, Apple forums are swarming with rumours about a new Apple ’subscription service’.

“The service, titled iTunes Unlimited, would run alongside Mobileme and cost $130 a year - you wouldn’t be able to subscribe for less time than that. Here are the full details of the tip [linked from Techdigest]:

iTunes Unlimited
- 256 Kbps music; highest quality digital music subscription service ever
- 50% of U.S. store available for iTunes Unlimited at launch, U.S.-only launch
- Available through iTunes or retail box a la MobileMe, funds applied through iTunes gift cards cannot be used towards subscription purchase
- $129.99 stand-alone or $179.99 with MobileMe, current MobileMe subscribers can add iTunes Unlimited for $99.99
- One-year subscription period
- Current a la carte options unchanged
- When signed in to subscription account, “Buy” is “Get”
- “Download and Play throughout iTunes Unlimited Subscription” or “Buy and Keep”
- “Buy and Keep” option available for downloaded subscription songs, purchased version replaces subscription version
- Late October launch with iTunes 7.8″

Palm Treo Pro Announced for Fall

Palm has officially announced their new Blackberry ‘killer’. This sleak, thin, fully equipped Treo will be released in the fall and will sell for $549 unlocked. My only problem is that it comes with Windows Mobile, hopefully they have all the kinks worked out.

Google Android Pictures Released!

That’s right, see them here first. These are the screenshots from Google’s Androids new phone user interface. Not sure if it’s an Apple iPhone killer yet, but Google always releases great software. How will it do for hardware? Time will tell.

Watchout Segway! Meet Toyota Winglet!

Toyota decided to create a Segway killer, or is it? Toyota’s answer to the Segway was just recently released, have a sneak peek here! The question is whether or not this is something affordable and for the masses, only time will tell.

Someone Buys $1,000 iPhone App

Can you believe it? By pushing the buy button, that typically means you are going to purchase something. Evidently this fellow thought otherwise…Who’s to blame?

GTA IV PC Release Date: November 18, 2008

Guess what, GTA IV is coming to pc. Who had expected that!? It will be released on the 18th of November for the US, and on the 21th of November for Europe. I hope the pre ordering can begin soon, and I’m curious what the Collectors Edition will be.(I know it’s not really Tech News, but we don’t really have a good category for this)

Here the article from Eurogamer:

Grand Theft Auto IV will be released for PC on 21st November in Europe, Rockstar announced today.

Pleasantly, that’s just a few days after the PC version arrives in North America on 18th November.

Rockstar founder Sam Houser says it “looks and plays beautifully on PC and we can’t wait for people to play it”.

A PC version of the game has been rumoured since before the PS3 and 360 versions were even released, but Rockstar has never previously confirmed it.

The most telling sighting was a rating on the ESRB website, although that was removed a few hours later.

GTA IV came out worldwide on 29th April and Rockstar said in early June that it had sold 8.5 million copies.

The game charts the course of hero Niko Bellic as he arrives in Liberty City - a caricature of New York - and has to embark on a life of crime to get his cousin and himself out of trouble.

$1,000 iPhone App that Doesn’t Do Anything

That’s right, a pointless application was designed to make fools out of those that purchase it. The idea behind the application? To prove to others that you are rich enough to purchase the application. I Am Rich was designed by a college student by the name of Armin Heinrich. Who would be foolish enough to purchase this Application? Obviously someone has, I am Rich brings iPhone applications to a new level of stupidity.

Webcam Spy Hacker - Peeping Tom Taken High Tech

Being able to secretly watch women in various states of undress was the fantasy of many Porky’s fans (hell, it probably still is). But when it comes to doing so with modern technology instead of excitedly peering through a hole in the wall of the women’s shower, the stakes are higher as concerns about privacy and identity theft become more common. One such Peeping Tom learned that the hard way recently, after installing software on a woman’s computer that allowed him to use the camera on her machine to secretly take some 20,000 photos of her and her friends. Read more

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