Because Italy is more than a geographic expression..
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Startup Offers One-Click Travel Options
From Forbes:
"This has opened the door to a new generation of travel tech start-ups, like Go Euro, Route Happy and Hotel Tonight, aimed at making journeys and travel experiences as seamless as possible.
The entrepreneurs behind these ventures have invariably experienced travel frustrations of their own. In the case of Italian multimodal transportation start-up Waynaut, it was the daily commute from home to university of its founder and CEO Simone Lini that was the inspiration."
"This has opened the door to a new generation of travel tech start-ups, like Go Euro, Route Happy and Hotel Tonight, aimed at making journeys and travel experiences as seamless as possible.
The entrepreneurs behind these ventures have invariably experienced travel frustrations of their own. In the case of Italian multimodal transportation start-up Waynaut, it was the daily commute from home to university of its founder and CEO Simone Lini that was the inspiration."
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Broadband Speed Lags
You gotta take the good with bad sometimes in life.
And with Italy, there's plenty of both. Which makes it so interesting. Who wants a perfect society anyway? All that utopian splendor saps and stomps the energy out of creativity and life I say!
When it comes to average broadband speed, Italy lags...badly...next to its European peers according to Akamai's recent report.
Not sure why is so but despite recent improvements the country remains in the Dark Age so to speak.
And with Italy, there's plenty of both. Which makes it so interesting. Who wants a perfect society anyway? All that utopian splendor saps and stomps the energy out of creativity and life I say!
When it comes to average broadband speed, Italy lags...badly...next to its European peers according to Akamai's recent report.
Not sure why is so but despite recent improvements the country remains in the Dark Age so to speak.
Friday, January 9, 2015
Lamborghini Enters Smartphone Realm
I came across some boxes containing copy books from elementary school during the Holidays. One of them read at the top: October 12, 1982.
Amazing how time passes. How quickly we can be transported back to a time I somehow can't believe existed.
Anyway.
Lamborghini enters the Smartphone market under the Tonino Lamborghini Mobile name.
Price tag? Roughly $4000.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Italian App Focuses On Cervical Fitness
"Cervical fitness. With the use of technology on the rise, the cervical
area of the body is not getting the exercise and movement for which it
is designed creating a need for special medical interest created to work
just with patients with neck pain. Patients are given exercises to
complete by physiotherapists and chiropractors, but either don’t rigidly
follow these regimens or don’t follow them properly. An Italian team
has created an app they hope will change all that and rid the world of
neck pain, too, and they’ve launched an IndieGoGo campaign to finish
programing and distributing it."
More here.
And Happy New Year to one and all!
More here.
And Happy New Year to one and all!
What Does A Ferrari Army Look Like?
"...Aside from the opportunity to admire a stunning array of Prancing Horse cars designed specifically for the track, attendees also witnessed an impressive gathering of Ferraris from all over the Middle East.
With a LaFerrari leading the way, the parade saw the Abu Dhabi track thronged by over 200 models of every age and representing most of the States in the area. Also flying at the event were many of the UAE’s flags in celebration of the 43rd anniversary of the UAE, adding an extra layer of significance to this meeting of Italian passion, technology and design in one of the world’s most economically important regions..."
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Chrysler's Connection To Italy
Back in the 1950s, they hooked up with Ghia to produce magnificent concept cars including the GS-1 Chrysler Ghia (1953), the handsomely gorgeous Dual-Ghia (1958 - pictured from My Car Quest) and 'Thomas Special':
From Conceptcarz:
A war torn Europe was recovering from years of battle. Many factories had been ruined and many intellectual knowledge had been destroyed. Fiat invited Chrysler to Italy to aid in their rebuilding and to train their technicians in the latest methods and techniques of automotive production. This included teaching them modernized ways of constructing cars and the most effective means of assembly line techniques. Not only was Chrysler imparting knowledge to a struggling economy, they were gaining knowledge on the art of carrozziere, Italian meaning custom coach building. This was a dying art but had been very popular in the early 1900s. A manufacturer would supply a rolling chassis to a custom coachbuilder to complete. The coachbuilder often corresponded with the customer to determine the exact specifications, resulting in unique creations.
Chrysler began discussions with one of the most famous coachbuilders of all time, Pinin Farina. However, it would be Ghia in Turin who would be commissioned to build a series of cars inspired by the designs of Virgil Exner, Chryslers chief stylist. Ghia and Chrysler continued working together for 15 years creating some of the most memorable Chryslers of all time."
Ghia's partnership with Chrysler was not exclusive over the years having also corroborated with Volkswagen, Plymouth and Ford.
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Airbus Helicopter Deal For Avio
More technology news:
"Airbus Helicopters and Avio Aero have signed an agreement for the supply of the transmissions of future advanced helicopters: Avio Aero will manufacture and test gearboxes for further installation on Airbus new generation twin-engine helicopters, including X4. "
"...Italy is home to the main headquarters and important plants in Turin, Pomigliano d’Arco (Naples) and Brindisi. Worldwide it employees 4700 people (about 4000 in Italy) and has production plants in Poland, Brazil and China."
"Airbus Helicopters and Avio Aero have signed an agreement for the supply of the transmissions of future advanced helicopters: Avio Aero will manufacture and test gearboxes for further installation on Airbus new generation twin-engine helicopters, including X4. "
"...Italy is home to the main headquarters and important plants in Turin, Pomigliano d’Arco (Naples) and Brindisi. Worldwide it employees 4700 people (about 4000 in Italy) and has production plants in Poland, Brazil and China."
Italian Hydraulics Haul Canadian Hogs
As is usually the case, English translation can be improved on company websites. Pezzaioli is based in the northern city of Brescia.
From Trucknews.com:
“...Years ago, when I was young—and my father started the business in 1951—the way we hauled livestock was barbaric. First off, we didn’t know better and we definitely didn’t have the technology. Now we certainly know better,” said Luckhart..."
"...Luckhart was contacted by the Italian trailer maker Pezzaioli, inquiring about the North American market, and after touring each other’s companies, Luckhart struck a deal to be Pezzaioli ‘s North American distributor. In return, Pezzaioli committed to supplying HarBra with between 100 and 120 trailers over the next two years.
“We know these things are very well built. I can say when they’re better, and they are better than mine. I can recognize that.”
"...Like the trailers he was modifying, the Italian ones have hydraulic decks, but they offer a number of features Luckhart didn’t offer including a double-skinned, Styrofoam-insulated roof that raises to offer ventilation, double-walled sides, fans, a heated water system with stainless steel tanks, water bowls for cattle, and stainless steel air tanks. And while these trailers are designed and built in Italy, they aren’t too European for the North American market."
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Italy To Provide F-35 Maintenance
I don't post too many news articles on this sit but this is relevant I should think:
"Italy’s Cameri air base will become the European hub for maintenance
of F-35 fighter jets stationed in Europe, the U.S. Defense Department
said Thursday.
“Italy invested nearly $1 billion in building” the Cameri facility in northern Italy, “and it’s very hard, on a cost basis and value basis, to match that,” Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, the Pentagon’s F-35 program manager, told reporters in Washington, D.C. “Italy is a stable and very important partner.”
"...Lockheed is developing three
variants of the F-35 for the U.S. military and eight partners that
funded its development: Britain, Australia, Italy, Norway, Turkey, the
Netherlands, Denmark and Canada. Israel, Japan and South Korea have
also placed orders for the planes.
The Marine Corps plans to start initial combat use of the planes in July 2015, with the Air Force following suit in 2016.
In
Italy, much of the work will be done by Finmeccanica SpA's Alenia,
which manages a $1 billion-plus government-owned final assembly and
checkout facility in Cameri."
Italy continues its strong aviation tradition:
“Italy invested nearly $1 billion in building” the Cameri facility in northern Italy, “and it’s very hard, on a cost basis and value basis, to match that,” Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, the Pentagon’s F-35 program manager, told reporters in Washington, D.C. “Italy is a stable and very important partner.”
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Italian Inventions
I think I'm going to cross-post this with The Commentator.
List of Italian inventions.
That's a lot of them. And those are just the 'patented' ones. Imagine those they come up with that don't get recognized.
List of Italian inventions.
That's a lot of them. And those are just the 'patented' ones. Imagine those they come up with that don't get recognized.
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