New York City just made a push in the greener direction. NYC ordered 850 diesel-electric buses which will make it the largest hybrid bus fleet in the world. These buses will be diesel/electric hybrids that are powered entirely by an electric motor while a diesel engine generator charges the lithium-ion battery. The hybrid buses are expected to join NYC’s fleet in 2010. (more…)

A new IBM patent would allow for companies to stick advertisements right in the middle of a DVD movie. So you’d sit and watch a bit of the film, then all of a sudden a commercial would start to run, disabling your fast-forward button. Once the commercial is over, you’d be returned to the film. The point of the patent is to offer lower-priced ad-supported DVDs to consumers and provide another revenue stream for movie studios. Personally, I think I just shit my pants.

[Ars Technica]