Popular Mechanics 2010-01, Popular Mechanics Magazine Collection PDF MEGAPACK
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JANUARY 2010
PM FEATURES
VOLUME 187 NO. 1
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View From
the Brink
Direor James
Cameron dreams up
movies that can’t be
made with exiing tech-
nology, then invents the
machinery to transform
his fantasies into film. He
puts his wizardry—and
reputation—on the line
with his late proje,
Avatar
, a 3D sci-fi epic.
BY ANNE THOMPSON
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The Deadly
Season
It’s risky but potentially
lifesaving work: Ski into
the heart of avalanche
country and bomb slide-
prone slopes. PM glides
along with the dawn
patrol. Fire in the hole!
BY MICHAEL FINKEL
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The Machines
Are Watching
Las Vegas ... Sin City?
More like Spy City. And
the high-tech surveillance
and data mining that keep
casinos profitable and
gamblers in line may soon
be coming to a shopping
mall, airport or workplace
near you. Are you okay
with that?
BY MICHAEL K APLAN
2010
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Thrill Rides
Sure, we like our cars fa, but we also like them economical.
To locate the sweet spot between high speed and low price,
PM’s tire-smoking auto team revs up six new
road hulers to find out who owns the fa lane.
BY LARRY WEBSTER
From le: PM auto editors Ben Stewart and Larry Weber confer with
contributing teer Daniel Winter at Ohio’s Nelson Ledges Road Course.
ON THE
COVER
Photographed for PM in Oober 2009 by Art Streiber at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa,
Cabazon, Calif., where cuomers willingly consent to legal high-tech surveillance and data
gathering. But will these syems migrate elsewhere and be used for more insidious purposes?
PHOTOGRAPH BY
CHRISTOPHER WRAY-MCCANN
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Nuclear Recharge
Long-laing, nuke-powered
batteries charge hard-to-
access gear.
Plus:
What the
Air Force fears mo.
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Cool Breeze
e Dyson Air Multiplier is the
world’s fir bladeless fan.
Plus:
Garbage bags get the
Abusive Lab Te treatment.
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The New Cubism
If you can build a box, you can
furnish a room. Here, eps to
conru a versatile table,
ackable shelves—even a bed.
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Homeowners Clinic
Tips and tricks for flawless
caulking.
Plus:
How to quiet a
buzzing dimmer switch.
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Leading Man
GM may hit its ride with the
new Terrain.
Plus:
Genius at
the Frankfurt Motor Show.
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Saturday
Mechanic
Diesels are famously durable,
but they ill need attention.
Follow these tips to extend
your engine’s life expeancy.
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Car Clinic
Choosing corre turn-signal
flashers.
Plus:
Should you
replace both rear-brake wheel
cylinders at the same time?
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Jay Leno’s Garage
In the 1950s, the Fiat was an
Italian aple—and Jay thinks
it has the potential to be a
go-to car in the U.S. too.
48
The Future of Fat
Fat isn’t ju blubber—it’s a
complex organ that could help
you
lose
weight.
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10 Tech Concepts
From anthropomimetic
machines to piezoeleric
displays, PM takes you
through the big ideas that will
make headlines in 2010.
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How It Works:
Ocean Rower
A look inside the boat that a
22-year-old athlete will row
solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Uses of
Silica Gel
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The DIY
Touchscreen PC
We turn a andard netbook
into a finger-friendly machine.
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Digital Clinic
Surprising ways silica gel
saves eleronics.
Plus:
What
drains a smartphone’s battery
faer—3G or Wi-Fi?
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THE COVER
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2010 Tech Preview
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Cheap Speed
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How ey Track You
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Digital Hollywood
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We Ski With
Avalanche Blasters
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Letters
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