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via le blog iPhon.fr (in French)
Mme Cousteau wants the Calypso to be a national monument
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, to give him his full name, remains an important scientific, environmental and cultural pioneer. He invented the aqua-lung in 1943. He was the first man to shoot a full-length movie under the ocean in colour, with the help of the film director Louis Malle in 1955.
via The Independent
Google doodle dedicated to Jacques Cousteau
Google dedicated a “doodle” (what they call their themed logos) to Jacques Cousteau, in honor of what would have been his 100th birthday (June 11th). They also did one for the 50th anniversary of Astérix!
Tintin on wheels
Tintin’s Cars is a web site detailing all the cars that appear in the Tintin albums as drawn by Hergé, with a photo of the corresponding ‘real’ car.
via The Presurfer
Turning the métro into a playground
Parisian geeks “hack the métro’s user interface” and install a swing!
via LaGrotteDuBarbu
Cable of Foucault’s pendulum snaps
The original pendulum, which was used by French scientist Leon Foucault to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth and which forms an integral part of Eco’s novel’s labyrinthine plot, has been irreparably damaged in an accident in Paris.
via Times Higher Education, image Boing Boing
Exec of French company to help California get its own TGV
Roelof van Ark, high-level exec of French transport company Alstom, to be CEO of the California High Speed Rail Authority, where he’ll head up the Anaheim<>San Francisco high-speed train project! Long overdue in America.
via Curbed LA, image whitehouse.gov
Leave it to the French to make a shack a thing of beauty
The concept of the design is for a vacation getaway for resorts where you can experience a window to the sky, and an island of liberty. You can rent these at several places throughout France and use the included astronomical telescope to penetrate the mysteries of the universe.
via Tiny House Blog
New Loire Valley eco-theme park
The [Loire Valley] region, traditionally known as “The Garden of France” — thanks to a horticultural heritage stretching back centuries — is now home to an 11-hectare site devoted entirely to the enjoyment of the natural world.
via CNN.com
French Art Deco cars in California museum
The Mullin Automotive Museum held a grand opening party here last week, offering a preview of a collection that includes more than 100 historic cars with a French connection, featuring marques like Delahaye, Delage, Talbot-Lago, Voisin and Bugatti.
via NYTimes.com
Apple picks Paris to showcase its Maps app for iPad
Apple, exhibiting its usual good taste, chooses Paris for the demo video (http://www.apple.com/ipad/guided-tours/#maps) of its Google Maps app for the iPad.
via tuaw
Pounding the pavement in Toulouse
In the French city of Toulouse, the newest craze in sustainable energy is about to hit the streets. Literally. Inspired by a nightclub in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the city of Toulouse has begun investigating the installation of energy-absorbing sidewalk panels that would harvest pedestrian power to fuel the street lights.
via Popular Science
French news channel “France 24″ launches iPad app
The international news network’s application for the iPad is now available free from the App Store. iPad users can enjoy live broadcast from France 24’s three language channels, or watch the latest newscast, weather forecast and sports flash on demand.
Another good reason to get an iPad.
Francophile geek(ette)s: Eiffel Tower USB Drive!
Must have this! 8 GB of storage. You’ll also find a link to a croissant wrist rest that claims to smell like bread at GeekAlerts.
HT @Myriam