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The scariest looking peripheral at CES 2011? Possibly. But for those looking to gain a split-second edge on the competition, the N-Control Avenger just may be the solution Xbox 360 gamers have been looking for. Announced just a couple of months ago, the company was here in Las Vegas to actually demonstrate a fully functional model. But simply, it straps onto your first-party 360 controller, adding triggers, straps, cables and all sorts of other contraptions that aim to give you improved alternatives to pressing buttons (while freeing your thumbs up to more accurately operate the analog joysticks). Enough talk — hop on past the break to see how exactly this $60 shell gets down to business.

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Last year’s CES saw 3D TV’s debut with active-shutter technology. This year brought the first passive polarized lenses, creating a messaging split in a still-nascent industry.

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Prius this ain’t. Take a gander at Porsche’s 918 RSR, which just rolled onto the company’s stage at the 2011 North American International Auto Show. It has a 563hp traditional gasoline engine mounted amidships, with a pair of electric motors powering the front wheels that bring the total power up to a whopping 767. The electric motors are not powered by a set of batteries, as in a traditional hybrid, rather they take their power from an inertial flywheel mounted where the passenger seat would be on a road car and spinning at up to 36,000rpm. That’s spun up by momentum when the car brakes and, when the driver hits a button, that momentum is converted to give an acceleratory boost.

That’s the same setup as the 911 GT3 RSR Hybrid, which ran reasonably successfully last year. Its styling is obviously an extension of the 918 Spyder, with a number of cues taken from the incredibly successful Porsche 917 racer of the early ’70s (dig the endplates that look like the 917’s iconic fins). At this point Porsche hasn’t indicated when this car will make its debut on the track, nor in which classes it will run, but one thing’s for clear: this isn’t for the road. So, we’re a bit disappointed we still haven’t any firm details on a production, street 918 — not that we could have afforded it anyway.

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If there is ever an Autobot which transforms from laptop case into desk and chair, then it will look like the Openaire, Nick and Beau Trincia’s rather handsome concept design.

The semi-rigid case is made from hinging pieces of wood and fabric, and consists of several layers which fit inside each other. The outermost skin is removed and hinged open to make a chair. It’s legless, more like a floor-sitting tatami chair than a desk chair, but it keeps you sitting comfortably upright, even on the cold, hard ground.

Next, you slide the computer from its messenger-bag-shaped cocoon. This case also folds out, providing a lap-desk with two flip-open side-panels and a rigid top to help the computer keep cool. It also gives a little lift, so you don”t have to crane your neck quite so much to see the screen.

Because it is modular, you can leave the seat part at home, which is quite likely – after all, who wants to be seen unfolding a whole office in the park? At events like last week’s CES, though, this would have proved ideal. You spend a lot of time far from the comforts of a press lounge or the Wired.com techno-shed, and often end up working on the floor. We just hope its not too heavy to carry.

Openaire [Nick Trincia]

See Also:

• Fold-Flat Office Chair for At-Desk Siestas
• Steelcase Walkstation: Combo Treadmill and Desk
• Mini Rolling Desk: Portable Modular Workstation

This article was written on October 23, 2007 by CyberNet.

Apple’s fourth quarter results that were released yesterday confirm that even though Apple dropped “Computer” from their name, computers are still a huge part of who they are and how they profit. We’ll get into those Mac details in just a minute, but first lets talk about their record breaking earnings for the quarter. It was unquestionably a huge quarter for Apple with their overall revenue exceeding $6.22 billion with a profit of $904 million. To compare, last year for the same quarter their revenue was $4.84 billion with a profit of $542 million. They have the sales of computers to thank for a good chunk of that revenue.

The growth in sales of Macintosh computers has been phenomenal.  This year, 2,164,000 Macs were shipped which is 34% growth from the year prior. The sales alone of the Macs made up 62% of Apple’s revenue – more than the iPhone and iPods combined.  It also appears that laptops were more trendy than desktops, making up more than 62% of Macs sold. Looking at the trend of their market share, it’s obvious that sales of Mac computers are on the rise.  The graph below shows just this and while all of the numbers may not be completely accurate (data source), it provides us with an overall picture of where the Mac computer is headed.

As Mac sales reach new highs, it leaves me wondering if they’ll hit a wall anytime soon like Windows has.  The Windows Market Share really hasn’t fluctuated over the last year.  If Apple wants to continue the upward trend with the sales of their computers, they’re going to have to tackle the businesses sector and do something to try and get businesses on board.  If they are able to do this, I think we’d see an even sharper increase in their market share.

Obviously it’s been a great quarter and an outstanding year for Apple despite a few bumps in the road.  As you can imagine, these strong numbers have helped Apple’s stock quite a bit.  As of this morning when trading opened, their stock rose $11.54 to $185.90 which is about double of what it was at the start of this year.

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