Calling all Bruce Wayne wannabes: for the better part of a million dollars, you can buy a replica of the 1989 Batmobile. And this one is powered by the turbine engine of a decommissioned military helicopter.
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
Thorium is being explored as a less toxic and more plentiful element than uranium to use in nuclear reactors–but could it also be used to power vehicles?
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but if you’re Rolex, Gucci or Apple, you probably aren’t very interested in being flattered. Due to Apple’s intense popularity, an entire industry has arisen that thrives on knocking off the iconic wares Designed in Cupertino. We’ve seen plenty in our day, and while it may strike some as if Apple’s doing absolutely nothing to curtail the aping, a new WikiLeaks release confirms otherwise. According to an electronic memo from the Beijing embassy dated September 2008, Apple began to put obvious and deliberate pressure on China to act against businesses who were copying its wares a few years back. As it turns out, knocking out the knockoffs isn’t exactly high on China’s list of governmental priorities, and progress on halting the KIRF extravaganza has been sluggish at best. The entire story is quite the exhausting read, but it’s worth delving into if you’re curious — per usual, you can get educated in the links below.
WikiLeaks cables shed light on Apple’s battle against counterfeit wares originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
BERLIN — HTC unveiled two new smartphones at the IFA electronics conference in Germany on Thursday, the company’s first devices to run Microsoft’s revamp of the Windows Phone mobile platform, codenamed ‘Mango.’
First, the HTC Radar is a stylish white smartphone made with social networking in mind. Mango’s interface keeps you connected with every friend, contact and follower you have all around the world, with Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn integration.
With a 5-megapixel back-facing camera complete with an f2.2 lens, LED flash and BSI sensor, the Radar lets you shoot wide, bright pictures even in the dark. The Radar has a dedicated camera button, a burst shot function to capture split second moments and a 1-GHz processor to do it as fast as you can imagine.
It’s also got the full range of standard smartphone sensors and connections; GPS, accelerometer, 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. And, of course, 5.1 surround sound for excellent audio playback.
Composed of an aluminum uni-body design, the Radar weights 137g, is 0.42 inches thick, 4.74 inches long and 2.42 wide.
The second phone, HTC’s Titan, is aptly named. The phone’s screen size measures in at a whopping 4.7-inches, larger than most any smartphone screens we’ve seen. Other specs aren’t exactly outstanding — 512 MB of RAM, 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera — but it’s obvious the Titan’s size is supposed to be the true star of the show.
Release dates and pricing details were not made available.
Samsung to sell limited edition, crystal-studded Series 9 laptops originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The first of Intel’s Ultrabooks are almost here. We go hands-on with the first-movers.
OOOH your iPhone videos look SOO NICE. And it’s true, the stock cam on the iPhone 4 does a decent job for quick videos but if you wanted to stop being an amateur and use some real tools for video recording, Filmic Pro is what you need. More »
CNET has learned that Hyundai is bringing its suite of shopping tools from its Web site to Facebook to help shoppers crowdsource their car buying decision.
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
Joining the family of Olympus Pen products is the lovingly nicknamed “PEN Mini,” or E-PM1. Compared to its big brothers the PEN E-PL2 and E-PL3, this little guy packs some serious punch in a tiny body, with a similarly small price tag of $500. But can this ILC that Olympus claims offers “DSLR quality in a compact camera design” stack up against the big boys in the pit at the US Open? The 12.3 megapixel camera comes with a 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens and includes a Micro Four Thirds mount, enabling it to accept compatible lenses from both Olympus and Panasonic — something that was really easy to get the hang of for speedy switching between sets. Check out our impressions as we go hands-on with the camera at one of the biggest tennis matches of the year.
Gallery: Olympus Pen E-PM1 Mini hands-on
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Olympus Pen E-PM1 hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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3D TV that’s as natural to watch as the regular 3D world is the holy grail of video. With the 55LZ2, Toshiba is betting the technology is mature enough to sell.
Originally posted at Deep Tech
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