Apr 19

Ridiculously thin and light laptop unveiled in Taiwan: the 10.7mm, 1.9-pound Inhon Blade 13 Carbon

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Inhon unveils Blade 13 carbon, claims its the lightest, thinnest laptop

Never heard of Inhon? That might change with the Taiwanese computer maker’s Blade 13 Carbon laptop, which it claims is now the world’s thinnest and lightest. Tipping the scale at 870g (1.9 pounds) and 10.7mm, the company says it undercuts NEC’s 12.8mm Lavie X by a whopping 2mm, while nipping the 875g LaVie Z by 5g. There are still weighty specs crammed into the package, however: a Core i5 or i7 CPU, 1080p screen, 128GB or 256GB SSD and 4GB of RAM. If you’re looking for that kind of unencumbered power, the Carbon will also lighten your pocketbook to the respectable tune of $1,350, while a dialed-back 1,600 x 900 fiberglass version — still radically lean at 12.6mm and 1,195g (2.6 pounds) — will run a grand or so. These models will arrive in Taiwan in June, with no sign that it’ll come to relieve us overburdened laptop users stateside.

Gallery: Inhon Blade 13 Carbon

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Sep 28

This is the carbon fiber core of Ferrari’s first hybrid

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Ferrari has already said that it will never make an electric car — at least, not while Luca di Montezemolo is in charge — but we already know that a hybrid Ferrari is in the cards. And, this is what will hold it all together. At this year’s Paris Auto Show the company rolled out this carbon fiber cage that is the core chassis of the machine. Other than a pledge that the thing will use F1-inspired technology nobody would tell us what it would be called (possibly F70, at least internally) or just when the rest of its components will be bolted on. But, for now, enjoy this sneak peek under the skin of Ferrari’s next hypercar.

Gallery: Hybrid Ferrari carbon fiber chassis

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Sep 27

BMW i3 sheds its skin, shows off carbon skeleton

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Want to know how the BMW i3 electric car can be so light (2,800 pounds) despite hauling around a massively heavy battery pack? A lot of it has to do with its carbon chassis. BMW uses something called CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced plastic) to create a material that is light, strong and, crucially, cheap enough to actually be used in production. The car is still on track for its 2013 release, where it will be sold out of posh i Stores like the one recently opened in London.

Gallery: BMW i3 cutaway and car

BMW i3 cutaway and car

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Jul 08

Roskva electric motorcycle revealed in Norway with carbon fiber chassis and clothes

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Roskva electric motorcycle revealed in Norway carbon fiber chassis 94hp motor 112MPH top speed

The choices in the electric motorcycle market just keep getting juicier, and while you’ll still have to stick with the more established brands like Brammo, Zero or BRD if you’re looking to make a purchase, a hot new prototype has just been unveiled that threatens to make them all look a little bit… pedestrian. It’s called the Roskva from a team of five students at the University of Life Sciences (UMB) in Oslo, Norway. Like a MotoGP bike it has an all carbon fiber unified frame and bodywork that weighs less than 25kg and even rolls on carbon wheels. A 94HP motor provides the oomph and delivers a top speed of about 112MPH, with a maximum range of 62 miles. No word on when or if the thing might make it into actual production, but we can say for sure that there’s a second picture of the thing just waiting for you right after the break, still in that same garage that is far, far neater than ours.

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Roskva electric motorcycle revealed in Norway with carbon fiber chassis and clothes originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 08 Jul 2012 15:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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