You say you like the Kindle, but wish it had a color screen? The Sharper Image Literati could be the answer to your prayers, boasting a full color display in a Wi-Fi equipped E-reader that will sell for a not-too-crazy $159. But before you plunk down y…
Idaho Governor C. L. “Butch” Otter kicked off a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, signing a turbine blade that would be part of the state’s 183-megawatt wind farm. That’s a heck of a lot of renewable energy — enough to power 40,000 homes, in fact.
3D has never really tickled my fancy, but I — and I suspect everyone else — could get down with an awesome holographic projection. Complex, Back to the Future 2-style holograms, like full-body teleportation and safe cloning, is something I …
Editor’s Note: Students from Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering are working in Tanzania to help improve sanitation and energy technologies in local villages. The student-led group , known as Humanitarian Engineering Leadership Projects (HELP…
Morgan Motor Company celebrated its 100th anniversary last year. Though the world is much different from when the company was first founded in 1909, Morgan still hand assembles every car it builds. It makes just a few hundred vehicles a year, but they are of the highest quality and are some of the most sought after cars ever built.
Despite the exclusive nature of the Morgan automobile though, the company must be admired for its ability to look forward. Hybrids, hydrogen-power, and electric cars are the future, and Morgan doesn’t plan on being left behind. They have announced that they will be building a diesel-electric hybrid car with a 1,000 mile range.
In preparation for its official debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show next month, Honda released some pics and a few details for the much anticipated Honda Fit Hybrid today (called the Jazz in Europe and Japan). The car will be the first modern subcompact parallel hybrid to reach consumers since the release of the original Honda Insight back in 1999—and it is rumored to cost between $16,500 and $18,600 when it goes on sale in Japan next year. At that price it would be the cheapest hybrid available on the market.
Yet, as the news fans out on the internet today, one bit of info buried rather vaguely in the press release that hasn’t been picked up elsewhere piqued my curiosity. Up till now, speculation about the expected fuel economy of the Fit Hybrid ranged anywhere from 60-70 mpg, but according to Honda, the Fit Hybrid will have about the same fuel economy as the current Insight.
We’ve all seen the sad remains of animals next to busy highways. So how far would you go to prevent that? Across the pond in Europe, they’ve gone as far as to erect three bridges that costs over $290,000 and are only for scurrying little mice.
When anybody says “hybrid”, the first car that comes to mind is the Toyota Prius. For Toyota, this is a good thing, as they have become synonymous with “green” vehicles. The Prius has dominated the hybrid car market for over a decade, and you cannot go anywhere without seeing at least a few of them in a parking lot.
Still, overall sales of hybrids have slowed as gas prices remain low. Consumers are instead, once again, turning towards pickups and SUV’s and shunning hybrids. In light of lower sales, Toyota has lowered its targeted hybrid production for 2011 from 1 million units to around 740,000.
When Honda first announced the CRZ Hybrid, they promised a spiritual successor to the “totally 80’s” CRX Si—a car that set the standard for small, fun-to-drive commuters.
When the final production version debuted, many felt that the CRZ program had failed. The new car was slower, heavier, and fuel economy was lagging behind the 80’s CRX… not exactly a recipe for automotive fun.
ENTER: HKS (let the fun begin!).
Have you ever been sitting in the stands of a football game and wished you could have your own instant replay? Now you can, thanks to FanVision, a portable device that 10 NFL teams will begin using this season to communicate directly to fans at live ga…
This lovely pair is Joslyn and Lawson who adore each other and want to spend the rest of their days together in a loving home. Ideally, a quieter home without young children and someone who doesn’t work all day would be perfect. They are beautiful, af…
Researchers at Japan’s Saitama University Human-Robot Interaction Center have invented a robotic wheelchair that will follow your companion or caregiver as you sit back and enjoy the ride.
Sparky is an adorable little terrier cross who has a taste for the finer things in life, such as sunbathing and human food. This little boy still has plenty of life in him despite his age and is looking for a loving retirement home. He gets along with …
Remember that skeletal body scanner in Total Recall? A group of researchers from Wright State Research Institute wants to turn that little piece of science fiction into real life, with a scanner that can ID terrorists by analyzing their skeletal struct…
For renowned Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre, the adventure of extreme watches began in 1833 in an isolated Swiss valley, when Antoine LeCoultre and his watchmakers personally tested their creations featuring innovative technical solutions by…
Designed for the outdoor adventurers, the Cricket Trailer is a modular, mini trailer home that draws inspiration from the compact but comfortable quarters of the NASA space station. The brainchild of NASA Architect Garrett Finney, the innovative,…
Scottish artist Jack Vettriano, best known for his painting titled “The Singing Butler” that was sold at Sotheby’s in 2004 for about £750,000, is now offering a limited edition artwork to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Malcolm Campbell’s…
Here’s good way to ruin a vacation. Vincent Hunter from Dallas was vacationing in Connecticut, when his iPhone notified him of some activity inside his home back in Texas.
Airstream, maker of the iconic Silver Bullet travel trailer, has already impressed with its PanAmerica trailer and the Victorinox Special Edition Airstream trailer. The proud manufacturer of the world’s finest travel trailers has now announced the…
After festooning the Shure, Sennheiser and Audio Technica headphones with sparkling crystals, CrystalRoc has done the Dr. Dre Beats headphones too. Beats by Dr. Dre from Monster are high definition headphones engineered and designed to reveal the…
Loaded with features avid racing enthusiasts would expect, the MS4R Motion Simulator Pro is the latest to join our list of high-end racing simulators. Based on Olympic training principles, the MS4R motion racing simulator from “Games 4 Party”…
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