LEGO Technic Off-Roader yours next Christmas
If you’re a LEGO Technic fan and you like off roaders, you’re going to be very excited by this news. This year, a LEGO Technic Extreme Off-Roader 2 could be yours. (You’ll have to wait quite a while, however. Pocket Lint reports that it will only be available for Christmas 2008 in the UK.) The [...]
Pro Race Trainer simulator for racing pros
A couple of days ago we gave you the Force Dynamics 401 motion platform for racer-wannabes who can’t get near a racing car or who want to do a bit of training. Today, we have the Pro Race Trainer simulator. This is designed for real race drivers, so no playing Need for Speed with it [...]
Acer Ferrari 1100 laptop now shipping
The new Acer-Ferrari 1100 laptop has reportedly started shipping, which might make some Ferrari fans (who have a lot of money, as it’s around $2000) very happy. The 1100 is the latest in Acer’s Ferrari line and its specs are pretty impressive: Processor: AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-66 Memory: 4GB (2GB installed [...]
Motorcycle miniatures out of watch parts
Once again, cool motorcycle-related art. Brazilian artist José Geraldo Reis Pfau has created a series of motorcycle miniatures from watch parts. You can see a small sample of pictures below, but there are many more available on the artist’s website. via. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
CarShield device lets you monitor the state of your car
Have you ever felt like you wanted to know more about the state of your vehicle? The reason doesn’t matter: maybe you think the mechanic is ripping you off or maybe you just want to control everything. Either way, this might be of interest. The recently launched CarShield device plugs into a vehicle’s standard diagnostic [...]
Cutting pizza with a Chopper motorcycle?
What do pizza and motorcycles have in common? Nothing, you say? Well, from now one they have at least one thing. Artist Frankie Flood has designed five pizza-cutters inspired by Choppers, to show that even day-to-day objects can be a form of art. The pizza cutters are (appropriately) called Mantis, Psycho Pizza Cadillac, Easy Rider, [...]
Experience driving a real racing car with the Force Dynamics 401 motion platform
Have you ever felt that racing games just don’t deliver the full experience? After all, you’re just sitting in front of your PC clicking some buttons or maybe turning a wheel. Most people won’t ever get the opportunity to drive a racing car, but if you really want to experience the same (or almost the [...]
ANYCOM Solar Car Kit with Bluetooth
This Solar Car Kit with Bluetooth from Anycom is dubbed “the world’s first solar-powered cell-phone car speaker system with Bluetooth wireless technology”. The innovative part is the solar power, so you should know that three hours of sunlight will provide about 30 minutes of talk time. If you charge it by USB or DC adapter [...]
Concept Chevy Volt 1:32 Die Cast
Looking forward to the Concept Chevy Volt, the new EV from Chevrolet? Well, you’ll have to wait at least until 2010 for that. However, for now you can have the next best thing: a 1:32 scale die cast of the car. Made by Bburago, it comes in metallic green and has doors that open. It’s [...]
Scala Q2 lets you talk with riding buddies
First the Rider Scala gave you the option to add Bluetooth to any motorcycle helmet and made talking on a cell phone much easier than taking it out of your pocket and having it blown 1 mile back down the road. Two years later, the updated Scala Rider Q2 brings something even better. Now you can talk to other Q2 users [...]