May 20, 2011
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May 20, 2011
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IPad 2
There's more to it. And even less of it.
Two cameras for FaceTime and HD video recording. The dual-core A5 chip. The same 10-hour battery life.1 All in a thinner, lighter design. Now iPad is even more amazing. And even less like anything else.
Thinner, lighter, and full of great ideas.
Once you pick up iPad 2, it’ll be hard to put down. That’s the idea behind the all-new design. It’s 33 percent thinner and up to 15 percent lighter, so it feels even more comfortable in your hands.2 And it makes surfing the web, checking email, watching movies, and reading books so natural, you might forget there’s incredible technology under your fingers.Apr 26, 2011
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Apr 26, 2011
Ferrari Four and brazenly featured model will probably cost around $ 300,000 when it reaches U.S. ports by the end of October this year. It's cheap. Why keep a $ 173,200 Porsche Panamera Turbo S, a Corvette $ 39,680 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4x4, $ 111,100 ZR1, and $ 21,200 Ford Transit Connect in the disk full of people when you can save money and the garage, so out with all-wheel drive ingenious and rare 651-horsepower Ferrari FF and call it a day? Besides, why buy a house when you can have all the comfort and the room was inside the FF? Leather is an option and succulent [pronounced Schedoni] SKE-DOH-nee luggage set constructed in the same cache is around $ 10k.
We are not aware that some of those who can afford to FF - along with legions of poor people, who want to simplify the delights of the BMW xDrive model or something - is exuberant singing (usually in written form, curled away from the burrows computer) on what cruelty FF Ferrari is a brand and heritage. We have only one thing to say, before we can tell you more things: I put it in your ear. FF is a brilliant move for a company that, frankly, to make a small lane and have it more difficult to sell the car with a V12 engine with a dream, no matter how big you can do or how well they are designed. Thinking of a world without the active sales of the Ferrari V12 will make us sweat out of concern for humanity.
And because it was a challenge for anyone who sells cars 12 cylinders lately, any new V12 is due to the engine and power. That said, even the 6.3-liter "F140 EB V12 sits amidships in FF has a number of sophisticated improvements. The scores for the V12 engine of the FF are about the F 612 Scaglietti F133 5.7 liter 536 horsepower and displayed in its history. The 6.3-liter has more in common with the 611-V12-661-horsepower 6.0-liter inline to 599. Just add 200 psi with direct injection and new reed valves in the dry sump oil not to return to the pistons. Voila! 651 horsepower and 504 lb-ft of torque and 15
percent less fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
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FF "Ferrari Four"
We are not aware that some of those who can afford to FF - along with legions of poor people, who want to simplify the delights of the BMW xDrive model or something - is exuberant singing (usually in written form, curled away from the burrows computer) on what cruelty FF Ferrari is a brand and heritage. We have only one thing to say, before we can tell you more things: I put it in your ear. FF is a brilliant move for a company that, frankly, to make a small lane and have it more difficult to sell the car with a V12 engine with a dream, no matter how big you can do or how well they are designed. Thinking of a world without the active sales of the Ferrari V12 will make us sweat out of concern for humanity.
And because it was a challenge for anyone who sells cars 12 cylinders lately, any new V12 is due to the engine and power. That said, even the 6.3-liter "F140 EB V12 sits amidships in FF has a number of sophisticated improvements. The scores for the V12 engine of the FF are about the F 612 Scaglietti F133 5.7 liter 536 horsepower and displayed in its history. The 6.3-liter has more in common with the 611-V12-661-horsepower 6.0-liter inline to 599. Just add 200 psi with direct injection and new reed valves in the dry sump oil not to return to the pistons. Voila! 651 horsepower and 504 lb-ft of torque and 15 percent less fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
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The production will be based on the latest Audi aluminum space frame chassis with a body built from carbon fiber reinforced plastic. 2013 Audi Quattro Coupe will weigh about 660 pounds less than the Audi RS5 seen as the prototypes already tested. 2013 Audi Quattro Coupe will also have wheelbase, which was reduced by 150 mm and an inner place of false composites.
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2013 Audi Quattro Coupe
The 2010 Paris Auto Show brought us many concepts, but while the Lotus Elan and Esprit are going back to the drawing board and the Renault Dezir will only get chopped up and used for inspirational parts, Audi is pushing forward with a production version of the Quattro concept. That’s right, the Quattro has been given the green light for limited production starting 2013.
The production will be based on the latest Audi aluminum space frame chassis with a body built from carbon fiber reinforced plastic. 2013 Audi Quattro Coupe will weigh about 660 pounds less than the Audi RS5 seen as the prototypes already tested. 2013 Audi Quattro Coupe will also have wheelbase, which was reduced by 150 mm and an inner place of false composites.2013 Audi Quattro Coupe is powered by a 2.5-liter five-cylinder compressor with a standard six-speed gearbox. The 2013 Audi Quattro Coupe engine has 402 hp and 354 pounds feet of torque. Sprint 0-60 mph in just 3.9 seconds is made while the top speed is obviously limited to 155 km / h. Read also 2011 Audi Quattro Concept Rally and Audi Quattro Concept.
Apr 25, 2011
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Apr 25, 2011
Good news Android fans, especially those who are waiting to experience the Honeycomb version of the mobile operating system by Google. According to Engadget, Motorola Xoom might arrive to all Best Buy stores nationwide after Valentines Day.
The site claims they obtained a confidential document from Best Buy, that reveals the launch date of the Motorola Xoom tablet in their stores, and it’s on February 17, 2011.
The first model of the Xoom tablet that will arrive to Best Buy is the 32 GB, which is expected to carry Verizon Wireless as its official network. The 32 GB Motorola Xoom will first use the 3G network of Verizon, instead of the new LTE, but all units are upgradable to 4G in the second quarter of this year.
If we’re going to compare Motorola Xoom’s 32 GB 3G + WiFi model with Apple iPad’s counterpart, Motorola Xoom is cheaper by $30. Engadget’s report revealed that Motorola Xoom 32 GB model will have a tag price of $699.99 (iPad’s 32GB Wi-Fi + 3G is worth $729.99 each).
Speaking of the iPad, Motorola Xoom is expected to compete with Apple inc’s forthcoming new tablet, the second generation of their tablet, or popularly called the iPad 2. Motorola Xoom and iPad 2′s upcoming competition will be tough because iPad 2 is expected to have two cameras too, and other new features that are not currently available on the first generation.
Some rumors say iPad 2 might also include USB port, and retina display. On the other hand, Motorola Xoom looks promising because it will use a new version of the Android, which is capable of running without Android’s quick key buttons like home, back and search.
In related news, Motorola’s Atrix 4G smartphone is still missing in action. The latest report about the Atrix 4G claimed that it might come to AT&T stores by March 1, which is still unconfirmed. The Motorola Atrix 4G will use Android FroYo as pre-installed operating system. The most compelling feature of the Atrix 4G is its capability of connecting to three different docks, the multimedia, laptop and car dock.
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iPad 2 rival Motorola Xoom to come early, Atrix 4G still MIA
Motorola Xoom is expected to become the first Android Honeycomb tablet to arrive.
Looks like Motorola Xoom will come to Best Buy before March. Motorola Atrix 4G’s United States launch date still MIA.
Good news Android fans, especially those who are waiting to experience the Honeycomb version of the mobile operating system by Google. According to Engadget, Motorola Xoom might arrive to all Best Buy stores nationwide after Valentines Day.
The site claims they obtained a confidential document from Best Buy, that reveals the launch date of the Motorola Xoom tablet in their stores, and it’s on February 17, 2011.
The first model of the Xoom tablet that will arrive to Best Buy is the 32 GB, which is expected to carry Verizon Wireless as its official network. The 32 GB Motorola Xoom will first use the 3G network of Verizon, instead of the new LTE, but all units are upgradable to 4G in the second quarter of this year.
If we’re going to compare Motorola Xoom’s 32 GB 3G + WiFi model with Apple iPad’s counterpart, Motorola Xoom is cheaper by $30. Engadget’s report revealed that Motorola Xoom 32 GB model will have a tag price of $699.99 (iPad’s 32GB Wi-Fi + 3G is worth $729.99 each).
Speaking of the iPad, Motorola Xoom is expected to compete with Apple inc’s forthcoming new tablet, the second generation of their tablet, or popularly called the iPad 2. Motorola Xoom and iPad 2′s upcoming competition will be tough because iPad 2 is expected to have two cameras too, and other new features that are not currently available on the first generation.
Some rumors say iPad 2 might also include USB port, and retina display. On the other hand, Motorola Xoom looks promising because it will use a new version of the Android, which is capable of running without Android’s quick key buttons like home, back and search.
In related news, Motorola’s Atrix 4G smartphone is still missing in action. The latest report about the Atrix 4G claimed that it might come to AT&T stores by March 1, which is still unconfirmed. The Motorola Atrix 4G will use Android FroYo as pre-installed operating system. The most compelling feature of the Atrix 4G is its capability of connecting to three different docks, the multimedia, laptop and car dock.
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Born out of technology developed in the search for the world’s most powerful bomb, nuclear power has ever since cast a heavy shadow over its benefits.
The images of what was left of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 after the United States dropped the atomic bomb scarred the world -- 200,000 people died in an instant, and once-bustling cities were pulverized into dust.
Explore our global database of nuclear reactors
But it was the invisible cloud of radiation that no one could defend against that haunted generations.
Popular American movies like the 1983 film "The Day After" played on people’s fears with images of a nuclear winter so destructive that it would kill almost every living thing.
Yet, by that same year, nuclear energy plants were being built from Argentina to South Korea to satisfy the demand for cheap, dependable sources of energy. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, by 2009, nuclear energy produced almost 14 percent of the world’s electricity supplies. And the total demand for energy worldwide has continued to rise, although the latest nuclear disaster at Japan’s Fukushima plant appears to have dampened enthusiasm for an energy source that produces hard-to-dispose-of radioactive spent fuel and can result in widespread radioactive contamination.
Other major sources of energy have their own benefits -- and their own set of risks. Oil is finite, subject to political pressure and rising prices, and has caused significant environmental disasters of its own, ranging from destruction of habitats to large oil spills. Coal is blamed for significant air pollution, and mining for coal is an often lethal profession: coal mining accidents from Colombia to China have resulted in thousands of deaths.
Natural gas pollutes the air less than oil or coal, but transportation can be dangerous. Old and leak-prone natural gas pipelines can explode, killing and injuring dozens of people. Water or hydroelectric power is a renewable, efficient and clean source of energy, but dams are large enterprises that require a lot of land, and if they burst, the environmental damage is widespread.
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Nuclear Energy
The images of what was left of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 after the United States dropped the atomic bomb scarred the world -- 200,000 people died in an instant, and once-bustling cities were pulverized into dust.
Explore our global database of nuclear reactors
Popular American movies like the 1983 film "The Day After" played on people’s fears with images of a nuclear winter so destructive that it would kill almost every living thing.
Yet, by that same year, nuclear energy plants were being built from Argentina to South Korea to satisfy the demand for cheap, dependable sources of energy. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, by 2009, nuclear energy produced almost 14 percent of the world’s electricity supplies. And the total demand for energy worldwide has continued to rise, although the latest nuclear disaster at Japan’s Fukushima plant appears to have dampened enthusiasm for an energy source that produces hard-to-dispose-of radioactive spent fuel and can result in widespread radioactive contamination.
Other major sources of energy have their own benefits -- and their own set of risks. Oil is finite, subject to political pressure and rising prices, and has caused significant environmental disasters of its own, ranging from destruction of habitats to large oil spills. Coal is blamed for significant air pollution, and mining for coal is an often lethal profession: coal mining accidents from Colombia to China have resulted in thousands of deaths.
Natural gas pollutes the air less than oil or coal, but transportation can be dangerous. Old and leak-prone natural gas pipelines can explode, killing and injuring dozens of people. Water or hydroelectric power is a renewable, efficient and clean source of energy, but dams are large enterprises that require a lot of land, and if they burst, the environmental damage is widespread.
Apr 20, 2011
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Apr 20, 2011
The German luxury sports car manufacturer reserves its “722″ marquee for its most exclusive supercars, and the McLaren is absolutely stunning. The supercharged 5.5-liter V8 is hand-built by AMG. The result is an out-of-this-world power output of 650 horsepower and 605 lb-ft. of torque.
With its V10 engine providing more than 600 horsepower and with an array of cutting edge technologies including a ceramic composite clutch and brakes beneath its carbon-reinforced body, the Porsche Carrera GT uses the undiluted qualities of a genuine racecar to provide an unprecedented driving experience on the road.
The Murciélago LP 670-4 SV is not only the fastest Murcielago ever produced, but the fastest car Lamborghini has ever made – sprinting from 0 to 60 mph in only 2.8 seconds. This is the last Murcielago variant Lambo is making, sparking plenty of rumors of a successor.
Powered by a 7.3-liter AMG-built V12, the 640 horsepower Pagani Zonda F Clubsport created ripples in the car community when it lapped the Nürburgring’s Nordschleife test track in only 7:24.7 seconds. Pagani claims that without the car’s aerodynamic equipment (added to increase cornering ability) the Zonda F Clubsport would have a top speed of 220 mph, which would bump it up higher on this list.
Made in 1992, the Jaguar XJ220 is even older than the McLaren F1. Sporting a 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6, the XJ220 could do 217 mph in 1992. Now that’s some seriously impressive engineering.
The Aston Martin One-77 is a very limited edition supercar. Originally, the top speed was estimated at a relatively sedate 200 mph, but later tests confirmed a top speed of 220.007 mph. The 3,307 lb car can rocket from zero to sixty in 3.5 seconds thanks to its 750 horsepower, 7.3-liter V12 engine and six-speed automated manual gearbox.
With a base price of $670,000, this rad ride is most likely already out of your league… and it only gets better (or worse). With only 399 ever produced, the price goes up every time someone crashes. So, hands at 10 and 2, people! I’m saving my pennies!
The McLaren F1 was made in 1994, and it’s still one of the fastest cars in the world. Produced from 1993 to 1998, the F1 still sells for well over $1 million each. Even though it’s no longer the fastest production car in the world anymore, it’s still the fastest naturally aspirated road car in the world, sporting a special 6.1-liter V12 capable of biting your head off.
Made in Sweden, this ambitious ride is trying its hardest to be the fastest car in the world, but it has a long way to go to surpass the Bugatti and the Ultimate Aero.
Saleen’s first car not based on an existing model, the S7 supercar grabbed a lot of attention when it was released in 2000. Why? Because it’s badass! An updated Twin-Turbo model followed shortly afterward, providing 750 hp and a 248 mph top speed. Saleen offers a competition package increasing power to 1000 hp, which brings the top speed up to a rumored 260 mph.
Boutique supercar maker Shelby Super Cars (SSC) first unleashed the Ultimate Aero in 2007. Tested in March of that year by Guiness World Records, it destroyed the more expensive Bugatti Veyron’s top speed record. But that was then and this is now. SSC has since upgraded the Aero to include an all-new twin-turbo V8 engine (half the size of the Veyron), producing 1287 hp, and giving the car a theoretical top speed of 290 mph. And no, that is not a typo. However, it is theoretical. SSC claims that given a long enough road, they could get the car up to 270 mph. That would break the Veyron’s record again, but let’s see if they ever get around to it.
Bugatti refused to play second fiddle to SSC’s Ultimate Aero. The French supercar company slapped bigger turbos and intercoolers on their previous world record holding Veyron to produce a seriously impressive 1200 horsepower. Only 30 Veyron Super Sport models will be produced and, interestingly, the 30 cars sold to the public will be electronically limited to “only” 258 mph.
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The Fastest, Expensive Cars in the World
12. Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster 722 S – 208 mph
Specs: Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren Roadster $495,000. A GT supercar, the SLR McLaren is the fastest automatic transmission car in the world with a top speed of 206 mph+ and reaching 60 mph in 3.8 seconds and supercharged 5.5 Liter AMG V8 with 650 hp. It is a luxurious convertible with a really powerful engine, which results in outstanding performances and style.
11. Porsche Carrera GT – 209 mph
With its V10 engine providing more than 600 horsepower and with an array of cutting edge technologies including a ceramic composite clutch and brakes beneath its carbon-reinforced body, the Porsche Carrera GT uses the undiluted qualities of a genuine racecar to provide an unprecedented driving experience on the road.Specs: 209 mph, 0-60 in 3.9 secs. Aluminum, 68 Degree, Water Cooled V10 Engine with 612 hp, base price is $484,000.
10. Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV – 213 mph
Specs: 213 mph, 0-60 in 2.8 secs. V12 Engine with 640 hp, base price is $430,000.
9. Pagani Zonda F Clubsport – 215 mph
Powered by a 7.3-liter AMG-built V12, the 640 horsepower Pagani Zonda F Clubsport created ripples in the car community when it lapped the Nürburgring’s Nordschleife test track in only 7:24.7 seconds. Pagani claims that without the car’s aerodynamic equipment (added to increase cornering ability) the Zonda F Clubsport would have a top speed of 220 mph, which would bump it up higher on this list.Specs: 215 mph, 0-60 in 3.5 secs. AMG V12 Engine with 640 hp, base price is $667,321.
8. Jaguar XJ220 – 217 mph
Made in 1992, the Jaguar XJ220 is even older than the McLaren F1. Sporting a 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6, the XJ220 could do 217 mph in 1992. Now that’s some seriously impressive engineering.Specs: 217 mph, 0-60 in 3.8 secs. Twin Turbo V6 Engine with 542 hp, base price was $650,000.
7. Aston Martin One-77 – 220 mph
Specs: 220 mph, 0-60 in 3.5 secs. V12 Vantage-derived Aston Martin V12 Engine with 750 hp, base price is $1,332,700.
6. Ferrari Enzo – 217 mph
Specs: 217 mph, 0-60 in 3.4 secs. F140 Aluminum V12 Engine with 660 hp, base price is $670,000.
5. McLaren F1 – 240 mph
Specs: 240 mph, 0-60 in 3.2 secs. BMW S70/2 60 Degree V12 Engine with 627 hp, base price is $970,000.
4. Koenigsegg CCX – 245 mph
Made in Sweden, this ambitious ride is trying its hardest to be the fastest car in the world, but it has a long way to go to surpass the Bugatti and the Ultimate Aero.Specs: 245 mph, 0-60 in 3.2 secs. 90 Degree V8 Engine 806 hp, base price is $545,568.
3. Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo – 248 mph
Specs: 248 mph, 0-60 in 3.2 secs. Twin Turbo All Aluminum V8 Engine with 750 hp, base price is $555,000.
2. SSC Ultimate Aero – 257 mph
Boutique supercar maker Shelby Super Cars (SSC) first unleashed the Ultimate Aero in 2007. Tested in March of that year by Guiness World Records, it destroyed the more expensive Bugatti Veyron’s top speed record. But that was then and this is now. SSC has since upgraded the Aero to include an all-new twin-turbo V8 engine (half the size of the Veyron), producing 1287 hp, and giving the car a theoretical top speed of 290 mph. And no, that is not a typo. However, it is theoretical. SSC claims that given a long enough road, they could get the car up to 270 mph. That would break the Veyron’s record again, but let’s see if they ever get around to it.Specs: 257 mph, 0-60 in 2.7 secs. Twin-Turbo V8 Engine with 1183 hp, base price is $654,400.
1. Bugatti Veyron – 268 mph
Specs: 268 mph, 0-60 in 2.5 secs. Aluminum, Narrow Angle 8 Liter W16 Engine with 1200 hp, base price is $1,700,000.
Apr 1, 2011
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Apr 1, 2011
Veyron 16.4 is a top gear award for Super Spot in 2010. It has 7 Gear DSG, fuel consumption combined: 24.1l/100km, fuel consumption in town: 40.4l/100km, fuel consumption out of town: 14.7l/100km, CO2 emission combined: 574g/km. At the annual award ceremony in a London restaurant Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond presented the Top Gear Awards 2010. The third of the presenting team, James May, who actually picked the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. Super Sport as his “Car of the Year” was tied up in a filming session in the United States. May had driven his own personal record of 417 km/h with the Super Sport on the same day when Pierre Henri Raphanel, Bugatti’s Pilote Officiel achieved landspeed record of 431 km/h in June 2010.
Endowed with W16 engine-16 cylinders in 4 banks of 4 cylinders fed by four turbochargers, a dual-clutch DSG computer-controlled manual transmission, the Veyron has a length is 4462 mm (175.8 in) a wide of 1998 mm (78.7 in) and hight of 1206 mm (47.5 in). Counting a sum of 10 radiators, for the engine cooling system, for transmission oil, a heat exchanger for the air to liquid intercoolers, for engine oil etc., the car has a power to weight ratio of 529 bhp/tonne.
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Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sopt
The development of the Veyron 16.4 is one of the key milestones of 21st-century automotive engineering. Designers were to revive the heritage of Ettore Bugatti with this new super sports car. Equally challenging were the impressive technical requirements the exceptional serial production vehicle had to meet: a top speed above 400 km/h and 736 kW (1,000 HP)
Veyron 16.4 is a top gear award for Super Spot in 2010. It has 7 Gear DSG, fuel consumption combined: 24.1l/100km, fuel consumption in town: 40.4l/100km, fuel consumption out of town: 14.7l/100km, CO2 emission combined: 574g/km. At the annual award ceremony in a London restaurant Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond presented the Top Gear Awards 2010. The third of the presenting team, James May, who actually picked the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. Super Sport as his “Car of the Year” was tied up in a filming session in the United States. May had driven his own personal record of 417 km/h with the Super Sport on the same day when Pierre Henri Raphanel, Bugatti’s Pilote Officiel achieved landspeed record of 431 km/h in June 2010.
Not just a super car that carries on the name of racing driver Pierre Veyron, who, while racing for the original Bugatti car manufacturer, won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939, Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is the second fastest car in the world and the most powerful, it can easily pass as a super hero`s car like Superman. It has the fastest acceleration speed, reaching in 400 km/h
Endowed with W16 engine-16 cylinders in 4 banks of 4 cylinders fed by four turbochargers, a dual-clutch DSG computer-controlled manual transmission, the Veyron has a length is 4462 mm (175.8 in) a wide of 1998 mm (78.7 in) and hight of 1206 mm (47.5 in). Counting a sum of 10 radiators, for the engine cooling system, for transmission oil, a heat exchanger for the air to liquid intercoolers, for engine oil etc., the car has a power to weight ratio of 529 bhp/tonne.
A model drove by superstars like Tom Cruise, couldn`t name itself cheap, rising the Bugatti Veyron at least of $1,700,000, a price that measures it`s quality. Many new designs has been released since 2006, the color might have changed, but the speed and power remain the same.
Mar 31, 2011
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Mar 31, 2011
Once Million Dollar Laptop
1. Luvaglio One Million Dollar Laptop: $1,000,000
This laptop is made to order and you will get your own design and specification. You can also order from what kind of material your laptop will be made. You can choose from wood, metal or iron. This laptop is also designed so the owner can upgrade the hardware themself. This laptop had not been announced the full details yet, but it is equipped with 128 solid State drive, MP3 player, built in USB stick and equipped with “it incorporates a 17" widescreen LED lit screen with a specially designed anti-reflective glare coating for clear and brighter image”.
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This laptop is made to order and you will get your own design and specification. You can also order from what kind of material your laptop will be made. You can choose from wood, metal or iron. This laptop is also designed so the owner can upgrade the hardware themself. This laptop had not been announced the full details yet, but it is equipped with 128 solid State drive, MP3 player, built in USB stick and equipped with “it incorporates a 17" widescreen LED lit screen with a specially designed anti-reflective glare coating for clear and brighter image”.
Luvaglio CEO Rohan Sinclair Luvaglio told Gizmag that: "Unlike many of the highly priced products being released, we took our time to develop something out of the ordinary with real attention to detail"
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