Honda has rolled out its new new Honda S2000 CR, which is designed for club racing events. The “CR” stands for “Club Racer”. The car offers a tighter suspension, quicker steering, and an aerodynamic body kit with removable aluminum hard top and front under body and rear wing spoilers. The Honda S2000 CR is priced at $36,300. See more pics after the jump.
The Boy Genius has reported that the iPhone will be released in Canada on the December 7th on Rogers. This is great news for all you Canadians who wanted an iPhone, but didn’t go south to get an unlocked one. Priced at $522 on a 3-year contract. The pre-orders will be available starting December 20th, 2007. However, there is no confirmation from Apple so far.
The Sharp Japan has recently introduced three new AQUOS P Series of LCD TV’s. These LCD offers 400cd/m2 brightness and 176 degrees viewing angle. Other features include dual TV tuners analog / digital, 2 x HDMI input, DVI-D terminal, analog RGB, and onboard speakers that deliver an output of 5W×2ch. Only the 32 inch model that supports Full HD option (1,920×1,080). Piricng info is still unknown.
Wireless speakers are old news, but these pair takes speakers to a whole new level because they are used specifically outdoors. This wireless outdoor speaker system features 2.4GHz Transmitter for iPod and MP3, 50 meter operating range, is made up of a single weather-resistant wireless speaker that can be upgraded to “Stereo” with an auxillary speaker. This is sure to blow your jerk neighbors out of their hammocks! Compatible with iPods, MP3, and CD player and other devices that have a compatible aux jack. Available now at Sharper Image for $149.99.
Available in five different colors, the Proporta’s Alu-Leather Sheepskin Case for iPod nano (with video) offers a leather exterior, cut-outs for access to the nano’s hold switch, Dock Connector, headphone jack, and Click Wheel, a magnetic clasp closure, and contrast overstitching. The case is hand crafted from a sheet of aircraft grade aluminum to help protect the nano’s screen from crushing and impact. It is priced at $35.
This geeky alarm system isn’t actually a cubicle that shoots, but merely a spy toy that features a red infra-red that has a dart shooting compartment. Sounds cool in a dorky kind of way? Well the way it works is even worse. Each unit features a motion sensor. Alarm 1, when tripped, flashes to signal an intruder. Then it activates alarms 2 and 3 with invisible wireless signals. Alarm 2 has an audible alarm and flashes a red light beam on the thief. Lastly, is alarm three which is the best of all 3. It shoots out darts at the culprit leaving your stuff safe and their glasses fogged and cracked. The alarm goes for $39.99.
This Ford GT pictured above, is the biggest nitro-gas RC car in history. This 1 to 5 scale gas-powered H5 Ford GT RC car comes with an assembled chassis, 3-Channel FM Radio with built-in fail-safe mode. It also has 23cc engine, a 450cc fuel tank and a 15kg metal gear ratio. The 2WD and disc brakes make it better for stopping. This replica runs on both gasoline and 2-stroke oil. What’s even cooler is that it can go up to 60 MPH! Coming in at $649, this is sure to be the greatest car for RC car lovers everywhere. But don’t expect to get a date with this;).
Lotus introduced its new race car at Tokyo Motor Show 2007. Known as the Lotus 2-Eleven, the car is powered by supercharged and intercooled 1796 cc engine with 255 PS (252 bhp / 188 kW). No word on pricing or availability so far, all we know is this car would even get a yellow-toothed East Londom hoodlum laid, so you might have a chance.
NEC Corp. Japan unveiled the world’s most powerful supercomputer on the market, meant for advanced use in the sciences. NEC explained that its latest supercomputer, the SX-9, is capable of calculating 839 teraflops or equal to 839 trillion floating point operations per second. The first thing we’d do with this is strap a bra to our heads and create a supermodel from scratch. The company will show the SX-9 at a supercomputing convention next month in Reno, Nevada.
Maserati showed off its sexy new two-door coupe GranTurismo at Tokyo Motor Show 2007. The coupe is powered by 4.2L V8 engine with 405 horse power, fast enough to outrun crooked Italian cops. Designed by Pininfarina, the car became famous when it was used in the Sony PlayStation 3’s “GranTurismo 5: Prologue” video game. We assume this vehicle will make any chick outside a club kill to get in and “become a star.”
