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AUTOMOTIVE
View profiles of the latest concept cars, and recent automotive entries.
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ELECTRONICS
Look at the latest in digital video, stereo, mobile, and other consumer electronics.
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COMPUTERS
Check out new computer hardware products and accessories.
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GADGETS & TECHNOLOGY
Innovative inventions you don't necessary need, but probably want.
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FASHION
What's the newest trend in fashion? Urbnet will tell you....
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MKS
Meet the sedan that leads the striking new generation of Lincoln vehicles-the 2009 Lincoln MKS. It's a fresh face for modern luxury that "makes a confident statement about Lincoln" according to Peter Horbury, executive director of Design for The Americas. From its sumptuous Bridge of Weir leather surfaces and sleek exterior lines to its advanced suite of technology that offers available voice-activated navigation, voice-activated SYNC system and invisible keypad, this sedan paves the way for a new breed of luxury vehicles-one that's meticulous, dynamic and elegant.
link:
lincoln.com
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HONDA CLARITY
If you're in the market for a fuel efficient car, but you've been holding out for something a little more advanced than the Prius -- your dreams may have just been answered. Honda announced today that it would begin producing limited quantities of its FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles for sale in the US and Japan over the next few years. According to the automaker, it plans to offer around 200 of the zero-emission cars in the next three years, with a few dozen models expected on the road this year leased at around $600 a month.
link:
automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity
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R8 DIESEL
The midengine all-wheel-drive R8 V12 TDI concept gets a twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V12 diesel generating 500 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque, mated to a six-speed manual gearbox.
The diesel-powered supercar complies with Euro 6 emissions standards that take effect in 2014 thanks to the use of a 2,000-bar common-rail fuel system, piezo injectors, particulate filters in the exhaust and a urea injection system. It also averages 20 to 25NPG.
link:
audi.com
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MEET THE NEW BOSS
The 2009 Nissan GT-R isn't just entering the performance car market; it's detonating it.
Bulging with 473 horsepower from a twin-turbocharged V6, supported by an advanced rear-mounted transaxle, fortified by all-wheel drive and crafted around a high-tech chassis, the GT-R is built to shatter expectations, set new standards and, generally speaking, kick ass.
link:
nissanusa.com/gt-r
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CTS COUPE
The CTS Coupe Concept has a classic 2+2 interior layout, highlighted by black leather and Alcantara microfiber trim that is complemented by yellow ochre-colored seat inserts and leather stitching. It is designed to accommodate a range of engines for the global luxury market, including Cadillac's popular 3.6L Direct Injection V-6, as well as a new 2.9L turbo diesel currently in development
link:
cadillac.com
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POWER MEETS BEAUTY
HTC Touch Pro introduces effortless presence to enterprise-standard communications. The 2.8-inch VGA touch screen provides four times the resolution of most smart devices, making email, documents and web pages sharper and easier to work with than ever before. HTC’s touch-responsive interface provides an intuitive way to zip through common tasks like messaging, calendar checks or making calls. Delve a little deeper to find that playing media files, searching for contacts and surfing the web are also responsive to your touch. The web browser puts the full Internet in the palm of one's hand.
Under that glossy black shell lies WiFi, HSPA with a solid 7.2Mbps on the downstream, Bluetooth, 2.8-inch VGA display, Windows Mobile 6.1 featuring HTC's TouchFLO 3D interface, a 3.2 megapixel camera, a half gig of ROM, and 288MB of RAM. It's not going to win any "world's thinnest" records with an 18.05mm waistline, but those five rows of textual healing don't come without a price.
link:
htc.com
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HEAR EVERYTHING... WATCH BETTER
If you just purchased a flat-panel high-definition TV, you're probably getting an amazing picture, but your TV's tiny speakers just can't provide matching sound. The Boston Acoustics TVee Model 2 gives you a simple way to get better audio from your TV, for a more enjoyable experience with all your favorite shows, movies, and video games. It easily connects to your television with just one cable, and looks right at home below the latest flat-panel displays.
The TVee Model 2's woofer adds punchy bass for fuller, richer sound. Its wireless design means there's no need to run cables across your floor or through your walls. Since the woofer measures less than one cubic foot, it's small enough to tuck away in a corner or under an end table. And the TVee Model 2 system learns the volume and mute commands of your existing remote control, so you won't have another remote cluttering up your coffee table
link:
bostonacoustics.com
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GREEN WITH ENVY
Meet the greenest 32-inch TV on the planet, Sony's BRAVIA KDL-32JE1. The set achieves a 232% efficiency rating -- that's just 86kWh/year -- to easily best the 164% rating required for Japan's highest five-star "Energy Saving Label." Spec watchers will find a WXGA (1,366 x 768) LCD, 2,500:1 contrast, 178-degree viewing angle, and range of in/outs including 2x HDMI and 2x component. Yours in Japan for around ¥150,000 or about $1,387.
link:
sony.co.jp
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MUSIC SERVER
Hope you like the shiny, because Tranquil PC is bringing lots and lots of it with its latest home music server. The AVA RS3 comes in two flavors, one of which packs 2 x 500GB drives while the other includes a pair of 1TB HDDs. The unit also boasts a fanless design to keep things quiet, and just in case your music library isn't all converted to .wav files just yet, it possesses an internal optical drive to handle direct-to-HDD ripping. Expect these to ship out in around a fortnight for £549
link:
tranquilpc.co.uk
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3G
The next generastion iPhone offers 3G wireless technology, GPS mapping, support for enterprise features like Microsoft Exchange, and the new App Store, iPhone 3G puts even more features at your fingertips. And like the original iPhone, it combines three products in one — a phone (obviously), a widescreen iPod, and a breakthrough Internet device with rich HTML email and a desktop-class web browser.
link:
apple.com/iphone
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8.1 MEGAPIXEL PHONE
Sony Ericsson's C905 Cyber-shot is now official. As a camera, it includes: Xenon flash, face detection, image stabilization and 8.1 megapixels crammed into a tiny sensor of unspecified make or dimensions. As a phone we're looking at quad-band GSM (9-hours talk / 380 hours standby) and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900/2100 on the C905a worldphone variant. It also comes packing an auto-rotating, 2.4-inch scratch-resistant QVGA display, aGPS with Google Maps, A2DP stereo Bluetooth, TV-out, 2GB of included Memory Stick Micro (M2), and WiFi with DLNA support
link:
sonyericsson.com
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CAR PC
Introducing the world’s most complete in-dash double-din computer "radio replacement" package, the Azentek Atlas, which completely changes the way people bring computing power with them. This system provides you with the latest entertainment, business, telecommunications, navigation, and automobile diagnostics capabilities at your finger tips. With the latest Intel™ chipset, 120 GB hard drive and Microsoft OS, the Atlas is the ultimate powerhouse for your vehicle.
link:
azentekonline.com
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STUDIO
Studio is Dell's new line of notebooks that'll sit in between Inspiron (low end) and XPS (high end), taking design cues from the latter—like its tapered lines, hinge design and slot-loading optical drive—and bringing 'em to a more value-oriented set, with a Skittles seven color palette (and some cool artist designs coming later). Yes, Dell finally gets that design matters, even in the chubby middle! (Check out that Apple-flavored dock .) The 15-inch model starts at $799, but LED backlighting, Blu-ray options or upgrading to the 17-incher will obviously bump that up.
link:
dell.com/studio
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ASPIRE ONE
Just in case you're not already totally sick of all these tiny laptops, Acer's Aspire One is finally official. The unit features: an 8.9-inch 1024 x 600 LED-backlit display,
1.6GHz Atom processor, 512MB DDR2 SDRAM (expandable) , 1.3 megapixel camera, SDHC and multi-format media readers , 802.11b/g, Ethernet, three USB 2.0, VGA, and 3.5mm audio out, One free mini PCI slot for WWAN , 80GB hard drive (with XP) or 8GB solid state (with Linux) , 2.5 or 5 hours on 3 or 6-cell batteries in XP model, 3 or 7 hours on Linux 1kg (2.2 pounds) It should be available in north america later this year in blue, white,black, red, and pink.
link:
acer.com/aspireone
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TOUCHSMART
If you want your PC to act like an iPod Touch, then HP's TouchSmart might be for you. It has a touch-sensitive screen that allows you to use your fingers to select items and scroll through menus. The TouchSmart is an all-in-one desktop computer that, as with an iMac, packs the motherboard, DVD burner, hard drive and other key components behind a large flat screen that is supported by a metallic stand, plus has a web cam hidden above the screen. Unlike an iMac, or most PCs, the TouchSmart also has a built-in antennae socket and TV tuner, allowing you to watch TV programs as well as record them onto its 500GB hard drive. Perhaps the TouchSmart's oddest feature is Ambient Light, which lets light be projected from the bottom of the monitor. Yet the only real advantage is that you can see the keyboard in the dark. The TouchSmart's Intel Core Duo processor runs at 2.16GHz, fast enough for most applications. It also has 4GB of memory and an nVidia GeForce 9300M-GS graphics card, which is good for those who want to play games or edit videos.
link:
www.hp.com
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ENCORE
The new Eee PC 900 offers you more options for your mobile computing needs. Incorporating a shockproof design and weighing less than 1kg, you will find it "Easy to learn, work and play" – making it your best outdoor companion anywhere, anytime. What´s more, it features a 8.9 inch widescreen, a 1.3M pixels webcam, and 12GB and 20GB storage capacities for Windows® and GNU Linux operating systems.
link:
event.asus.com
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ANTE UP
LG has upped the ante with its latest trifecta -- the BE06, GBC-H20L and GBW-H20L -- all offer SecurDisc capabilities and LightScribe technology, not to mention the ability to toast BD-Rs at 6x (and BD-REs at 2x). As for the external USB 2.0 BE06, you'll be looking at $379.95; for the GBC-H20L and GBW-H20L, however, you can expect to pay $199.95 / $279.97 respectively.
link:
lge.com
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RACK EM
The iconic HDD Stage Rack has evolved into something bigger, badder and more useful than the last edition. The latest version is dubbed the Double HDD Rack eSATA and USB, which predictably includes twice the slots for storing hard drives. You can shove a 2.5- and 3.5-inch SATA drive in just before enjoying the twin eSATA ports and single USB 2.0 jack, but unfortunately, you'll have to hand over a whopping $107.56 in order to do so.
link:
akihabaranews.com"
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VINYL TO MP3
To Numark, its new PT-01USB is a "portable vinyl archiving system". To you and me, it's a record player with a USB plug. The main purpose of this portable (although AC power only) turntable is the ripping of vinyl to digital (MP3 or WAV) but it has a few neat features which help it survive in today's vinyl-unfriendly world. For instance, in addition to the USB out, which sends pre-separated tracks to iTunes, the turntable also has a line-level output, obviating the need for an amplifier with a phono pre-amp. It also has a built in "monitor" speaker, which, along with the snap on lid. The unit will work driver-free on OS X and Windows, and also the bonus line-in socket for digitizing your old tapes.
link:
numark.com/pt01usb
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FIRST PERSON RC
This certainly isn't the first time anyone has mounted a video camera to an RC car and taken it for a spin, but the new system from Fat Shark to do so is certainly the most comprehensive yet. A set of wireless VR goggles provide the display, and there's a built-in accelerometer in the goggles to control the tilt and pan of the camera installed on the car. You can buy the system with the car, or purchase the components separately to hook onto a plane or for some other nefarious purpose. No word on price, but we would've traded our NES and two good tubs of Legos for a shot at this growing up. Somebody has to keep that up-to-no-good sister of ours and her dastardly playmates in check.
link:
gowiththeshark.com
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HELLO McFLY
Remember those cool Nike high-tops that Marty McFly wore in Back to the Future? The ones that laced themselves and you wished you had a pair just like them? If so, listen up: Nike is releasing the Marty McFly 2015's as the Nike Hyperdunks. They won't lace themselves, unfortunately, but will be made of Nike's super light-weight materials. They'll be shilled by Kobe Bryant in black,
link:
http://www.nike.com
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