Wednesday, February 16, 2011

700 bhp Gumpert Tornante Fast Tourer

700 bhp Gumpert Tornante Fast Tourer: "The performance of Gumpert's Apollo places it among the supercar elite, with its recent Nurburgring Nordschleife lap record for road legal cars further emphasizing those credentials. Now the German manufacturer is to add a second model in 2012 which it claims will create a new class of 'Fast Tourers' with attributes of superior efficiency, performance, space, comfort and pleasure."

Audi tries its hand at making skis with the Carbon Ski concept

Audi tries its hand at making skis with the Carbon Ski concept

Counterfeit-proofing chips with digital fingerprints

Counterfeit-proofing chips with digital fingerprints

Study calculates humanity's information capacity – but we're still running second

Study calculates humanity's information capacity – but we're still running second

Samsung announces slimmed down Galaxy S II smartphone and upsized Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet

Samsung announces slimmed down Galaxy S II smartphone and upsized Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet: "Ahead of Mobile World Congress 2011, which officially kicks off today, Samsung has unveiled the successors to its Galaxy S smartphone and Galaxy Tab tablet at its Unpacked event in Barcelona. At just 8.49 mm thick, Samsung is touting the Galaxy S II as “the world’s thinnest smartphone,” while thanks to its larger 10.1-inch TFT display, the next iteration of the Galaxy Tab will be known as the Galaxy Tab 10.1."

DARPA asks public to design new combat support vehicle

DARPA asks public to design new combat support vehicle: "In an effort to streamline the design and build process for manufacturing military vehicles, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is enlisting the “power of the crowd”."