Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The smart for-us electric pick-up breaks cover in Detroit

The smart for-us electric pick-up breaks cover in Detroit: "Just last month, the designers at smart decided to tease us by releasing some sketches of a concept electric vehicle that they had actually created, known as the for-us. While the front of the vehicle looked quite a bit like the existing fortwo, the Subaru Brat-like mini rear cargo bed definitely gave it a unique car-truck-combo appeal "

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LG Blast Chiller means you never have to drink a warm beer again

LG Blast Chiller means you never have to drink a warm beer again: "Few things can ruin a party like warm beer. You can pack ice around it all you want; you're still going to be waiting half an hour for it to get cold and you'll probably still crack it open too soon. Someone over at LG must have attended one too many get-togethers that turned out this way, because the company unveiled a new refrigerator at CES 2012 that comes with the handiest feature since the built-in ice maker: a Blast Chiller that can cool a can of beer or soda to ice cold in just a few minutes."

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Honda NSX Hybrid supercar Concept

Honda NSX Hybrid supercar Concept: "Honda made its first attempt at a production supercar, the NSX, 21 years ago, and we've been waiting for the follow-up ever since. At Detroit today, we saw the genesis of the next NSX supercar, slated for showrooms within three years."

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Lexus unveils LF-LC Hybrid Sports Coupe Concept in Detroit

Lexus unveils LF-LC Hybrid Sports Coupe Concept in Detroit: "The annual North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) can usually be counted on the produce at least one über-desirable concept car and the 2012 show currently underway in Detroit looks to have already met that quota thanks to Lexus with its LF-LC Hybrid Sports Coupe Concept"

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Sony shows 55-inch prototype using new “Crystal LED Display” technology

Sony shows 55-inch prototype using new “Crystal LED Display” technology: "While OLED may have staked a claim as the next generation display technology to beat, Sony has chosen CES 2012 to unveil a new display technology called "Crystal LED." Instead of an LED or CCFL backlight shining through an LCD layer to produce an image, the Crystal LED display technology is a true LED TV that uses a layer of tiny self-emitting LEDs to directly produce the image - think of it like a high resolution shrunk down JumboTron like those found at sporting stadiums."

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