Jaguar brings track ready XKR-S GT to New York

Jaguar brings track ready XKR-S GT to New York: "Looking to get very serious about competing with the likes of BMW’s M series, Jaguar is bringing its new XKR-S GT to the track table. Tagged as the big cat's "ultimate road-going/track ready XK" the new kitty unveiled at the New York Auto Show this week isn’t just all pretty aero-bits and spoiler."

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Weber Faster One – the world's fastest street-legal sports car?

Weber Faster One – the world's fastest street-legal sports car?: "Weber Sportcars promised to unseat the Bugatti Veyron as the world’s fastest street-legal sports car with its Bugatti Veyron as the world’s fastest street-legal sports car with its Faster One (F1) back in 2008. It seems the Swiss car maker still has the title in its sights, releasing the specifications for the latest iteration of its two-seater mid-engine sports car with the claim that it's the fastest street-legal sports car in the world."

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IdeaPaint turns walls into dry erase boards

IdeaPaint turns walls into dry erase boards: "Ah, the whiteboard. It’s a regular fixture of classrooms, boardrooms, laboratories and Big Bang Theory sets everywhere. Sometimes, however, the confines of that board may not be sufficient for all the ideas, equations, or random doodlings that need to go onto it. That’s why IdeaPaint was invented."

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Aging B-52 bomber gets new Sniper pod upgrade

Aging B-52 bomber gets new Sniper pod upgrade: "Last week, the United States Air Force’s 2nd Bomb Wing made its first live run with a new Lockheed Martin Sniper pod installed on the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress. Taking off from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, the practice run introduces new combat abilities that will give the aging bomber better integration with ground forces and laser-guided bombs for precision strikes."

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Review: The Benefits of Traveling with the Kindle Paperwhite

Review: The Benefits of Traveling with the Kindle Paperwhite: "f you know me, you know I’ve got a gadget obsession. But these days, it’s not just about the latest doodad anymore. I’m more interested in what my newest toy can do to keep me offline (chalk it up to getting older). And while Amazon’s newest Kindle is not a perfect device by any means, its many benefits – especially while traveling – outshadow its obvious compactness."

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