Monstrous new SRT (Dodge) Viper at New York Motor Show

Monstrous new SRT (Dodge) Viper at New York Motor Show: "After a period when financial crisis threatened the very existence of Chrysler’s SRT performance brand, the company came back to the New York Motor Show with a fitting flagship, the brand-new Dodge... sorry - SRT Viper and Viper GTS. The original Viper was an outrageous and unsubtle statement of muscle-car intent that unfortunately was unable to hide its uncouth truck-based roots."

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Tupac Shakur resurrected as ultra-realistic "hologram" for live performance

Tupac Shakur resurrected as ultra-realistic "hologram" for live performance: "Last Sunday, attendees of the 2012 Coachella music festival were shocked when infamous rapper, Tupac Shakur, took the stage in the form of a hologram to give a live performance - quite a feat, considering the man has been dead for over 15 years. "

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Feadship's new 257-foot Hampshire II motoryacht launched

Feadship's new 257-foot Hampshire II motoryacht launched: "When Feadship Royal Dutch shipyards rolls, or rather, floats out one of its multi-million dollar superyachts, it does so with a lot of fanfare. Just last month, we covered the unveiling of their innovative Qi (Chi) concept vessel and now the megayacht builder has introduced its latest real-world effort, the 257-foot (78.50m) luxury motoryacht Hampshire II, which left the drydock at the company's Kaag, Netherlands, facility a few days ago.

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Sony's New SmartWatch Brings Android to Your Wrist | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Sony's New SmartWatch Brings Android to Your Wrist | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: "Do you find it too much of a hassle to pull out your phone every time you need to read a text or email? Well, luckily now you can just check your watch."

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Feature: Small modular nuclear reactors - the future of energy?

Feature: Small modular nuclear reactors - the future of energy?: "This year is an historic one for nuclear power, with the first reactors winning U.S. government approval for construction since 1978. Some have seen the green lighting of two Westinghouse AP1000 reactors to be built in Georgia as the start of a revival of nuclear power in the West, but this may be a false dawn because of the problems besetting conventional reactors."

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Modular home comes delivered in a 10 foot box and is assembled “like an IKEA house”

Modular home comes delivered in a 10 foot box and is assembled “like an IKEA house”: "House Arc, by Bellomo Architects, is a prefabricated off-the-grid housing solution that facilitates compact living. The project was originally designed as an environmentally sensitive and affordable method of housing that is not only functional but also attractive to the eye"

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Magnic Light claims new form of no-contact bicycle dynamo lighting

Magnic Light claims new form of no-contact bicycle dynamo lighting: "Despite the continuous advances being made in lithium-ion battery technology, many cyclists still prefer to use dynamo-powered lights on their bikes - there's no having to remember to recharge the batteries, no subsequent forgetting to put the light back on the bike, and no worrying about the batteries unexpectedly giving out mid-ride."

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Studio H:T's off-grid Shipping Container House

Studio H:T's off-grid Shipping Container House: "Studio H:T's Shipping Container House is, unsurprisingly, a house made from shipping containers - at least partially. But perhaps most impressive about the design is that it operates entirely off-grid."

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Bugatti releases promo video for world's fastest roadster

Bugatti releases promo video for world's fastest roadster: "As much as we love reading a spec sheet spouting figures such as 1,200-hp, nought to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 2.6 seconds, and a top speed of 255 mph (410 km/h), what we really want to see is the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse in action."

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Adastra superyacht launches in China

Adastra superyacht launches in China: "Last July, we provided readers with specs and renderings of the Adastra superyacht, which was being constructed in China by boat builder John Shuttleworth. While it might have seemed like a fanciful concept at the time, yesterday the completed yacht was launched in China’s Pearl River."

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Monster Tajima preparing an electric race car for the 2012 Pike's Peak Hill Climb

Monster Tajima preparing an electric race car for the 2012 Pike's Peak Hill Climb: "He might look like a friendly old Japanese grandpa with a crazy giggle, but Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima is the undisputed king of the mountain that matters: Pike's Peak in Colorado. For the last six years, Monster has dominated one of the world's most spectacular and death-defying hill climb races in a series of ever-crazier souped-up Suzuki race cars."

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Porsche to show 420 bhp Cayenne GTS in Beijing

Porsche to show 420 bhp Cayenne GTS in Beijing: "Porsche is to debut another high performance variant of its Cayenne SUV at the important Auto China Show in Beijing on April 23. The Cayenne GTS will use a 309 kW V8 engine (15 kw more than the Cayenne S and 59 kW less than the Cayenne Turbo) but with a tauter chassis, lower ride height and more general sportiness than the S."

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