BlogYueNMe: September 2009

BMW Turns Focus From Supercars To Hybrids

>> Wednesday, September 30, 2009

When we saw the BMW M1 Hommage concept we immediately began to ask when we were going to get a chance to see the production version. However, we might not get a chance to see it – at least not for a very long time.

A board member from BMW stated that they have no plans to produce a supercar that will be able to compete with the new Audi R8. They have decided to focus all of their attention and resources on green technologies.

Cool Cars That Attract Your Soul Mate

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O.K. lets be serious about what we are looking for when we are looking for that next special some one. I know this may seem shallow but, you really should consider your ride when it comes to dating. I know what you’re thinking for most people the first thing you look at when you meet some one probably isn’t their car.

Jaguar XKR-S Not To Come Over To U.S.

We were disappointed to hear that the new Jaguar XKR-S will not be making its way over to the U.S. The XKR-S sports coupe is equipped with firmer dampers, stiffer springs, quickened steering, thick anti-roll bars, and lighter 20” alloy wheels.

Jaguar aerodynamic changes, include a new rear spoiler, reduce lift up front by 60 percent, and 17 percent at the rear, while overall drag drops by three percent. The supercharged V8 is unchanged and still offers 420-hp.

2009 Jaguar Recall Due To Faulty Seat Belts

Those of you who own a 2009 Jaguar XF or were hoping to own one will be disappointed to know that it is currently being recalled. So far Jaguar has pulled back 7,900 of the 2009 model due to faulty seat belts.

In the case of an accident those seating in the rear seats would not be properly restrained in their seats and could be more seriously injured then if they were belted in properly. The rear seat safety belt d-ring was not assembled properly and may not rotate properly around the anchorage mounting bolt of the seat belt.

Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 S Roadster

If you are looking for a cool car that is made of pure pleasure and luxury that just takes your mind away from everything then you will be pleased with the new Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 S Roadster. The newest car that was revealed and shown off at the Paris Motor Show today took our breathe away.

Chrome SLR McLaren In Dubai

When the McLaren-Mercedes team first showed off their unique chrome F1 cars people loved it and it gave them a great idea. What if they were to chrome their own supercars and make them look even more spectacular?

An owner of a McLaren SLR did just this. A chrome McLaren was seen outside the Mall of the Emirates – the world’s largest shopping center – in Dubai. This isn’t the first time that we have seen supercars turned into something extravagant. A few months back we spotted a gold trimmed Camry that was owned by someone in the United Arab Emiretes.

Close Look At McLaren MP4-12C

McLaren MP4-12C Only last night McLaren released Hight resolution shots of their new MP4-12C supercar. This newest one was designed with a very light carbon fiber tub that uses one piece that weighs only 176 pounds. This is different from most automakers who use multiple pieces. Carbon fiber and composites are also used to build the body panels – which is what makes it more expensive then other models in its class.

2006 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S

2006 Porsche 911 Carrera 4s Coupe Porsche released its next generation all-wheel drive 911 model – the 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S. The new version offers significantly more engine, braking and handling performance than its highly respected predecessor. For the first time, the model will be available with two engine options. It also features wider bodywork, to accommodate larger rear tires, and an enhanced Porsche Stability Management system designed to provide shorter stopping distances and optimal braking.

1994 Dauer 962

1994 Porsche 956 In the late nineties, bringing prototype racecars to urban roadways was an idea that several companies shared. Considering the contrast between sports car and race car engineering, embarking on such a project was a heavy task. Coupled with the limited production and tiny customer base, development costs were hard to recoup. Despite these hardships, several German companies still decided to create their own road-going Porsche 962, the most successful prototype race car of our time.

2006 Porsche Boxster Widebody

2006 Porsche Boxster Widebody Based on the Porsche 987 Boxster, the Widebody doesn’t only offer spectacular designs but also extra driving fun and agility. After the huge success of the Widebody concept for the first Boxster generation, TechArt developed a wide body version for the current version of the roadster.

2006 Porsche Cayman S

2006 Porsche Cayman S The Porsche Cayman S is more than a Boxster coupe, less than a 911. That’s the official line on Porsche’s latest car, which has major components from both models. The Cayman S is powered by a 3.4 litre flat-six engine, which comes right in the middle of the existing range of engines which goes from 2.7 to 3.8 litres.

2009 1,287HP SSC Ultimate Aero

2009-aero The new Ultimate Aero supercar broke the Guinness-verified top speed world record. This is an amazing feat – but if you think that it is going to sit back and relax than you’re wrong. It’s journey has just begun.

Bugatti Mansory Veyron Vincero

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There are dozens of supercars in the world and each of these are unique in their own way and each try to outperform the competition. In our eyes though there is only one that is superior to them all. This is the Bugatti Veyron.

All of the models of the Veyron include the two Sang Noir models, Pur Sang, Hermes, and the Grand Sport. Another addition to this is the new Vincero that was produced by Mansory. Right now we don’t have much information on this newest supercar – but we do know that it is already for sale.

Store A Pagani Zonda R In Your Living Room

The replacement for the Pagani Zonda is scheduled to arrive sometime next year. In order to commemorate this supercar Horacio Pagani has designed one more version. This newest version of the famous supercar – the Pagani Zonda R – was in development for 24 months and was built as a track only variant.

Porsche Tries To Beat Nissan’s Time… Again

2010 Porsche 911 GTR Porsche and Nissan are at it once again. The two automakers have been trying for more then a year to prove to consumers that they have the fastest supercars on the market. The clear winner each time has been the Nissan GT-R – but each time Porsche has claimed that the Nissan is cheating in order to stay ahead in the time.

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Given A 1,000-HP Hemi

Rolls Royce Silver Shadow A vintage Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is an amazing car that was built with a 6.75 liter V8 engine. This engine has been removed and in its place is a 592 Hemi with dual stage nitrous system. As many of you can imagine this engine equals a lot of power and this is proven when you realize that it has the ability to push out 1,000 horsepower.

Saddam Hussein’s Rolls Royce For Sale On Ebay

Saddam Hussein’s Rolls Royce Saddam Hussein’s Rolls-Royce is up for sale to anyone who is rich enough and brave enough to buy it. The car is equipped with red piping, brown leather seats, and climate control system.

Steven Brown – the owner of the dealership Auto continental – stated that the car will be shipped all the way from Baghdad to whoever decides to purchase it in only 28 days. All you need to do is pay £185,000.

Ferrari Working On Successor To F430

The good new is we have some information concerning the successor to the Ferrari F430. The bad news is that we only have a small bit of info. But it is enough to whet our appetites and keep us searching for more.

Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano To Be Given HGTE Package

The older a supercar becomes the more coveted it will be – but also the more behind the times it is. When it came to the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano the automaker wanted to make sure that it stayed in style by giving it a special retirement gift that no one would want to say not to – a HGTE handling package.

Lamborghini Introduces New Personalization Options

Lamborghini Showroom At 2009 Detroit Auto Show Lamborghini will not be debuting the LP670-4 SV for many months now and they had already revealed the Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder in LA so what were they to do for the Detroit auto sho this past weekend? They couldn’t come empty handed so they decided to show off some of their other creations.

Lookie: Lamborghini Murciélago LP 650-4 Roadster

Murcielago Roadster LP 650 It’s official – we have photos of Lamborghini’s new limited run special of the Murcielago roadster, and they’re HOT. So hot, in fact, you’ll probably never see one.

With blistering performance, an with a 0-62 mph race clocking in at a cool 3.4 seconds – the 6.5L V12 engine makes use of every bit of the 650 monsterous horsepower it’s rated at, up from the 640 hp of the last Murciélago engine.

Abuse Of Lamborighini Murcielago

Lamborghini Murcielago Anyone who can afford a Lamborghini or any type of supercar is going to make sure that nothing comes anywhere near it. By doing this they can make sure that it is always clean and that no scratch, dent, or physical impairment ever occurs. Accidents happen – but it is always disturbing to see physical abus performed on any car.

Lotus Evora Race Edition

Lotus Evora Race Edition A week ago Lotus delivered the Evora to the very first customer. They didn’t wait long to reveal the new race ready version of the new supercar – which has been called the Type 124 Evora. This is produced to the racing specifications for the FIA GT and it will officially be debuted next year during the Nürburgring 24 hour race.

Mercedes Shows Off SLS AMG At Frankfurt

Mercedes SLS AMG I love pretty much any type of supercar that is out there (almost every type). The fact that they are equipped with lots of power and are great to look at makes them appealing. But there is one manufacturer in particular that I am always ready to see new and exciting things from – Mercedes.

Melkus RS2000

Melkus RS2000 Heinz Melkus had the dream to create a supercar similar to that of the RS1000. That dream is coming true thanks to his son and grandson Peter and Sepp Melkus. The East German race car builder has plans to produce 25 models of the RS2000. The prototype for the new model began in 2007 and was finally revealed to us during the Frankfurt Auto Show.

Laser triggered photography

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Popped balloons or bullets fired into apples, anyone can photograph with a quick sound based camera rig. Lasers have been used forever in motion detection. And even door bell chimes have been used before for remote camera shutter releases. No, [SaskView] wanted to go further and created his Laser Triggered High-Speed Photography setup, to photograph (of all things) milk splashes. We liked the simplicity of the project however; requiring no programmed microchips or overly complicated circuitry – rather he took a quick trip to the local dollar shop, used the amazing CHDK firmware, and he produced perfect results every time.

[Update: CHDK, not CHKD firmware. My mind must be elsewhere. Thanks jbot and agent smith]

Pick-and-place Lego prototyping

[Ned] tipped us off about his project for a class at Carnegie Mellon. Utilizing a Denso 6-AOF robotic arm they have built a rapid prototyping machine that uses Lego as the building material. LDraw, the open standard Lego CAD program, is used to build a model which is then translated into MATLAB files that the robotic arm can use for placement commands. Right now pieces need to be placed on a template for the robot to find and pick up.

It’s great that Lego pieces are used because they are readily available and inexpensive, but this type of precision robot makes the project unattainable for most tinkerers. Still, the concept is interesting and we could see an end goal being a more widely available machine. It’s not too much of a leap to image a RepRap type machine that takes internal measurements of a circuit board and the components, calculates inside case dimensions, then builds a prototype enclosure from common Lego

Arduino powered singing table

This musical Lazy Susan, or “Crazy Adam” was brought to us by students from MIT. It basically plays [Soul II Soul]’s “Back to Life” as it turns. In their words: “Through the interaction with the Singing Lazy Susan, we found the eating patterns and behaviors unique to each person, which reflect our personalities and interests. The dining experience expands to a new domain.” Are we the only ones who think this is silly? Not only is an Arduino overkill for this, how does this help reflect our personalities and interests? We know, someone will say that art doesn’t need to make sense, but this would just get annoying really fast. Good job coming up with an idea and making it happen. Please don’t bring that to our next office party. It is also worth noting that musical Lazy Susans aren’t exactly a new idea.

Multi-camera rig makes trees say cheese

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[Nick Nichols] set out to take a photograph of a full redwood tree. Here’s the catch, these redwoods are over 300 feet tall and they’re not just standing in the middle of a vast desert. If the photo is taken from a distance, you will only capture the top part of these majestic beauties. How can you take the shot from close up? Build a custom rig to take multiple shots and stitch them together for a composite photo.

[Nichols] built the rig to hold three cameras focused to the left, middle, and right of the tree. The frame includes a gyroscope to keep the cameras steady. By lowering the cameras from the top to the bottom of the redwood they were able to capture 84 pictures to assemble the final shot. The result is featured in the October edition of National Geographic magazine. We’ve included the final picture and embedded a video of the rig in action after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

Dean Kamen’s prosthetic arm

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60 minutes has covered [Dean Kamen]’s modular robotic arm. This thing is light weight, adjustable for different body frame sizes, modular, and eventually thought controlled. The system is currently functioning quite well, as you can see in the video. Current testers are controlling it with buttons under their toes, but the thought control is in the later stages of development. Sounds like science fiction right? You can see a monkey using a thought controlled arm to feed itself grapes, though we don’t think it is [Dean]’s arm.

Another cool feature of this arm is the fact that it changes its grip on your body depending on how much weight you are lifting. Lift something heavy and it grips harder. Though it has a lot of the same information, there is a little bit of different footage in [Dean]’s TED talk about the arm.

It seems to us, with microcontrollers becoming so cheap and accessible that we should be seeing more home made contraptions in this area. Are any of you working with prosthetics?

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Farm hacking: 7 amazing corn mazes

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If there’s one thing we’ve got a LOT of here in America, it’s corn. In the past few years Corn Mazes have become a wildly popular fall activity for all ages. We’ve enjoyed many ourselves and part of what we like about them is that they’re a hack. Whether made by the farmer down the road or a professional company most now use GPS to ensure a fun, challenging, and cool looking corn maze.

We spoke with [Scott Skelly] who owns Corn Mazes America, read the interview after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

Jewelry Trend: Resin Jewelry 101

Resin jewelry is made from liquid plastic that turns solid when a hardener is added. Because of its versatility, lightness, and affordability, plus the introduction of easy to mix, low-odor products, resin’s popularity as a material for jewelry making has soared. Materials needed can be found at most craft stores.

Things you'll need:

Two-part epoxy resin
Disposable plastic cups
Craft sticks
Resin mold
Small beads, glitter, plastic stickers
Earring hooks or necklace bail

Step 1

Mix one part resin to one part hardener in a plastic cup. Stir with a craft stick for 2 minutes. Pour the resin into a second cup and stir with a fresh craft stick for an additional 2 minutes.

Step 2

Fill your resin mold halfway. Allow the resin to sit in the mold for 3 to 5 minutes for the bubbles to settle.

Step 3

Place any inclusions you would like in your finished jewelry into the molds. Small beads, glitter and plastic-coated stickers work well. Any nonporous item can be placed in resin.

Step 4

Finish filling the molds with resin. Cover the mold and allow to dry for 24 hours.

Step 5

Pop the jewelry pieces from the mold when the resin is dry by lightly pressing on the back. Glue your earring hooks or necklace bails to the jewelry.

Resin Jewelry Resources

Supply Spotlight: Jump Rings

Jump Rings are a very popular and useful connector used in jewelry making. They come in all different kinds of materials including silver, gold, brass, base metal, silver plated, and color coated. Jump rings also come in various different sizes ranging from 2mm to 1cm and above. Although it’s possible to make your own jump rings most people buy them fairly cheaply at jewelry supply stores in packages of 100 or more. They often cost from $1.50 to $3.00 per package.

How to Open a Jump Ring

The best way to open a jump ring is by pushing one end forward and the other in the opposite direction.This is so it won't distort the original circle.

You can do using a flat-head plier on one side and the tip of your thumb and forefinger on the other.
Or you can use two sets of pliers. Close the same way.

Not like this.

Creative Uses of Jump Rings

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Gemstone Spotlight- Agate

A hard stone, usually within the range of 7-9 on the Mohs scale agates are found in all colors of the rainbow, although green and blue are quite rare. Agate is a variety of chalcedony formed from layers of quartz which usually show varicolored bands. It usually occurs as rounded nodules or veins.

Often tiny quartz crystals form within the stone and add to the beauty and uniqueness of individual stones. These crystals are called drusy (sometimes misspelled as druzy). Lapidaries often cut just the drusy from an agate and jewelers use these drusy cabochons as the main stone or as an accent stone in their jewelry designs.

Some named varieties are: moss agate, eye agate; and plume agate, which looks like it's filled with beautiful feather plumes.

Agate is a relatively inexpensive stone except for some varieties with unusual banded or scenic markings. In recent years, Montana agate has gained wide acceptance in jewelry and well cut stones with nicely defined patterns often exceed the price of some of the more well known gemstones. Plume agate is another that often brings high dollar.

Agate is found all over the world including: the Africa, Asia, Brazil, Egypt, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Nepal, and the USA.

Agate is the Mystical birthstone for September. It is also the birth stone for the Zodiac sign of Gemini. Agate is the accepted gemstone for the 12th and 14th wedding anniversaries.

Peek Pronto on Amazon for $299 with life subscription

Looking to get down on the Peek Pronto but aren’t looking to take on anymore monthly fees? Boy, does Amazon have a deal for you.

Recently listed on their website is a Peek Pronto for $299 that will includes a native email client, unlimited texting in addition to Facebook, Twitter, weather and news feeds. But that’s not what’s so good about this deal as paying the extra $70 will net you with a lifetime worth of service.

Yes, this means no monthly fees, ever.

Dell brings wireless charging to laptops with Latitude Z

At just over half an inch in thickness, the Dell Latitude Z will surely be the thinnest laptop on the block, but what really sets it apart are its features like wireless charging and wireless docking station. The notebook can be charged by placing it on a special stand that creates an inductive charging field, eliminating the need for a power cord completely, charging it at the same speed as a conventional cord. The wireless docking station supports any USB device and features sockets for audio jacks and placing the big Z within 9 feet of the station will give users wireless access to these devices. Dell has also put in a secondary motherboard with an ARM processor, a WiFi chip, and a graphics card running Linux to give users basic tools like email, browsing, and even VPN networking, and conserves battery power to run up to 48 hours.

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FanGraphs App for iPhones

For the iPhone owners who are addicted to baseball, here is an app for you. The FanGraphs app for the iPhone or iPod Touch delivers live baseball game stats which include historical, individual and team statistics that most baseball fans often end up following. The FanGraphs is an app that is packed with information and data for every major league game and player including play by play and summaries.

The FanGraphs App is now available at the iTunes store for $2.99.

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Samsung SCH-W880 is now official; call it the AMOLED 12M

The Korean manufacturer has officially announced the 12mpx shooter we saw yesterday and granted, the device is a great cameraphone but how bad is it’s official name? Called the AMOLED 12M, the name leaves nothing to imagination and already reveals an AMOLED display and a 12 megapixel camera. Run out of fancy names already Samsung? Anyways, we already knew about the AMOLED display and the banging 12mpx lens but, going by the official announcement, the AMOLED 12M does seem a bit disappointing. We still get the awesome 3.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen, microSD expansion, Bluetooth, terrestrial DMB receiver, and HD video recording, but there isn’t a tiniest clue on inclusion of WiFi or GPS, which makes it an awesome cameraphone but a lousy featurephone in other areas. But if it’s imaging you want, the SCH-W880 should deliver it. The AMOLED 12M will make its debut in Korea (most probably on SK Telecom) early October. Continue reading for the full official spec sheet.

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Djay 3 Software for iTunes Released

Getting the tunes into your iPod is one thing but for the people who want to experiment with some mixing and dubbing, the Breathrough DJ software for iTunes should be the software for you. A product of algoriddim, any MAC user can mix music according to his liking. Features of this app include an Automatic Tempo & Beat Detection, Auto-Cut Scratching and extensive MIDI Support, combined with the program’s redesigned user interface.

Djay 3 is available for a free 15-day trial and can be purchased in full at its website. It can also be purchased at Apple for $49.95 or 39.95 EUROS.

(Source) Press

mSpot Now Offers Streaming Movie Rentals via iPhones

mSpot has been known to provide ringtones, music and video for mobile handsets. Now it adds another category in the mold of streaming movie rentals. Movies can be accessed via the mSpot website which accepts credit cards for payment. At the moment, they have 350 movies up for streaming from major film companies such as Paramount and Universal.

Individual movie rentals cost $4.99 and rental periods vary from movie to movie, though they are at least 24 hours and movies can be watched an unlimited number of times within the rental period.

(Source) Mac Rumors

Sports Trading Card App for iPhones

Since you are already taking photos of your kids already with your iPhone, perk it up with this new app called SportsStar which can turn those raw photos into virtual trading cards which you can share with your family and friends. The software was created by Big in Japan which can turn your little kids into high-quality pictured athletes with themes such as baseball, basketball, football and scooter. Afterwards, you can send them via email to others or simply store them on your iPhone. The app is available at the Apple app store for free.

(Source) Press

Microsoft’s Courier Tablet Appears Again; This Time It’s Running Windows 7

It looks like Microsoft is willing to leak as much info as possible about its future tablet. The Courier has been spotted again and it looks like the hot tablet is running Windows 7. We were certainly waiting for the Courier to run Windows 7. It’s not like Redmond has more OS ready to power up a tablet computer.

Microsoft is responsible for designing its own hardware just as it did with the Zune HD and the Xbox 360. The Courier will hit resellers sometime in mid 2010 which is probably when Apple’s future tablet will also be available in stores. Remember though that this is all based on speculation, rumors and leaked information. Microsoft will not comment on anything yet which is a clever move in order to keep us buzzing about the tablet.

via ZDNet

HTC Imagio gets pictured

It seems that the same handset we spotted a few weeks ago has again turned up and this time with a Verizon branding. The above handset is the Windows Mobile 6.5 powered HTC Imagio that was rumored be launching for Verizon on October 6th.

The device is said to feature Verizon’s VCAST TV service in addition to a 528MHz processor, 3.6-inch touch screen, WiFI, HTC’s TouchFLO 3D UI and a microSD port.

In other words, this device is nothing special but the fact that it has Windows Mobile 6.5 on it means Microsoft is sure to hype it up.

via phonearena

Disney launches Disney Digital Books website

While many companies are looking how to get eBooks into the hands of consumers, Disney is more concerned with those who don’t have an eBook and only a computer (read: almost everyone).

For $8.95 a month you will be able to read over 500 childrens eBooks including Hannah Montana, Winnie the Pooh and Toy Story.

While the majority of you probably won’t care about this you should as other companies may launch similar services letting you read eBooks online for a monthly subscription fee.

Read (Disney Digital Books) via gizmodo

Motorola CLIQ Available for Pre-order on October 19

You all know the drill folks! If you want a hot Android phone from T-Mobile you will have to patiently wait before you can pre-order it and then you’ll have to patiently wait for it some more until you actually get it.

Motorola’s CLIQ is the hot Android in question and in about 19 days from now you will be able to get pre-order it. The CLIQ should be available for $199 with a two-year contract which isn’t exactly the price we heard about a few weeks ago. The phone is certainly worth buying and you have plenty of time to decide whether you desperately want it or you can pass on it while waiting for something hotter. And if you do pre-order it, don’t expect to get it sooner than November!

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