Chevrolet Sonic Recall – Missing Brake Pads
Wow., I wonder why this one isn't on the front page news., Remember the Toyota witch hunt with regards to the Prius?, At least the Prius "had" brakes. The latest bit of American car goodness is a recall of 4,296 2012 Chevrolet Sonics which are missing brake pads., The recalled Chevy Sonics were built in […]
Mexico’s First Sports Car… The Mastretta MXT
Yep, Mexico is about to start cranking out it's first sports car, the Mastretta MXT. The Mastretta is a nimble (2050 lbs) two-seater with a 4-cylinder turbocharged engine that will get you from 0-60 in about 4.9 seconds. More pictures, video, and info after the break.
Google Wants To Rent The Moffet Field Hangar One
Since Google doesn't have a shortage of money, or private jets, they are looking to rent the Moffet Field Hangar One. They plan on putting eight private jets in the world's largest freestanding building. Hangar One was built in the 1930s to hold the U.S.S. Macon airship (blimp). The hangar is so large that […]
Behringer iNuke Boom
In what looks like another tabletop iPod dock is something of quite another scale. Take another, closer, look at the iPod dock pictured above. Yep, that tiny little thing on top is an iPod touch. You are looking at the Behringer iNuke Boom iPod dock which is 8-foot wide, 4-foot tall, and weighs 700 pounds. […]
Aptera Calls It Quits
The writing was on the wall when, a few months ago, Aptera started refunding customer deposits, but it is still quite sad. I was actually on the waiting list for an Aptera 2e, and waited a loong time for what turns out to be nothing as Aptera has just announced they are closing their doors. […]
Toyota Wants To Bring Sexy Back With Their New GT 86
The all new Toyota GT 86 (and 2013 Scion FR-S) should hit the Tokyo Motor Show later this week. The GT 86 is Toyotas attempt at bringing back the "fun to drive" rear-wheel drive from the 80's and 90's. You may notice some design cues from the old AE86 Toyota Corolla or the 2000GT. The […]
New Xbox 360 Dashboard Coming In December
On December 6th your Xbox 360 will have an update waiting that will make the look and feel mirror that of the Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8. Other than the familiar boxes you should get live television, Bing voice search, facebook sharing, and cloud storage for game saves and Live Profiles.
Beats Executive Headphones
If you are an "executive" type and can't stomach wearing the brighter colored Dr. Dre headphones, the Dr. Dre Beats Executive Headphones might fit the bill. Although a good pair of earbuds might be a bit more discrete. The Beats Executive Headphones feature a leather headband, collapsible ear cups, noise cancellation, and a brushed metal […]
Cordon Multi-Target Photo Radar Sucks… And Is Coming To America
In an effort to generate revenue, increase our governments surveillance, and reduce speeding cities and states around the world are starting to use Simicon's Cordon multi-target photo-radar system. The Cordon multi-target photo radar system is fully scary. It can simultaneously identify and follow up to 32 vehicles across four lanes of traffic. The Cordon system […]
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Makes First Passenger Flight
On 10/26/2011 Boeing's launch customer, Nippon Airways, piloted the first ever passenger flight with the 787 Dreamliner. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner had 240 passengers onboard and flew for four and a half hours from Tokyo to Hong Kong.