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3d printing
Jay Leno Uses 3D Printer to Replace Rare Old Car Parts
What do you do when you have a passion for rare old cars and one irreplaceable part breaks? If you are a stand-up comedian who looks like a T-Mobile Android G1, you scan it and print a new one. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by hooked-on-tronics: I wonder if they could just eliminate the middle-man and run the scan directly into a CNC machine? Jay probably... 23 Responses | Other threads
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art
Cars Racing On a 105-Foot High Vertical Road Make Me Wish for Antigravity Engines
We have seen Gerry Judah's amazing work before, which mix awesome engineering and technology to get almost-impossible pieces, like this 105-foot high, 44 tonne sculpture showing two Audi cars shooting into the sky. Up close it's mighty impressive: More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by NurseDave: Aren't they on the same track headed in opposite directions? Can't get past that. What, there was a big bang... 6 Responses | Other threads
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design
Audi-Designed Grand Piano Is Unsurprisingly Carlike
Or maybe it's just that cars and pianos are inherently similar: They both have pedals, hood-ish mechanisms, make noise, and sit users at some manner of control panel. If that didn't blow your mind, then, well, you probably understand art. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by Rustabout: How much is a "normal" Boesendorfer? 12 Responses | Other threads
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question of the day
Question of the Day: Do You Text While Driving?
Man, people really laid into me for texting while driving as a part of reviewing the N97. It's unsafe, no doubt, but the reality is, people do it. Do you? More » -
cars
Magnetic Big Wheel or Ring of Death?
Car designer Harsha Vardhan has a different vision of tomorrow. While his vehicle calls for an electric engine, just like we see in cars now like the Prius or Volt, that engine drives magnetic fields, not wheels. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by geekpi: More like ring of retarded. There is no way it could stand like that while at rest. Gravity would pull... 17 Responses | Other threads
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how to
How to Drive a Ford Model T
Henry Ford Estate volunteer Ed Hebb, who may or may not have worked with Henry Ford himself, shows us how to start and drive a Model T. It's pretty damn informative seeing as you'll never get to drive one. [Neatorama]
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By Jason ChenComment by ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo: ah when Ford made cars that sold. Where did they go wrong? 10 Responses | Other threads
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japan
Crazy Japanese Ironsmith Creates His Own Bulldozer
What do you get when you mix a Fiat 500—a popular and tiny 50s car in Italy—with a bulldozer and a crazy Japanese ironsmith? A Fiat 500 bulldozer with crazy—and very happy—Japanese ironsmith inside, as the video shows. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Amir Oulad: That is so freaking sweet, He should have combined it with a jet engine, so it can pick up some... 2 Responses | Other threads
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planes
Airplanes Getting Stronger Seats and
Starting this fall, all new planes will be required to have heartier seats that can withstand 16x gravity without popping out of place. Plus, they'll be getting airbags in select areas. More »Better PillowsAirbags
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By Mark WilsonComment by BergenCountyJC: Is it safe to have combustible gas as in the airbags in the case of a crash as theorized above? 11 Responses | Other threads
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motorcycles
80s Superhero Alert: Motorcycle Features Full-Sized Sidecar
The sidecar always seemed like a precarious way to ride a motorcycle. So maybe it's a good thing that this ridiculous yet awe-inducing "Snaefell" fit a whole 2-seater car on the side of a bike. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Kaiser-Machead: Oh, what's so wonderful about custom work? It is a violent, penetrative act that scars what you customize. I call... 19 Responses | Other threads
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cars
The 2010 Toyota Prius...Hearse
Trust us: If there's one time you can get away with a not-so-green lifestyle, it's when you're dead. More » -
science
Synthetic Tree Will Hopefully Capture Tons of Carbon Dioxide, Save the Planet
Scientists at Columbia University are working on a sort of synthetic tree that aims to capture about 1,000 times as much carbon dioxide as more organic versions. They're hoping to extend the technology even to heavy-emitting cars and planes. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by squishyalt: Or....you could just plant more trees & stop chopping down the ones we have. Oh, wait....that's be too simple. 10 Responses | Other threads
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rc cars
RC Car Mastermind Masami Hirosaka Parallel Parks With Style
RC Car aficionado Masami Hirosaka does more with this little car in one minute than I'll hope to do with a real one in my entire lifetime. Notice he doesn't use the wall as leverage, either. [YouTube via Japan Probe]
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By Jack LoftusComment by darknecross: Why do these Japanese shows always have a dozen random people sitting around watching? 12 Responses | Other threads
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toys
Lobotomized Cyclops Is Really No More Disturbing than a Sponge with Pants
In her late 30s, a woman will begin waking at night with visions of riding an open-skulled cyclops head. This otherwise adorable photo, uncovered in her parents' attic, will unlock the mystery shortly after her marriage goes to ruin. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by admoseremic: Eye'm not sure what to think about that. 6 Responses | Other threads
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cars
Koenigsegg's "Solar Sportscar" Could Be Speeding Past You Soon
The Koenigsegg Quant, an impressive Batmobile-styled solar sportscar, could soon be going into production. More »
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By Simon CrispComment by Skid-Vicious: I don't care if I'm not able to afford it. I don't like it. It don't even have lights (just... 12 Responses | Other threads
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blockquote
Would a Sub $10,000 Zero-Emissions Car Be The Greatest Consumer Gadget Ever?
Speaking at the Wired Business Conference in NYC, Shai Agassi, the founder of green transportation company Better Place, made a bold statement about near-future electric cars: More » -
cars
ZMP RoboCar Helps Scientists Research Automotive Autonomy, Adorability
In the future, when your car can drive itself, you may well have this little guy to thank. Alternatively, when it gains sentience, bitterly plots against its owner and drives you into a wall, RoboCar will sit, watch and laugh. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by Grendel: I wish scientists would focus on trying to find an alternative fuel for cars or transportation in general BEFORE trying... 5 Responses | Other threads
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palm pre
Elderly Woman Rams Cellphone Store, Palm Pre Connection Questionable
Although the NBC Chicago News credits the elderly woman for being slightly too eager to get the Palm Pre, there doesn't seem to be any actual evidence that she actually wants a Pre. Nice try Chicago. [NBC Chicago via Palmpre.org]
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By Jason ChenComment by 92BuickLeSabre: I just feel bad for the first dude in line, that was sitting out front. 5 Responses | Other threads
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solar
Driving the $1.4 Million Protoscar Lampo Solar-Powered Electric Roadster
Our gearhead brothers over at Jalopnik recently got a chance to take the insanely expensive Protoscar Lampo, a solar-powered roadster, for a test spin. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by G-Ram has a ★? No!: As I said before... 1.4 million bucks for an even uglier Saturn? No thanks. 5 Responses | Other threads
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belkin
Belkin's TuneCast GPS-Assisted FM Transmitter Is Like Putting a DVR Into a VHS Player
Much like putting a DVR into a VHS player, Belkin's TuneCast Auto Live utilizes really good technology to support something that isn't all that great. More specifically, it uses GPS coordinates and the iPhone (3.0) to identify the best FM frequencies. More » -
cars
Linux-Based Customizable LCD Gauge Cluster Marries 50's Chrome With 00's UI
Jalopnik found this concept gauge cluster that's incredible both in the amount of information displayed at once, and because of the simultaneous retro-futuristic look creator Yazaki created. [Jalopnik]
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By Jason ChenComment by GalenAlexis: Don't expect to find a Windows-Based customizable LCD Gauge. The blue screen of death would become even MORE apparent. 2 Responses | Other threads
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cars
Rolls Royce 200EX Is a Purse Snuggler
If you own a Rolls Royce, there's no doubt that you're also the type to treat your fancy, expensive designer purse like a baby. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that the 200EX Royce is equipped with a baby bolster for your bag. More »
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By Andi WangComment by Xterm11_is Rhyming: I'm just waiting for some idiot to put their baby in there, have the electronics malfunction, squish the baby, then... 4 Responses | Other threads
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rich people
Dealzmodo: Free iPod Touch With Purchase of $325,000 Ferrari
Ferrari's limited-edition 510-horsepower 16M convertible comes packaged with a limited-edition iPod touch of its own. The touch is loaded with Ferrari-related videos and music as well as, bizarrely, Ferrari engine noises. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by Redwraithvienna: so i buy a ferrari ... and i only get a fucking 16 GB ipod for free ? Whats next... 12 Responses | Other threads
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cars
Toshiba Driving Computer Watches You While You Watch the Road
Designed to discourage distracted radio fiddlers and sleepy driving, Toshiba's new driving computer audits drivers by monitoring their wandering eyeballs. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by EtrnL_Frost: They need to install something like this for driving tests, so idiots that don't pay attention to... say, the ROAD,... 2 Responses | Other threads
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cars
Sadistic Parking Gate Smashes Car Hulk Style
Some machines are so evil that they will kill other machines just to cause you pain. And yes, I probably find this hilarious because that bloody gate is not destroying my car. [Hiroiro via DRB] -
concepts
The Future Of Car Technology, As Seen From The Recent Past
Futuristic concept products—especially gadgets—always inspire the same thought: in about ten years, this is going to seem ridiculous. Jalopnik takes a look back at the technological dreams of the car industry, circa 1999.
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By John HerrmanComment by sharkync: Let see GM stock price 1/11/99 - $85 15/16 Ford 1/99 - $35.1487 Maybe they should have dreamed about staying in business in... 2 Responses | Other threads
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cars
Daimler Buys 10% of Electric Car Maker Tesla
Tesla, which makes an electric Roadster and is hoping to make an electric Sedan, just sold 10% of itself to Daimler. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: No! Mercedes electronics are an epic fail. Everything malfunctions! Please save Tesla from their presence! 14 Responses | Other threads
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cars
Extremely Confident Man Builds Extremely Tiny Car
Possibly the smallest street-legal car in the world, the 39-inch high, 26-inch wide, cheekily-painted project was made by a British man out of one of those coin-operated children's rides. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by OMG! Ponies!: Do you find something comical about my appearance when I am driving my automobile? Everyone needs to drive a vehicle,... 11 Responses | Other threads
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electric cars
The First Battery Swap Station for Electric Cars
Electric cars are a great idea until you need to drive beyond the range of your battery. What then? A company named Better Place unveiled their solution to the problem, a battery swap station. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Δεν βρέθηκαν λέξεις: or just make clean hybrids and be done with it. Electric cars are nice but a better short term solution... 22 Responses | Other threads
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rants
Texting While Driving Is Becoming Ridiculous
It's pretty redundant to make laws outlawing texting while driving because it already falls under laws covering distracted driving, but holy crap, something needs to be done about it.
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privacy
London Transport Authority To Test Tracking System That Stops Speeding FROM SPACE
Transport for London is announcing a large-scale trial of the Intelligent Speed Adaption system, which uses preloaded road data and GPS to slow speeders. Basically, the future is everything you were afraid of. More » -
diy
Ford Engineer Builds Street-Legal, 125 MPG Hybrid in His Garage
The "HyperRocket" was built by a Ford efficiency expert in his garage, and with two seats, a whopping 125 mpg, and a comfortable cruising speed of 65 mph, we're awfully tempted to buy the thing. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by Nick: dan i hate to do this, but it's not a hybrid. it's a hypermiler. /dips, ducks, dodges, dives, and dodges 15 Responses | Other threads
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bad ideas
CoolCop Is a Hose That Runs AC Right Into Your Shirt, But Only if You're a Cop
You know you've made it as an inventor when you're selling a vacuum cleaner hose to cops for $50 that's designed to run from their car's AC vents to their shirts. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by .357: So what happens when there's a robbery in progress and he has to get out of the car? What happens when... 14 Responses | Other threads
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illusions
How to Make Your Car Invisible on the Cheap
Want to make your car invisible? It's an expensive and possibly impossible task, unless you want to get creative with it. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by Curves: Have some fun and match/park it to the FIRST spot in the Walmart parking lot and see how many milliseconds... 8 Responses | Other threads
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clips
50 Cars Assemble 1 Bus
Swedish advertising agency Acne assembled this junkyard monster, a bus sculpture assembled from 50 cars, to make a point about C02 emissions. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by closhedbb: Most of the buses here in DC run on natural gas, and as such have little to no emissions, as... 8 Responses | Other threads
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tragic
Watch My Furniture Truck Get Decapitated By a Bridge
Last week I received a furniture order around 11pm. Yeah, it was late—but the drivers had good reason. Earlier that day they fell victim to the infamous Gregson Street RR bridge in Durham NC. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by future-proof: And the gadget, gizmo, thingmamajig in this post is what? Bridge? Truck? Your buffet table? Isn't this supposed... 9 Responses | Other threads
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cars
DIY Batmobile is Meticulously Handcrafted With a Retractable Top and Teched-Out Cockpit
Sculptor Bob Causey pulled out all the stops for his DIY, Batman Forever-era Batmobile, which features a retractable top, 3 LCD screens in the cockpit, and all the trimmings you'd expect from such a project. More »
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Comment by Marcelo: If you're gonna make the Batmobile, make the one from the first Burton movie (aka the freaking sweet one with... 10 Responses | Other threads
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electric cars
Tesla-Smart Collaboration Produces Underwhelming Electric Car
The Smart fortwo seems like a perfect candidate for the electric makeover, and with Tesla lending its expertise to the project, we all expected an impressive showing. But to be honest, we're not thrilled. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by bosskev: "fortwo"? You're making that up, right? 11 Responses | Other threads
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cars
Does That Lexus Come in Crystallized Wind?
Spotted at a design fair in Milan, this transparent Lexus LF-A is part of an exhibition called L-Finesse: Crystallised Wind. It looks a bit more like an ice sculpture to us. [Wired]
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By Mark WilsonComment by .357: The only problem with the LF-A? It debuted in 2005 and is still just a concept 4 yrs. later. 2 Responses | Other threads
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ingenuity
Lazy Porsche Demands Elevator Service
At first, the organizers of the Shanghai Motor Show probably thought Porsche was joking when they suggested holding a press conference for their Panamera sedan on the 94th floor of an office building. They weren't. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by 1 DVS BSTD-Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle: OMG that is the new porsche panamera! I have been waiting for it for quite awhile. I so going to buy this... 5 Responses | Other threads
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heroes
Hobbyist Building World's Fastest Car Out of a Fighter Jet
Your hobby sucks compared to Ed Shadle's; in his free time, he's converting an old fighter jet into a land vehicle capable of going 800MPH. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by AreWeThereYeti: I call shenanigans. If you allow (and they apparently do) vehicles like this that don't actually power the wheels,... 6 Responses | Other threads
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