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more about #carbonfiber more comments → Gundem: Simply amazing... #carbon451 more » Gann: It took some digging, but the illumination source for the light is a strip of electroluminescent paper applied to the carbon fiber. #carbon451 more » OCEntertainment: The OCD in me reeeeaaaally wants to straighten that lamp out. #carbon451 more » B-low: Yeah but that's carbon fiber coated in something else. #carbon451 more » uncleben: I thought the LF-A was $400k. Any fellow Jalops want to verify that? #carbonfiberloom more » Joe: ...you're still driving a Toyota. #carbonfiberloom more » FriarNurgle: It's makes boots also. #carbonfiberloom more » CraigJ: This isn't bad looking either. A 55o HP V-10 engine that's about as big as a normal v-6: #carbonfiberloom more » BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: Just wow. Reminds me of that scene from the 5th Element #carbonfiberloom more » ripfire: Where's the part where an a engineer reads which car they're going to destroy? more » Nick: i'm not sure, but i think the next hit says Bob Lutz? #carbonfiberloom more » MrTaco: I think their "artistic" lighting makes it look more like an axe than a speaker in this picture. more » nbolmer: For 85k, you might as well actually BE LIVE at whatever it is you're listening to the recording of... Seriously, I'm skeptical. This is a uberwealthy... more » _jsw_: I love that their website states "An exceptional way of percieving the world" - which apparently includes novel ways of spelling. more » Isentropic_Storm: For $85,000 these speakers would have to produce a sound quality so intense that it caused anyone within it's epicenter to have an orgasm. Do they? ... more » -
#art
Carbon Fiber Ribbon of Light
I would have assumed this lamp was aluminum, had designer Marcus Tremonto not explained: More » -
#speakers
Victrola-Inspired Aesthesis Speaker Is an Astronomical $85,000
Aw, grandpa! Could you please take my $85,000 speaker out of your ear? For the last time my Aesthesis speakers are not your old timer's hearing aid horn! More » -
#furniture
High-Tech Carbon Fiber Desk Looks Light As a Feather
Carbon fiber is showing up in everything these days—from bikes to toilets. I can't say I've always been a fan of the look, but this Hexa Desk is certainly an exception. More » -
#airplanes
The Boeing Dreamliner 787 Could Be the Next Spruce Goose
The headline takes certain exaggerated liberties, sure, I admit that, but nevertheless today marks the second time in two months that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been delayed due to structural failures during the testing process. More » -
#bikes
Carbon Fiber Electric Bike Drives Batman Environmentally Conscious
Really Batman, jet-fueled cars in 2009? That's not eco-friendly. But don't worry, there's an alternative to your old, wasteful ways. Because not only does the Sanyo Eneloop carbon fiber electric bike come in black—it only comes in black. More » -
#gaming
A Carbon Fiber Joystick...For No Good Reason Other than General Effect
Why do we reserve the glory of carbon fiber for lightweight performance items? You know, other than durability and expense? More » -
#apple
Apple May Shave Weight of Future MacBooks with Carbon Fiber Composites
Apple is looking into new ways to save weight on their MacBooks, a recent USPTO filing shows. They have patented a new way to create carbon fiber composites that—unlike traditional ones—look sleek, shiny, and lickable: More » -
#pointless
Inconceivable! Luxury Carbon Fiber Dog Bowls Can't Find Any Buyers
What kind of world do we live in where 600 superfluous carbon fiber dog bowls cannot find a market? A crappy one, that's what kind. More » -
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#health
5-Year-Old Amputee Fitted with High Performance Carbon Fiber Legs
In 2005, Ellie May Challis lost all of her limbs to meningitis. In 2009, she's become the youngest person ever fitted with carbon fiber legs. More » -
#saunas
Röger Leige Wave Infrared Sauna Is One Swank Torture Device
It's 2009. And to sweat your balls off, you shouldn't need to squeeze into a little room with a bunch of other sweaty men. More » -
#motorcycles
Triumph Speed Triple Carbon Motorcycle Comes In One Color Only
I can't decide whether I like carbon fiber, or I just love the color black. More » -
#carbonfiber
Carbon Fiber Surface Table Is Thin, Really Thin
I don't know that anyone goes around complaining that their table is just too darned thick, but this carbon fiber "Surface" Table has been fashioned to a scant 2mm. -
#carbonfiber
At the End of the Day, $15,000 Carbon Fiber Biometric Door Is Still Just A Door
Carbon fiber is pretty, and it's a cool technique to implement with car design... but what about doors? Who cares, you say? I agree, but it still didn't stop this door from becoming a reality. -
#guitars
Blackbird Rider Nylon Guitar Actually Carbon-Fiber and Nearly Indestructible
Blackbird's Rider Nylon guitar is actually not made of nylon—ok its strings are—but instead it's far more highly-tech'd and its body and neck are actually carbon fiber. It may not be bullet-proof, but Blackbird says its "nearly indestructible," making it perfect as a travel guitar. The material has meant a few design tweaks over a traditional shape: it's far squarer, and the sound holes are now a single hole moved up to the neck, and dubbed a "soundscoop" instead—apparently this makes for a better sound response. The other side-effect is that it's light enough at 3-pounds to fit into an aircraft overhead locker. High-tech costs though—the nylon string model is $1,900, a smaller steel-stringed version is $1,600. [Product via GadgetLab] -
#nokia8800carbonarte
Nokia Pimps 8800 Cellphone With Carbon Arte Version
Nokia's just come up with a new entry in its Arte series of "jazzed up" cellphones with the 8800 Carbon Arte. The old slider phone now has panels of carbon fiber in its front and rear faces, along with titanium and stainless steel. Internally it looks like the phone is pretty much unchanged, though now its storage has been bumped up to 4GB from 1GB. It remains a tri-band GSM phone, though, and Nokia expects it to hit the shops in Europe by the end of the year for around $1,600. [Phone Arena]
