<![CDATA[Gizmodo: turbo boost!]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: turbo boost!]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/turboboost http://gizmodo.com/tag/turboboost <![CDATA[Formula 1 Cars Getting Electric Hyperspeed Jumps]]> Apart from being one of the most amazing 3D animations I've seen in a while, this Formula 1 2009 video shows how the new KERS works, a kinetic-to-electric-energy system that allows for speed jumps.

KERS is short for Kinetic Energy Recovery System, an ingenious mechanical device that recovers wasted kinetic energy generated while braking. It converts that energy into electric power, which gets stored in a battery in the car's front. And then the really cool part comes: Once every lap, the battery reaches its full capacity and the F1 car driver can click a button to obtain a 6.5 seconds turbo boost, adding an extra 82 horsepower to the nominal capacity of the engine. Turbo boost, KITT, turbo boost!

Next, Mario Kart-style power boosters floating on the road. [Thanks Sergio]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5151641&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Samsung 32GB Solid State Drive Reviewed (Verdict: Great for Old Laptops)]]> TrustedReviews (with that name, you know you must trust them) just tested one of those mythical Solid State Drives that everybody announces but nobody actually seems to get. This 32GB Samsung SSD has an EIDE interface, which won't work with most modern laptops, but "its super fast access times are going to give you a nice boost in performance." Sounds like a good way to give a speed bump to your old notebook. – Jesus Diaz

Samsung 32GB Solid State Drive [TrustedReviews]

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