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Rimac Automobili Concept One rolls off the turntable, onto the road

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:20 PM PST

Rimac Automobili Concept One rolls off the turntable, onto the road


Rimac Automobili Concept One rolls off the turntable, onto the road
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Videos We really loved the look of the all-electric Rimac Automobili Concept One that debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show as it spun in circles upon its carpeted turntable, the lights making the paint glitter. Turns out, it looks even better rolling down the road on a foggy Croatian morning. Now, we've no word on whether the Concept One has the full quad set of 250-kW motors installed that are...

Headroom With a View of L.A.

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:20 PM PST

Headroom With a View of L.A.


Headroom With a View of L.A.
Panoramic sunroofs are all the rage in Tinsel Town.

Android-powered bar bot makes a mean Rob(ot) Roy (video)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:20 PM PST

Android-powered bar bot makes a mean Rob(ot) Roy (video)


Android-powered bar bot makes a mean Rob(ot) Roy (video)
iZac doesn't want to hear your sob stories. No, this Arduino-crafted bartender just wants to make cocktails, ordered through a tablet-based drinks menu. The bar patron can then place a glass on the digital scales, and iZac will measure out in the prescribed quantities necessary for the meatsack's choice of poison....

Kia Flexes Design Muscles in L.A.

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:20 PM PST

Kia Flexes Design Muscles in L.A.


Kia Flexes Design Muscles in L.A.
Korean automaker draws on the iconic style of the 1970s GT cars.

Show off your smartphone photog skills with Sony Ericsson's vscreens

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:20 PM PST

Show off your smartphone photog skills with Sony Ericsson's vscreens


Show off your smartphone photog skills with Sony Ericsson's vscreens
Have you been jonesin' to show off those Epic 4G Touch camera skills on a bit bigger screen? Sony Ericsson has you covered with vscreens, a website / app combo that gets your trip to Everest on your flatscreen to secure bragging rights. Once you install the app from the Android Market, point your internet browsing screen -- PC, Google TV and PS3 included -- to the vscreens website....

Who needs feet? SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 steering wheel puts pedals at your...

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:20 PM PST

Who needs feet? SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 steering wheel puts pedals at your fingertips


Who needs feet? SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 steering wheel puts pedals at your fingertips
Time to face the facts -- your tiny apartment just doesn't have room for a fancy wheel and pedal setup, but clunky gamepads aren't getting you any closer to the winners circle. What's a racing fanatic to do? SteelSeries has an idea: keep the wheel, kill the pedals. Boasting enough buttons to make an authentic F1 steering wheel blush, the SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 steering wheel swaps the traditional foot petal peripheral...

Dodge Viper Softens Its Edges

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:20 PM PST

Dodge Viper Softens Its Edges


Dodge Viper Softens Its Edges
Next-generation Viper will be more refined for a broader appeal.

5 Over 35: High-MPG Cars in L.A.

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:20 PM PST

5 Over 35: High-MPG Cars in L.A.


5 Over 35: High-MPG Cars in L.A.
Five cars from the 2011 L.A. Auto Show that get 35 mpg or better.

5 Finalists for 'Green' Car of Year

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:20 PM PST

5 Finalists for 'Green' Car of Year


5 Finalists for 'Green' Car of Year
Eco-conscious drivers have a lot to like at the 2011 L.A. Auto Show.

Es Muy Bueno: The Mastretta MXT

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:20 PM PST

Es Muy Bueno: The Mastretta MXT


Es Muy Bueno: The Mastretta MXT
Mexican-made sports car hits 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show.

The Fast and Fabulous from L.A.

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:19 PM PST

The Fast and Fabulous from L.A.


The Fast and Fabulous from L.A.
Our picks for the 10 best autos at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show

Porsche Plans Test Track in L.A.

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:19 PM PST

Porsche Plans Test Track in L.A.


Porsche Plans Test Track in L.A.
Customers will be able to test out models on various road courses.

Infiniti Plays Two Sides of the Coin

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:19 PM PST

Infiniti Plays Two Sides of the Coin


Infiniti Plays Two Sides of the Coin
Big, luxe crossover and performance convertible bow at the L.A Auto Show.

Study: Hybrids Safer in Accidents

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:19 PM PST

Study: Hybrids Safer in Accidents


Study: Hybrids Safer in Accidents
But quieter hybrids found more likely to injure pedestrians.

Lincoln MKT, MKS Get Techie in L.A.

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:19 PM PST

Lincoln MKT, MKS Get Techie in L.A.


Lincoln MKT, MKS Get Techie in L.A.
Updates focus on technology and improved ride

Ford Pulls Out All the Stops in L.A.

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:19 PM PST

Ford Pulls Out All the Stops in L.A.


Ford Pulls Out All the Stops in L.A.
The wraps come off four new rides at Los Angeles Auto Show.

L.A.: Hyundai Ups the Ante Again

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:19 PM PST

L.A.: Hyundai Ups the Ante Again


L.A.: Hyundai Ups the Ante Again
The all-new Azera indicates the automaker's winning ways are far from over

Chrysler Invests $1.7B in Jeep

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:19 PM PST

Chrysler Invests $1.7B in Jeep


Chrysler Invests $1.7B in Jeep
Enlists Toledo Assembly Complex for another tour of duty.

BMW Electrifies L.A. Auto Show

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:19 PM PST

BMW Electrifies L.A. Auto Show


BMW Electrifies L.A. Auto Show
German automaker introduces more 'i' Concepts to North America

Kia's Design Mojo Continues at L.A.

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 03:19 PM PST

Kia's Design Mojo Continues at L.A.


Kia's Design Mojo Continues at L.A.
The 395-hp Kia GT Concept has onlookers wishing, hoping.

Oh, You Don’t Have A Galaxy Nexus Yet? Because Woz Does.

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 02:28 PM PST

Oh, You Don't Have A Galaxy Nexus Yet? Because Woz Does.


Oh, You Don't Have A Galaxy Nexus Yet? Because Woz Does.
Woz Spotting. It's something of a tradition amongst tech circles — or, at least, amongst my particularly geeky tech circle. Any time someone spots Woz wozzin' his way around the Valley, it feels weird not to tell everyone you know. It's like spotting Kanye West, except instead of Kanye West it's someone that people actually like. While Woz spottings rarely bubble up to the pages of TechCrunch, today's sighting is particularly neat:...

Scientists Create World's Smallest Electric 'Car'

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 02:28 PM PST

Scientists Create World's Smallest Electric 'Car'


Scientists Create World's Smallest Electric 'Car'
Even a Smart looks big compared to this.

Toshiba Portege Z835 review

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 02:28 PM PST

Toshiba Portege Z835 review


Toshiba Portege Z835 review
Toshiba should know a thing or two about skinny, featherweight laptops. Back in 2007, the company unveiled the Portege R500, a 2.4-pound laptop measuring what was then an anorexic 0.77 inches (19.6mm) thick. Much to everyone's disbelief, it managed to squeeze in an optical drive. Fast forward four years and it's entering the Ultrabook market with the Portege Z830 (that's the Z835 if you get it at Best Buy)....

TCTV: The TechCrunch Gadgets Webcast

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 01:38 PM PST

TCTV: The TechCrunch Gadgets Webcast



TCTV: The TechCrunch Gadgets Webcast
Welcome to another exciting episode of the TechCrunch Gadgets Webcast. This week we talk about the Kindle Fire, the Nook Tablet, the Nexus, and SOPA. Plus, we have a special surprise for all those who prefer sound to moving pictures. This is the first week I've extracted the audio from the video webcast and saved it to a downloadable MP3 podcast that you can subscribe to via RSS or iTunes....

Volkswagen eT! electric delivery van is out of this world

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 01:37 PM PST

Volkswagen eT! electric delivery van is out of this world


Volkswagen eT! electric delivery van is out of this world
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Volkswagen The writer F. Scott Fitzgerald once opined that using an exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke. With that in mind, let's take a look at the latest work van concept from Volkswagen. The German Automaker has partnered with the German Post Office and the University of Art at Braunschweig to create the eT!...

NVIDIA's Jen-Hsun Huang: quad-core, Tegra 3 tablets will drop to $299 in a 'coup...

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 01:37 PM PST

NVIDIA's Jen-Hsun Huang: quad-core, Tegra 3 tablets will drop to $299 in a 'couple quarters'


NVIDIA's Jen-Hsun Huang: quad-core, Tegra 3 tablets will drop to $299 in a 'couple quarters'
It's inevitable: the "latest and greatest" in tech (whatever that happens to be at the moment) always comes down in price as it makes way for something thinner, faster... better. Still, it's interesting to imagine that happening when a product is still basking in its glory days. That's exactly what what we're going to see with NVIDIA's new quad-core Tegra 3 chip, according to NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang....

RED Scarlet starts shipping for $9,750, first customer takes one home today

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 01:37 PM PST

RED Scarlet starts shipping for $9,750, first customer takes one home today


RED Scarlet starts shipping for $9,750, first customer takes one home today
Announced at a curiously-timed event just minutes after Canon's C300 made its on-stage debut, we expected the RED Scarlet to be a hit with cinematographers the world abound. But we're perhaps even more expressed to see one actually make its way to a customer just two weeks after launch, than we were when RED revealed the 4K cam's low $9,750 price tag....

The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5PM ET with special guest!

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 01:37 PM PST

The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5PM ET with special guest!


The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5PM ET with special guest!
It seems just like last week that we inducted a new member into the mobcast tribe, but this time we're putting a fourth musketeer on the hot seat for the week -- our special guest, Aaron Baker from PhoneDog.com, aka "the best hair in mobile." He'll be adding his own two or twenty cents about the week's wireless news, and perhaps we can talk him into doing his own rant --...

The Engadget Show - 027: Nokia's Stephen Elop, Qualcomm, NASA and more

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:47 PM PST

The Engadget Show - 027: Nokia's Stephen Elop, Qualcomm, NASA and more


The Engadget Show - 027: Nokia's Stephen Elop, Qualcomm, NASA and more
Man, do we have a show for you this month. It's a veritable Thanksgiving feast of gadgety goodness. Brian and Tim kick things off by taking a looking at the Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet, Kobo Vox, a slew of Samsung Galaxy Tabs, the Motorola Razr and the HTC Rezound. Next up, Michael Gorman visits Lockheed Martin to check out the Orion spacecraft the company is building for NASA. Brian and Terrence put...

OpenSUSE is 12.1 versions old, and the .1 is important

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 12:47 PM PST

OpenSUSE is 12.1 versions old, and the .1 is important


OpenSUSE is 12.1 versions old, and the .1 is important
With the sea-salt whiff of Fedora 16 still hanging in the air, we now have another updated Linux distribution based on the new 3.1 kernel. OpenSUSE 12.1 offers the GNOME 3.2 shell along with KDE, Xfce and LXDE desktop flavors should you prefer something different. There are goodies like Chromium 17 and Firefox 7 and improved server side tools including WebYaST, Horde 4 apps and the ability to run on the...