Author: Gary Cutlack
Solar-powered motorbike from SunRed
Spanish motor-maker SunRed has revealed its concept idea for a solar-powered motorbike.
The snail-like clamshell shape gives the bike 25 square feet of solar panel coverage, which should give it a 12 mile range and a top speed of, er, 30 miles an hour.
Alienware confirms existence of Area 51 laptop
If you don’t mind having a laptop as heavy as three paving slabs, you won’t mind the Alienware Area 51 M9750.
As with all Alienware laptops, it’s not about being able to carry it long distances or lift it over your head – it’s about power.
Xbox 360 failure rate as high as 30 percent?
A survey of retailers has found that as many as 30 percent of all Xbox 360s are being returned for repair. This goes against Microsoft’s assertion that Xbox 360 is well within standard industry failure rates of 3 – 5 percent.
TurboFlame designer household lighter
Apparently, the Turboflame Arc Lighter is the first “designer” household lighter to combine cutting-edge technology with “contemporary living style.”
This means it’s made out of metal and looks a bit shiny…
Speed camera warnings for your sat-nav
TrafCam is a subscription service that works with your in-car navigation system, letting you know when to furiously apply the brakes in the outside lane to avoid getting a speeding ticket.
Motorola launches M-Lab – the "role-playing theme park for kids"
The Motorola M-Lab is designed to make learning fun. Good luck with that.
The new American educational theme park concentrates on showing kids what it’s like to work in a career like fireman, doctor or aeroplane pilot…
P2P file sharing now includes voting
Thanks to MP3 Rocket, a tweaked version of the Limewire P2P piracy solution.
Version 5.0 of MP3 Rocket lets users vote on which they like the most…
There's going to be an Xbox 360 game about crisps :(
Crisps! Frito-Lay, the American potato-reconstituter known for such excellent sandwich accompaning crisp brands as Doritos, is asking people to submit designs for an Xbox Live Arcade game.
The Doritos-maker is demanding all concepts should “take the spirit of the Doritos tortilla chips brand and bring it to life on the Xbox 360”.
Zen Stone Plus – now with TravelSound speakers
Yesterday’s Zen Stone Plus announcement also mentioned there’d be an accompanying speaker set for the mini player – and here it is. The Creative TravelSound ZEN Stone docking speaker thing.
T-Mobile lets you play with proper phones
250 of T-mobile’s UK stores are getting posh new touch screen demo booths, designed to let buyers check out what they’re about to sign up to 18 months of.