NASCAR’s greatest cheats detailed
It is only fitting that NASCAR has as history of cheating that’s as cunning and varied as the methods of the original, moonshine-running racers skirting the law.
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Ferrari 458 Italia recalled over fire risk
Ferrari 458 Italia – Click above for high-res image gallery
After a recent spate of engine fires, Ferrari has officially issued a recall of the 458 Italia.
According to the automaker,
Fujifilm ships second-gen Real 3D camera, calls it W3
W2? We don’t need no stinkin’ W2. Fujifilm skipped right over that for W3 when deciding what to call its second-gen Real 3D camera.
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Irv Gordon’s Volvo P1800 closing in on 3 million miles
Irv Gordon and his Volvo P1800 – Click above for high-res image gallery
While Irv Gordon is already retired, he’s taken to accruing miles on his already impressively well-traveled Volvo 1800 like it’s his job. It took a while to rack up the first million miles, but the second million came more quickly, rolling the odometer over in Times Square back in 2002. Now Gordon is headed for 3 million a mere eight years later. Only big rigs put on a million miles more quickly, and even that might be debatable.
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Lenovo launches AMD-packing IdeaPad U165 ultraportable in Czech Republic, nowhere else?
We weren’t particularly impressed with the IdeaPad U160 when we recently reviewed it, giving it a score of five out of 10 thanks to disappointing battery life and a high price.
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Samsung is still down with PMP, announces YP-Q3 and YP-U6 players (video)
Lots of companies are moving their focus to more capable devices, but Samsung is still here to fulfill your simple media playback needs with a few new PMPs
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Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse seriously, finally, officially announced, doesn’t ship until December
After the overt teasing, leaking, and then more leaking, Microsoft’s finally ready to spit out the details on its Arc Touch Mouse, which at the end of the day is really just… a mouse.
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Report: Jaguar sports car concept bound for Paris
With the Paris Motor Show a mere month away, automakers from around the globe are unleashing a barrage of teasers and rumors that hint to what will be on display. According to Auto Express, Jaguar is the latest company to let slip what it has planned. The murky report says the Leaping Cat will pull the covers off of an XK-sized sports car inspired by the Porsche 918. While that likely means the concept will boast a fantastical hybrid drivetrain with more torque than sense, it doesn’t mean that Tata is going to fast-track this car for production. Auto Express says the car is more to flex the company’s styling muscles than anything else.
While that means we likely won’t be seeing another sultry two-door in the Jaguar stable any time soon,
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Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf allowed to use California HOV lanes
California commuters will either celebrate or curse SB 535, a new law that extends hybrid and alternative-fuel vehicles’ usage of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes in the Golden State.
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Live from Sony IFA 2010 press event
11:11AM Now he’s showing us some 3D golf. Phil Mickelson’s 18th at the US Open. Some great lens flare really puts us in the scene. “You’ve never seen greens like these,” intones Sir Howard.
