March 31st, 2010 at 05:55pm Under Computers
According to the industry source, Asus has initiated the price war by slashing the price of its mid-range and entry-level motherboards by a minimum of 10%.
Another first-tier player MSI has already followed, while Gigabyte is still focusing on the development. The Taiwan-based ECS and ASRock, which mainly target China’s entry-level motherboard, as well as China-based [...]
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March 31st, 2010 at 05:55pm Under Computers
After releasing a 12.5mm thick 750GB Scorpio Blue hard drives, Western Digital has now prepared a same-capacity model with a height of only 9.5mm.
The 2.5-inch Scorpio Blue drive features two 375GB platters, a working speed of 5400RPM, 8MB of cache, a SATA 3.0Gbps interface and Advanced Format technology, as well as WD ShockGuard and [...]
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March 31st, 2010 at 03:55pm Under Motorbikes
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ACEM, Europe’s motorcycle manufacturer association, have released a free downloadable booklet, in several languages, about protective clothing for motorcycle riders.
It is designed to help you in your choice of clothing, anything from jackets, trousers and helmets, to goggles and ear plugs.
They even have a section for moped riders…
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March 31st, 2010 at 03:55pm Under Cars
Filed under: Aftermarket, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Chevrolet, Ford, Humor, Design/Style
“There are thousands of products available to customize a car’s performance or handling. There are even more products for unique interiors, exteriors, lights, and sounds. But, in the midst of all the products and kits out there, no one has been able to alter their car’s emblem… until now.” So says Emblem Alive, a newly created company that seeks to change the face fascia of motoring forevermore.
Actually, we have seen custom emblems before, but we’ll let them get away with their statement anyway. ‘Cause it’s just that cool. Or something. Seriously, who wouldn’t want a galloping, neighing Ford Mustang emblem on their brand-new ponycar from the Blue Oval? Or, ya know, a golden Bowtie that beats like The Heartbeat of America?
Let’s play with the idea of a dancing and singing emblem a little bit, shall we? How about a growling Jaguar Leaper? Or a Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstasy that pops up from the grille (oh, wait) and speaks in the most pretentious voice you can come up with: “My other car is a Veyron” as it dances like a dashboard-mounted novelty hula girl. A Ram 1500 that proudly declares ‘Yeah, it’s got a Hemi.’ Our personal pick: a Z-car emblem that whispers “Black Gold.”
“The choices are amazing. The possibilities are endless.” Why yes, they are. And don’t you worry. A spitting Cobra is reportedly in the works.
By the way, we’re well aware that Thursday is April 1st, and this could very well be an extremely elaborate joke intended to make us all look foolish. That said, somebody sure went to a whole heck of a lot of trouble if that’s the case. We want to believe, we really do. You will too - just click past the break to watch the video and read the press release. All your dreams will come true. Trust us.
[Source: Emblem Alive]
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March 31st, 2010 at 03:55pm Under Racing
The Australian Grand Prix coverage is done and dusted but we’re straight into the next Grand Prix weekend as the teams are racing in Malaysia on Sunday. More on that later today – in the meantime here’s the daily round-up:
Why Lewis Hamilton needs David Coulthard (Autocar)
“Coulthard is right that Lewis needs a new manager, though. It should be David himself, of course, but I’m clinging to the hope that he will eventually find his way to get behind the wheel of a Merc in the DTM to give Ralf Schumacher a pasting. That would be really worth watching.”
RBR would welcome suspension ruling (Autosport)
Christian Horner: “McLaren has made a lot of comments recently, be it about our fuel tank size or the future of our drivers and now supposed systems on the car. Categorically we don’t have anything like that on the car. It is down to them to speculate, but a clarification would be good for everybody.”
Umar Farooq Khawaja offers an interesting explanation for why Alonso never got past Massa in the Australian Grand Prix:
Alonso was covering Massa’s rear after he got behind him. You could tell he was way quicker but never tried to make a move on Massa.
I figure if Alonso had passed Massa, Hamilton would have passed Massa too.
I think it was probably a case of Alonso tempering his natural aggression… probably because he wants to show Ferrari that he puts the team ahead of himself. I doubt he would do the same thing at the sharp end of the season if he’s fighting for the championship.
Umar Farooq Khawaja
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Damon Hill won the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos in appalling weather on this day in 1996, taking a hat-trick of win, pole position and fastest lap.
The only other car on the same lap was Jean Alesi’s Benetton in second. Third went to Michael Schumacher, who won in similarly wet conditions in Spain later that year.
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March 31st, 2010 at 03:55pm Under Racing
Jenson Button, on the heels of his first victory with McLaren, has told ITV that he suspects the 2010 season will come down to the rapidity and effectiveness of each teams development program and in that race, McLaren will win.
“We’re only two races in, but I think the development race will already be starting to [...]
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March 31st, 2010 at 03:55pm Under Racing
Over the weekend, Red Bull’s rivals — mainly McLaren — raised the issue of the team’s suspension and whether it allowed for an adjustment in ride height, a bit of mechanics that seemingly would not be allowed in Formula 1.
(As Todd pointed out in his post on this: “A team that could lower the ride [...]
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March 31st, 2010 at 03:44pm Under Racing
Or just full of people with really short memories, you decide.
First, everyone complained that Bahrain was boring and that F1 needs to do something about the total lack of passing during the race. Then we go to Australia and now everyone is claiming that everything that was said after Bahrain has been negated because [...]
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March 31st, 2010 at 03:00pm Under Motorbikes
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A closer look at the “older” mopeds and today’s moped, many of them looking very much like a “normal” motorcycle.
The moped technology and design has changed a lot over the years, and are often very difficult at first glance to distinguish from their bigger counterparts.
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March 31st, 2010 at 02:12pm Under Motorbikes
We’re in Italy riding Husqvarna’s two new road bikes: the SMS630 supermoto and TE630 enduro-styled machine. Both bikes have new motors with twin-cam heads a capacity hike from 576cc to 600cc and a hydraulic clutch. The chassis and bodywork are…
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