Archive for June, 2008

Tesla announces the Model S: a $60k, all-electric, five passenger sports sedan



Filed under: Transportation digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/Tesla_Model_S_a_60k_all_electric_five_passenger_Sedan'; Our favorite Terminator (and Governor of California) Arnold Schwarzenegger has just helped Tesla Motors make an announcement that's probably sending chills through traditional automaker's boardrooms. The company has just introduced a fully-electric, five passenger sports sedan dubbed the Model S, which will be selling ...

Honda’s Walking Assist Device beginning medical testing



Filed under: Wearables Honda's been busy showing off its Walking Assist Device at trade shows and whatnot for some time now, but it looks like it's now finally getting down to some actual trials of the contraption, with it set to begin some collaborative testing with the Shinseikai Medical Group at ...

Lenovo’s Olympics infatuation continues with themed Ideapad U8 MID



Filed under: Handhelds Alright Lenovo, we get that you have a ridiculous obsession with Beijing and / or the 2008 Olympics, but seriously, enough is enough. We've got desktops, laptops, USB drives and even torches to show your unending love for the Games; the last thing we need is a questionably ...

Rock Band 2 gets official for this fall, new guitar revealed



Filed under: Gaming While the original Rock Band is still going strong, Harmonix is already looking towards the next bit of kit that it hopes will be cluttering your place, with it now getting official with Rock Band 2 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. This time around, it seems ...

Aware Electronics shows off A-Pad convertible netbook



Filed under: Laptops, Tablet PCs As you're no doubt all too well aware, there's certainly no shortage of netbook options out there these days, but the number of convertible netbooks is considerably more limited -- a situation that little known Aware Electronics now looks set to somewhat rectify. It's apparently now ...

Olympus announces 360-degree CCD sensor prototype, surveillance firms drool



Filed under: Digital Cameras Around this time last year, we got wind of CCD-based projectors and cameras from Olympus that were outfitted with a curious "axial symmetrical free curved surface lens." Now, said company is finally providing a few details about its current prototype, which essentially enables 360-degree photographs to be ...

Gateway updates bevy of laptops / desktops in one fell swoop



Filed under: Desktops, Laptops Merely months after Gateway thrilled your soul with the introduction of all sorts of new desktops, the outfit has apparently received the upgrade bug. Starting right now, the 17-inch P-Series, 15.4-inch M-Series and 14.1-inch T-series laptops can be ordered with Intel's latest Core 2 Duo chips, more ...

ViewSonic rolls out 26-inch VA2626WM LCD monitor



Filed under: Displays Viewsonic didn't quite hit the mark with its recent attempt at a $500 projector, but it looks like it's fared considerably better with its nearly $500 26-inch VA2626WM LCD monitor, which packs most of the features you'd expect from a pricier model. That includes the requisite 1920 x ...

Sony Ericsson issues second profit warning of the year, hopes to break even in Q2



Filed under: Cellphones Although Sony Ericsson just churned out a rather impressive array of new handsets this month, it seems the outfit is still having trouble securing record-setting profits. Truthfully, it's struggling to break even, as evidenced by the second profit warning of 2008 that was issued last week. SE is ...

MSI Wind desktops to hit Europe and Asia in September



Filed under: Desktops It looks like MSI's taking another page from ASUS's Eee playbook -- the Wind netbook is getting a desktop sibling. MSI was actually showing off the Atom-based minitower at Computex last month, and while final specs and pricing aren't official, it sounds like the machine will include Windows ...