This new “prototype”… the VW Golf GTi ’53 plus 1′ (53 because it’s the original Herbie 53) is capable of driving it’s self through 2 eyes (radar sensors). It can accellerate up to speeds of 150MPH, screech around corners, avoid collisions and beat the VW test drivers around their own track.

It works with GPS technology also which can track the vehicle down to the nearest inch (although I thought GPS couldnt only track with in a few meters on the current US system). Maybe when galileo gps becomes available it could really track with in an inch.

Anyway, it sounds impressive and if things continue as they are with the big brother type systems then all of us might be able to kick back and let the car drive us to where we need to go in a few years time.

Via: DailyMail

How does an old tube type television converted in to a fish tank sound? Most people would destroy the tube in the process which could cause injury. This link shows how someone made it possible 🙂 So, it doesnt really need you to take appart the TV tube, but they suggest you have a professional take the TV appart to avoid having to touch the capacitors and stuff.

Via: Wikihow

The Rock Quaddra TX2 is an improvement to the previous Quaddra T65. The Quaddra Tx2 is designed with a specification that is aimed at the fantatic gamer. It is an 17″notebook, sporting AMD’s latest Turion 64 X2 dual core processor,NVIDEO G0 7600 graphics card,high dynamic-range lighting, Bluetooth and Wi-fi on the 802.11 a/b/g standards, integrated 1.3mp webcam, dvd writer and WSXGA+ resolution of 1680×1050-pixels displayed on a X-Glass screen. It is on the little heavy side, weighing in at 3.5kg but it is rescued by being only 3.5cm thick. For those avid gamers,the notebook also provides 3 x USB’s for all the gaming accessories and up to 2GB of memory to save all those games.

Prices for the Rock Quaddra Tx2 start at £999 (ex VAT)

Via: TechEBlog

SanDisk are planning the Sansa e280 which sports 8Gb of flash memory. This is all rumours though and nothing has been set in stone yet. The rumour came from someone working at SanDisk.

A whois verified that the user posting the news on a forum did post from the Sandisk Camput and the pictures do look legit.

Lets see what comes of this news 🙂

Via: Anythingbutipod

Plextor have released the PX-B900A drive which is a Blu-ray burner. It is a 2x burner which will write (rewrite) BD-R and BD-RE with capacities of 25Gb and 50Gb. The drive is also a combo drive and can write DVD+/-R/RW as well as dual layer. Even burning CD’s is an option.

There is no information on pricing yet and rumours say that it’s due out Sept/Oct this year.

Via: RegHardware

Microsoft have launched a nice looking backlit wireless keyboard to the market. It is dubbed the “ultimate keyboard” so it must either all be hot air… or something spectacular. Well… how spectacular can a keyboard get after the laser projected keyboard reviewed a while back 🙂

Ay any rate, it seems to be a Bluetooth based system that includes a fancy backlight system that can measure ambient light and adjust accordingly. It even knows when you have stepped away and switches off the light to save power. Cant be bad! I might have to get one of these 🙂

Via: Engadget

Kind of cool in a weird way is the new digital clock t-shirt. It’s basically a standard t-shirt with a big digital clock built in the front. How many of you think that a wearer of one of these is in for the typical cheesy jokes that can be associated with one wearing this 🙂

It is powered by 4 AAA batteries hidden away and lasts about 1.5 – 2 days at a push. It can also be switched off should you want to save power for later.

Via: Popgadget