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Archive for July, 2008

Aspid roadster Luxury Sports Car

Tuesday
Jul 1,2008

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We always wanted to have a car like Caterham, but the one and only thing that came to our minds by looking at it was that this car would have been better with roof, 400 horsepower and more luxury.Two engines will be available when the production model hits the streets later this year, including a naturally aspirated 2.0-liter producing 270 hp, or a 400-hp turbocharged version of the same mill. Power will be sent to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox and a limited-slip differential. With that kind of power to weight ratio (570 hp per ton), IFR is predicting a 0-62 run of 2.8 seconds, a 0-100 sprint of 5.9 seconds and a maximum (restricted) speed of 155 mph. Slowing and turning the Aspid should be equally dramatic, with the lightweight coupe halting from 100 mph in three seconds flat and hitting 1.6 g of lateral acceleration.

Yamaha YSP-3050 Soundbar

Tuesday
Jul 1,2008

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This single digital sound projector overcomes the “limited video capabilities” of its predecessor and adds conversion of analog to digital video. It has a component and composite video input, in addition to its two HDMI ins. Due to the inclusion of analog-to-digital conversion, non-HDMI devices like the Nintendo Wii can be plugged in and be viewed via the Yamaha’s HDMI output. This means only a single cable will be needed to connect the Yamaha to your big-screen TV. Hopefully the 3050 also displays the on-screen setup menus over HDMI.The Yamaha YSP-3050 Digital Sound Projector costs $1,399.95.