In the times of $4 a gallon it comes as no surprise that most people online are looking at alternate ways to get their transport costs down. But what comes as a huge surprise is the celebrity status the Toyota Prius has recently received. For the first time ever, the Toyota Prius has become the most searched for new vehicle on the popular vehicle classifieds site — surpassing long time favorites such as the Accord and Camry. Not only...

The crucial edge a bicycle racer has is always a well guarded secret in a racing. The Australian team has selected the new BT Blade as its endurance rider's bicycle and the sprint cyclists will use the 'BT Stealth' variation. The bicycle would ensure Australia's cyclists line up with the most technologically advanced bikes at the Olympics in August. After worrying about the best suite to wear and not end up cheating while swimming the bicycle completes our biathlon...

Google will be announcing investments in green cars this summer through it's plug-in hybrid program, RechargeIT. This will add to Google.org's cleantech portfolio which already includes eSolar and Makani, which Google.org invested in through it's RE Less Than C program. A friendly chat by Dan Reicher, Director of Energy Initiatives has revealed that Google thinks plug-ins is going to be a big deal in the coming future, its no surprises that Google is heading the green car way since...

A much needed Maglev train link from Disneyland to Las Vegas has been approved by President Bush in a transportation bill he signed. $45M will be used initially to evaluate the impact for one portion of the route. Germany, Canada, England, China and Japan are included in the small selection of countries that either have working maglev systems or are testing maglev technology. With the introduction of the Maglev in the US passengers can now travel at up to...

Micro bubbles produced by micro bubble generator Wan Love for dogs reach the skin and hair roots of a dog and clean it without use of shampoo. The micro bubble generator from IDEC Corp, Japan is externally attached to the dog bath, by applying the company's micro bubble generation technology GALFor. It can stably produce bubbles whose diameter is 20μm on average and density is 600,000 bubbles/cm3. .The GALF is a technology to continuously and stably generate micro bubbles...

Catering to discerning users who require a robust performing yet sublime addition to their digital home devices, Asus today launched the world's slimmest 22-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor- the LS221H LCD. This ultra-slim 22" widescreen LCD monitor combines pleasing aesthetics with leather material, superb display capabilities, and features a 9H-hardness glass panel for scratch resistant protection. With a thinness of just 248 millimeters (0.97 inches), the Asus LS221H is so slim that it seems like more of an object de...

Sega Toys is gearing up to roll out a new humanoid robot in Japan, E.M.A., on September 26th. E.M.A. stands for "Eternal, Maiden, Actualization" and EMA is a female, not the first female rbot. She stands 38 cm tall and boasts of a "glamorous body" and high level of interactivity. The robot can hand out business cards, it can sing and dance and walk "like a lady". But the most interesting aspect to her personality is that she can...

Grundig "Emanate" is the perfect outdoor wireless speaker system for your iPod. The rechargeable batteries last you for 8 hours straight (on a single charge) ensuring that the party never stops. And since the speakers are cordless, they are highly portable. The weather resistant speakers claim to produce clear, rich stereo sound. It also charges iPods in the designed flatbed iPod dock, which can then be covered by a lockable see-through cover to protect the iPod from the outdoor...

Nokia's 1508 cell phone is just a basic candy bar handset that runs on CDMA network. It features easy keypad dialing, FM radio and a color LCD display. Little else is known but rest assured it will find a smooth market in emerging economies. Source...

Shocking people into believing that cellphones had the ability to pop corn kernels, it's been finally revealed that it was a clever marketing strategy by Cardo. Cardo manufactures Bluetooth Headsets and thought this video may raise (false) awareness and encourage people to use headsets…their headsets! Like they say…making popcorns with cellphones only happens in the movies. Source...

Fujitsu Siemens have announced two new notebooks powered by AMD's Puma platform. Both of them seem to be designed to perform and provide with more battery life than the usual. Both these notebooks feature: AMD's Turion X2 Ultra processor Bluetooth 2.1 A glossy-finish BrilliantView display. water-resistant keyboards An 'underclock' button that slows the CPU and graphics processing to improve battery life....

If the Saudi Arabian Audi A8 was not flashy enough for you, then maybe a look at the fully polished Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano will change your mind. Labor of love (hours of polishing and buffing) has resulted in a shiny coat for the 599GTB's aluminum body. The car seats only two, has a fire red interior, huge wheels and rubber-band tires, blacked out tail lights and tint dark windows. Check out the classy pictures....

Ethernet cables are pretty reliable and offer good service in their lifetime. And since one company's cable is as reliable as the next, would you really want to spend $500 on the Denon Premium range? Of course tact lines like- crafted from "high-purity" copper, which is supposed to increase performance; are there to temp you. The only thing really going for the wires is the added insulation. When it comes to Cat5 (or Cat6) cable, copper is copper, therefore...

The buzz surrounding the newest project-Las Vegas City Center is that its going to be a green development project estimated to cost around $8 billion pumped in by MGM MIRAGE and Dubai World. The first building is scheduled to open at the end of 2009 and the project includes a resort casino, two non-gaming resort hotels, and almost 500,000 square foot retail and entertainment space and also will feature a $40 million public fine art program. The core team...

Millionaires rejoice, as the Sharp LB-1085 which is also the world's largest LCD TV at 108 inches goes on sale next week in Japan. This mammoth offers full HD resolution of 1,920×1,080 pixels, the panel supports 7.6 million colors, brightness of 400cd/m2, contrast ratio of 1,200:1 and a viewing angle of 176 degrees. The LCD's onboard amplifier delivers an output of 15W×2ch, it comes with 3 x HDMI ports and the usual audio / video ports. This baby consumes...