Samsung Galaxy S torn down and reassembled
Should’ve known one of these was coming, the Samsung Galaxy S has been torn down to reveal all the goodies that are packed inside. There is also a video on how to reassemble it. These are great for those of you that like to see the internals of the phone. It may also aid in repair if you wish to tackle it yourself. Keep in mind, if you’re not a professional or at least good with small tools, I wouldn’t recommend attempting this. In the second video we get to see it put back together and are treated with the amazing boot screen on the Galaxy S. this is going to be one awesome piece of work, if you’re not already excited enough about its release, click here to view the mini site Samsung has started to promote it. In the mean time, enjoy the tear down. Click here to view the embedded video. Click here to view the embedded video. [ via frandroid] ) View full post on Android Community
BMW Art Car and all-female Ford GT out of Le Mans
Filed under: Motorsports, BMW, Ford
BMW Art Car and all-female Ford GT out of Le Mans – Click above for image gallery
Artist Jeff Koons’ special paint scheme is now the only thing that makes the #79 BMW M3 GT2 Art Car look like it’s moving. Just after starting the sixth hour of the 24 hours of Le Mans, the BMW was crawling around the track for the third time. Andy Priaulx pulled off the course onto the grass and began swerving back and forth as though he was out of fuel. Unfortunately, it was to no avail as the M3 rolled to a stop for good. The marshals pushed the car behind the guardrail and Priaulx set off on foot for the pits.
Meanwhile in GT1, the all-female team of Natacha Gachnang, Cyndie Allemann and Rahel Frey have finished their race in the #61 Ford GT as well. At about the same time the BMW Art Car gave up the ghost, Gachnang pulled over right in front of the marshal’s stand at the Mulsanne corner with thick smoke pouring out of the Ford. Gachnang, who has been limping on crutches all week, was able to crawl out of the car just as the marshals arrived with fire extinguishers. At this point, we haven’t heard the cause of the fire.
AndSpot an Independent App Store
Another market alternative has entered the Android arena. It is called AndSpot, its goal is to provide an alternative to the Android Market all while improving on some of the things the android market is lacking. If you don’t like or find that the Android Market is hard to navigate, this could be the solution you was looking for.
“Google’s Android Market is slow and not as user friendly as it can be, you don’t leave the Market thinking ‘this is great.’ Instead you are thinking, this is slow, clunky, and if you are a developer, ‘my app is not getting much exposure.’”
iPads and iPhones Rise Up!
We’ve always known that the machines would rise up and take over the world, we just never thought it was going to be an Apple product behind the uprising. The Mac Pro has always been a little suspicious but who would have thought it would be the iPad and iPhone.
Here’s hoping Skynet doesn’t see this and enlist iPads and iPhones in their evil army. If your name is Sarah or John Conner, you might want to keep your eyes on your favorite gadgets, you never know what they might do.
720p Video Sample, Samsung Galaxy S
Not to be outdone by other smart phones that will be introduced into the market, the Galaxy S is capable of 720p video recording as well. This sample looks awesome, you can’t even tell this video is from a cell phone. This is just another awesome feature of the Galaxy s being displayed. This video was taken in HD 720p (1280 × 720 pixels) 30 fps. If the camera had video stabilization features this would be a perfect video. But by cell phone standards, it’s one of the best I’ve seen. Is this video taken by the 5MP camera good enough for you? Some people may shy away from this phone due to the lack of camera flash but I think if you let that deter you from buying this phone, you would be doing yourself a great disservice. Click here to view the embedded video. [ via frandroid] ) View full post on Android Community
This is what the first-ever Porsche 911 Turbo looks like today
Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Coupe, Performance, Porsche, Misc. Auto Shows, Racing
1973 Porsche 911 Turbo factory prototype
Some people attending the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance last weekend walked past this Porsche 911 Turbo, giving it nary a glance. After all, it was tucked a little out of the way, and even with its tweaked bodywork and decals, if you’ve seen one 911 Turbo, you’ve seen them all, right? Well, no. Anyone who paused long enough to read the info card owner Murray Smith placed front of the car learned that, in fact, this Turbo is more special than others. You see, it was the prototype – the first factory-turbocharged Porsche 911 road car, period.
As the story goes, it began life as a regular ‘73 911S company car driven by Porsche chief engineer Helmuth Bott. From there, it won the Porsche genetics lottery when it was sucked into the automaker’s experimental program to serve as the basis for the Turbo. As such, it became the first roadgoing Porsche 911 to get the turbo engine, along with the now-famous widebody treatment and whaletail.
Once its developmental role was complete, it became the 911 Turbo display car for the Paris, Frankfurt, and Tokyo motor shows, but the story doesn’t end there. Following a subsequent factory RSR conversion, this 911 Turbo was raced by Aussie Porsche importer Alan Hamilton during the mid-1970s. The icing on the cake for us came at the day’s conclusion, when we got to hear the car fire up and get in line for the procession past the podium. It sounded like God on speakerphone. For a 911 with this provenance, that seemed entirely appropriate.
Thanko USVRGVCA Surveillance Camera
The new Thanko USVRGVCA is not your ordinary surveillance camera because it can turn on automatically when the surrounding sound exceeds 65 decibels. The camera records VGA resolution videos (640 x 480) at 30fps in AVI file format and features a 2MP CMOS sensor, an USB 2.0 port, a 200mAh battery that provides up to 80-minute of operation time, a microSD card slot (up to 16GB) and a YouTube function. GeekStuff4U sells the Thanko USVRGVCA surveillance camera for 8,480 Yen or around $92 each. [ Akihabara ] View full post on Best Digital Camera | TechFresh.net
ASUS Eee PC 1016P Approves By The FCC
The FCC has recently approved the upcoming ASUS Eee PC 1016P. The netbook features a 10.1-inch LCD display with a choice of Intel Atom N450, N455 or N475 processors, up to 2GB of RAM, and a 9-hour of battery life. What’s more, the device also supports 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 and WiMAX. No word yet on pricing or availability. [ Wireless Goodness ] View full post on Laptop Notebook News | TechFresh.net
