Windows Media Center is starting to gain momentum and jumping onto the bandwagon is Moneual Lab with their media centric, I*magine PC.
The cylindrical, stupidly named, ridiculously shaped, WMC PC sports an Intel Core2Duo processor, Vista Premium, HDMI port, 802.11 a/b/g, Bluetooth, 7″ touchscreen and the option to include Moneual’s very own multimedia interface. Set for a release date sometime within Q4, the device shall set you back a cool $4999. Although Moneual are known for their eccentric designs, we are not too sure that having the privilege to set your WMC PC horizontally, or vertically, is really worth $5K. Also, it looks about as fat, round and unappealing as Kelly Osborne when she is feeling bloated. You like that don’t you? You dirty dog. [Cepro] .
We shouldn’t know about the cars of the future yet, and let me be the first to say, I’m sorry they don’t fly. But the Opel E-Flex is a European concept of the Chevy Volt unleaded/electric hybrid. Other than its propensity to drink more wine and go “on holiday,” the Opel will use a 1.3lt turbo diesel engine to recharge the car’s lithium ion batteries when they run out.
Like the Volt’s unleaded offerings, the Opel E-Flex diesel engine is not a motor at all, but a backup power generator for the electricity-driven car. Let’s just swap out that diesel engine for a nuclear reactor, and we’re in business. Hit up Jalopnik for more photos. [jalopnik and carscoop]
