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Anyone Have A Spare $US10m Racing Yacht Mast Lying Around?

8:30AM Jack Loftus | A quick glimpse into the life of a software billionaire: When Larry Ellison’s BMW Oracle Racing yacht snapped its $US10 million mast this week, the helmsman described the event as a “minor setback”. More »
Vehicles

BMW Simple Handles Itself Like A Real-Life Tron Lightcycle

3:24AM Jesus Diaz | The BMW Simple is similar to the Nissan Land Glider, except that the BMW has a tricycle configuration, and its angled surfaces make it look like an stealth fighter. The coolest thing about it, however, is how it rolls. More »
Gadgets

BMW’s Augmented Reality Glasses Turns Man Into Master Mechanic

2:20AM Mark Wilson | If BMW’s research labs have a say, future service staff will learn the intricacies of working on German cars through a pretty handy looking augmented reality interface. More »
Design

Fit For Jeff Bridges: BMW’s Vision Efficient Dynamics Hybrid Concept

2:00AM Jack Loftus | Jalopnik is right. This see-through concept out of the BMW R&D wing would be best served with a side of Tron and a couple of light cycles. More »
Vehicles

What Is This?

11:15AM Jesus Diaz | The engine room of the next Enterprise? A glimpse at the heart of some new particle accelerator? The lens of a new US military laser? More »
Vehicles

BMW Baby Racer II Runs On Trust Funds

5:00AM Jack Loftus | Audis are better, but if your tike just won’t shut up about wanting a Bimmer, then by all means bestow upon him or her this shiny BMW Baby Racer II. More »
Vehicles

BMW’s Smart Car Doors Stay Shut When Danger Is Around

10:16AM Andi Wang | Getting out of a car parked on a busy street can be dangerous. Good thing BMW has created a prototype of a smart car door that won’t open if it detects hazards coming at you. More »
Computers

This Is the Sexiest Computer BMW and HP Could Come Up With?

8:40AM Matt Buchanan | This is HP’s new z800 flagship workstation, which was designed by BMW DesignWorksUSA. And uhh, yeah. This is the best you guys could do? Really? It looks like a Packard Bell. More »
Vehicles

Robot Army Building Cars Show the Lazy Future of Humanity

1:00AM Jesus Diaz | I thought nothing would impress me more than the Lego factory’s interior and its breathtaking 65-foot-high storage cathedrals. And then, I saw this video of BMW’s Munich assembly line, with almost no sign of humans. More »
Computers

BMW Level 10 PC Case Is Art Deco Cray Supercomputer

4:40AM Jesus Diaz | I don’t know how Level 10 works, but apparently this PC case—designed by BMW DesignworksUSA for Thermaltake—is real. It looks like the son of a Terminator and a Cray supercomputer conceived in Miami. More »