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Business
Ferrari-Crashing Gizmondo Head Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison
10:30AM Dan Nosowitz | Stefan Eriksson, head of Gizmondo (the failed handheld gaming company who couldn’t even plagiarise our name correctly), was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for robbery, attempted blackmail and making illegal threats (which threats are legal?). More »
Computers
Atom-Based Ferrari Makes Up for Lack of Horsepower With Extreme Levels of Novelty
2:10AM John Herrman | There really isn’t a whole lot that distinguishes a conference like Computex from a real life version of the Ben Heck forums: yesterday, we saw a PC in a vase; today, an Atom-based net-top in a Ferrari. More »
Vehicles
Dealzmodo: Free iPod Touch With Purchase of $325,000 Ferrari
5:40AM Dan Nosowitz | Ferrari’s limited-edition 510-horsepower 16M convertible comes packaged with a limited-edition iPod touch of its own. The touch is loaded with Ferrari-related videos and music as well as, bizarrely, Ferrari engine noises. More »
Vehicles
Moller Says Flying Ferraris Taking Off In Two Years
4:00PM Gizmodo US Edition | Moller International, creators of the first flying car ever made, has said it’ll be able to bring a flying Ferrari into driveways in roughly two years. The “Autovolantor,” based on the Ferrari 599 GTB, will use eight thrusters to take off vertically, hover, and fly forward at 240kph. More »
Toys
Ferrari Arno XI Hydroplane Is Remote Controlled, Costs Two Grand
4:30PM Gizmodo US Edition | Fans of classic speedboats can now reenact one of the most exiting races ever in their backyard pool with the remote controlled Ferrari Arno XI Hydroplane. The boat is a 1:10 replica of the Arno XI, which zoomed to a 1953 record-shattering 150.49mph (242.19kph). It’s almost a metre in length, weighs 7.3 kilos and can be controlled from up to 150 metres away for 30 minutes per two-hour charge. The price for playing with the dreamboat of the 1950s is $US2000. [Hammacher]
Toys
80,000-Brick Lego Ferrari F1 Needs Giant Schumacher Minifig
5:20AM Jesus Diaz | I don’t know what can I say about this gigantic 80,000-brick Lego Ferrari model except that 1) it’s amazing, 2) it’s a blow up of the Ferrari F1 Racer 1:8 that I bought earlier this year in my trip to Lego’s Factory, and 3) it was unveiled in the Netherlands for a special Lego event that started yesterday. A close up and another simulated-Lego Ferrari car that can actually drive after the jump. More »
Vehicles
Ferrari V4 Motorcycle Concept: If Tron Were a City in Italy
3:31AM Mark Wilson | We try not to tease you with concepts too often, but this Ferrari V4 superbike by Israeli industrial designer Amir Glinik is just too beautiful to pass up. Packed with a modified engine from a Ferrari Enzo, hand controls from a F-16 fighter jet and buttons from a Formula 1 race car, there’s not much in the world of badass that hasn’t been centrifuged into the design. Under the hood: More »
Design
Pininfarina Xten Ergonomic Office Chair Makes Sedentary Look Speedy
12:00AM Jack Loftus | Believe it or not, this Pininfarina Xten office chair is only three degrees of separation away from failed Gizmondo exec Stefan Eriksson. But before we begin that game, let’s delve deep into this US$3,000 office chair, shall we? The seat cups your nether region with “Technogel,” which the designers claim reduces spreadsheet and coding fatigue by 60% (fatigue? from sitting down?). The gel is coated with Dynatec fabric, an Olympic games staple that wicks away sweat from the bodies of today’s athletes. No swamp arse for you! The chair also comes in a range of colours. Feisty. I like that. But what of Eriksson? Here’s a hint: Ferrari. More »
Design
Race Car Chairs Give You Office Pole Position
11:15PM Jesus Diaz | If you feel like you need an extra boost for your office chair races and/or ego, be prepared to pay up as much as US$15,000 for one of these RaceChairs, featuring original seats from Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati cars. Leather, carbon fibre, aluminium, every single element except a cup holder? For shame. Ray Wert demands his Ford Taurus office chair now! galleryPost('racechairs', 5, ''); More »
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