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Phones
Sprint LG Lotus Lightning Review
4:30AM Matt Buchanan | The Gadget: LG Lotus, an odd little monster of clamshell with a full QWERTY keyboard and a UI by Sprint in collaboration with Frog Design. galleryPost('lotuslightning', 3, ''); More »
Phones
LG Lotus Hands-On
3:30PM Adrian Covert | The first thing that stands out about Sprint’s exclusive LG Lotus is it’s shape. Few, if any, flip phones possess a square shape a full QWERTY keyboard in a true clamshell design. The hardware design was inspired by makeup accessories every woman on the planet carries around, but despite its target audience, the Lotus hardware is nice hardware for anyone who make text messages their priority. galleryPost('lotushands', 3, ''); More »
Vehicles
Explore Antarctica with Lotus’ Concept Ice Vehicle
11:40AM Adrian Covert | Planning an expedition to the uninhabitable continent soon? Didn’t think so. But still, this biofuel-powered Concept Ice Vehicle is pretty cool, with a prop in the back and three ski feet to ride on; it even has a spiked front foot for braking action and an ice radar for navigation. galleryPost('lotusciv', 3, ''); More »
Vehicles
sQuba Submarine Car Is Real, Looks Silly but Amazingly Fun
10:30PM Addy Dugdale | This is the sQuba, a concept—but very real—car devised by James Bond fanatic Frank Rinderknecht who, when he’s not channelling the spirit of 007’s gadget mentor Q, designs classic concept cars for a living. The amphibious two-seater has been made from a Lotus Elise, with three electric motors replacing the petrol engine—one powers the back wheels, while the other two work the specially designed propellers. More »
Vehicles
Lotus and Hot Wheels Create Badass Concept
2:30AM Mark Wilson | Lotus makes a sexy car on their own, but teaming up with die-cast maker Hot Wheels they’ve really outdone themselves. A 1:5 scale model created for SEMA, one of its most distinctive characteristics is the exposed centre spine which incorporates switches and gear linkages while supporting that massive wing you see sticking out the back. Mostly men want nice cars to attract women and get them sex. This car is so hot it can skip the finding a woman part. [jalopnik and motorauthority] More »
Online
Comcast Kerplowed With Class Action Suit for P2P Blockage
8:40AM Matt Buchanan | The fat lot of nothing done about Comcast’s alleged-but-shiftily denied P2P blockage has been kicked over by a hot plate of lawsuit action. Filed by Comcast customer John Hart in the most consumer-friendly state around, it hits them for “breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and violating the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act.” That’s all legal speak for “Comcast is a lying liar and they suck a lot for misrepresenting their services.” Comcast maintains it only “delays” traffic and is “not blocking anything,” swearing stuff will get to where it’s going eventually—traffic shaping, which a lot of ISPs do. But according to the AP and EFF, they’re actually forging packets telling both ends of a connection the other side doesn’t want to play, killing it like innocent children on a playground. Hart’s seeking class-action status for the suit, disclosure of traffic shaping—or blockage, as it were—in ads and a ban on blocking applications. All reasonable, though if goes class action and prevails, it won’t probably won’t look so reasonable to Comcast’s coffers. [Ars Technica, Flickr] More »
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