The Leaf, Nissan’s all-electric vehicle priced at $US32,780, will be released in Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona and Tennesee as early as this December.
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One of iOS 4′s tentpole features – right up there with multitasking and folders – launches today. It’s called iAd, and it’s coming to hog your screen and your bandwidth. Here’s what one of the first looks like.
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It’s an ad for an oil company, but boy is it a great one. A 370Z was hand-reconstructed out of perspex, complete with semi-operational engine, and it’s sure to impress any date other than Wonder Woman.
If you were at Westfield Bondi Junction anytime this week, you may have seen a sky blue car sitting in centre court, right next to Borders. That blue car? It’s called the LEAF, and it’s Nissan’s new zero emission, electric vehicle prototype that’s about to become a reality in Australia.
I thought the Honda U3-X was weird, but this personal mobility device prototype by Nissan and AIST actually separates into a whacked out pair of motorised skis on stilts. With its unstable seeming controls, I think I’ll stick to walking.
Robots, fish, cars. I like all three of those so naturally I think these robots that mimic the movements of fish to avoid crashing are awesome (except for the white one, he looks like a futuristic Klan member).
