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Mobile

The First Cool-Looking BlackBerry Isn’t Even Made By RIM

8:20AM October 28, 2011 | Sam Biddle

When was the last time you cared about a piece of BlackBerry hardware? 2003? Never? Your last malarial fever dream? Maybe today, at the sight of Porsche’s limited edition, $US2000 P9981. It’s kinda nice-looking! And stupidly, prohibitively expensive. More »


Gadgets

Porsche’s Compas Watch Makes Me Wish I Need A Compass

1:00PM July 23, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

The compas-in-a-watch concept isn’t exactly a breakthrough in functionality, but my goodness is Porsche Design’s P’6520 compas watch pretty. Its black titanium case splits in two, with the Swiss movement timepiece on the top half and a removable liquid compas on the bottom. More »


Geek Out

Porsche Designs A Bong, Er, I Mean, Water-Pipe For Classy People

7:00AM July 20, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Porsche Design has done a wonderful thing. This is by far the sleekest hookah, narghile, whatever you really wanna call it I’ve ever seen. Aluminium, stainless steel and glass. Simple and elegant. How could you not relax smoking from this? More »


Cars

What Happens When You Shoot A Porsche With 10,000 Bullets

8:05AM June 22, 2011 | apisuper

After his Porsche 911′s engine died, the owner decided to donate the car to a non-profit… dedicated to protecting gun rights. Let’s find out what happens when you pump a car with 10,000 rounds of hot lead. [Jalopnik]


Cars

How I Saved My Porsche From A Flood By Floating It

4:00AM May 7, 2011 | Porsche Purist

The owner of the rare Porsche spotted floating above Ohio River flooding this week by AP photographers has been found. Here, Bill Musselman explains how he managed to save his one-of-a-kind car from a certain drowning. Twice. — Ed. More »


Cars

Owner Saves Rare Porsche From Flood With Floating Parking Spot

4:00AM May 5, 2011 | Matt Hardigree

The owner of what appears to be a rare 964 Porsche 911 saved his car from the floodwaters encroaching his or her property near Louisville, Kentucky, with the help of what looks like an inflatable cushion tethered to the house. More »


Cars

Porsche Launching 500HP Plug In Hybrid In 2013

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2:00PM April 5, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Consider this – most hybrid cars are designed to be more fuel efficient, giving drivers the feeling that they are doing their part to help the environment. But how do you be energy efficient with a 500 horsepower hybrid like the Porsche 912 Spyder plug-in hybrid? More »


Gaming

Grown Man Drives Girlfriend Off The Road For Taking His PlayStation Away

1:40PM October 13, 2010 | Brian Barrett

This is Darren Suchon. And even at 42 years old, he doesn’t understand that it’s wrong to drive your live-in girlfriend off the road just because she took your PlayStation away. Especially when you’re using her Porsche to do it. More »


2001: A Porsche Odyssey

8:40PM August 2, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Porsche’s German museum is the stuff of Stanley Kubrick’s dreams. Well, would’ve been, had he been alive to visit the all-white building, full of clean lines and futuristic finishings. I don’t care much for cars, but hotdamn I have to visit. More »


Cars

Porsche’s New $US1700 Option: A Starter Battery

7:00PM December 11, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Yeah, it’s significantly (10kg) lighter than its lead acid counterpart, but the trustworthy car geeks at Jalopnik insist there’s no way this thing is worth the $US1700 upgrade price. The phrase “overpaid, insecure idiots” came into play. More »