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Designed By Porsche, This $US250 Torch Has A 20-Year Battery

Danny Allen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:36:02 +0000

The mPower Emergency Illuminator combines a beautiful design (courtesy of the Porsche Design Studio) with new battery technology. One tube holds two CR123 batteries, while the other stores a Lithium Reserve Battery that has a minimum shelf-life of 20 years.

“The mPower Reserve Battery offers an unprecedented minimum shelf life of 20 years and has an immediate activation to full power. Through an intricate battery design, mPhase developed a way to eliminate power dissipation before initial activation.”

The torch uses an intense, high-performance LED, and has an accessory USB connection to charge your mobile devices. It’s slated to arrive in March, but we hope to get a better look at it at CES in January. [CNETand Yahoo News]

Lazy Porsche Demands Elevator Service

John Herrman — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:17:15 +0000

At first, the organisers of the Shanghai Motor Show probably thought Porsche was joking when they suggested holding a press conference for their Panamera sedan on the 94th floor of an office building. They weren’t.

An assortment of winches, dollies, and something not unlike courage helped these workers send the car on its 425 metre journey up the Shanghai World Financial Centre, leading to this set of photos that looks more like a behind-the-scenes diary for a set in Die Hard V: Die Die Die Die Die than preparations for a trade show. Check the full gallery here. [WCF via Jalopnik]

Porsche P’9522 Mobile Phone Lacks 3G, Has GPS For Navigating Your Porsche

Kit Eaton — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:42:46 +0000

Porsche has kicked out mobile phones before: but none so capable as the upcoming P’9522. It’s a butch but sweetly-minimal design flip phone, with a rotating screen, and it’s just got its FCC pass so it should be on the way here soon. Among its many features, it sadly lacks 3G connectivity, but the rest—including on-board GPS—almost make up for that.

• Quad-band GSM, with GPRS and EDGE
• 2.8-inch touchscreen display, 400 x 240 pixels
• 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash
• Internal GPS
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
• Media player functions
• FM radio
• 2GB memory card included in the package
• Talk time: up to 240 minutes
• Stand by time: up to 300 hours
• 115 grams
• 112 x 49 x 12 mm

Oh, and it does have a fingerprint sensor aboard too, so you can protect your data in the case of casual theft. All that tech, design and the Porsche name means it carries a bigish price, though: somewhere between $US750 to $US800, apparently. Still, if you can afford a “real” Porsche, this is just a drop in the ocean, right? [Unwiredview via Navigadget]

Drive Your Virtual Porsche With An Official Wheel

Nick Broughall — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:19:44 +0000

You’d have to really enjoy Gran Turismo to go out and buy the Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel for PS3 and PC. Not that it’s a bad product – from the specs it looks like a pretty impressive gaming wheel. The 300mm wheel has got all the bells and whistles, from adjustable force feedback to wireless pedals and two gearsticks (sequential and 6+1 speed H-pattern).

But alongside it’s leather trimmings and Porsche badges comes a Porsche-like pricetag of $500. That’s almost as much as the cost of a PS3, and double the price of other gaming wheels that do a similar job (although admittedly they lack some of the finer features.) Still, I’m sure some of you are excited by the idea of driving your virtual Porsche with a “Porsche” branded wheel, so know that you can pick this up from Dick Smith Powerhouse, The Gamesmen or Techbuy.

For a full rundown of features, follow the jump…

Get yourself into the drivers seat behind the fully licensed Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel.

Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel announced for Playstation 3 and PC.

Sydney, Australia – September 8, 2008 – Home Entertainment Suppliers P/L (HES) announced today the Australian release of the new Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel for Playstation 3 and PC.

Available through Dick Smith Powerhouse stores and a selected number of independent retailers, the Porsche 911 wheel combines the original reproduction of a hand stitched 911 leather steering wheel, with the latest wireless and force feedback technology to give you the ultimate driving experience.

“We are proud to distribute such an exciting product for racing game fans in Australia”, said David Robles, Business Development Manager for HES. “The Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel is the closest thing many of us will come to driving the real thing, and the level of realism provided by the wheel is simply outstanding”, said Robles.

Full Features of the Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel:

Original Porsche 911 Turbo steering wheel design
Licensed by Porsche Lizenz- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH
Authentic metal Porsche logo on the wheel
Hand stitched leather wheel manufactured according to Porsche quality standards
Compatible with Playstation 3 and PC (all games which support Force Feedback wheels)
6+1 Speed H-pattern gear stick with realistic shifting feel
Additional exchangeable sequential gear stick included
Wireless pedals with 100+ hours of battery life (low battery warning on display and optional power supply cable for simulators)
Realistic clutch pedal with declining resistance
Pressure sensitive brake emulation with soft-stop
300 millimeter diameter wheel
Interchangeable gear sticks that can be mounted on the left or right hand side
Adjustable turning angle that can be set to 900°, 360°, 180° or in 1° steps
Strong table clamps with quick release, special non-slip rubber pads, and Velcro strips on the pedals to keep everything in place. Integrated nuts allow the strong fixation to a gaming cockpit
Attachable lap wings and the attachment of the gear sticks to the wheel allow for comfortable game play in the living room without the use of a table
Illuminated button symbols that switch automatically between Playstation and PC
Powerful Mabuchi RS 550 motor as used in RC cars delivers extra strong force feedback effects
Includes two additional Force Feedback actuators within the wheel to simulate motor vibrations
Extra smooth and silent belt drive without mechanical dead zone
High resolution wheel sensor
Tuning functions with LED display, capable of saving up to 5 wheel set-ups
Adjustable Force Feedback strength during game play
Adjustable sensitivity independent of the game
2 year warranty

“With the current level of graphical detail and realism in racing games the Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel is the perfect addition for anyone looking to use the most detailed and realistic racing wheel in the market”, said Robles.

The Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel is available now for a suggested retail price of $499.95.

If a Porsche Shacked Up With an iPod Dock, You’d Get the Eton P’9120

Mark Wilson — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:30:00 +0000

Can you imagine all the little Eton brothers and sisters sitting around the dinner table, when in walks the Eton P’9120? Its speakers and remote are different…not like mummy or daddy’s at all. Awwwwkward. Anyway, the Eton P’9120 is a Porsche-designed Eton iPod dock packing an alarm clock and XM satellite radio antenna. And its remote, for some strange reason, includes a flashlight as well. Going for US$600, the P’9120 is not quite as beautiful as the real thing, but as an entry, entry level Porsche, it’ll do. Besides, if you don’t adopt this poor Eton radio, daddy might figure things out. [Eton via DVICE]

I Always Wanted Me a Porsche

Mark Wilson — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:30:00 +0000

Porsche is now offering online tools to photoshop your favourite model in front of your home. Just hit the link and click on “picture it.” As you can see, a US$100,000 sports car really classes up the joint. [Porsche via AB]

Race Car Chairs Give You Office Pole Position

Jesus Diaz — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:15:00 +0000

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!

[RaceChairs via Geekologie]

Liquid-Refrigerated NVIDIA SLI PC Made With a Cayenne Wheel Doesn’t Include Flames Stickers

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:18:31 +0000

The Porsche SLI-Machine is a PC with dual NVIDIA SLI cards and liquid refrigeration inside the chromed rim of a Porsche Cayenne wheel. It was one of the most popular entries in the NVIDIA-sponsored SLI-Machine modding contest, recently organized by russian publication Top Mods. And yes, we know, it’s absolutely stupid. Everyone knows that wheel PCs should be done from Ford Mustang wheels for maximum speed and cool factor, not a bloody pimped up Volkswagen SUV. [Gizmodo Spain]

Porsche’s Futuristic Champagne Tower for Veuve Cliquot Is a Fridge by Any Other Name

Addy Dugdale — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:30:05 +0000

If it weren’t for my obnobvious headline, you’d all be wondering what the hell this is. Just 15 of these Champagne tower chillers, with room for a dozen magnums in individual, lit drawers, have been designed for Veuve Cliquot by Porsche Design. Want to see what it looks like open? Almost six-and-a-half feet in height, expect to see these stainless steel monstrosities in the kitchens of F1 drivers in time for their Christmas parties. [Sybarites]

Porsche Kinderbob, for Only the Most Chic Kids

Charlie White — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:45:00 +0000

It’s not hard to find items with the Porsche logo on them lately – heck, we’re thinking that soon you’ll even be able to find Porsche dildos. If you’d like to have just one thing with a Porsche logo on it in your household, this little bobsled for your kids might just qualify. It costs $US115, and that’s a whole lot less than the car, or even the Porsche >> mobile phone . It doesn’t look half bad, either. [Porsche Design, via GeekAlerts]