What better way is there to spend this winter’s holidays than in this, the new and improved KTM X-Bow designed and adjusted for ‘Winter Wear’.
Since the launch of the KTM X-Bow in mid-2008, the radical, lightweight, mid-engined concept with its stunning carbon fibre monocoque has attracted massive interest from both consumers and from the media. It has been bestowed with numerous awards, of which the latest is Top Gear magazine’s “Sportscar of the Year”. Anyone wishing to experience KTM’s first sportscar doesn’t have to wait until the spring: just in time for the cold season, the open top sportscar has been made winter proof!
To assist with catching that perfect four-wheel drift through the pristine white winter wonderland, there are numerous accessories from the KTM PowerParts and PowerWear collections to choose from. Pirelli Sottozero snow tyres are available – with central locking as well as with five bolt wheels. For intrepid drivers that like their thrills to be more extreme – a common trait of X-Bow buyers – snow chains are available, which are of course homologated and ensure good traction under the most demanding of conditions. Drivers are protected against “Jack Frost” with advanced clothing by Schöffel and a helmet by Schuberth, all specifically designed for winter action in the X-Bow. The full set (helmet, jacket and trousers) is available from 950 Euro*. And once the fun is over, the X-Bow too is allowed to jump into its protective winter attire: an indoor cover is available from 380 Euro*, and for protection on the ski-lift car-park an outdoor cover is available from 325 Euro*.
[via Drivers Republic]
There have been alot of speculation regarding a possible upcoming Nokia flagship, this was finally announced today at the Nokia World 2008 conference in Barcelona and Spain. Is this what Nokia decided to unleash to rival the Apple iPhone and Google Android T-Mobile G1?
The Nokia N97. It is part of the company’s high-end N series touch phone, with a horizontal QWERTY keyboard below a tilting 3.5-inch 640×360 touchscreen. Since social-networkings are so popular nowadays, the N97 introduces something calls “social location,” which uses the capabilities of the integrated A-GPS sensors and electronic compass to automatically update users’ social networks, or let them share their location via photos or videos with friends.
The Nokia N97 supports up to a total of 48 GB of storage, this breaks down to 32 GB of internal memory, which can be further expanded with a 16 GB microSD card.
Also, other specs include: Integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, 5MP camera with Zeiss lens and LED flash, 3.5mm headphone jack, fully compatible with Nokia’s Ovi Internet services, which includes the new Nokia Music Store, Nokia Maos and the N-Gage gaming Platform.
Sadly, it is expected to arrive the high streets from the beginning of 2009 in Europe and Asia markets, therefore the N97 won’t be a likely candidate to your Christmas shopping list.
[via Techeblog]
Here’s the official press release via Nokia…
Desktop. Laptop. Pocket: The era of the personal Internet dawns with the Nokia N97
Tilting touch display, QWERTY keyboard and personalized home screen – a true mobile computer.
Barcelona, Spain – Nokia today unveiled the Nokia N97, the world’s most advanced mobile computer, which will transform the way people connect to the Internet and to each other. Designed for the needs of Internet- savvy consumers, the Nokia N97 combines a large 3.5” touch display with a full QWERTY keyboard, providing an ‘always open’ window to favorite social networking sites and Internet destinations. Nokia’s flagship Nseries device introduces leading technology – including multiple sensors, memory, processing power and connection speeds – for people to create a personal Internet and share their ‘social location.’
“From the desktop to the laptop and now to your pocket, the Nokia N97 is the most powerful, multi-sensory mobile computer in existence,” said Jonas Geust, Vice President, heading Nokia Nseries. “Together with the Ovi services announced today, the Nokia N97 mobile computer adjusts to the world around us, helping stay connected to the people and things that matter most. With the Nokia N97, Nseries leads the charge in helping to transform the Internet into your Internet”.
The Nokia N97 introduces the concept of ‘social location’. With integrated A-GPS sensors and an electronic compass, the Nokia N97 mobile computer intuitively understands where it is. The Nokia N97 makes it easy to update social networks automatically with real-time information, giving approved friends the ability to update their ‘status’ and share their ‘social location’ as well as related pictures or videos.
The home screen of the Nokia N97 mobile computer features the people, content and media that matter the most. Friends, social networks and news are available by simply touching the home screen. The 16:9 widescreen display can be fully personalized with frequently updated widgets of favorite web services and social networking sites. The Nokia N97 is also perfectly suited for browsing the web, streaming Flash videos or playing games. Both the physical QWERTY and virtual touch input ensure efficiency in blogging, chatting, posting, sending texts or emailing.
The Nokia N97 supports up to 48 GB of storage, including 32 GB of on-board memory, expandable with a 16 GB microSD card for music, media and more. This is complemented by excellent music capabilities, full support for the Nokia Music Store and continuous playback time of up to 1.5 days. The Nokia N97 also has a 5- Megapixel camera with high-quality Carl Zeiss optics, 16:9 and DVD quality video capture, and support for services like Share on Ovi for immediate sharing over HSDPA and WLAN.
The Nokia N97 is expected to begin shipping in the first half of 2009 at an estimated retail price of EUR 550 before taxes or subsidies.
We’ve just unboxed a pair of demo headphones we received on Saturday from Able Planet and thought we’d share some photos here. In full, these are called the ‘Clear Harmony Foldable Active Noise Canceling Headphones’ with a regular online price tag of $99.99, available here. We’ll be testing it out soon
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You’ve seen some of the pictures and features of the upcoming latest touchscreen phone Krave ZN4 from Motorola, now we’ve found a few videos demonstrating what you will expect from Motorola’s new UI which will be appearing in the ZN4…
This one demonstrates the messaging interface which has pretty fancy function and looks alot like an iPhone:
Web browsing, offers portrait and landscape view, but nothing special to note:
Camera and photos management, the ZN4 does offer more camera and photo functions than the iPhone but it’s not exactly amazing:
Check out this latest pc concept (not actually by Dell) designed by Luis Luna, called the O Project. The O Project Dell personal computer is an eco-friendly computer that features a biodegradable skin composed of polymers based on cornstarch and bamboo. The best about this PC is that you can return the components to the producer to be recycled now that’s something that all manufacturers should think about in the future – excellent thinking!
As you will probably be aware, Apple’s latest Let’s Rock Event have unveiled not only just a new iPod Nano but also a second-gen iPod Touch.
Though no major changes in terms of its design, Apple have managed to put in bits and pieces of new features without increasing its weight. The new chromed back and curved sides are like the iPhone but the new touch comes in even lighter than the old one. The 3.5″ screen remains unchanged, there’s now volume controls on the side and Apple has even squeezed in an internal speaker for ‘casual listening’. Battery life for music playback has been boosted from 22 to 36 hours, but remains the same at 6 hours for video.
The new second-gen Touches will support the iTunes 8 Genius playlist creation tool, it will also come built-in with Nike + iPod support, including in-built receiver and App Store access via Wi-Fi and games. Prices for the new iPod Touch will be exactly what everyone’s been hoping for, a further price slashed! With the 8GB, 16GB and 32GB versions priced at £169, £219 and £279!
In case you’ve missed the latest news from Apple’s Let’s Rock Event, here’s a recap of the latest fourth-gen iPod Nano which was unveiled yesterday by Steve Jobs…
The latest iPod Nano is the thinnest iPod to date, measuring a just 6.2mm thick and weighing 36.8g. There’s a new user interface, a high resolution portrait display and a built-in accelerometer which automatically switches to Cover Flow when rotated and goes into Shuffle mode when shaken. The new iPod Nanos will be available with 8GB or 16GB capacities and have been claimed for a good 24 hours of music playback and 4 hours of video. You may have already seen, the new lineup will be as colourful as always, shipping in silver, purple, blue, green, orange, yellow, pink, red and black. Shipping now, they cost £109 for the 8GB model and £149 for the 16GB one.
