The second and third weeks of every January are a time of for Americans and their foreign partners to display their new arrays of technology and advancement through concepts. Last week we had CES in Las Vegas where the trend seemed to be focused on the advancement of flat sceen television. Everything from 150 inch plasmas to tvs that sipped less energy than a light bulb were on display. There was also a huge array of other one-off technology products, all aimed at the consumer market.
Over this past weekend and through this week, Detroit has been unveiling new cars left and right. The overall focus is a green one. Unfortunately, most of the green stuff is still in concept form with not much execution available. There was even an E85 powered Ferrari unveiled which means a lot if you know anything about E85. One noted car is the R8. A version of the R8 was unveiled with a diesel V12, and no, it's not the same one motor found in the LeMans winning race car, but it still packs a huge punch with over 700 ft.-lbs. of torque available. Would you beleive it also knocks down over 20mpg? I saw a 'regular' R8 over the weekend at The Silicon Valley Auto Show and I must say it is indeed one of the sexiest cars ever made.
And starting tomorrow, Macworld kicks off with another Steve Jobs' keynote. The week should be an action-packed one with a lot of anticipation of a new thin laptop. Macworld also serves as a testbed for many manufacturers to see how the public likes their new products, so who knows what will come out of it.
Monday, January 14, 2008
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