Earlier this week we saw that McLaren got together with Specialized to make their exquisite Venge road bike. Apparently Audi felt left out of the party, and has announced the fruits of its collaboration with Portland bike-maker Renovo: the “duo” series.
The bikes’ primary differentiating feature is, of course, the wood frames. Audi has built them out of “woods selected to match the look of Audi vehicle interiors.” One assumes they also picked the wood based on its strength and weight, but they don’t really mention that.
It comes in three flavors: City, Sport, and Road. The duo City has a belt drive mechanism and internal 8-speed Shimano gearing, and the Road is a more traditional 20-speed. The Sport is… wait, there’s no information on the Sport at all. I’m guessing it’s a more downhill-oriented bike with fat tires and perhaps some shocks
At around $ 6500 for the City and $ 7500 for the Road, I’d say these are definitely “message” bikes. If I felt like spending that much on a bike, I’d go with the Venge, personally. I’ll still go with Audi for those skis, though.
[via CNET]
Why Motorola may move beyond Android – Motorola is reportedly developing its own mobile OS. Here’s a few reasons why … Motorola is reportedly developing its own web-based mobile OS, sparking speculation that the handset maker could be diversifying beyond Android. Read more on O’Reilly Media
Android Receives Firefox 4 Though just recently released to the market as a desktop, notebook, and netbook solution, Firefox 4 has now been released for the Android mobile Operating System. The newly released version comes with support for ten different languages along with bookmark, history, and tab syncing abilities via Firefox Sync with any desktop system. Sadly, there is no Flash support just as the previous release … Read more on Overclockers Club
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You might see a bunch of fake news on the internet tomorrow, but considering what we’ve seen of Sony’s new LA storefront, we’re fairly certain this isn’t a prank. That’s right, Sony’s launching a newly branded retail store in the City of Angels Friday, and from the look of things, it spared no expense. The 4,200-square foot space is the first to ditch the Sony Style moniker for the more simple Sony Store, and while the aesthetics are decidedly minimal, the experience is anything but. As you might expect, the shop offers demos of a slew of devices; it’s packed full of everything from VAIOs to ray modelers to 3D Handycams, and it’s also rocking a fully loaded home theater setup called “The Cube.” Considering the outfit’s been looking to up its retail cred, we’d say the new spot has the stuff to do the job, even if that bright white modular look does seem strangely familiar. If you’re in the LA area, you can check out the new digs starting tomorrow — if not, hit up the guided video tour above.
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If ordering a new mouse off Amazon — because it looked cool and you have prime — only to find that it clicks like a 1980s keyboard frustrates you, then check out the Nexus 7000 quiet mouse. It has a great shape and look, comes in white or black, has one of those really tiny USB receiver dongles, and costs only $ 28.
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Mercedes-Benz’s new A-Class E-Cell may be a limited production vehicle, but it is a production vehicle, which likely means that some folks will be interested in how it actually drives. Thankfully, the folks from PluginCars have now managed to take one for a quick spin, and have delivered a few first impressions. The short of it is that while it’s a “nice ride,” it’s apparently not a very powerful one — in fact, the site says that the car felt “significantly slower” than the Nissan Leaf, which also of course has the advantage of being cheaper and more widely available. The Mercedes does apparently handle much better, though, and while the floor is a bit higher than a normal car, the interior otherwise seems to be top notch. Unfortunately, the test drive wasn’t exactly long enough to truly test the car’s Tesla-provided batteries, but the site was at least pleased to see the current state of charge conveniently placed right in the middle of the dashboard.
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iPhone scratch-free after 1,000-foot drop over NC FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina airman has recovered a cell phone that fell 1,000 feet from a military plane in like-new condition after tracking the device across several miles of rugged terrain. Read more on The Hendersonville Times-News
UberMedia Updates UberSocial for iPhone Pasadena-based UberMedia, the Idealab startup which is developing applications for reading and posting to Twitter, announced today that it has released a new version of UberSocial for the iPhone. The firm said that its new version, UberSocial 1.5, now provides a live preview features for tweets, new curated channels focused on news, entertainment, business, and sports; and more. UberSocial was … Read more on socalTech.com
City launches new iPhone app Apple iPhone users can now access the city of Rowlett’s website via a new application. The city created the iPhone app to allow users of the site easier access to city information and services. The city’s iPhone app is available for download from the Apple App Store. Read more on The Rowlett Lakeshore Times
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