Spyker Exotic Cars at the LA Auto Show

Before the LA Auto Show I wasn’t familiar with Spyker and its line of exotic sports cars, but boy am I familiar now. Spyker was nestled in between Bentley, Lamborghini and Aston Martin at the show and I found Spyker’s rides to be more appealing than many of the others on display.

Some of the Spyker cars had a weird rear end that I didn’t care for that was very large and rounded. To my eyes, it didn't fit in too well with the angular, sculpted lines on the other parts of the car.

One of the Spyker concept

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reminded me of the Batmobile from the original 60’s Bat Man show. These cars aren’t practical, but man were they cool looking. You can see from the tiny trunk you won’t be driving on vacation in the beast with more than a swimsuit and a small duffle bag.

Dodge Avenger Stormtrooper Concept at the LA Auto Show

Dodge had a very cool concept/custom car called the Dodge Avenger Stormtrooper. This car was done up in pearl white paint, white wheels and black accents and paid homage to the Star Wars Stormtrooper in its color scheme.

The car was very cool to look at and the interior was fantastic. Crammed inside were a couple touch screens, custom seating surfaces with bucket seats in the front and back as well as a rear LCD screen and a video game system.

There was no information offered on the Stormtrooper as far as performance specifications and power outputs. I assume from the lack of any information on the car, it is running a stock Avenger power train. Still this is one cool concept that would look good sitting in your driveway.

Sony PS3 outsells Nintendo Wii in Japan, but not in U.S.

The Sony PS3 is now one year on the market in the United States. At the same time Sony reached an important milestone in their home turf by surpassing the Nintendo Wii last week in sales.

The price-cut, the new white and black 40GB PS3 consoles and the new Dualshock 3 controllers can be named as reasons for the sales spur.

In the United States the Nintendo Wii is still in the lead by a sizable margin. The Wii sold about 519,000 units during October and the Sony PS3 only 121,000 times.

More details on the Japanese PS3 sales numbers on GamesDailyBiz. More details on the U.S. PS3 sales numbers on the WSJ.

Sim Card Backup Gadget

With the Sim Card Backup gadget you can replicate your contacts onto another SIM card.

You can also use this gadget to back-up a copy of your SIM card stored contacts in case you lose your phone.
The device has 16KB of storage which is enough for 500 telephone records. The memory is organized in 2 different SIM Cards data storage banks.

Think Geek sells the SIM Card Backup tool for only $14.99.

This is a neat, useful and low cost gadget holiday gift - a unique stocking stuffer.

Creative GigaWorks HD50

Creative announces a new line of premium range 2.0 stereo speakers. The new speakers include the top of the line GigaWorks HD50, GigaWorks T40 and the Creative Inspire T10.

The Creative GigaWorks HD50 (photo) features titanium super tweeters, 2 inch high-definition drivers, Class-D amplifiers and built-in BasXPort technology.

Creative GigaWorks HD50 is acoustically engineered and designed to channel sound waves to flow from the inner chamber of the speaker to the soundstage, allowing the speaker to deliver a more pronounced bass for a warmer natural playback.
The GigaWorks HD50 are only 141mm tall and will sell for US$149.99.

Creative GigaWorks T40 boasts an MTM audiophile driver configuration which improves the overall sonic spectral balance with enhanced bass extension, enabling full range playback and giving music that sounds fuller, warmer and more faithful to the original. The price of the T40 is US$149.99.

The low-end Creative Inspire T10 is aimed at MP3 players and sells for US$49.99.
The new Creative speakers are available in Singapore right now.
Via this Creative press-release. Our current Gadget model of the month is featuring a Creative MP3 player, have a look at the photos.

Nokia N82 launched

Nokia officially introduces the Nokia N82 smartphone optimized for photography, navigation, and internet connectivity.

Features of the Nokia N82 include: a 2.4 inch QVGA screen, A-GPS, 5MP Camera, Xeon flash, Carl Zeiss Optics, Wi-Fi, and digital music player.

The design of the Nokia N82 is not really breath taking. The feature set is great, but overall the phone is not very sexy.

Measurements of the Nokia N82 are 112x50.2x17.3mm and the weight is 114g.

The Nokia runs S60 OS with S60 3rd edition feature Pack 1 user interface and supports WCDMA2100 (HSDPA), EGSM900, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS) networks.

The Nokia N82 is available now in key markets with an estimated, pre-tax, unsubsidized sales price of approximately 450 euros (~$660).

Axion 16-3906 LCD TV/DVD Player Combo Sale

Our I4U Shop has a special deal on the Axion 16-3906 LCD TV/DVD Player Combo selling it for only $177.19 (compare prices).

This portable LCD TV with built-in DVD player has a 10" TFT LCD Screen in 16:9 format with 800x480px resolution and a contrast ratio of 300:1. The integrated tuner supports channels: VHF CH2-13,UHF CH14-60,CATV CH 1-125.

The Axion 16-3906 has stereo speakers and comes with a carrying bag.