Apple Inc., which has been working secretly on a car, is pushing its team to begin production of an electric vehicle as early as 2020, people with knowledge of the matter said. The timeframe — automakers typically spend five to seven years developing a car — underscores the project’s aggressive goals and could set the stage for a battle for customers with Tesla Motors Inc. and General […]
You can configure a German-made Hinterhur bike trailer in lots of ways. Their wide array of accessories include handles, side panels, parking brakes, locks, hiking harnesses, & more giving you all sorts of ways to carry your cargo. The design is also collapsible: just a few clicks and it flattens out for space-saving storage. via This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is […]
Production is limited to just 100 vehicles for Aston Martin’s GT3, the latest variant of their flagship Vantage coupe. This new model is powered by a 6.0-liter V12 and features race-inspired styling that makes it lower, wider & includes lots of carbon fiber plus enhanced aerodynamics. Deliveries begin in the third quarter of 2015. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your […]
Rolls-Royce announced plans to build a sport utility vehicle (SUV), validating hints dropped by company officials earlier this year. .The announcement comes after months of rumors that Rolls would finally introduce something to compete against Porsche’s Cayenne, Mercedes-Benz’s G-Wagon, Land Rover’s Range Rover, and Bentley’s (forthcoming) Bentayga. This now leaves Ferrari as the only major luxury automaker without an SUV in its lineup. Rolls has confirmed that […]
Malaysia’s largest refined sugar manufacturer MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad will terminate a pact with Dubai’s Al Khaleej International Ltd to build a sugar refinery in the southern state of Johor, the firm said on Wednesday. In a filing to the local bourse, MSM said it will not proceed the non-binding memorandum of understanding with Al-Khaleej signed on May 8, 2014 to form a joint venture company to […]
Powered by an advanced energy-efficient OLED panel that emits soft natural light, the aerelight lamp offers capacitive touch control & wireless charging for Qi devices. It’s also crafted with sustainable materials & uses less energy than traditional lights. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading it on someone […]
With styling inspired by the ’50s & ’60s—the heyday of the typewriter for which the new Persol collection is named, it features refined, period-correct details & premium materials in 4 styles; available with sun or Rx lenses. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading it on someone […]
The Iranian oil ministry won’t be able to pay staff or invest in boosting production if parliament proceeds with a plan to slash funding, according to Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh. “The oil industry’s situation is deplorable,” Zanganeh said in comments reported by the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency. A draft bill reviewed by parliament Monday would cut the ministry’s budget to $3 billion in the Iranian […]
Orascom Construction has started proceedings for the demerger of the company’s units with its engineering and construction business to be listed on exchanges in Egypt and Dubai, the Amsterdam-listed firm said on Monday. The demerger of the engineering and construction business from its fertilisers and chemicals’ unit will take place on March 7, the company forecast in a statement. Orascom Construction will re-list on Egypt’s bourse, having […]
|By Sarosh Zaiwalla| Towards the end of last year, it was announced that the UAE’s long anticipated insolvency reform bill was reaching its final stages prior to implementation. The legal framework was drawn up following the establishment of the Dubai World Tribunal that resulted from the entity’s inability to pay its creditors in November 2009. The case cast a spotlight on the UAE, which until today does […]
Made with boxes used to transport ammo & explosives, the Ballistics Bench retains the raw wood finish & military markings of its former life & features steel legs. It can be used as a seat as well as storage. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading it […]
[embedded content] Anki Overdrive is the latest version of the popular adult toy-set Anki Drive racing game that uses cars with Artificial Intelligence driven by your smartphone. Due out in September, Overdrive features new cars & a modular, snap-together track, Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading […]
France’s Meccano Home has created a collection of bright, colorful modular furniture that you configure & build yourself. The various tables, chairs, & desk modules are sold in easy-to-assemble kits. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading it on someone else’s site, please read the FAQ at […]
The Tough XL from Fugoo is both bigger & tougher, two great features for a portable Bluetooth speaker. It’s mud-, snow-, water- & shockproof. It also features 8 acoustic drivers, 3 control buttons, a portable hand strap and a USB port you can use to charge your phone. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – […]
Burnie is a self-burning all-wood, 100% natural grill that creates zero waste, requires no lighter fluid, contains no chemicals & requires no clean up. Simply unwrap it, hold a match to the center & it burns for hours. Could cooking at camp get any easier? Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is […]
This lamp looms over 6-feet-tall and features a shade made from aircraft parts. Specifically: the stainless steel exhaust cone from a BAE 146 that is heat-treated, sanded, & polished to achieve its purple-blue-gold appearance. The stand & pedestal are stainless and the lamp-head features Italian holophane glass. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if […]
Don’t store that stuff on your desktop. Instead, make this your “sketchy stick.” Toshiba’s Encrypted USB Flash Drive offers PIN activated secure access with its convenient onboard keypad. The device supports Admin and User independent PINs & delivers military grade, AES 256-bit CBC hardware encryption to protect your important data. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS […]
To celebrate 75 years of classic jazz from Blue Note records, Sonos has teamed up with the label to create a limited edition speaker system. It features a custom-painted blue fade finish and offers exclusive access to the Blue Note Artist Selects Station as well as two other Blue Note streaming stations. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the […]
Eero is the world’s first Wi-Fi “system.” A set of three will cover your whole home, eliminating dead spots and slow zones from every corner or closet. Even the back yard. It creates a mesh network and uses groundbreaking software to automatically optimize the connection on every device, everywhere. Recommended article: Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service […]
Acoustic engineers at Devialet put 10 years of research into the creation of The Phantom—a small, spherical, wi-fi connected all-in-one amplifier and speaker that delivers what audiophiles like Sting & Rick Rubin think may be the best sound in the world. It’s loaded with cutting edge audio technologies & rave reviews from all corners are saying the Phantom sounds better than speakers 20X its size. Recommended article: […]
Fast-growing Gulf Arab banks plan to bolster their reserves by issuing capital-boosting bonds, but uncertainty over regulation and ultra-tight pricing increase the risks for issuers and investors. Basel III standards, now being phased in around the world, will require banks to hold more capital. While Gulf banks have very high capital adequacy ratios, their rapid expansion, and the fact they operate in emerging markets with lower sovereign […]
Dubai Investments PJSC, the company with interests in real estate and manufacturing, will buy a 60 percent stake in investment bank Al Mal Capital PSC as part of a plan to boost financial services assets. The company will pay about 150 million dirhams ($41 million) for the stake and expects to complete the purchase by March 15, Chief Executive Officer Khalid Jassim Kalban said in a phone […]
RAF Police Flight Sergeant Will Barrow & his dog Buster. Buster served 4 tours of duty in Bosnia Afghanistan and Iraq, with Will and is the subject of a new book Photo: Philip Hollis/The Telegraph Flight Sergeant Will Barrow was crouched low, his heart pounding, in the belly of a Viking armoured vehicle under intense Taliban gunfire, when a clear and sudden understanding of his own mortality came […]
David and Charles Koch If you doubt whether Republicans are serious about defeating Hillary Clinton, consider this: At a California meeting last week headed by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch, an $889 million budget was unveiled before the network of conservative donors they assembled. Some have gone so far as to suggest this essentially makes the Koch network America’s “third” political party. After all, their warchest […]
