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Acer H5370BD NVIDIA 3D Vision Ready Home Theater DLP Projector (2500 ANSI Lumens) $399.99 at Newegg
Jun 20th
UK gov’t challenged over handling of Lawson case
Jun 20th
LONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker has questioned the way police treated Nigella Lawson’s husband after he admitted assaulting the celebrity chef in a restaurant.
Commercial drivers urged to confront sleep apnoea
Jun 20th
The condition, which is thought to cause 20 per cent of motorway accidents, needs wider recognition, according to the DVLA.
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Official: 2014 Corvette Stingray does 0-60 in 3.8 seconds, 1.03g on the skidpad
Jun 20th
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Chevrolet
When pricing of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was announced back in April, Chevrolet promised that ‘Vettes equipped with the Z51 Performance Package would be able to hit impressive figures that include “0-60 mph in under four seconds and more than 1g in cornering,” and now it has backed these numbers up. While metrics for a stock Stingray weren’t released, checking the $2,800 Z51 box will get you a 0-60 time of just 3.8 seconds and a skidpad number of 1.03g.
Between its 460 horsepower and now its 3.8-second 0-60 time, the Stingray Z51 is positioned directly in between the new Porsche 911 S and Turbo models while costing significantly less than both. In addition to this, Chevy is promising a quarter mile time of 12 seconds and 60-0 braking in just 107 feet.
As an extra little bit of bragging rights, Chevy says that an almost-stock Z51 (with a racing seat, harness and fire extinguisher added inside the car) with Magnetic Ride Control was able to lap the Virginia International Raceway Grand Course in 2:45.78. Wondering how that compares with other known hi-po models? So are we…
Although there are no official VIR lap times to compare against, we did find that FastLaps.com has an unofficial collection of times for the track that places the new Stingray in the number two spot, just behind a 2008 Corvette ZR1. If accurate, that’s mighty impressive. Scroll down for the official press release.
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Facebook’s got a new product to show off, join us as we liveblog the event!
Jun 20th
Facebook sent out invites last week telling us that it had a new product to show off, and today’s the day we find out just what it’s got in store. Could it be an RSS portal for Reader refugees? Perhaps a new Vine-like video service for Instagram? There’s only one way to find out, so check back at the appointed time and place (seen below) to get the full lowdown, liveblog style.
Facebook new product event liveblog
June 20, 2013 10:00:00 AM PDT
Filed under: Facebook
HackEDA hits Kickstarter, makes Arduino board design a drag-and-drop affair (video)
Jun 20th
Writing code for an Arduino-friendly board is relatively easy; creating the board is the hard part, unless you live and breathe electrical engineering. If HackEDA has its way, however, the design process could be almost as easy as window shopping. Its new Kickstarter-backed project lets tinkerers choose from a list of parts and get a made-to-order board without knowing a lick about PCB assembly — algorithms sort out the finer details. While the initial effort includes just 36 combos based around an Atmega328 processor, contributors who want tangible hardware can pay anything from $30 for a bare board through to $10,000 for the first stages of mass production. The truly committed will have to wait until December for the finished goods, but those willing to try HackEDA can use its existing web tool for free.
Filed under: Misc
Source: Kickstarter, HackEDA
Lady Chatterley’s house goes on sale
Jun 20th
The manor house in which DH Lawrence set Lady Chatterley’s Lover is among a number of homes with literary connections currently on the market.
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Wine tasting notes: reds for a barbecue summer
Jun 20th
