Citroen’s Ten Best Big-Air at WRC
To build hype for the upcoming Rally Finland, reigning WRC Champions Citroen have released ten of their best “big-air” photos from this year’s rallies in Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden. Having attended a few rallies ourselves, we know a thing or two about getting big air in a car, and we like it. The photos show Citroen’s star driver, Sebastian Loeb, and others catching big air as they push their C4 Rally cars to the absolute limit. Loeb said, of his massive, 85-meter jump in Turkey, “It was an incredible sensation as we were up in the air for several seconds. Not for a moment did we imagine that we would jump so far.” Hit the jump (no pun intended) for all ten big-air shots.
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Amiga: 25 Years Later
Twenty-five years ago today, a new personal computer was unveiled at a black-tie, celebrity-studded gala at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in New York’s Lincoln Center. It debuted to rave reviews and great expectations–heck, InfoWorld said it might be the “third milestone” in personal computing after the Apple II and the IBM PC. The computer was Commodore’s Amiga. In an era in which the most common form of microcomputer was an IBM PC-compatible system with a text-only display and a tinny internal speaker, the Amiga had dazzling color graphics and stereo sound. Its Intuition user interface looked like the Mac, but offered an advanced feature known as “multitasking.” The machine was a stunner, especially given that it came from a company previously known for rinkydink home computers such as the VIC-20 and Commodore 64.
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Customized 1970 Camaro Leaves The Onlookers Dumbfound
Custom built cars are just amazing in anyway – some of them are mind blowing, some weird and others gaudy. However, the one pictured about makes the passers by fall short of words. Its zany Porsche-style whale tail spoiler, the engraved gold plated half shafts in the rear end and two Latham axial blowers bolted onto the motor add more to its unique looks.
Apart from its interior with a wooden dash, console, small black and white TV screen and myriad of red buttons in the center, this customized 1970 Camaro with distinctive look may leave the onlookers dumbfound. This car was spotted on Auto Trader, UK, and unfortunately, the info about this car is scant but this is undoubtedly one of the most eye catching and outrageous custom built from 1970s.
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Raytheon Unveils Scorpion Helmet Technology
As the desert landscape unfolds ahead, the jet fighter pilot glances to his right. Spotting an enemy target, a sensor attached to his helmet relays the information straight back to his flight controls, allowing him to fire immediately without turning his aircraft. U.S. defense company Raytheon Inc. is giving the first glimpse of its Scorpion helmet technology for F-16 and A-10 combat jets on a simulator at the Farnborough International Airshow after this week announcing a $12.6 million contract with the U.S. Air Force. Raytheon is marketing the technology, which transmits data on a single-eye monocle attached to an existing helmet, as a more advanced but also cost-effective alternative to current full visor offerings from its competitors — reflecting belt-tightening in the defense aerospace sector amid large cuts to national military budgets.
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