Kapow! The home-built Dark Knight Batmobile

RM Auctions recently declared James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 to be “the world’s most famous car,” but there's no doubt another contender for that title – the Batmobile. One thing that muddies the waters a bit is the fact that the term “Batmobile” actually describes at least three different vehicles: the modified Lincoln Futura concept car from the 60s TV series, the vaguely Corvette-shaped 1989-and-beyond movie cars and now the car from the most recent two movies, the military-spec Tumbler. Michigan-based movie props artist Bob Dullam really likes the Tumbler, so he did what any of us would do in his position – he built one of his own from scratch.Some of its specifications are:

• Engine: 350 V8 with four-barrel carburetor
• Transmission: 3-speed turbo
• Top speed: 150mph (241km/h)
• Body panels: Epoxy resin reinforced with fiberglass mat
• Tires: 44-inch Super Swampers (rear)
• Steering: Rack and pinion power steering via detachable aviator style pistol-grip steering device
• Weight: Approximately two tons (1.8 metric tons)
• Dimensions: 15’L x 9’W x 5.5’H (4.5 x 8 x 1.7 meters)
• Visibility: Round-vehicle video cameras
• Production cost: Approximately US$50,000 to $100,000
• Street legality: Nope!

Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone finally arrives,features upcoming Android 3.0!

After a long time, the Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone has finally been revealed. Engadget has posted some pictures of the real Sony Erricson PlayStation Phone which we all have been waiting for! The first ever PlayStation Phone is expected to hit retail market somewhere at the end of 2010, or early 2011.

The Phone will run the upcoming Android 3.0 with the Sony custom Marketplace which will have all the downloadable games as well as other content for phone including general console functions.

The phone basically will serve two purposes or markets, which we don’t see in any of other smartphones that we have! First it will serve the general trendy smartphone market, secondly for the gamers or you can say the hardcore mobile gaming market. So it’s Two-in-One smartphone. For this purpose, Sony Erricson has equipped phone with 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 processor, 512 MB RAM, 1GB ROM, a MicroSD slot, having screen size in range of 3.7-inch to 4.1-inch. Thus the PlayStation phone is very much to other smartphones the same in terms of features, but unlike other smartphones it will have a multitouch touchpad at the center in addition to all the standard PlayStation controller buttons.

Tesla opens factory to build the Model S

Tesla Motors' Model S sedan will be built at a former Toyota plant in California

 

When most of us think of Tesla Motors, we think of the US$100,000 all-electric Roadster. The fact is, though, the first time that most of us ever see a Tesla in real life, it will probably be the less expensive, five door Model S sedan. While the company has sold over 1,300 Roadsters worldwide, the Model S has yet to start production. When it does, however, it will be in the new Tesla Factory, unveiled this Wednesday in Fremont, California. It is the state’s only auto assembly plant and the world’s first facility dedicated exclusively to the mass production of electric vehicles.