Folks who need to have their regular cup of joe each day can definitely identify with this vehicle known as the Carpuccino. What used to be a regular ‘88 Volkswagen Scirocco has been highly modified (you don’t say) for it to run off of coffee grounds. Of course, mileage is worse than a ummer since you will need up to 56 espressos in order to move the vehicle a mere mile. Economics-wise, this translates to it being 50 times more expensive than using regular gas, but it will definitely keep coffee growers happy, eh? A classic case of doing it because they can, and practicality is thrown out of the window.

Source: OhGizmo!

Originally by Edwin from Coolest Gadgets on March 9, 2010, 5:53pm

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Take a look at these hot new pictures of Natasha Anastasia that just went up over at Only Tease! Natasha is a smoking hot blonde babe who could look absolutely amazing in just about anything she wears but she looks mouth wateringly, cock hardeningly hot in this cute strapless dress, sheer black stockings and pink high heels. Natasha isn’t shy about having her picture taken either and she sure does look amazing posing in that cute outfit! Watch as she starts off in her party dress but ends up in next to nothing!

Natasha flashes her beautiful smile for the lens and as she kneels on the bed she lifts the hem of her dress to reveal the top of her sexy black stockings. Lifting her dress a little higher she flashes her red satin panties and even turns around to show off her juicy round ass. Natasha goes on to peel her dress off over her head and lies back on the bed with her perky titties showing. Natasha’s tits are so perky that they’re almost unbelievable and even she can’t resist rubbing her hands over them softly. There are plenty more babes just as cute as Natasha waiting to slip out of their hot lingerie over at Only Tease!

Take the free Only Tease Tour Now!

Originally by Mike from OnlyTease on March 3, 2010, 1:02am

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Mama mia! The Ferrari 599 Hybrid is real!

Someone very brave or very stupid (unless it was a Ferrari flak looking to build buzz) surreptitiously snapped a couple of shots of the 599 Hybrid concept on the stand just days before it was to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. They were posted at CarSpyShots.com earlier today.

A lot of people (coughJalopnikcough) are crapping all over the idea of a hybrid from Maranello, but we’ll withhold judgment until we’ve at least heard what Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo says in Geneva. This could be an impressive bit of kit. We are, after all, talking about Ferrari. These guys know how to build amazing automobiles.

Still not much in the way of details on the drivetrain, but the pic below and others at CarSpyShots confirm the car will have a V12 engine up front and an electric motor and related electronics mounted on the rear transaxle. The system is based on the kinetic energy recovery system Ferrari’s Formula 1 team developed.

As for the paint, it’s growing on us.

Photos via CarSpyShots

Originally by Chuck Squatriglia from Autopia on February 26, 2010, 3:34pm

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I made my first Blade Runner pistol when I was 18, while living in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC. I stared at the VHS version on pause and made sketches. Put it together from toys and model kit parts. It’s lovely and terrible:

(Years later the internet would teach me that the six dollar plastic gun I bought on Canal street in NYC and cannibalized for the grip was created by Edison Giacattoli, a legendary toy gun designer)

I made a crazy accurate scratch-built when I was 30, from resin and bondo. I had great picture reference but shitty size reference, it was 20% too small. Fuck!

I even had it chrome plated at one point and I weathered it:

In 2006, the screen-used original surfaced after 25 some-odd years and sold at auction last year for $256,000.00. Supposedly to Paul Allen [That myth has been busted -- Mark]:

This is the final iteration:

It’s 95% finished. My hand-built baby. About 30-40 hours of labor spread out over (at least) 6 years. An original Steyr-Mannlicher .222 target rifle receiver and magazine and a Charter Arms Bulldog .44, both demilled and gunsmithed by me (working with hardened steel — FUN!) with custom machined aluminum and steel parts (barrel, grip, butt) and made as close as possible, in every respect, to the original. Painstaking.

That is all I have to say on the subject (probably not). I can’t even describe how good it feels to hold it in my hand.

[Click thumbnails below for enlargements]

Originally by Adam Savage from Boing Boing on March 9, 2010, 7:46pm

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How cool! With these new Lego NXT compatible Linear Actuators you can easily add strong linear motion to your next Lego Mindstorms project. We now offer both 50mm and 100mm varieties.

Time to expand your building power with your Lego Mindstorms®. You must be tired of rotating things all day with regular old motors. It’s time to start moving things bach and forth, up and down, in and out! Like a REAL engineer. Firgelli actuators will make you the coolest kid on the block for certain.

Lego Mindstorm®, Power Functions®, and Technic® compatible Linear Actuators. These linear actuators are self contained units which include an electric motor. They will push up to 25N and move at 12mm/s unloaded.

For use with your NXT® Brick you will need a standard NXT® connection cable to connect it in place of one of the Mindstorm® Servos, and you will need to download the Firgelli L12-NXT Block here.

For manual use with Lego Power Functions® you will require the Cable-NXT-PF available on this site. For manual use with older Lego Technic® style battery packs you will require the Cable-NXT-Technic available on this site.

Please note: The Lego Group does not endorse these products. Lego®, NXT®, Mindstorms®, Technic® and Power Functions® are trademarks of The Lego Group.

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Originally by Andrew from Trossen Robotics Blog on March 5, 2010, 1:57pm

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