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Scooter-geek's dream ride: Yamaha Vino scooter, fully farkled |
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May 08, 2008 - 6:12 PM - by CarAudioTalk
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Filed under: Aftermarket, Audio, Gadgets, Green, Tech, Toys, Motorcycles
Though it's usually the adventure touring crowd that excels at turning their motorcycles into rolling technology test-beds, we've recently run across a Yamaha Vino scooter that has been fully farkled. Featuring an on-board computer based around a VIA mini ITX form factor motherboard that's cleverly been hidden under the stock Vino's seat, this rolling geek-mobile packs in WiFi, Bluetooth, USB, GPS, FM radio, a TV tuner and a front-mounted camera in its diminutive frame. With the full-spec computer, pretty much anything should be possible right from the road using this scooter. While this is certainly a cool project, we have a few questions regarding its durability. How long will the acrylic plate that makes the structure for the computer hold up? Perhaps most importantly, how long will the scooter's battery be able to power all this technology? In the name of science, of course, we graciously offer our services for a road trip on the machine to find the answer to these all-important questions. Thanks for the tip, jared!
[Source: Thought Lab]
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Bentley's new 1100-watt sound system, courtesy of Naim |
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May 04, 2008 - 3:12 AM - by CarAudioTalk
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Filed under: Audio, Gadgets, Tech, Bentley
Click above for a high-res photo gallery of the Naim Audio System
Dropping us yet another hint that ultra-luxury automobile buyers really do listen to Kanye West when their windows are rolled up, Bentley Motors has announced an exclusive partnership with British high-end audio manufacturer Naim to fit the world's most powerful in-car production amplifier to their full model lineup.
The bragging rights center around an 1100-watt amplifier driving up to 15 speakers (depending on the model). Cutting-edge technology on each system includes Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Dynamic Equalization to offer passengers an 'as-live' in-car audio experience. To adapt the system to each particular Bentley model, Naim analyzed each car and then designed a unique speaker drive unit for it. According to Bentley, the painstaking measures taken to match the acoustics to the particular vehicle are so effective that even with rapper Kanye West belting out tunes at full system power, only a low level of sound can be heard from outside the car. Too bad the same thing can't be said for the Honda Civic that my teenage neighbor drives...
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[Source: Bentley Motors]
PRESS RELEASE
Bentley forms exclusive partnership with British audio manufacturer Naim to deliver the world's best in-car sound system- 'Naim for Bentley' set to achieve world's best in-car audio experience
- Forging of two British luxury brands provides Bentley customers with unparalleled sound quality matching Naim's pinnacle home hi-fi systems
- World's most powerful in-car production amplifier combined with state-of-the-art speaker system
- First commercial use of next-generation Digital Signal Processing offering unrivalled 'as-live' in-car audio experience
- First partnership of its kind for Bentley and Naim
February 20, 2008 - Bentley Motors has entered into partnership with Naim Audio, one of the world's most respected creators of hi-fi systems, to produce an unparalleled in-car sound system for all its future models. After 18 months of research and development, the result is an 'as-live' in-car audio experience which remains true to both Bentley and Naim's philosophy of no compromise in the search for quality.
From design concept to production, Bentley and Naim's engineers worked closely together to create the sound system, which is carefully tuned for each model using the most advanced acoustic analysis. Each system features an 1100 Watt amplifier - the world's most powerful production unit fitted in a car - and, depending on model, up to 15 speakers with drive units specifically designed for Bentley by Naim. Bentley is also the first car manufacturer to use a next-generation Digital Signal Processor (DSP) in its audio system,
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