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Volkswagen will stop producing its iconic Beetle car in 2019

9/14/2018, 10:53:12 AM
Volkswagen announced it will stop making the bug-shaped vehicle at its Mexico plant in July 2019 after releasing two special editions ✔ The Beetle was developed in Nazi Germany after being conceived in the early 1930s by engineer Ferdinand Porsche ✔ It also featured in a series of Disney films as a talking car named Herbie ✔ Volkswagen has no plans to revive the much-celebrated car again, but did not rule it out as a possibility


Microcar madness: driving a 200cc classic over the toughest mountain passes in Europe

9/14/2018, 10:40:24 AM
How does driving a 60-year-old, 200cc bubble car 2,000 miles across Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy and Slovenia, including some of the toughest mountain passes in Europe, appeal? ✔ Overall winners Mark and Jane Smith in their FMR Tg500 - a four-wheeled development of the famed Messerschmitt bubble car The route followed as closely as possible the original 1958 rally route, when 28 tiny cars, including a Berkeley 328 crewed by Pat Moss and Ann Wisdom, set out from Liège to drive the entire route with only one stop, at a time when most of the mountain passes were narrow gravel tracks without barriers or passing places


Hyundai Motor heir to play bigger role

9/14/2018, 8:12:55 AM
undefined ✔ His broad network in the global market is expected to help him overcoming the crisis ✔ His company has scouted global experts in the automotive industry as well, since it hired Peter Schreyer as head of design in 2006 ✔ Hyundai said Friday former Volkswagen brand marketing expert Cornelia Schneider will also join the company on Monday


Volkswagen Beetle dies (although the 'proper' Beetle has been dead for 15 years)

9/14/2018, 10:40:22 AM
Volkswagen Beetle dies (although the 'proper' Beetle has been dead for 15 years) ✔ Serious production started in 1945, under the auspices of the British Army ✔ Follow The Telegraph Follow on Twitter Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram Follow on Pinterest The 1,000th Beetle rolled off the production line in Wolfsburg in March 1946 This splendidly orange example is from 1974 or 1975, judging by iys N-registration


Volkswagen Beetle to end production 16 years after the demise of  the 'proper' Beetle

9/14/2018, 11:21:47 AM
Volkswagen Beetle to end production 16 years after the demise of  the 'proper' Beetle ✔ The very last example of the original VW Beetle rolls off the production line at VW's factory at Puebla, which had produced the car for 58 years ✔ VW used to provide electrically-powered scale Beetles for children to use at its Autostadt theme park adjacent to the giant factory in its home town of Wolfsburg in Lower Saxony Beetles of all stripes (geddit?) at the Herbie Rally in Berlin in 2005  Volkswagen Mexico started production of the latest Beetle in 2011 (shall we call it the new New Beetle?)


The end of the VW Beetle | Drive.com.au

9/14/2018, 9:16:28 AM
Production of Volkswagen's oldest model comes to an end.


Renault Megane RS 2018 review | Price, Performance, Features

9/14/2018, 9:16:27 AM
Renault took a fresh approach to the new Megane RS. While the previous version was only available with a coupe-like three-door body, manual transmission and firm “Cup” suspension, the new model is intended to appeal to a broader section of the motoring community, taking on cars such as the VW Golf GTI.


'PUBG Mobile' update adds Sanhok desert map and new weapons

9/14/2018, 11:34:15 AM
PUBG Mobile's recruited 20 million daily active users (outside of Korea, Japan, and China) in just six months. To celebrate, Bluehole is giving gamers a massive... ✔ The update also brings anti-cheating measures that target shady plug-ins ✔ Plus a new report button on the Spectator Mode, Basic Information, and Results screens means players can alert PUBG Corp of any bad actors ✔ Bluehole's anti-cheat system provider BattlEye said in February that it had banned 1,044,000 PUBG cheaters the previous month, but warned things continue to escalate


Nikon Z7 review

9/14/2018, 10:48:55 AM
Nikon's new Z-series gets off to a mighty fine start ✔ The main advantage of this VR system for the current Nikon user is that their older non-stabilised lenses can suddenly benefit from the equivalent technology inside the Z7 ✔ And, if you happen to be using an optic with VR included, the two systems with join forces and work together ✔ Best mirrorless camera: 10 top models to suit every budget


Weather Channel video shows the horrifying reality of towering flood waters in North Carolina

9/14/2018, 10:59:26 AM
Hurricane Florence has arrived in North Carolina, bringing hurricane-force winds, floods, and an enormous storm surge. The Weather Channel produced a terrifying weather forecast by using a visualization to show the horrifying reality of what 9-foot flood waters might look like. ✔ Hurricane Florence has arrived in North Carolina, bringing massive floods and damage caused by heavy rain and an enormous storm surge ✔ The Weather Channel's video from Thursday evening starts like a regular weather forecast, with meteorologist Erika Navarro explaining the reasonable worst-case scenario of water levels


Elon Musk is building a medieval watchtower

9/14/2018, 5:25:52 AM
Elon Musk completes the apocalypse trifecta: Flamethrowers, subterranean tunnels and now a medieval watchtower. ✔ Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 13, 2018 Musk also tweeted that, when used for affordable housing projects, the bricks would be given away for free ✔ Blockchain Decoded: CNET looks at the tech powering bitcoin -- and soon, too, a myriad of services that will change your life


Weather Channel demos Hurricane Florence 'worst-case scenario' with mixed reality

9/14/2018, 4:08:06 AM
At 6 feet, humans are underwater and cars are floating. At 9 feet, it's much worse. ✔ Reaction to the hurricane explainer has been overwhelmingly positive, said Michael Potts, Weather Channel's vice president of design ✔ Taking It to Extremes: Mix insane situations -- erupting volcanoes, nuclear meltdowns, 30-foot waves -- with everyday tech ✔ Rebooting the Reef: CNET dives deep into how tech can help save Australia's Great Barrier Reef


Voodoo doll and cannibalism studies triumph at Ig Nobels

9/14/2018, 7:37:44 AM
Self-colonoscopies, useless instruction manuals, and kidney stones on rollercoasters also among subjects awarded ✔ We get to show people that science doesn’t necessarily need to be dry and boring ✔ The ceremony also handed out prizes to Portuguese chemists for discerning the cleaning properties of human saliva and Japanese colonoscopists who found that the procedure can be performed solo provided you sit in the right position


Best entry-level DSLR 2018: 10 budget DSLRs perfect for the beginner

9/14/2018, 7:07:35 AM
A complete guide to the best DSLRs for beginners ✔ An entry-level DSLR is the natural progression when you feel like you've outgrown your point-and-shoot compact camera or are no longer satisfied with the snaps you get from your smartphone ✔ There isn't much wrong with the D5600's 24.2MP sensor either, delivering excellent results, while the logical control layout of the D5600 makes it easy to use


How AI can restore our forgotten past

9/14/2018, 6:42:03 AM
Intelligent preservation ✔ Credit: University of Manchester The researchers mapped out the T-Rex’s bone and muscular structure, then used machine learning to see how fast this creature could get from point A to point B without breaking any bones ✔ TechRadar's Next Up series is brought to you in association with Honor


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