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General Motors’ Australian subsidiary, Holden are known for making some really fast, rear wheel driven, muscle cars. And in the process, a few Holden cars have become Aussie legends. Now, we have an oldie, the 1948 Holden FX that is all set to go under the hammer for a whopping $1.2 million. Sixty year old Holden sits at a New South Wales dealership and an offer of $900,000 for this vintage beauty has already been rejected by it’s owner, Charlie McCarron. The whopper of a price for the FX is mainly due to the fact that this is one of the three only surviving models of the FX. The car has higher trim compared to other FX’s of it’s time as it had safety rims, leather trim and passenger sunvisor, all for one pound extra. The FX has a 2.15 litre engine pumping out over 60 horses and has a fair bit of history surrounding it. Read the rest of this entry �

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A good news for beer drinkers, now you don’t need to ask your wife or girl friend to get a beer for you, now you can order your robot to do it for you. The Beer Serving Robot is powered via remote control, where the controller can actually converse with the drunk customer on the other side of the line. Add in pretzel dispensing functionality and we’ll be in business.

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There is a reason for why Dogs are called “man’s best friend”. Most dog will do anything keep their dog safe. Just the though that your dog is lost somewhere is one of the scariest thoughts a dog owner can experience. Retrieva is a system which keeps tabs on your dog with a GPS-enabled collar. The sat-nav collars allows pets owners to sign into a website to trace the location of their dog, whenever the dog goes missing. Retrieva uses three different tracking waves; satellite, telecom and radio transmitters.

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Olympus Mju 1200 limited edition should be considered if you are a collector of limited edition stuff since there will be only 5,000 of such units available. These limited edition digital cameras from Olmypus will feature unique styled skins by internationally-acclaimed artist Matei Apostolescu. Except for the external aesthetic changes, everything else inside the Olympus Mju 1020 remains the same. Below are some of the main features:-

* 7x optical zoom (37-260mm) for exciting close ups
* 10.1 Megapixels to make poster-size prints
* 6.9cm/2.7″ HyperCrystal II LCD with extra bright display even in direct sunlight
* 23 scene modes for the best results in different situations
* Slim, metallic body
* Underwater shooting up to 40m possible in combination with optional underwater case PT-042
* Avoids blur thanks to Dual Image Stabilisation
* Face Detection Technology for perfectly focused and exposed faces
* Correct exposure of other image areas
* Better low light shooting thanks to BrightCapture Technology
* New in-camera Panorama function
* Liven up your memories with movie recording with sound (up to VGA resolution at 30fps)
* TruePic III image processor for faster image handling and higher image quality

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Wish to annoy people around you then go for this Rapid Assault toy controlled by radio. The cannon toy can hold a dozen foam darts and can shoot out in quick succession, and it can attack up to 20 feet in addition to fully functional steering. Perfect for disrupting concentration of people around you. It retails for approx $21.

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Hearing Central LLC launches 3 new models of hearing aids from its Melody range. The Melody A1 features two channels and a dozen bands, making it good to counter moderate hearing loss of up to 70dB and the Melody A2 features a quartet of channels and 12 bands, making it useful for moderate to severe hearing loss of up to 80dB and the Melody A3 comes with four channels, 12 bands and omni-directional microphones, and is also good for hearing loss of up to 80dB. All 3 of them aids tip the scales at less than an ounce, measuring 1″ long and 3/16″ wide. You get choice of three colours from beige, charcoal and silver colors. The Melody A1, A2 and A3 will retail for $495, $695 and $895, respectively.

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Tag Heuer a Swiss Company just launched the Night Vision glasses, made for those on the road. These glasses correct the low-light short-sightedness that one endures from twilight to sunrise and optimize precision and enhance perception of contrasts to make your night driving a better experience. It also features “TAG Heuer Reflex-type” flexible temples that are adjustable and fit easily under helmets. The special ophthalmic lenses are given an anti-reflective treatment to reduce glare and offer more better sight. The titanium Night Vision frames are available in both Wide and Panorama, with anti-slip elastomere arms.

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Do you get adrenaline rush with virtual racing? Then here is a racing simulator that will enrich you with ultimate thrill of virtual racing.

The Gamers Cockpit GT3 race simulator is equipped with frame, sound, vision and gaming and endash to deliver you a real driving experience.

The gamers cockpit comes with steel chassis, Autotecnica ‘Monza’ Race Seat, steering wheels with XBOX or Playstation pedals, Logitech sound system, Samsumg 19-inch widescreen LCD television, and Playstation 2 or XBOX 360 PRO console. It has with everything that you need to start racing. The cockpit with Drive FX Racing Wheel and XBox 360 PRO is priced at AUS $3,250 and is definitely worth the thrill you experience from it. Though you can bring the price down to a lower level by customizing the simulator to your liking.

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As far as luxury goes anything that doesn’t gels with the interiors of your home is of no worth same applies to the high end speakers. The Alfa loudspeaker system fits the luxury home trend. The design of Alfa two-way loudspeaker system is based on a baffle made from laminated composite. A bass-reflex tube, which is made in the very same way, becomes an essential part of the baffle after the manufacturing process is over. Also, when a higher sound volume is set, the bass-reflex tube orifice shape averts the turbulence generation with air circulation in the tube. The excellent baffle and separator design compose the two-way loudspeaker system with excellent technical parameters. The terminals concealing canopy are made from a solid burnished duralumin while the main surface is made from a galvanic gold-coated brass.

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PosiMotion is launching the first wireless GPS accessory for the iPhone and iPod touch. This GPS addon will be compatible with any device with a WiFi connection, but will ship with software to allow for proper iPhone / iPod touch integration. The G-FI is in the final stages of production, and is expected to be released shortly.

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