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Lotus impressed car enthusiasts everywhere with the Exige. And now Lotus has created an even more exclusive version of this famous car known as the Lotus Exige Scura. The limited edition car is one mean machine and looks sleek in its black suit. Aptly named, Scura (meaning ‘Dark’ in Italian), this menacing machine has a contrasting high gloss ‘Phantom Black’ triple stripe running its length. Additional contrast to the matt black finish of the car has been provided a carbon fiber front splitter, oil cooler inlet vanes, side airscoops and rear spoiler. Powered by a 1.8 liter, 4-cylinder, supercharged, VVT-I engine, this car churns out 260bhp. Furthermore, the speedster can accelerate from 0-60mph in just 4 seconds and boasts of a top speed of 152mph. An exclusive beauty, its production will be limited to just 35 units worldwide.

Perfumes based on song titles are a bit of an iffy proposition but there could hardly be a better name geared to perfume than Pretty Woman. Barbara Orbison, the widow of “Pretty Woman” singer Roy Orbison, has developed Pretty Woman perfume. Barbara Orbison was involved in every step of the development of the fragrance from its bottle design in Paris to the formulation of the scent. The fragrance has a top note with a bergamot accent, a heart of stargazer lily, red rose and carnation and a base of fresh amber, patchouli, vanilla, atlas cedar and sacred incense. It sells for $80.

Fireplaces have ruled the roost when it comes to heating solutions to warm up your home. But the Nobo Firepit series electric radiators sees the radiator in entirely different light with captivating designs that are sure to overshadow your designer fireplace and become the focal point of your living space. Much said, the Firepit series radiator featured above is a modern iteration of the firepit. Within the sleek shape of the radiator lies a projector displaying a cyclic fire flame video which gives the visual along with the sensual impression of a natural fire. Another

The Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec is, at its core, a Genesis Coupe 2.0T Track model sans non-essential convenience equipment for cost and weight reduction. And with a starting price of $23,750, this manual-tranny-only model’s built for budget tuners.

Here’s the press release from Hyundai:

The Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec, the perfect blank canvas for tuners, priced at $23,750 is beginning to arrive at dealerships across the country. R-Spec takes the core performance equipment from the 2.0T Track model and eliminates non-essential convenience equipment to reduce both cost and weight. The Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-Spec

While tech fiends are anxiously awaiting web tablets made by Apple and TechCrunch, a recently-launched French touchpad device could become the darling of culinary geeks. Made specifically for kitchen use, QOOQ is a touchscreen tablet that aims to coach and assist both beginning and experienced cooks.

For EUR 349, the device comes loaded with 500 interactive recipes and 10 instructional videos. Customers can add their own recipes and

Streamlining has been an intrinsic automotive design feature almost since day one, but the 1940 Tatra T87 sedan was one of the cars that redefined streamlining. The streamlined car from Czechoslovakia will be auctioned at Wright

The London and Swiss-based yacht design studio, Lila-Lou, has revealed their latest project, Ankida. The Ankida concept

A few forward-thinking libraries in the UK have started offering ebook downloads as an alternative to borrowing physical copies of books, and the local public’s reaction has been one of overwhelming enthusiasm. Seemingly attracted by the idea of being able to collect and return books without having to actually attend the library, Brits have been eagerly joining up to the new scheme. Free downloads that last for 14 days before self-deleting can be had either in the library or at home, and transitioned onto your Sony Reader, iRex iLiad, or that new hotness, B&N’s nook. Naturally, the proprietary-format Kindle isn’t invited to this party. We’ve already seen a similar initiative in the USA, and can only hope this kind of convenience becomes mainstream before too long.

Thanks Engadget

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