RENNtech announced that it will be the sole importer of the track-ready Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 GT, offering a total of 21 cars at the price of $1.2-million each. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

To sweeten the deal, RENNtech is setting up a full track-day program for the SLR 722 GT owners, including set-up and maintenance by specialized technicians, opportunity to learn the track behind the wheel of its special SLR karts (pictured, right) and instruction from professional drivers

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Here’s a first look at Nokia’s upcoming N96 slider, which reportedly will feature a 5.0-megapixel camera w/dual LED flash. We’ll keep you posted as more information becomes available. Click here for one more picture.

That, friends, is an N96. Or, at least we’re led to believe so. Judging by five mysterious images that surfaced over at Mobile-Review, it appears that Nokia’s N96 (which looks like a jazzed-up version of the the N81, actually) has leaked out

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The tips have been flowing in hot and heavy on this one, so we felt it only fair to pass along the latest rumblings in the world of GP2X to you. We first got word that a new emulation monster could be coming from the GP2X community back in September, and if late breaking mockups and specification lists are to be believed, that system is indeed Pandora. Notably, the product seen above is purported to feature a keyboard (obviously), 4.3-inch 800 x 480 resolution touchscreen and built-in WiFi (802.11b/g) — all inclusions that were previously mentioned — along with an ARM Cortex A8 CPU, OpenGL 2.0-compliant 3D hardware, dual SDHC expansion slots, TV output and USB connectivity. Unfortunately, we know nothing more than that at the moment, as dates / pricing still remain a mystery, but if Pandora does prove to be more than a figment of someone’s imagination, we’re betting it’ll be worth the wait.

[Thanks, Stern and Craig]
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Time’s running out, folks, and if you’ve got an Xbox 360 gamer in your life that you’ve vowed to spend a C-note on (and nothing more, tax notwithstanding), here’s a bright idea. Microsoft has just cut the price of its Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel by $30 to a manageable $99, and it also comes bundled with a driver disc and a demo of Forza Motorsport 2. So, what are you waitin’ on? No, really, what’s the holdup?

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Apparently, Nokia just hasn’t swallowed the fact that the world doesn’t seem ready (or interested, whatever the case may be) in a handheld gaming system / cellphone hybrid. ‘Course, with all that PSP phone chatter going on, we guess the times could be a-changin’, and Nokia definitely doesn’t want to miss its shot at redemption. A fresh patent application from the outfit details a handheld device that acts as a phone, multimedia player and gaming machine, but rather than forcing users to feel as if they’re handling an NES controller, this concoction provides two wings that slip down for added comfort. Whether or not this thing would double as an acceptable boomerang remains to be seen.

[Via UnwiredView]

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It looks like that batch of laptops HP trotted out yesterday wasn’t all it had in store, as the folks at Notebook Italia are now reporting that the company is set to update its Pavilion tx1300 line of convertible tablet PCs with all new tx1400 series models. What’s more, it seems that at least one retailer (linked below) already has one of those tablets (the tx1410us) up for pre-order, with it setting you back $1,200. For that, you’ll get the same 12.1-inch touch screen as before, along with a 2.2GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-64 processor, Geforce Go 6150 graphics, 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, a DVD burner, and built-in 802.11n WiFi and Bluetooth, all in a 4.5 pound package. No word on any of the other models in the line just yet, but according to Notebook Italia, this one is apparently only the first of more to come.

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Read - JR.com, HP Pavilion tx1410us

[Via Mobile Whack]

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Looks like Samsung has gone and whipped up a 17-inch laptop of its own to appease the multimedia lovers out there, but for folks lookin’ to get their game on, we doubt you’ll find much to love here. The 7-pound R700 sports an all-black motif that’s oh-so-Samsung, and features a 1,440 x 900 resolution panel, NVIDIA’s GeForce 8400 GS, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, dual-layer DVD burner, built-in HDMI port, gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 and a 7-in-1 multicard reader to handle all your flash cards. Oddly enough, we’re not told what type(s) of processors will be available here, but we do know the machine will come stocked with Windows Vista Home Premium when it hits the market in February for around $970.

[Via Laptops Blog]

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The newly announced $300, 2G Surf ASUS Eee PC is now available on-line and in color. Twas always meant to be, only we weren’t expecting them to pop for another month. Since the previous models were only available in black (the absorption of all colors) and white (the reflection of all colors), these are technically the first Eees to feature color — fancy blush pink, sky blue, and lush green. In stock and ready for delivery by that chubby man who’s fond of children.

[Via EeeUser, Thanks Neil]

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Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about technology, multimedia, and digital entertainment.

In a year in which the OLPC foundation turned attention on its child-optimized OLPC stateside and Palm’s backbone curved as it contracted Foleosis, an unlikely ultraportable rose to capture enthusiast praise.

Arriving late and at twice its original touted price of $199, the Asus Eee has succeeded in the muscle-driven PC market with modest screen size, processor, RAM and storage specifications and solid (but not outstanding) battery life. Its name and design philosophy take unabashed cues from Nintendo’s Wii. And like its inspiration, it’s been a budget-conscious blockbuster.

Reuters reports that Asus is now shipping 20,000 of the 2 lb. mobile computing quasi-appliances every month. The Tawianese manufacturer has been so encouraged that it has raised its global forecast to five million Eees by the end of 2008 as it aims at becoming the fifth largest notebook PC company by 2010. Those are the kind of numbers that could make the top four take notice, setting off a frenzy of melodramatic pound-shedding to rival The Biggest Loser.

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The porn industry, having steered clear of Blu-ray and successfully put out titles on HD DVD for the past year, has decided to give the competing HD format a shot. Digital Playground has plans to release Pirates, an adaptation of Treasure Island as I understand it, on BR as its first foray into the format.

Previously, Digital Playground and other porny companies avoided Blu-ray because it’s more expensive to produce for and because the Blu-ray camp had its sensibilities offended by the naughty nature of the content. Apparently they got over it when they woke up and realized how much money porn makes, and with the format war far from being over, the porn industry, a big fan of money, decided to just put material out on both. Now both camps can enjoy bruises and razor burn in beautiful 1080p high definition. [CE Pro]

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