I don’t think Thomas Crapper would recognise this as toilet any more than Orville Wright would recognise a stealth bomber as an aeroplane.

Neorest, the company that manufacture these high-tech looking loos, describe them as “an experience beyond words” and having read the specifications, I don’t think they’re exaggerating!

The lid automatically opens as you walk up to the throne. The seat’s heated of course, and as you get down to business, a catalytic air purifier kicks in to remove any “unwanted odours”, with a manual power override for those particularly unpleasant visits.

There’s a warm-water massage spray, and a hot air dryer, and you can control the temperature and intensity of both using the LCD panel shown here.

Once you’ve finished and left the “sensor zone” the toilet automatically closes the lid and starts a three stage “Cyclone” flush; the strength of which depends on how long you’ve been busy on the toilet and previous patterns of usage.

The only thing missing from the toilet are speakers. You could install audio sensors and program the toilet to play a light Vivaldi number to help you wind down, safe in the knowledge that it would be ready to switch over to the 1812 Overture should your bowels become more active.

From: Coolest-gadget.

Where would James Bond be without a trusty spy pen? The Thanko SPYWC128S is a handy, multi-format solid state drive hidden in the sleek silver-coloured pen.

The SPYWC128S cleverly designed USB drive with a SD/MMC card reading port hidden in the pen clip. The top half of the pen can be screwed off to reveal a USB connector.

Whether you writing off the enemy or signing a few cheque for the gas bill – do it secret agent style with the Thank SPYWC128S Spy Disk Pen – available from AudioCubes starting at $99 dollars for 128MB and $179 for the 256MB model.

From Coolest-gadgets

 

Apple Computer officially unveiled today their new 17-inch MacBook Pro, which packs an Intel Core Duo processor (2.16-GHz), 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2GB max.), integrated i-Sight camera, a crisp 1680×1050 resolution display, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 PCI Express graphics module, and Mac OS X 10.4.6 ‘Tiger”. External interfaces include FireWire 400/800 ports, three USB 2.0 ports, optical/digital audio input/output, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and AirPort Extreme 54Mbit/s 802.11g Wi-Fi. This new model will start shipping next week at the price of $3,576 (£1999).

The new 17-inch MacBook Pro will begin shipping next week through the Apple Store. Prices start at £1999.

[via BIOS]

MacBook Pro [The Apple Store (U.S.)]

From Techeblog and Gizmodo

 

Ferrari has just released a new set of 599 GTB Fiorano pictures. The Fiorano features a 5.9L V12 engine that produces a whopping 620hp @ 7600 rpm, giving it a weight/power ratio of 2.6 kg/hp. It’s claimed to be Ferarri’s “most powerful V12-engined production car of all time”.

From Techeblog

 

HP’s upcoming nw9440 is a 17-inch notebook designed for both work and play. Boasting a super bright widescreen display (WSXGA+/WSXGA+ BrightView/WUXGA), this powerhouse comes with an Intel Core Duo processor (T2300 – T2600), 512MB-4096MB of DDR2 RAM, 7200rpm SATA hard drive (up to 100GB), and NVIDIA’s Quadro FX 1500M graphics module. It measures 10.8″ x 15.5″ x 1.3″ and weighs 7.5-pounds. No word yet on pricing and availability.

[via NotebookReview]

From Techeblog

 

At just 78g and 94 x 43 x 17 mm, the Lenovo i720 combines portability with multimedia functionality. Boasting a 1.3-megapixel camera, 64MB of built-in memory, 65k color TFT-LCD display, GPRS data transfer, USB connectivity, and an MP3 player. Pricing and availability have not yet been announced.

[via Slashphone]

From Techeblog

 

First revealed back in January 2006, the BMW Z4 M coupe sports a 3.2L straight-six cylinder engine that produces 343hp @ 7900rpm and 269 ft. lb of torque @ 2000rpm. It rockets from 0-62mph in just 5.0 seconds. BMW will start taking customer deliveries starting in August 2006.

[via LeftLaneNews - AutoBlog]