Gold-Plated DeLorean and Batmobile

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: February 10, 2008 - 6:15 PM PST K.I.T.T., DeLorean, Batmobile and Mach 5 (from Speed Racer cartoons) are emblematic cars for nerds  above 30 years old like me. And this weekend I was able to see in person a 24-karat gold-plated De Lorean and the original Batmobile from the Pow! Smack! Wham! 1960’s Batman TV series. These two classic cars are just two of the over 200 cars exposed in the National Automobile Museum in Reno, NV. The amount of interesting cars there is amazing, and you should visit this museum during your next skiing/snowboarding trip to Tahoe – it is within walking distance from the main street (Virginia Street), where the main casinos are located. The 1981 24-karat gold-plated De Loren was one of the two manufactured to promote American Express Gold card. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge The Batmobile is an all-time icon, making success even with kids from the Pokémon generation: buttons, buttons and more buttons! For me what is really worth dying for is the radar (a.k.a. “Detect-a-scope”) on the dash board on the passenger’s side. click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge The museum is great, but it would be far better if they had K.I.T.T. on display (click here for my coverage on K.I.T.T.)! Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This Entry | Permalink | Comments (0) top

Load Tester in Action

Author: Gabriel Torres Date: February 7, 2008 - 6:11 PM PST I am very happy today. I finally put together our methodology for testing power supplies, using our new SunMoon SM-268 load tester, of course. By the way, it seems that only a half-dozen websites use a load tester to make their reviews, what makes our new reviews even more valuable (let me know if you know about a website that uses such equipment and that I haven't listed on the last page of our methodology). In the next few days I'll be "upgrading" as many "First Look" articles on power supplies as we can, adding our load tests to them. And I've just "upgraded" our first review, PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 EPS12V, which, by the way, can really deliver its rated 610 W at 45º C. The next few days should be pretty busy around here... ;-) Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This Entry | Permalink | Comments (0) top