Honda now offering body-in-white Civics with HPD racing components

There are few things more inspiring than a blank canvas, and Honda has recently given the company's enthusiasts just that with its new body-in-white Civic. The chassis is perfect for racecar builders who would otherwise spend plenty of time, energy and cost stripping out components in the quest for weight reduction. Honda officially began selling the body-in-white Civic models in July, and the automaker has already delivered a handful of shells to licensed race teams.

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Toshiba Dynabook R731/W2PD 13.3-Inch Notebook

A new notebook from Toshiba is about to enter the market. Called the Dynabook R731/W2PD, the system will sport a 13.3-inch 1366 x 768 LED-backlight display, a 2.40GHz Intel Core i5-2435M processor, an Intel HM65 Express Chipset, an Intel HD 3000 graphics card, a 4GB DDR3 RAM, a 128GB SSD, a webcam, a DVD Super Multi Drive, WiFi, Bluetooth and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS. The Dynabook R731/W2PD will start shipping from mid-November for 147,800 Yen (about $1,892).

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Asus Transformer Prime Makes its Way to the FCC

ASUS Transformer Prime launching November 9th. We've got your FCC filing right here. The tablet has fallen into the hands of the Federal body under the typical confidentiality agreements. We don't learn much more than we already knew. WiFi and Bluetooth are confirmed (but we expected that already) and there seem to be no immediate signs of cellular radios on board.

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HTC Flyer touches down at T-Mobile, Scribe pen not included

US Cellular's got one and so does Sprint (albeit under a re-branded banner). So, where's the Magenta-friendly HTC Flyer we saw creep up at the FCC this June. Well, it appears T-Mobile's been offering it for some time to business customers only, but that exclusivity's come to a close. The 7-inch Gingerbread slate with AWS bands is curiously absent from the operator's own online site, but you can still snag it from HTC for $299 with a new mobile broadband plan or $454 with a contract extension.

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Stephen Elop: Nokia sees 'the opportunity' in tablets, reveals no plans to seize it

Sometimes a CEO has to be coy. We understand that. So what should we make of Stephen Elop's remarks to Bloomberg Businessweek. Asked about the growing tablet market, the Nokia head replied, "There's a new tablet opportunity coming. We see the opportunity. Unquestionably, that will change the dynamics." So should your start holding your breath for a Nokia tablet? Not necessarily.

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AMD Bulldozer breaks own world record, overclocked to 8.46GHz

Advanced Micro Devices is probably feeling a bit silly right about now. To show off how powerful the Bulldozer chip really is, it drafted in the world's most elite overclockers, set them up in a room with whatever was required (including a vat of liquid helium) and broke the chip-speed world record. With a verified speed of 8.429GHz, the company collected its Guinness world record and sat back, thinking that no one could ever best it.

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Toyota creates robots that assist patient mobility

Toyota recently gave a demonstration of some new robots that have been developed with Fujita Health University: machines that assist people who have trouble moving. First up, there's a walking assistant for folks that have one paralyzed leg i.e. due to a stroke, but retain the use of their groin muscles. It attaches to one leg and can help them swing their leg back and forth as though they were walking normally.



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