Man plugs in electric car, gets arrested for theft

 Electric cars are great because you can plug them into an outlet to charge, and not have to worry about stopping at a gas station and spending a bunch of money on gas. They save you time, money and are good for the environment. Those things don’t matter however, if you get arrested for theft.

Voxan Wattman Is The Worlds Most Powerful Electric Motorcycle

Voxan is a French motorcycle manufacturer who have announced the worlds most powerful electric motorcycle, the Voxan Wattman which has 200 horse power.
The Voxan Wattman was announced at the Paris Motor Show earlier this week, it feature a 0-160 km/h time of 5.9 seconds and can produce 200 HP with 200 NM of instant torque up to 10,500 rpm.

This electric motorcycle features a 12.8KWh Lithium Ion battery, which is built into the frame of the Wattman, and it has a maximum speed of 170 km/h.

 The built in battery will give you a range of up to 180 km, and it comes with a quick charging feature that will charge the motorcycle’s battery to 80 percent in just 30 minutes.

 Powered by the first Voxan electric motor with permanent magnets and liquid cooling, WATTMAN delivers a phenomenal power of 200 HP with 200 Nm instant torque up to 10,500 rpm. It is positioned as the most powerful electric motorcycle ever built, at a much higher level of performance in many respects than the best combustion motorcycles.
 You can find out more details about the Voxan Wattman over at the company’s homepage at the link below, it is engineered in Monaco and hand built in France, there are no details on pricing as yet.

Anamorphic Adapter Lens For iPhone 5/5S Offers A 33% Wider Scene Capture

iPhone owners that enjoy taking photographs and video on their iPhone 5 and 5S smartphones might be interested in a new iPhone Anamorphic Adapter lens which has been created by lens creator Scoot Cahall of Moondog Labs.
The iPhone Anamorphic Adapter lens enables your iPhone 5 or 5S smartphone to capture a 33% wider but not thinner scene onto the smartphones sensor. Which after being de-squeeze offers a 2.4:1 aspect ratio.

 The Anamorphic Adapter also works the same way for still photographic mode, transforming the native 4:3 aspect ratio to panoramic 16:9. Inventor Cahall explains a little more about the technology and design of their new lens.

“There are many free or paid software packages available to de-squeeze video or still images created with an anamorphic lens – for example Final Cut Pro or Handbrake for video, and Adobe Photoshop or GIMP for still images. For the best workflow, we are working with FiLMiC Pro to incorporate a 1.33x anamorphic de-squeeze in their first quarter 2014 release for full in-app compatibility with the Anamorphic Adapter. To help you through the de-squeezing process, we will post simple instructions on our website and link to them here on our Kickstarter project page.

The Moondog Labs Anamorphic Adapter beautifully exhibits the wide aspect ratio and the classic horizontal purple flares and distortion that are characteristic of vintage anamorphic lenses. Unfortunately, the short focal length lenses used in mobile phone cameras lack the shallow depth of field needed to create significant bokeh in most situations, including the oval bokeh traditionally associated with anamorphic lenses.”

Anamorphic Adapter technical specifications :

- 1.33x afocal anamorphic adapter
- Expands camera horizontal field of view (FOV) by 33%; vertical FOV is unchanged
- Increases video aspect ratio from 16:9 to 2.4:1 (with software de-squeeze)
- Increases still image aspect ratio from 4:3 to 16:9 (with software de-squeeze)
- Compatible with iPhone 5/5S
- Precision all-glass optical design
- Single layer anti-reflection coatings
- Precision CNC-machined aluminum housing
- Secure clamping attachment mechanism, compatible with screen protectors
- Mass: 49.4 grams (1.74 oz)
- Overall dimensions: 32 x 26 x 38.5 mm (21.32 max. extension from iPhone)
- Patent pending design
- Designed & assembled in the United States
- Compatible with Glif tripod mount

The iPhone Anamorphic Adapter lens project is currently over on the Kickstarter website looking to raise enough pledges to make the jump from concept to production. So if you think the Anamorphic Adapter is something you could benefit from, visit the Kickstarter website now to make a pledge and help the iPhone Anamorphic lens become a reality.

Asus Padfone Mini To Be Announced Next Week

Asus is about to launch a new smaller version of its smartphone and tablet combo device, the Asus Padfone, and the new gadget is said to be called the Asus Padfone Mini.
Asus has apparently sent out invitations to a press event in Taiwan for the Padfone Mini, and the event will take place next week on the 11th of December.

The Asus Padfone Mini is rumored to come with a 4.3 inch smartphone that will have a resolution of 960 x 640 pixels, the tablet part of the device is said to feature a 7 inch display.
Other rumored specifications on the Asus Padfone Mini include a quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, android 4.3 Jelly Bean and a dual SIM card slot.
There are no details on pricing for the Asus Padfone Mini as yet, but the device is expected to be considerably cheaper than the existing Padfone which retails for around $900.
We should have more details on the new Asus Padfone Mini next week, including full specifications on this tablet and smartphone combo device and also some pictures.
It is not clear as yet on whether Asus will launch the Padfone Mini in the US and Europe, as soon as we get some more information, we will let you guys know.