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Clarion Japan has revealed some new details about their fully-packed MAX9700DT car navigation / entertainment system. This thing is going to be absolutley loaded with goodies, but costs as much as most used-cars. All models include a 1-seg TV Tuner, specially made for mobile broadcasts. With so many added features, the GPS system goes underlooked, but with Clarion’s 3D street level navigation, you’re getting the best of the best.

The system wil come with a widescreen 7 inch display built for a king. Add in a 40 GB hard drive, a DVD drive, a touch-activated screen which can replicate the interface of an iPod when connected, 5.1 Dolby audio, SD memory slots, four 50W channels, and of course the (gasp!) AM/FM radio, and you have yourself a Â¥341,250 ($2,800) car entertainment system. — Andrew Dobrow

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While the computer has come a long way since its rise, the last two decades have proven to be rather uninteresting concerning the case design of most computers. The same old rectangular tower is still the norm for most PC’s. A company named Slipperyskip Computers has been experimenting by putting small motherboards into some interesting cases. Including coolest of all, this retro toaster of old.

Being named the DECOmputer, the original toaster was said to be perfect for modding. Dripping of retro and deco style. The old timer toaster was modernized by stripping it of its original innards and inserting a Kontron motherboard, including 1.8 MHz Pentium M Processor, 40 GB hard drive, and 1 GB of RAM. A very cool project indeed.

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