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Oakley C Six shades: CNC-milled from solid carbon fiber billet

Carbon fiber. It's light, it's strong, and it looks so darn cool. As such, we doubt we're the only ones who've wondered why we don't see more eyewear made out of the stuff. Well, there are a couple of good reasons – namely that it's expensive and difficult to work with. While it's complicated enough to lay it down in sheets to make a crash-resistant race car tub, for example, forming it into intricate shapes like sunglass frames is apparently on another level. Enter Oakley, the eyewear company already plenty familiar with the ... Read more →

Gresso takes its cues from F1 with new Grand Monaco phone Noah Joseph

If Vertu thought they had the market for four-figure carbon fiber cell phones all to themselves, they can think again as Russia's high-end electronics firm Gresso has announced the new Grand Monaco. ...

Vertu launches new Ascent Ti Carbon Fibre Collection Noah Joseph

Those with deep pockets and a penchant for everything automotive need look no further for their mobile communications needs (and desires) than Vertu. The premium phone brand from Nokia takes the ...

VIDEO: Sir Stirling's House in London, complete with carbon fiber elevator Noah Joseph

F1 drivers tend to accumulate a great deal of money over the course of their careers, and few have had careers quite as distinguished as Sir Stirling Moss. Over the course of only ten years in ...

Details and Pics Aplenty: Gemballa Mirage GT Carbon Edition Noah Joseph

Gemballa doesn't strike us as a company that would be easily deterred by minor details. Things like the end of a production run, for example. So while the Porsche Carrera GT may have finished its ...

Ferrari's leathercrafters make a carbon fiber briefcase 6 months ago on Autoblog

If you're going to drop six figures on a new supercar, you're not going to put just any old piece of luggage in that tiny trunk, are you? Of course not. That's why Ferrari turned to Schedoni. The 125-year-old Italian leather-crafters makes all the fitted luggage for Ferrari roadcars. They even make ...

Stop Time: Mecchanice Veloce and Brembo team up for carbon-ceramic watch 6 months ago on Autoblog

Aluminum, titanium, stainless steel, vulcanized rubber...it was only a matter of time before somebody made a watch out of carbon ceramic. And who better to do it than Brembo and Meccaniche Veloci? The former you'll know well as the most recognized name in brakes. The latter may be known to some of ...

TAG Heuer outlines its vision with carbon-fiber frames 1 year ago on Autoblog

There are lots of watchmakers that cultivate relationships with automakers and Formula One teams, but few have managed to establish themselves quite like TAG Heuer, whose sponsorship of F1, among other motorsport disciplines, has made their products synonymous with racing. Now TAG is hoping to ...

Forget the Branding: Nokia's new 8800 Carbon Arte 1 year ago on Autoblog

Automotive-themed cell phones are nothing new. We've reported on mobiles branded by Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche... even Fiat and HUMMER. But some phones don't need a licensing agreement and a flashy little badge to appeal to automotive enthusiasts. Take, for example, the new Nokia 8800 Carbon ...

Manufacturers raise the price of carbon fiber 1 year ago on Autoblog

If you were looking at carbon fiber as the magical lightweight solution to the parallel automotive woes of low power-to-weight ratios and high fuel consumption, we have some potentially disappointing news for you. Two of the world's largest suppliers of carbon fiber have announced that they are ...

Japanese firms working to make carbon fiber mainstream 1 year ago on Autoblog

On the surface, carbon fiber sounds like a wonder-product which can replace much of the heavy metal, especially steel, that makes up the vast majority of nearly every automobile's structure. Dig a bit deeper, however, and there are a few flies in CF's ointment that make it very difficult to use in ...

Officially Official: Mercedes-Benz reveals SLR McLaren Roadster 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a gallery of images. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Mercedes_releases_its_fastest_convertible_ever'; We've seen it in spy shots, but now we get to officially see the newest hotness from Mercedes Benz: the SLR McLaren Roadster. In an effort to inject some ...

Ex-McLaren F1 designer, Gordon Murray joins Caparo team 3 years ago on Autoblog

When it comes to exotic automotive composites, you won't find a bigger name than Gordon Murray. Murray who led the design team that birthed the McLaren F1 and who was up to his elbows in the development of the McMerc, has made the move to Caparo, producers of the T1 supercar. The move mainly ...

Carbon fiber... don't believe the hype? 3 years ago on Autoblog

In a new entry over at TheTruthAboutCars.com, writer Johnny Lieberman trips the rant fantastic, lambasting carbon fiber-- material of choice for racer and poseur alike. So, what does the writer have against the sought-after weave? Well, it's impact properties, for one (Lieb' recons its ...

Goodyear Eagles take flight with carbon fiber 3 years ago on Autoblog

Goodyear is adding carbon fiber to its latest generation of Eagle tires. Dubbed 'ResponsEdge Technology with Carbon Fiber,' the company's new shoes match a carbon fiber sidewall ring with a Kevlar overlay and an asymmetrical tread design. According to the company line, the exotic construction ...






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