Yet these companies...
Yet these companies achieved no such thing at the Swiss expo; both brands had an unusually quiet Geneva. Unlike the Brits, or to be more precise Aston Martin and stablemate Jaguar, which are currently the only double-act on the planet capable of giving the Italians a proper run for their money. Sure, Porsche has a go and to a lesser extent so does Mercedes, BMW and Lamborghini. But currently, these are all stand-alone companies which don"t have partners capable of building supercars of their own. That may change if Merc"s other half, Chrysler, sells the ME Four-Twelve and Lambo"s sidekick Audi produces the long-awaited Le Mans quattro coup탩. For now, though, there are only two supercar families: Ferrari/Maserati and Aston Martin/Jaguar.
Forgotten where you...
Forgotten where you put your car keys? These specs will help you find them! The Smart Goggle records everything the wearer sees, and also recognises objects – so it can show you where you last saw them. The glasses were developed by boffins at Tokyo University, and while this prototype is too large for practical use, scientists are working on miniaturising the electronics.
Inventor Yasuo Kuniyoshi claims the Smart Goggle – which incorporates the world’s most advanced object-recognition software – will eventually be more intelligent than the person wearing it, and able to identify items even they can’t recognise.