100 Tesla Model S Convertibles Are Headed To China

Hold on to your hat. The Tesla Model S is about to get more breezy thanks to a drop-top conversion by Newport Convertible Engineering. Both hard and soft top conversions are now available — they don’t come cheap, though.

A soft-top conversion costs $29K and a hard-top $49K. Plus, the buyer has to supply the Tesla Model S. But, once converted, there’s no question that you’ll have the raddest Model S parked outside of your local Blue Bottle.

NCE just announced that an investor in China has already ordered 100 conversions. Because why not.

According to NCE, the conversion shop has been working on the project for six months with Tesla and recently asked the car company for assistance in supplying 5,000 more Model S’s to meet demand.

Of course as with any vehicle modification, the converted vehicle is often wildly different from a non-modified example. There is often extensive modification required to a vehicle’s frame when the top is removed, resulting in extra weight and, therefore, a car that handles differently (read: often poorly). But when the top is down and the wind is blowing through your hair, zero to 60 times are moot.

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source:TechCrunch

China IS Lifting Videogame Console Ban

China IS Lifting Videogame Console Ban

 At 07/01/14 in international tech news: Beijing has decided to lift China's ban on foreign videogame consoles -- at least partially.

 China will temporarily lift a sales ban on foreign videogame consoles, according to China's State Council, reversing a 14-year prohibition.

 Companies like Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo -- which long have salivated over the heretofore obstructed gold mine of Chinese videogamedom -- will be allowed to make game consoles in Shanghai's free trade zone and then sell them in China.

 The free trade zone is something of an experiment for Chinese authorities. They also lifted online bans there on Facebook, Twitter, The New York Times and other previously blocked sites.


 China's plan to scrap its embargo on foreign videogame consoles surfaced last January in reports by many outlets, including The China Daily. The fact that a Beijing mouthpiece would say it was true lent credence to the rumor. Stock prices for Sony and Nintendo accordingly darted north. Within days, however, Chinese authorities shot down the report, confirming that the ban would stay in place.

 It is not clear how long the new videogame consoles will be permitted in the country.
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 source: technewsworld.com