Former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina announced that she will run for Senate in California today. The Washington Post has more:

“Throughout my career I’ve brought people together, and I’ve solved problems,” wrote Fiorina in an editorial in the Orange County Register today. “And that is what is needed in our government today. People who are willing to set aside ego and partisanship and instead work to develop solutions to our problems.”

On paper, Fiorina givesSource: Business Pundit RSS Feed

Litl Webbook launched

So soon after initial shots of the Webbook, company Litl has launched their netbook which comes with a special 12′ LCD display that is capable of bending nearly backwards, turning the system into an easel-like display which makes it convenient for viewing videos or sharing content with a friend. You get 178-degrees of viewing angle (and not beyond 180 degrees as mentioned earlier) alongside better colors, while boasting a GPU that can decode H.264Source: Technopress RSS Feed

By Andrew Liszewski

By now most of you have probably already forgotten about the Philips Tapster Bluetooth headphones we first wrote about way back in February. But that’s a good thing, because according to CNET’s Crave blog, the device will never be hitting store shelves.

While Philips apparently didn’t have any official comments as to why, Jasmine France chocks it up to the device… well… sucking. “The major draw of the Tapster is the playback and volumeSource: OhGizmo! RSS Feed

After the first round of Ferrari 612 Scaglietti spy shots and the famous bulge in the bonnet, the first Ferrari all-wheel drive hybrid technology is reportedly being developed as more spy shots emerge. The new Ferrari hybrid could appear on the next generation 612 with electric motors powering the front wheels, and the traditional V12 or a turbocharged V8 delivering power to the rear.

Ferrari has denied that the aim is to improve fuel efficiency, saying the system isSource: EuroCarBlog RSS Feed

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, South/Latin America

Asia and Michigan, watch out. It’s a long-term goal, but Bolivia is looking to capitalize on its large in-ground lithium supply by producing li-ion batteries by 2018. While lithium might not ever be in short supply, Bolivia certainly has the advantage of not needing to import the valuable material. The country’s deputy minister of Science and Technology, Roger Carvajal, said this week that the basic outline of theSource: AutoblogGreen RSS Feed

By Andrew Liszewski

Designed by Alyce Santoro and Julio Cesar, these rather dapper Sonic Fabric Neckties are made from 50% colored thread and 50% recorded audio cassette tape which means you can sacrifice an old Walkman to make a ’sonic fabric reader’ (see the video below) allowing you to hear remnants of what was originally on the tapes.

The Sonic Fabric Neckties are available from Supermarket in black, dark brown and grey for $90 a pop, plus the cost of a WalkmanSource: OhGizmo! RSS Feed

Calafia Beach Pundit submits:

The Fed continues to expand bank reserves (first chart), but its balance sheets remains relatively unchanged in aggregate over the past year (second chart, source here). Further, as seen in the second chart, the Fed has bought enough Treasury bonds by now to replenish what it “lost” in last year’s panic, flight-to-quality. They will continue to buy agency and mortgage-backed securities, but these purchases will likely be offset by declines in the “other” Source: Seeking Alpha RSS Feed

Google has been gradually improving real estate search on Maps. It doesn’t have the features and is generally not a substitute for sites like Trulia and Zillow but it’s getting better.

From the LatLong Blog:

First of all, we’ve made it easier to find real estate listings. Now, you can simply select “Real Estate” from the ‘More’ button on the top right of any Google Map to discover listings.  From there, it’s a simple matter to refine your searchSource: Screenwerk RSS Feed

Filed under: Concept Cars, Sedan, Performance, BMW, Luxury

BMW M5 CSL – Click above for image gallery
To celebrate 25 years of the M5, BMW has created a one-off version of the E60 super saloon that Albert Biermann, head of BMW’s M division calls, “the M5 CSL we never built.”
The transformation began with a modified version of the standard M5′s 5.0-liter V10, which has been stroked to 5.5-liters and fitted with a carbon fiber intake, secondary oil cooler and a new fascia. Source: Autoblog RSS Feed

The Ferrari board of directors has expanded to include a surprise member from Abu Dhabi in the figure of Khaldoon Al Mubarak. The Italians are a little miffed, to say the least, proclaiming a headline of “An Arab on Ferrari’s board” and saying that this is the first time this has happened.

Al Mubarak is chairman of the Mubadala financing group from Abu Dhabi, and takes his place on the board along with Alessandro Gianni Baldi from Fiat, who are replacing Jean Todt Source: EuroCarBlog RSS Feed