There’s an obvious need for carbon fiber price reductions to occur so that it can be used in more applications. Unfortunately the #1 (Toray) and #3 (Mitsubishi Rayon) announced today that they will be increasing prices accross the board. Toray will be raising its prices by 10-20% starting in September, while Mitsubishi Rayon will be…
Read the Full StoryWe previously wrote about the carbon fiber mousepad that the guys sent over to us for review. This time around they sent us a few of their carbon fiber coasters: The set comes with 4 coasters, made of solid quasi-isotropic carbon fiber. They have a matte finish, which is scratch resistant on both sides. One…
Read the Full StoryA new car manufacturer based out of The British Midlands area has popped up with the goal to develop the most fuel efficient vehicles in Europe. The companies name is Axon Automotive, and they have developed a new passenger vehicle that is capable of doing about 100mpg with a top speed of 90mph using regular…
Read the Full StoryAs far back as the late 15th century with Leonardo da Vinci until present time, man has been fascinated with flight, myself included. Once the Wright Brothers had successfully completed their first flight in 1903, man has ever since been trying to perfect the airplane, making them faster, larger, and more luxurious. The Federal Aviation…
Read the Full StoryThis news just came in from Hong Kong. Honda and Nissan have partnered with Toray Industries Inc. (The world’s biggest marker of carbon fiber) out of Tokyo, Japan to develop a new carbon fiber material that will be used to mass-market carbon fiber cars. Readers of this blog know the main benefits of carbon fiber…it’s…
Read the Full StoryRaceChairs.com offers some really unique office furniture. They take seats from a variety of exotic cars like Lamborghini’s and Ferrari’s, and turn them into office chairs. For example, this carbon fiber seat from a Lamborghini Diablo GT was converted into an office chair which can you be yours for a mere $3,500: Aside from exotic…
Read the Full StoryWe launched Carbon Fiber Gear back in December of 2007, and its been an interesting ride. The site has rapidly grown, and we’re getting known to be the place to come for the latest in carbon fiber product features and news. We’ve been featured on popular sites such as FHM Magazine, Autoblog, and Luxist. With…
Read the Full StoryYou’ve already got the exotic carbon fiber bicycle, with the mindset of reducing weight as much as possible right? If that sounds like you, you’ll be interested in Speedplay’s new carbon fiber water bottle cage: They call is the Nanogram Ultra Light cage, and it only weighs in a 19 grams. Even with its light…
Read the Full StoryThe 2nd generation of the Apple iPhone, dubbed the 3G, comes out today. One of the first accessories people will buy is a case so they can protect their new tech toy. You may want to consider checking out a carbon fiber leather case from the guys at Case-Mate. Carbon Fiber Leather I was reading…
Read the Full StoryLG has a new ‘Black Label’ series of phones which currently includes the Chocolate, the Shine, and the Secret. The Black Label Series represents a premium line of highly stylish handsets, and the Secret definitely fits that model. One quick thing to note is the Secret is not available in the US, you can find…
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