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11.21.09

A $40,000 Hyundai? Luxuriating in the 2009 Genesis Sedan

Hyundai undercuts Lexus, Infiniti and Mercedes with a luxury car that'll give car buyers another reason to forget the Korean carmaker's checkered past

By Mike Spinelli Posted 09.22.2008 at 1:28 pm 1 Comment

The world has turned upside-down. The US government is the hottest ticket on Wall Street, Cadillac builds European sports sedans, Saab markets SUVs, and now Hyundai makes a $42,000 luxury car. Someone e-mail the Bizarro Justice League, stat.

The 2009 Hyundai Genesis has been a long time coming for the South Korean automaker. Years ago, Hyundai introduced to the American market an ignoble range of economy cars that, unadjusted for inflation, cost the equivalent of pocket lint. It's a different company now. To mangle a Pink Floyd lyric, 20 odd years may have gotten behind Hyundai Motor America, but it didn't miss the starting gun.

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The Delicious BlackBerry Pearl

Hands-on with the email-friendliest cellphone

By Megan Miller Posted 09.07.2006 at 1:00 am 1 Comment

Ever since I was a wee girl with a first-generation iPod, a three-megapixel digicam, a clunky cellphone and a ginormous laptop (OK, I wasn't that wee--it was like four years ago), I've lusted after a gadget that could do everything and take up next to no space. I mean, wouldn't it be amazing to be able to shoot and store photos, surf the Web, check e-mails, and listen to music files on one device small enough to slide casually into a back pocket?

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The Weekly Goods

Lust-worthy tech now delivered once every 168 hours

By Joe Brown and Jonathan Chase Posted 08.07.2006 at 1:00 am 0 Comments

PopSci's esteemed "The Goods" section-the place to go for the hottest tech products around-is now coming to you once a week on PopSci.com. Launch the gallery here.

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The MegaGoods Gadget Review

Our biannual roundup of the coolest tech on the market. Launch the photo gallery here

Posted 07.19.2006 at 1:00 am 0 Comments

Here, we present a compilation of PopSci coverage of the season´s hottest tech- 60 pages of lust-worthy items, from a luxury amplifier that will please the most discerning audiophile to cutting-edge smartphones to household gizmos that will make everyday tasks easier. Get ready to drool.

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