You mean this one?
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn9004-nanocar-gets-an-engine.html
As you can read, that one was made end of 2005, so, two years ago, not 5, and it works on light, not fuel.
@ forum: sorry for the resurrection, I'd forgotten about this thread.
Ockie: Yeah, you be real proud of that [H]ardness Supreme title, I'm sure it makes you feel very warm and fuzzy, but again, in the real world, you're not the end all and be all of knowledge, and disagreeing with you is...
You're mistaking what you want for what you think they were meant to be.
They were Meant to be the way they are, you just want them to be something different (e.g. more).
Meanwhile, outside of magical pony land, that's exactly what the article is telling you.
Or do you think Microsoft isn't expertly squeezing every cent off of the construction costs?
Because it's obviously not a 400 dollar computer, buying somewhat equivalent hardware in PC form costs a lot more, and they have to make it work in a much smaller form factor.
They've just put a 400 dollar price tag on it, it's really not that hard to understand.
That goes for PS3 as well.