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WiFi Rail finalizes 20 year deal to bring internet to BART trains

Saturday, January 31, 2009

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Nearly a year to the day after we heard that WiFi trials were beginning on some of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit trains, WiFi Rail has announced a deal that’ll last a score and provide high-speed WiFi “throughout the BART transit system and on all BART commuter trains.” Reportedly, the network has [...]

Batman: Arkham Asylum Screenshots

Saturday, January 31, 2009

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So you’ve seen the Batman: Arkham Asylum trailer, now check out a new batch of screenshots, which were grabbed from the introductory sequence — “during which you can control Batman (move, zoom in on various things happening in the background) while the Joker is being processed.” Click here for first picture in gallery. The fighting bits [...]

Terminator Motorcycle

Saturday, January 31, 2009

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Wired gives us a first look at the Terminator motorcycle. These are essentially “remote-controlled motorcycles dispatched by Skynet to destroy the humans.” Click here for more concept images. Skynet’s arsenal includes the “Hydrabot,” designed to seek and destroy humans trying to swim to safety. [via Jalopnik - Wired]

Batman: Arkham Asylum Trailer

Saturday, January 31, 2009

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Batman: Arkham Aslum, running on the Unreal 3 engine, will be released on the PS3, Xbox 360, and Windows platforms later this year - May 1st, 2009. The game will be played in third person mode and feature a closed atmosphere. Video after the break.

eBay Watch: Ultra Rare Nylon Edition Microsoft Zune

Saturday, January 31, 2009

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For $395.00 on eBay, you could pick up a rare Nylon Microsoft Zune. This player was limited “to a run of 1,000 pieces, and comes in a pretty pink 30GB package that’s silk-screened with graphic bling designed by Dani Stahl.” Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery. Nylon Magazine has teamed up with Microsoft [...]

World’s First Biofuel-Powered Jet Engine

Saturday, January 31, 2009

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JAL has successfully tested the world’s first biofuel-powered jet engine. Boeing basically “developed the biofuel to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in flights.” Video after the break. One of the jumbo jet’s four Pratt & Whitney engines was run on a half-and-half mixture of biofuel and conventional jet fuel. [via Japanprobe]

Windows 7 Installed on UMPC

Saturday, January 31, 2009

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Windows 7 runs smoothly on both high-powered systems and even UMPCs, as this demonstration proves. To be more specific, the “Amtek U560 UMPC, which is based on a pre-Atom A100 processor that clocks in at a mere 600MHz.” Video after the break. Despite that, however, and the system’s paltry 512MB RAM, the UMPC seems to have [...]

New GTA4 Johnny Trailer

Saturday, January 31, 2009

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Rockstar has just released a new Grand Theft Auto 4: The Lost and Damned trailer, depicting its main character: Johnny Klebitz. You’ll still see Niko Bellic, but only as a background character. Continue reading to watch.

Zumba Phone

Saturday, January 31, 2009

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Developed by IA Technology, the Zumba is touted as the “world’s first fully accurate voice recognition phone.” This handset basically utilizes a “100% secure connection to an ‘Internet portal’ that holds all your contacts.” Video after the break. If the phone is lost or stolen “it is instantly useless to anyone else.” Accompanied by a card-like [...]

Deal of the Day: Samsung T819 Get $149.99 Back

Saturday, January 31, 2009

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Get $149.99 back when you purchase the Samsung T819 through Amazon with service agreement and rebates. It features “Bluetooth connectivity, a 1.3-megapixel camera, MicroSD memory expansion, MP3 player with built-in stereo speakers, and a speakerphone.” Product page. In addition to text messaging capabilities, you can chat with buddies using Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, or ICQ instant messaging [...]