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AMG Vision Gran Turismo is What Bruce Wayne Will Drive in Justice League

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AMG Vision Gran Turismo

Rather than go for a flashy Ferrari, Lamborghini, Pagani, Bugatti, etc., Bruce Wayne decided to drive the AMG Gran Turismo in the upcoming Justice League movie. It will appear alongside Wonder Woman’s E-Class Cabriolet, and the G-Class 4×42 SUV. “As a designer you have to create fantasy, so we often get inspired by the film industry. I am excited that this time, the film industry was inspired by us and our Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo became the car for a super hero. Extreme proportions, sensual contours and intelligently implemented high tech blend to form a breathtaking body and the perfect car for Bruce Wayne,” said Gordon Wagener, Chief Design Officer of Daimler. Continue reading for another video and pictures of the E-Class Cabriolet.

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Welcoming Darth Vader Home and 9 More Funny Airport Pickup Signs

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Darth Vader Airport

Photo credit: Bored Panda

Let’s face it, picking up someone from the airport can either be the easiest or the most frustrating of tasks, with no in-between. However, there are ways to lighten the mood, and this group of friends decided to coordinate a Star Wars-themed pickup, complete with Darth Vader and Stormtrooper costumes. With security so tight, it may not be possible to recreate this stunt, but it’s definitely worth a second look. Continue reading for more funny and geeky airport pickup signs rounded up by Bored Panda.

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HTC U12 Smartphone Has Edge-to-Edge Display with a 96% Screen to Body Ratio

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HTC U12

Google may have bought out part of HTC’s smartphone team for $1.1-billion, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be anymore smartphones from the latter. The HTC U12 by TechConfigurations shows what a flagship handset would look like with an edge-to-edge display that has a 96% screen to body ratio. Other features include: dual front-firing speakers, two 16MP rear cameras, and a Snapdragon 845 processor. Continue reading for more pictures and information.

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Syma X20 Mini Drone Fits in Your Pocket, Get One for $26.90 Shipped – Today Only

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Syma X20 Mini

Syma’s X20 Mini Drone fits in your pocket, and it’s being offered for just $26.90 shipped, today only. Unlike other mini drones, this one features a “One Key Take off / Landing” mode, which basically means that a push of a button is enough for the craft to automatically take off, land, or go back to its original takeoff position. Product page. Continue reading for a flight test video and more information.

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Loving Vincent is World’s First Full Oil-Painted Movie, Here’s a Fascinating Look

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Loving Vincent

Loving Vincent, the world’s first fully oil-painted animated film, investigates the mystery surrounding the death of celebrated artist Vincent van Gogh. The completed masterpiece contains over 65,000 hand-painted frames, a gargantuan undertaking that was partially funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign. It features over 120 of Vincent Van Gogh’s greatest paintings. The plot is drawn from the 800 letters written by the painter himself. Continue reading for two behind-the-scenes videos, more pictures and information.

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Take a Subaru WRX Engine, Stick it on a Motorcycle, and You Get The Mad Boxer

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WRX-Powered Motorcycle

Custom motorcycles are nothing new, but you rarely see a tuning shop build one around a car engine, that is unless…you’re talking about “The Mad Boxer”. Powered by a Subaru WRX 2.5L turbocharged boxer engine, many of the bike’s parts were custom built and CNC-milled by the owner, Marcel van Hooijdonk, himself. Other mods include: a Kawasaki fuel tank, Japanese 2-speed automatic transmission, a turbo swap that replaces the WRX original, and Buell brakes. Click here to view the first image in today’s viral picture gallery. Continue reading for the five most popular viral videos today, including one showing how to survive the apocalypse.

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Fliz Pedal-less Bicycle Might be Strangest-Looking Ever

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Pedal-less Bicycle

The Fliz pedal-less bicycle first hit the internet years ago, but now it’s making the rounds again. For those who missed it the first time, in addition to having no pedals, it utilizes a harness system that the rider hangs from, rather than sitting directly on the frame. This means the rider needs to run to build up momentum before placing their feet on a set of treads located near the rear wheel. Continue reading for more pictures and information.

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Microsoft Surface Mobile Has Foldable Display, Doubles as Tablet

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Microsoft Surface Mobile

Unlike traditional smartphones and phablets, the Microsoft Surface Mobile boasts a flexible display, all running on Windows One Core Mobile, also known as Future OS or Andromeda. Featuring a 5.8 inch OLED HDR display with 3D Touch / Surface Pen support, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of internal storage, dual 8MP cameras in front, and two 20MP rear cameras. Continue reading for more pictures and information.

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Treepex Mouthpiece Reportedly Turns Polluted Air Into Mineral-Infused Air

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Treepex

Treepex is not a concept, but rather a real device that claims to use living tree cells compressed in replaceable cartridges to transform carbon dioxide into oxygen, emulating a tree’s ability to filter polluted air into mineral-enriched air. It was developed by a Georgian, Tbilisi-based, startup using a new technology called CRISPR, which is allegedly able “to extract the DNA of actual trees to recreate the living cells that are responsible for photosynthesis” by simply inserting a cartridge into the tubular Treepex. Continue reading for more pictures and information.

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