According to Mirror’s Edge fan AZO, a freerunner, everything was filmed in “first person view and the camera isn’t attached to anything; it was either in his right or left hand while jumping around.” Video after the break.
Currently at $10,000 on eBay, the X-4 concept car was the “only one ever made — steel experimental car, built on a 2003 Hyundai platform with a 4 cylinder, dual port, fuel injected engine.” Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.
The vehicle is remarkably stable, smooth, responsive and drives like a Porsche or similar sports car. Incredibly engineered by an unknown builder and can be driven of speeds up to 85 mph. And, it gets 45 mpg!
[via eBay]
There’s been a lot of noise about ultraslim PC cases, but even the slimmest can’t compare with the Acrylic Cowboy, which is basically “a slab of plastic [that] includes space for a small motherboard, power supply, hard drive, and optical drive.” Available now, priced at $75. Click here for first picture in gallery.
This is as barebones as PC cases get: A small piece of plastic with just enough room for the essential PC guts. Observant types will notice that sides and a top are not included.
[via Gizmodo – Geekstuff4u]
The problem with most cell phones these days is that the screens are just too small. Kyocera’s EOS aims to fix that. Boasting a “flexible OLED display that lets you fold it up like a wallet [and ]shape-memory buttons that pop out from their flush position right when you need them.” Continue reading for one more picture.
The kicker is its kinetic energy power, working like a self-winding watch to keep it perpetually in the juice. Either that or you have to work it like an old-timey Pitcher Pump just to make a phone call.
[via Dvice]
Thanks to Apple’s unibody construction, this MacBook Air survived a plane crash. Unfortunately, both its owner, Sefer Baris (broken neck), and the laptop came out injured to say the least. Continue reading for one more picture.
Miraculously, several operations have given Sefer the ability to walk, and sturdy unibody construction prevented his new MacBook Air from completely biting the dust. Despite their injuries, both “booted up” and are expected to recover.
[via Gizmodo]
If Street Fighter 2 was a 3D ride, it would probably look something like this. Apparently, this CG animation reel was created to be used as an actual motion simulator attraction in theme parks. Video after the break.
(Thanks, Madison)
Originally built in 1964, this Orbitron show car was uncovered in Mexico. Fortunately, it’s only “missing its original acrylic bubble top and front end but is otherwise fairly complete, down to the original engine, chrome Astro wheels and most of its bodywork.” Click here for first picture in gallery.
Beau Boeckmann of Galpin Motors acquired the car shortly after its recovery from Mexico, and plans to completely restore the car to its original condition at Galpin Auto Sports with input from Roth experts and employees that were part of the original build.
[via Seriouswheels]
Blizzard Entertainment releases a new StarCraft II Battle Report, which gives us a look at 20-minutes of intense gameplay action, narrated by employees. Continue reading to watch.
Blizzard have released the second of their Starcraft II “Battle Reports”, which feature developers giving a play-by-play as two players duke it out in the upcoming strategy title.
[via Kotaku]
Located 98-feet below ground, White Mountain in Stockholm, Sweden, is basically a “cold war bunker converted into a data center can withstand a hydrogen bomb blast and keep your data secure in case of an nuclear holocaust.” Video after the break.
In case of a power outage two diesel engines from German submarines will provide redundant power.
[via Newlaunches]
Formula 1 driver Nelson Piquet Jr. took the Renault car inside the Ski Dubai resort for a donut run, equipped with special tires that “were studded with 2000 studs, which took 16 hours to do by hand.” Video after the break.
One thing is certain, though: Ben Sulayem is a very good driver, but the fact that he crashed the car on a dry track while Nelsinho keeps it under control doing donuts in the snow shows you just good the average F1 driver is.
[via Autoblog]