Archive for February, 2010
Dante’s Inferno for $40 at Target next week
If you’ve been putting off that trip to Hell for financial reasons, it looks like Target might lend you a hand next week. Starting this Sunday, Dante’s Inferno will be on sale for only $39.99, a full $20 off the normal retail price. Not a bad deal for a game that has thus far drawn […]
Court tosses disabled gamer’s suit against Sony
A U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has dismissed a lawsuit against Sony Corporation of America and its related gaming branches (SCEA and SOE) which alleged the company denies access to its services for people with disabilities. According to court documents, plaintiff Alexander Stern argued that his “visual processing impairments” prevent him […]
MLB 2K10 showcases numbers in ‘Stats & Splits’ trailer
Nothing says “It’s seriously snowing, again?” like a new trailer for MLB 2K10 focusing on the “real language” of baseball. Being pro chair sitters, we’re not really able to vouch for the validity of this trailer’s claims about the vernacular of the diamond, but we can make the claim that the uncanny valley of video […]
Officially Official: BMW Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid
BMW Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery
BMW is expanding its hybrid lineup down the model range to the recently introduced 5 Series sedan with a new concept that debuts Monday at the Geneva Motor Show. The new Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid will likely transition to a production model sometime in […]
ATI’s six-screen Eyefinity madness reviewed, fatal flaw found
Today is certainly a weird day for graphics cards, where everyone is out to break the competition. This morning at 06:00 Radeon HD 5830 was released by AMD, and about the same time we posted news about ASUS ARES, and now we have some more information to share, some nude information. ASUS ARES will be […]
MSI launches R5870 Lightning
MSI R5870 Lightning have been going back and forth and the card that is probably the most extreme single Cypress card have been in the news for long without launching, most likely due to AMDs unwillingness to release too extreme flavors of its high-end offerings. Today is the day we can stop being angry with […]
Smartbook Logo is neither a logo nor a smartbook, actually a 3G-equipped CULV laptop
We’re ready to hand out our first award for CeBIT 2010. The most confusing product of the year ribbon goes to German company Smartbook
Study: Traffic congestion goes back up as economy recovers
There’s really no good news about a recession, but if you really hate your commute (and you’re not one of the millions of Americans out of work) at least traffic congestion subsides a bit. We don’t know about you, but we’d rather see a strong economy even if it means a bit more cars on […]
American Le Mans Series gets a new Patron
Highcroft Acura ARX-02a sponsored by Tequila Patron – Click above for high-res image gallery
Imagine, if you will, that every motorsport discipline can be equated to one kind of alcohol or another. Formula One might be champagne. NASCAR, moonshine, or maybe a case of domestic light beer. Andros Trophy ice racing, vodka. (Grey Goose on the […]
MSI raise the bar with R5830 Twin Frozr II
This morning at 06.00 AMD released its latest graphics card, Radeon HD 5830, that we have tested but wasnt that amazed (still just available in Swedish not sure if its worth the effort), but MSI wants to change our opinion with its R5830 Twin Frozr II. It sports the customary “military class components” such as […]
