Here's a (very) rough online translation of the site below (courtesy imtranslator.net). The translation basically states that boxer Vitaly Klichko is somehow affiliated with this heavy-duty civilian Ukranian ‘jeep,' a $70,000 vehicle made by “the Kremenchug motor transportation enterprise.”
Yesterday under Vitaly Klichko's patronage, the first Ukrainian jeep developed has been presented and collected by engineers of the company ' the Kremenchug motor transportation enterprise ' creation for a basis has been taken a military complex the Chain armour. In spite of the fact that the peace car, instead of the militarian, the case of the machine The first Ukrainian jeep 5 meter length and 2 meter heights. Weight over 3 tons. As release of updating in a representation class is planned. Initial cost of 70 thousand US dollars.
The above Tetris DS commercial is nicely done, displaying how a skydiver might play Tetris in mid-air with friends. Is it just me or are Nintendo commercials getting better! Look out for Tetris DS when it hits store shelves on March 20.
Marble Madness is hands-down one of the all-time classic arcade games. Rolling Madness is a clone of Marble Madness, done using OpenGL and other open source tools. It looks great, and plays perfectly. The author appears to have used the same music and sounds from the original game. I can almost hear that pocketful of quarters jingling. One of the neat features in Rolling Madness is that you can switch from a true perspective (possible with today's machines), as you see in the screenshot here, or you can use the old perspective from the original, which was really an isometric view. Either way, hours of ball rolling is yours to be had. I tried using the keyboard controls, but the mouse is a nice change of pace. The only negative is that it's Windows only.
The infamous narf2006 has made good on his earlier promise to provide a video of Windows XP booting on a iMacintel. The video looks fairly convincing, but still, until Colin Nederkoorn hands narf the check, everythings still up in the air. Colin, sponsor of the XP on Mac contest that started this whole thing, had to switch hosts after yesterday's frenzy, and is now hosting only the contest page, rather than the forums where narf had earlier posted pics of his supposed XP solution. Colin expects to have narf's solution in by the end of the week for testing, so we should know pretty soon whether this is the Holy Grail or a just another tin cup.
The webspace for We Love Katamari will close in 3 days, according to the countdown introducing the site. While the upcoming Me and My Katamari game supposedly marks the end of the series, 1UP believes this "closure" could be signs of an impending announcement concerning--you guessed it--more King of Cosmos! Note their reasoning:
* The last time the Katamari website was closed, it reopened soon after to introduce We Love Katamari. * The site's closure--Friday, March 17--is the day before "all the new Japanese game magazines hit newsstands." * March 18th also marks the 2-year anniversary of the release of the original Katamari Damacy in Japan...could the site reopen in celebration?
A new Katamari sequel, in honor of its amazing 2-year run, is not out of the question--even without the consent of series creator (who has stated on record that he plans to now move on and design children's playgrounds). One thing is for sure--a new Katamari game for PlayStation 3 would be really good news for the currently-embattled Sony.
PSP's price cut, GPS, cam, VoIP and media download service
Ken Kutaragi's PlayStation business briefing has adjourned and a new GPS receiver (PSP-290) with game support will indeed drop this “autumn” with a new GPS-enabled Hot Shot Golf title loaded-up for first release. Sony also let fly a new USB-attached PSP-300 EyeToy camera add-on for a September launch which will support a new video and VoIP chat service coming in October. Also of note is the announcement of a new digital distribution system allowing users to download “games and applications” directly to your Memory Stick – an early use will be for downloading and playing PSone games (via a new emulator) directly off your memory cards, although specifics around that service have yet to be announced. Rounding things out are the announcements that a future firmware release will bring Macromedia Flash compatibility and a new RSS Channel function to save and playback internet radio and video content. All this and the PSP base-unit price will be cut to $199 by the end of the month.
It's rare that we see anything out of the Googleplex graduate from Beta, and this is Google Desktop 3's big week. The new version includes a new feature that lets you lock the search box when you're away from the computer and a new Quick Search Box that can be summoned by tapping Ctrl twice. Google Desktop is still Windows-only.
DIFRWear's RFID blocking wallet and passport case doesn't do much else other than shield its contents from radio freq. until opened, but why trust that Reynolds Wrap lining in your duct tape wallet when you can get the real deal for $15 and $18.
Now if you want a shoutbox on your WordPress blog, it's as easy as installing the AJAX Shoutbox plugin by Andrew Sutherland. Of course, there are other ways to get the job done, in particular a pile of third-party services that'll let you embed some of their JavaScript on any page, but there's nothing quite like being in charge of your own data and Sutherland's AJAX Shoutbox is pretty slick.
This 31-inch "Nishiki koi carp" bot from Hiroshima analyzes water quality, shoot pictures with its CCD camera, and swims around in a life-like manner via remote control. Apparently the bot is the fifth in a series of robo-fish from Ryomei Engineering.
Performancing Metrics: Professional stats for your blog
Performancing, the people who brought you the Performancing blogging extension for Firefox, have launched a new web service called Performancing Metrics that aims to provide "professional grade blog statistics" for serious bloggers. Performancing Metrics can handle multiple blogs and will aggregate data from all of your blogs, generates RSS feeds so you can keep an eye on your stats easily, and shows AdSense data and search engine traffic. It's entering a market currently occupied by Mint and, though it's not geared specifically to blogs, Google Analytics. Performancing Metrics is currently a free, open beta; no word on whether the service will still be free once it's out of beta.
The Eurotech WWPC (wrist-worn PC) for Dick Tracy-like Linux or Windows CE action- even though it is merely a concept for now. Obviously designed for jobsite use and not to please the fashionista set, the WWPC features WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, a 3.5-inch TFT touchscreen, 64MB RAM/32MB ROM/SD slot for expansion, as well as an unspecified "low-power CPU." Of course you also get built-in speakers and wireless headset support, and an eight-hour battery life from dual 2-cell Li-polymer rechargeable batteries.
Google has scooped up @Last Software, makers of SketchUp, a 3D drawing app for Windows and Mac OS X. The @Last web site describes SketchUp as a "deceptively simple, amazingly powerful tool for creating, viewing, and modifying 3D ideas quickly and easily." In the announcement on the Official Google Blog, @Last's Jeff Martin describes how SketchUp can be used to create 3D models that can be imported into Google Earth. For more insight, read the official announcement and FAQ at the SketchUp web site. SketchUp has a price tag of $495, but will Google start giving it away for free as it has so many of its other acquisitions!
Hellgate Guru recently opened fire on Flagship Studios Community Manager Ivan Sulic with a barrage of fanboy questions about the forthcoming Hellgate: London. This futuristic RPG-shooter created by Diablo vets won't contain any "cow levels", but Sulic answered over 40 community questions on topics such as Vista support, modding, skill systems, and how they plan to deal with hacks and bots.
Unfortunately, he wasn't able to go into much detail regarding the multiplayer component due to editorial agreements. This means we'll see some exclusive magazine or portal previews in the near future, and hopefully a release date. In the meantime, check out GameTrailers and GameSpot for some gameplay demos and production vids.
Apparently the iRiver W10, will have something like a 5-inch screen, 60GB drive, WiBro, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, T-DMB tuner, USB On-The-Go, and support for MP3, WMA, AAC, MPEG-4 / h.264, WMV9, and DivX.
Looking for a way to use that extensive collection of Leica lenses you've accumulated over the years, Epson has announced a modest upgrade to the R-D1, the company's digital rangefinder, which is compatible with Leica M mount and L mount glass. The R-D1 shares its predecessor's 6 megapixel APS-C sensor, 2-inch LCD, RAW format, multiple black-and-white modes, and ISO 200-1600, and adds a few minor improvements, including a JPEG RAW mode, quick view function, Adobe RGB mode, and noise reduction for long exposures. Pricing hasn't been announced, but will probably be in line with the original R-D1, which goes for about $3,000.
Philip Zimmerman (who you may know as being the creator of PGP) has announced Zfone, a seamless PKI-free, Diffie-Hellman hashing, man-in-the-middle-detecting SIP VoIP client. So, if you're worried about your VoIP traffic being sniffed, you need worry no more; not to be confused with his mid-90s encrypted VoIP product, PGPfone, today's encrypted VoIP brings Internet anti-wiretapping up to date with the latest in SIP and RTP protocols, as well as OS X (and Linux) support (sorry Windows peeps, you're out of luck for now).
StarTech MP3 AirLink - another way to share the music
StarTech's MP3 AirLink is another wireless device that beams music from your computer or audio player to a stereo system or powered speakers in another room. And, as reviewed by PC Magazine, it's a fairly barebones system that nevertheless gets the job done under most circumstances. The system basically consists of a non-WiFi 2.4 GHz transmitter and receiver; plug the former into your audio source, the latter into your stereo system, and you're done. PC Mag found the range to max out at about 40 feet, rather than the claimed 100, though your mileage may vary; the test was done in an urban apartment, not exactly an interference-free zone. And speaking of interference, turning on the microwave obliterated the sound, though that happens with plenty of other wireless devices. All in all, PC found the AirLink, at about $90, to provide reasonable value.
-Lytir1
