Monthly Archives: January 2015
Bloodhound SSC Test Communications for Rocket-Powered Car
Bloodhound SSC has released a video showing the communications test for the company's attempt to break the land speed record with a 1,000mph (1,609km/h) car.
Last autumn a Jaguar F-Type R Coupé and a Jaguar XF saloon carrying the communications equipment needed to stream voice, data, and video from the Bloodhound Supersonic Car took to the desert of South Africa. Above them an L39 jet flew passes over the track, reaching closing speeds of up to 650mph.
Communications might sound like a trivial component for the fastest car ever made but, considering that the car is designed to reach enough speed to travel from St. Louis to San Francisco in about two hours, it's critical that the team of engineers is able to get accurate real-time data from the car as it (literally) rockets its way across South Africa.
Bloodhound SSC Test Communications for Rocket-Powered Car
Bloodhound SSC has released a video showing the communications test for the company's attempt to break the land speed record with a 1,000mph (1,609km/h) car.
Last autumn a Jaguar F-Type R Coupé and a Jaguar XF saloon carrying the communications equipment needed to stream voice, data, and video from the Bloodhound Supersonic Car took to the desert of South Africa. Above them an L39 jet flew passes over the track, reaching closing speeds of up to 650mph.
Communications might sound like a trivial component for the fastest car ever made but, considering that the car is designed to reach enough speed to travel from St. Louis to San Francisco in about two hours, it's critical that the team of engineers is able to get accurate real-time data from the car as it (literally) rockets its way across South Africa.
Apple Watch Expected March, Says Analyst
The Apple Watch may hit shelves in March, claims KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi Kuo, who also predicts 5 million sales in its first quarter.
Earlier reports, according to MacRumors, support the possible March release date.
Apple first unveiled the Apple Watch last September, a 64-bit smartwatch officially scheduled for an early 2015 release. It will cost $350.
According to Kuo, Apple will reveal more information about the smartwatch before its launch, including details on pre-ordering.
Apple Watch Expected March, Says Analyst
The Apple Watch may hit shelves in March, claims KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi Kuo, who also predicts 5 million sales in its first quarter.
Earlier reports, according to MacRumors, support the possible March release date.
Apple first unveiled the Apple Watch last September, a 64-bit smartwatch officially scheduled for an early 2015 release. It will cost $350.
According to Kuo, Apple will reveal more information about the smartwatch before its launch, including details on pre-ordering.
Flash: Pied Piper is Coming and He’s Out for Blood
Warning: We discuss some aspects of the upcoming episode of The Flash "The Sound and the Fury"...
The Flash will introduce a new classic comic character this week in the form of the show's version of Pied Piper. After a confrontation with Captain Cold and Heat Wave, Barry Allen and Team Flash (are we calling them Team Flash yet?) will come face-to-face with Dr. Wells' golden-boy/ideal employee-turned menace to Central City Hartley Rathaway (Andy Mientus), who has returned bent on revenge after being...negatively impacted by the particle accelerator explosion (we won't say how, for now).
"Like many of the comic book characters, they sometimes are a little bit silly," Executive producer Andrew Kreisberg told reporters today at an event previewing "The Sound and the Fury" when asked what The Flash producers wanted to bring forward in the character that fans may not expect.
Flash: Pied Piper is Coming and He’s Out for Blood
Warning: We discuss some aspects of the upcoming episode of The Flash "The Sound and the Fury"...
The Flash will introduce a new classic comic character this week in the form of the show's version of Pied Piper. After a confrontation with Captain Cold and Heat Wave, Barry Allen and Team Flash (are we calling them Team Flash yet?) will come face-to-face with Dr. Wells' golden-boy/ideal employee-turned menace to Central City Hartley Rathaway (Andy Mientus), who has returned bent on revenge after being...negatively impacted by the particle accelerator explosion (we won't say how, for now).
"Like many of the comic book characters, they sometimes are a little bit silly," Executive producer Andrew Kreisberg told reporters today at an event previewing "The Sound and the Fury" when asked what The Flash producers wanted to bring forward in the character that fans may not expect.
Twilight 2 Director Writing Star Wars Standalone Movie
Oscar-nominated writer-director Chris Weitz (About a Boy, The Golden Compass) has reportedly come aboard to take over scripting duties for Lucasfilm's standalone Star Wars movie to be directed by Godzilla's Gareth Edwards.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Weitz will take over from the film's original screenwriter, Gary Whitta, who moved on to other projects after completing his draft.
Weitz's other script credits include Antz, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, and director Kenneth Branagh's forthcoming Cinderella. Weitz also directed A Better Life and The Twilight Saga: New Moon. He also produced the first American Pie movie.
Twilight 2 Director Writing Star Wars Standalone Movie
Oscar-nominated writer-director Chris Weitz (About a Boy, The Golden Compass) has reportedly come aboard to take over scripting duties for Lucasfilm's standalone Star Wars movie to be directed by Godzilla's Gareth Edwards.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Weitz will take over from the film's original screenwriter, Gary Whitta, who moved on to other projects after completing his draft.
Weitz's other script credits include Antz, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, and director Kenneth Branagh's forthcoming Cinderella. Weitz also directed A Better Life and The Twilight Saga: New Moon. He also produced the first American Pie movie.
Farenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered Found on Amazon
A remastered version of David Cage's 2005 game Indigo Prophecy (also known as Fahrenheit) was briefly spotted on Amazon as being available for pre-order as a Steam download.
While the page has since been taken down, Eurogamer snagged an image showing the listing. See it below:
Farenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered Found on Amazon
A remastered version of David Cage's 2005 game Indigo Prophecy (also known as Fahrenheit) was briefly spotted on Amazon as being available for pre-order as a Steam download.
While the page has since been taken down, Eurogamer snagged an image showing the listing. See it below: