BMW’s long-awaited third-generation electric car won’t just be
electric. The company announced last week that the upcoming i3 will be
the first electric car from a mainstream automaker with an optional range-extending engine.
The i3, formerly known as the MegaCity concept vehicle, is an
all-carbon-fiber electric city car planned as the successor to the Active-E, a 1 Series-based electric car that becomes available for select leasing this fall.
BMW did not announce what engine would be used as a range extender,
but the automaker did say the engine will not be connected with the
wheels. Instead, it will only serve as a generator to produce
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Owners of Samsung
Smart TVs might be interested to learn that a Threat Post, security
researcher Luigi Auriemma has discovered a vulnerability within some
Samsung Smart TVs that could allow remotely access the Samsung TV.
As well as remotely access the Samsung TV hackers might also be able
to access files located on the TVs USB flash drive connected to the TV,
reconfigure the TV’s remote control, and even gain root access and load
up malicious software directly into the Smart TV system. Watch the video after the jump to find out more.
"In this video we demonstrate one
of our 0-day vulnerabilities affecting Smart TV, in this case a Samsung
TV LED 3D. Smart TV can be used to browse the internet, use social
networks, purchase m
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It would appear that another Android device may be getting the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update, the HTC
Evo 4G on US mobile carrier Sprint, as the guys over at Android Police
have received a screenshot of an internal Sprint pages which shows the
update is being released on the 13th of December.
Sprint have yet to officially announce when the HTC Evo 4G LTE
will be getting the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update, hopefully there
should be some more details later today if the leaked document is
correct.
As soon as we get some more information and some confirmation from Sprint that the HTC Evo 4G is getting the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update today on Sprint we will let you guys know.
So it turns out apart from just giant robots fighting giant sea
monsters, Stringer Bell from The Wire and Jax from Sons of Anarchy,
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim will also feature GlaDOS of Portal
fame. Not only will actress Ellen McLain be voicing an AI in the film,
but the same filter and effects are to be applied, making her GlaDOS in
all but name.
Apparently del Toro had to call Valve
chief Gabe Newell himself to secure Ellen McLain’s participation, with
some help from his daughter. "I’m a big fan of Valve,” Guillermo del
Toro said in an Escapist interview. "Portal and Left 4 Dead have been
instrumental family experiences at my house.”
If you are a fan of oversized battling robots and you are sure to
enjoy the new cinematic trailer released to promote the new awesome indie game currently being developed by Adhesive Games.
The latest trailer provides a glimpse at what you can expect from the
Hawken game, which is currently in its open beta development stage
which opened yesterday.
The Producer Letter: Eve of Hawken Open Beta opens with..
"We can’t thank you enough for your interest, support and passion
for our game. The excitement from you means more than you know and it’s
a great boost of energy for us; a shot in the arm so to speak. Make no
mistake, we’ve been working extreme hours to ensure this is the best
possible game w
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Sony announced their Xperia V smartphone a while back, and although
the device was supposed to launch in Europe thismonth, the launch of the
handset was delayed slightly.
Sony have now launched the Sony Xperia V in Russia and the device is available SIM free
for 24,999 rubles which works out at around $815 US dollars, there are
no details as yet on when it will be available in other European
countries.
The Sony Xperia V features a 4.3 inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, it is powered by a dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.5Ghz processor and also features an Adreno 225 GPU and 1GB of RAM.
If you are in the market for a new PC and are looking for something a little different, you might be interested in the new LEET Gaming HTPC Range launched by Steiger Dynamics this week.
Steiger Dynamics has created a range of awesome looking PC
systems targeted exclusively towards gamers or power hungry users, check
out the full specification after the jump.
Prices for the LEET
Pure series starts at $1798, but adding extra and options can easily
push the price north of $10,000 on the highest-end LEET Reference with
maxed out specs. Steiger Dynamics will be showcasing their new systems
at the CES exhibition in Januray.
mLogic has launched a new drive designed for Mac systems which has
been created to provide a Thunderbolt expansion chassis in the form of
the new mLogic mLink.
The mLogic mLink offer Mac users the ability to connect PCIe cards
such as RAID controllers, 10GigE, Fibre Channel and audio/video capture
cards directly to Thunderbolt connection equipped Mac desktops and
laptops.
Features of the new mLogic mLink Thunderbolt Expansion Chassis
include : 2 x high-performance 10Gbit/second Thunderbolt ports, support
for daisy-chaining of up to six Thunderbolt peripherals, and a form
factor of just 8.1 x 2.75 x 5.9”.
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nyone looking forward to the arrival of third instalment in the Dead
Space franchise, might be pleased to learn EA has announced that their
new Dead Space 3 game will ship supporting Microsoft’s Kinect motion
controller voice commands.
Dead Space 3 will be the first co-op game created by EA to use the Kinect voice command feature, and the drop-in/drop-out co-op gameplay will enable Dead Space 3 players to choose between a more traditional solo Dead Space adventure or experience additional story details and side missions if desired.
EA explained :”Kinect will make it
easier for co-op partners to give each other health or ammo, find
objectives, revive one another and more,”-”In Dead Space 3, there’s two ways to play.
Do it alone as en
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Yesterday we heard a rumor that Sprint would be releasing the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for their HTC Evo 4G LTE smartphone, and now it would appear that the update is available for the device.
We have received a few emails from a couple of our readers who own
the device and they have received the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update on
their HTC Evo 4G.
The update is being released as an OTA update and is apparently being rolled out in stages, you can find out more information over at Sprint.
If you are looking for a very unique Bluetooth keyboard to use with your smartphones the new Qii equipped with a fully flexible QWERTY keyboard might be worth more investigation.
The Qii keyboard was listed on the Indiegogo crowd funding website
but for some reason its project page has now been removed or locked. But
if you would like to learn more about this unique style of keyboard,
watch the video after the jump.
The Qii prototype seen the in video
below is equipped with a textured surface for easier touch typing and a
waterproof coating, and has been in development for a number of year to
get it to this stage. With its creators explaining that : "Qii is the world’s first, truly mobile, rollable pocket-sized keyboard for your smartphone or tablet.”<
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Some of readers will remember the YotaPhone that we featured on the site the other day, the device comes with dual displays, one on each side, and the two displays are an LCD one and an E-Paper one.
Now we have a video of the device in action, which was put together by the guys from Mobile Review, have a look at the video below, it certainly looks very interesting.
There are no details as yet on when the YotaPhone will be available,
as soon as we get some more information on the device , including
pricing and a launch date we will let you guys know.
A new project has landed on the Kickstarter crowd funding website
which has been created to allow you to use your iPhone as an EMF
detector, using an adapter that plugs into your 3.5 mm headphone port,
and uses a companion app to display results.
Enabling you to detect invisible EM radiation from household
appliances such as your HDTV, your car, or whatever might be lurking in
your closet or under your bed. Watch the video after the jump to learn
more about the Mr Ghost project and see it in action.
The iOS application is fully compatible with the iPhone4, 4s, and 5 as well as iPad 2, iPad 3, and iPad 4 and iPod touch 4th and 5th gens devices. Its creator Aaron Rasmussen explains:
"Fancy yourself a ghost hunter? Mr
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Konami’s rabidly anticipated tactical espionage slice’em up will be playable in demo form
in January on Xbox and PSN. The title is, at Hideo Kojima’s request,
jointly developed by Kojima Productions, who are handling narrative and
cinematic direction and Platinum Games, taking over gameplay duties.
The demo is already available in Japan, but is region-locked,
preventing even players with a Japanese PSN account from playing it. The
demo has so far been included with Zone of the Enders HD collection,
though it’s unclear whether that’s the reason for the strict region lock
on the demo. At the very least it remains a valid alternative for
players who can’t wait until January.
Facebook has launched a new version of their Android app today taking
it to version 2.0, which has been built with native code to improve
speed and performance on Android devices.
The new performance tweaks have improved load times considerably with
the application and images opening and loading quicker than the
previous version, helping you to navigate to new updates from your
friends with ease.
Other new features include the News feed and Timeline will now also
load faster, and the new Stories bar lets you see more stories without
refreshing the page, together with a smoother user interface. To find
out more technical details jump over to the Facebook Android App engineering
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