Monthly Archives: April 2013

Could the Police Get a Breathalyzer for Marijuana and Cocaine?

Posted on April 27, 2013 by contra

The police already have fairly sophisticated ways to tell if you’re driving while drunk – witness this alcohol-sniffing flashlight that a cop can aim inside your car. But will they someday be able to tell if you’re high as well, … Continue reading →

Posted in technology | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Ford Taurus SHO 445 by Hennessey

Posted on April 27, 2013 by contra

The big news that’s been coming from Texas-based Hennessey Performance of late has surrounded the Venom GT which, depending on who you ask, is the fastest car you can buy. But even if that’s too much of a stretch, Hennessey … Continue reading →

Posted in cars | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mazzanti Evantra Debuts in Monaco

Posted on April 21, 2013 by contra

Italian coachbuilder Mazzanti has formally introduced the Evantra V8 at the 2013 Top Marques Monaco show, having released CAD renderings of the supercar at the end of last year. Only five, individually-personalized units will be hand-made in Italy each year, … Continue reading →

Posted in cars | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Road Redemption, a Road Rash spiritual successor on Kickstarter

Posted on April 21, 2013 by contra

DarkSeas Games is looking to finance a spiritual successor to Road Rash through Kickstarter. Road Redemption is a Unity-based game for PC, Mac OSX and Linux featuring a single-player story revolving around biker gangs and drug distribution routes and online … Continue reading →

Posted in video games | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Nintendo loses lawsuit over 3DS patent infringement

Posted on April 9, 2013 by contra

A federal jury has found Nintendo guilty of infringing on the 3D display patent of Seijiro Tomita of Tomita Technologies, awarding Tomita $30.2 million in damages. Tomita first filed the lawsuit back in 2011 – his patent for “technology relating … Continue reading →

Posted in video games | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Sega Europe acknowledges Aliens: Colonial Marines trailers didn’t reflect final content

Posted on April 9, 2013 by contra

Sega Europe will alter its deceptive trailers of Aliens: Colonial Marines in the UK to acknowledge the difference between promotion and final product. GI.biz reports a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority in the UK by a Reddit user triggered … Continue reading →

Posted in video games | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Veyron SS Stripped of its ‘Fastest’ Title

Posted on April 9, 2013 by contra

It has been done. The Guinness World Records has now officially stripped the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport of its “world’s fastest” production car title that it’s held since 2010. And what will likely be taking its place? You guessed it … Continue reading →

Posted in cars | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Next Xbox has X86 AMD chip

Posted on April 9, 2013 by contra

Microsoft will match Sony’s example and use an X86 series processor from AMD in its next console, according to Bloomberg’s anonymous sources. The still-unannounced console is said to use a “Jaguar” CPU with integrated GPU, abandoning the IBM PowerPC tech … Continue reading →

Posted in video games | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment