UKDM Nissan 370Z ‘Yellow’ is a special-edition homage to Europe’s GT4 series

July 4, 2009 by Finster  
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Filed under: Motorsports , Coupes , Sports/GTs , Nissan , UK , Special/Limited Editions 2010 Nissan 370Z Yellow – Click above for image gallery American fans of Nissan’s fantastic new 370Z can order their cars in Chicane Yellow, but up until now, their counterparts in Blighty have been out of luck if they’ve wanted a sunburst Z of their own.

via: Autoblog

Get Some Russian In Your Independence Day [Men Of War: Red Tide]

July 4, 2009 by Finster  
Filed under Gaming

War movies, games and books are a great way to reinforce patriotism on Independence Day; so here’s a trailer for a World War II game… that happens to be Russian. Men of War: Red Tide is a standalone expansion to the March 2009 PC realtime strategy game, Men of War.

via: Kotaku

Ford reportedly tops sales charts in Canada for first time in 50 years

July 4, 2009 by Finster  
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Filed under: Car Buying , Ford , Earnings/Financials , Canada 2009 Ford F-150 – Click above for high-res image gallery Given the state of the market, the Ford Motor Company is on a bit of a roll right now. The Blue Oval posted an 11% decline in volume for June versus the same month in 2008; a far better number than nearly every competitor from Japan or Detroit

via: Autoblog

Analog Ruler With Digital Display

July 4, 2009 by Finster  
Filed under Tech Gadgets

By Evan Ackerman At first, it doesn’t seem like adding a digital display to something as quintessentially analog as a ruler is a good idea at all. But, designer Shay Shafranek has managed to add a whole bunch of relevant features not generally available on the old fashioned, wooden variety.

via: OhGizmo!

The wacky, wonderful world of Japanese manhole cover art

July 4, 2009 by Finster  
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Filed under: Etc. , Japan Ever roll through some sleepy burg and notice the townsfolk have painted each fire hydrant, recycling bin or park bench as its own work of art?

via: Autoblog

Yup, Looks Like There’ll Be A Skate 3 [Rumor]

July 4, 2009 by Finster  
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Sounds like EA are already hard at work on Skate 3 . Not the most shocking thing you’ll read today, since it is an EA title, but still, it’s a great series, so news of more games is always welcome. Schmitty, from Skate website Epicly Trife, has posted on his Twitter account “I just got told ‘tonight we gotta celebrate’, one of the bro’s got offered to be in SKATE 3″

via: Kotaku

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Review: Clench The Difference [Review]

July 4, 2009 by Finster  
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Getting the most out of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen requires a steady hand, a keen eye, and the ass muscles of an Olympic athlete. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is an action adventure game based on the movie of the same name, telling the story of the return of Megatron and the rise of an even more diabolical enemy from the dawn of time. After a sub-par product from Traveller’s Tales for the first film, Activision handed over development duties for the sequel to California-based Luxoflux, the team behind the video game adaptation of Kung Fu Panda.

via: Kotaku

REPORT: Thieves make off with $2 million worth of oil and gas in Texas

July 4, 2009 by Finster  
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How many barrels of oil do you think you could steal in a month, y’know, if you were into that sort of thing?

via: Autoblog

Bit.Trip: Core Preview: Thumb-Aching Good Fun [Preview]

July 3, 2009 by Finster  
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Bit.Trip: Core is the second installment of a six-part WiiWare music game series developed by Gaijin Games . The first game, Bit.Trip: Beat came out in March 2009 and quickly established itself as a tough game with solid rhythm gameplay

via: Kotaku

Finger Dance Alarm Clock

July 3, 2009 by Finster  
Filed under Tech Gadgets

By Andrew Liszewski Yep, another day, another novelty alarm clock. This time it’s a miniature version of DDR that requires you to follow the pattern of the light-up dance pads with your fingers! So if finding the snooze button is a monumental task for you every morning, there’s probably no chance you’ll be able to turn this thing off. But at just $16 from ThumpsUp! it’s not that expensive to replace should it accidentally have a fatal run-in with the wall.

via: OhGizmo!

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