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Japan already has some the fastest commuter trains in the world – with railways crisscrossing the country running as fast as small aircraft. While the country is already home to some incredibly speedy trains, Central Japan Railway Co. recently resumed testing of a next-generation train that’s even faster. This next-gen train uses maglev technology, and an unusual shape to help it travel at up to 500 kilometers-per-hour (~310 mph).

Traveling at that speed, the train will be able to go from Tokyo to Nagoya in only 40 min. Current high-speed trains in Japan need 95 minutes to travel the same 286 km distance. The train is currently being tested on a 42.8 km long maglev test line.

Building out the maglev line to span the whole 286 km is expected to cost around $52 billion (USD). Construction is set to begin in April 2014 and the builders will have to tunnel under the skyscrapers of Tokyo and the Japanese Alps in order to complete the route.

At least at top speed you won’t have to look at its ugly mug.

[via JDP]

You might want to hold off on buying that Moto X. According to the often reliable Evleaks, its price is going to drop to $100 on contract later this year. And apparently it’ll have four new wood-back options too. If you’re into that.

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The lines of convergence devices get blurred yet again in Europe with the official announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom LTE edition, where this particular device was built based on their hugely successful smartphone range, with the critically acclaimed Galaxy S4 Zoom getting a nice kick in the butt thanks to the introduction of LTE capability. With an LTE connection, you would not want to look back at 3G which will then seem to work as though it is positively slow! Of course, all of the features which were central to the Galaxy S4 Zoom such as the revolutionary Zoom Ring will be available on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom LTE edition as well.

With the Zoom Ring, it offers a simple manner to access all the device’s key features thanks to a single, intuitive control system. These features will include In-Call Photo Share that enables users to capture and send an image directly to whomever they are talking to in a quick and easy manner, not to mention letting the Zoom Ring deliver instant access to the Quick Launch and Shortcut features. I guess after using this for a while, you would not really miss the traditional manual zoom method.

Just to make sure that you are able to capture stunning photos regardless of the situation, the Galaxy S4 Zoom LTE edition will carry an industry leading 10x optical zoom with a 16 megapixel BSI CMOS Sensor, Optical Image Stabilization and Xenon Flash. Regardless of your skill level, the Galaxy S4 Zoom LTE ought to be a decent performer in most photo shooting conditions. There is also Photo Suggest that uses GPS to pinpoint the location of the photographer, while Samsung’s popular Smart Mode lets you select from a bunch of pre-set modes in order to ensure that you capture the best photo possible all the time. Other specifications include Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and Touchwiz support. Expect the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom LTE edition to arrive on a range of networks including Deutsche Telekom, Tele2, Telia Sonera and Orange.

Press Release
[ Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom LTE edition arrives in Europe copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

This article was written on June 19, 2008 by CyberNet.

Mozilla has got to be happy that they’re Firefox 3 web browser has received over 12 million downloads since Tuesday, but it took only five hours for the browser’s first critical vulnerability to be discovered. Luckily details about the vulnerability have not been made public, and Mozilla has said that there’s no known exploit for the bug at this time.

At this point very little is known about the vulnerability other than the fact that you would have to click on a link to initiate it:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Not unlike most browser based vulnerabilities that we see these days, user interaction is required such as clicking on a link in email or visiting a malicious web page.

For those of you running Firefox 2 still… you’re not immune to this either. This affects both Firefox 2 and Firefox 3, and Mozilla is already working on a patch to plug the hole. I guess that means you’ll want to exercise caution when clicking on unknown links, but then again you should always be doing that. 😉

Mozilla Blog [via CNet]

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Don’t you love the dear little children who, armed with nothing but their imagination, are able to make up something from nothing and play with it? The idea of a transforming robot is definitely an interesting idea, where it can shift its shape from a vehicle to that of a humanoid form factor – and this effect has been brought alive via The Transformers cartoon, followed by the full length movies from Michael Bay that raked in plenty of money for the franchise. How about something that is inspired by the Transformers, and that would be the $69.95 Remote Controlled Transforming Robot Car?

Sure, it lacks a formal name that makes it easier to call or refer to, but at least you do not have to fork out a bomb for it. This remote-controlled sports car of unknown make (obviously Chevrolet did not have a say in the design) is capable of transforming into a robot which will impress its audience even further as it launches suction cup darts from a rotary cannon. At a single touch of a button, the hood and front tires will elevate 10″ off of the ground, which further exposes the cannon that has been integrated into the undercarriage. You can opt to fire up to 5 suction cup darts in rapid succession, in addition to turning the robot back into its automotive form, while racing the car forward and backward, execute hairpin turns, and perform 360º spins. The remote control itself comes with a trio of different channels, so that you can have up to three cars to engage in battle. It is highly advisable to prepare a bunch of rechargeable batteries at home since this bad boy consumes 8 AA batteries to get going.
[ Remote Controlled Transforming Robot Car reminds you of the Transformers copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]