Feb 20
Garmin has had a lot of success with its GPS watches in recent years. There’s the Forerunner 910XT, which has been the king of triathlon watches for years now. There’s the recent Forerunner 620 (and the 220
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Feb 10
If you are a fan of The LEGO Movie, the video game companion to the film is now available to purchase. Naturally, the game is called The LEGO Movie Videogame.
In the action adventure, gamers will play as some of the most popular characters from the movie voiced by the same big name actors that voiced the characters on screen.
The game is available for just about every console out there from the new PS4 and Xbox One to the Wii U, PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. Portable gamers can also get the game for the 3DS and PS Vita. The PS4 and Xbox One versions are $59.99(USD) with the versions for other consoles going for $49.99. The PC and portable versions are $29.99.
Oct 18
Endurance athlete, polar explorer, and motivational speaker Ben Saunders is on his way to Antarctica. Recreating Robert Scott’s heroic but ultimately doomed "Terra Nova" expedition from 1910-1912, Saunders has launched his own Scott Expedition to reach the South Pole on foot—and, more importantly, to walk back to the coast alive. If successful, this will make him and his co-traveler, Tarka L’Herpiniere, the first human beings ever to have done so.
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Jul 29
Spot Gen3 outdoor beacon adds more robust tracking options, improved battery life
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It looks nearly the same as it did in 2007, but Spot’s outdoor beacon has evolved quite nicely on the inside. Now in its third incarnation, the Spot Gen3 is designed to help wandering argonauts keep their loved ones informed of their location for an even longer period of time. Engineered to be worn by those intentionally heading off of the conventional grid, the Spot Gen3 adds unlimited tracking (enabling wearers to pre-set the device to send tracks every 5, 10, 30 or 60 minutes), motion activated tracking and longer battery life. According to the company, this guy will last nearly twice as long as prior versions, and you can also power it via battery or USB. The downside, of course, is that you’ll need to pay $149.95 for the unit itself, along with a required annual subscription plan that starts at $149.99 per year. No one ever said adventuring was a poor man’s sport, eh?
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May 21
One day soon, robots will rule over us and kill us for sport, but for today, it’s nice to know that we can eat them whenever they are a part of a cake. Take that robots. This beautiful robot cake is based on the game Machinarium. If you haven’t played it, it’s a truly beautiful game.
The cake is a faithful reproduction of the robots in Amanita Design’s point-and-click adventure game, with many nice details. It even looks like the lights are glowing, even though they aren’t. That’s all amazing skill with edible paint. The robots here look just like the ones in the game. It was made for six-year-old Tate’s birthday by Sweet Disposition Cakes in Adelaide, Australia. That lucky kid got to dig in and eat this thing. I hope he went for the robots first.
Apparently, this isn’t the only Machinarium cake they’ve made for Tate either. Here’s the cake he got for his fourth birthday…
This kid has good taste.
[via Cakewrecks via Neatorama]
Mar 18
Your day job, not to mention fitness level, will probably keep you from ever ascending the mightiest peaks on Earth. Don’t worry. Google’s done the hard work for you and released the stunning panoramic images needed to make you feel …
Jan 16
The Cave Release Date Announced
Posted in: Today's ChiliIf you pay attention to all the game announcements made at E3 each year, you may remember the cool looking adventure game from SEGA and Double Fine Productions called The Cave. Now that we’re all burnt out on our holiday game purchases, we could use another good game early in 2013. Thankfully, you won’t have to wait long to play this one, from the guys behind the classic Psychonauts.
In the highly-stylized, side-scrolling adventure game, players will choose three uniquely-skilled characters from seven available and then descend into a cave to explore. During their journey, players will find an underground amusement park, a medieval castle, and even a nuclear missile.
SEGA has announced that The Cave will be available on January 22 for PlayStation gamers via the PlayStation Network and on the Nintendo Wii U the same day. Xbox 360 gamers and PC gamers will have to wait one day extra for the game’s release on January 23. PC gamers will be able to get the game via Steam. The Cave will cost $14.99(USD) or 1200 Microsoft points.
Jan 07
You may remember iON stepping out onto the action camera market back in spring, when we went hands on with the OG Air Pro. Fast forward to CES, and it’s back with a brace of new cameras to capture your every move. First up is the iON Adventure, a 1080p GPS-enabled helmet cam with a twist, almost literally. The device has the same tubular format as the original, but the lens is actually on one of the longer sides, rather than at the end of the barrel, making it more suitable for chest mounting. The Adventure also has two memory card slots, meaning you can pack in a whole lot more footage, battery willing. For those extended shoots, a new loop recording mode allows continuous, non-stop recording between the two cards — no more swapping out your micro-SD on the move. Other features include a vibrate-to-record function (it starts and stops recording when it detects movement) and a partnership with map / video sharing service Kinomap. The device has a sleek, gloss back finish, weighs just 4.2 ounces, and has a large, easily accessible record button on one end. While we only spent a short time with the camera, the quality of the build felt good, and the demo footage looked impressive. The Adventure will be available starting in March for $349.
The second new family member is the Air Pro 2. As you might have guessed, this is the second iteration of the original we saw back in March. Much of the external design remains the same, with the distinct octagonal accents at either end of the barrel. The main difference being the image sensor upgrade, which can now shoot at 14 megapixels, with 60fps for video and a 180-degree mode for those extra wide shots. Last time we liked the Air Pro, but we’ll be especially keen to see how the follow up performs. With more and more cameras launching into the market, differentiating can be difficult, something apparently not lost on iON, who has clearly tried hard to introduce new and distinct features. The Air Pro 2 also becomes available in March, with two versions — one with WiFi, one without. The wireless enabled one will cost you $299, or $249 if you don’t need the extra functionality.
Sean Cooper contributed to this report
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Jun 27
Forty years. That’s a long time in the tech industry and Atari knows it. Today it celebrates four decades in the game, and quite the tale it is. Highs, lows and everything in between, Atari has been there. As one of the most influential brands both in gaming and technology, it only seems right to take a look over the company’s history and chart some of the more significant twists in its less than straightforward journey. After the break we speak to the man that started it all and the one currently at the helm, as well as some of the many people whose lives were irreversibly changed by its influence. Happy birthday to you, Atari!
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