Sea-Quad Amphibious Vehicle Can Go From Land to Sea

Powered by sails, the Sea-Quad amphibious vehicle can go from land to sea without any modifications. Riders “steer the Sea-Quad with a bar connected to a kite above you.” Pricing start at $13,950. Video after the break.

But really, this seems like the kind of thing that beach resorts will rent out, so hopefully people will get to try it out without dropping that much money on owning one.

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Ghosts ‘N Goblins Speed Run Shows Illusion

Completing Ghosts ‘N Goblins is hard enough and this message is what you don’t want to see after spending hours doing so: “This room is an illusion”. That’s right, you have to beat the game twice to see the real ending. Video after the break.

So that was all a dream, and to get the REAL ending, you have to play through the entire game again. From the start.

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While some kids are out playing, “coasterdude” decided to design and build a roller coaster in his very own backyard. Sure, it may not look like much, but enjoying the fruits of your labor sure beats paying $40-plus for a theme park pass. Video after the break.
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Incredible Gran Turismo Mobile In-Game Screenshots

Sony has just released a new batch of Gran Turismo Mobile in-game screenshots, showing a variety of cars, including the Nissan GT-R, Ferrari Enzo, and more. Continue reading for a gameplay video.

Built from the ground up for the PSP, Grant Turismo PSP will feature more than 800 vehicle models, and more than 30 tracks.

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R/C Gliders Reach 392MPH Cruising Mountainside

When flown in the right conditions, remote-controlled gliders can reach speeds in excess of 390mph, or at least in this world record setting run. Continue reading for the video.

The glider precariously circles between the eddy and main air current before slingshotting out at speeds up to 8x the surrounding air.

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DiRT 2 Wii

Finally a Wii port of an Xbox 360 / PS3 game that doesn’t look half bad, considering its hardware. Players can now enjoy the off-road rally action using the Wiimote. Available September 2009. Continue reading to the launch trailer.
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Spy Shots: HTC Firestone

HTC Touch fans rejoice! Here’s a first look at the HTC Firestone, successor to the HTC Touch HD. It features a 3.6-inch WVGA touchscreen display, 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM, a 600-MHz Qualcomm 8250 CPU, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 w/A2DP, and a microSD expansion slot. No word yet on pricing or availability.

Folding Plug

Breaking away from traditional power plug designs is the folding plug. It essentially consists of two horizontal prongs that “rotate themselves in-line with the top, vertical one, and the body of the adapter then folds in half, resulting in a thickness of about 1cm.” Video after the break.
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Crysis Running on the Samsung Omnia Smartphone

Ok, so this demo isn’t exactly using the Samsung Omnia’s own graphics chipset to run Crysis, but rather OTOY, “an upcoming server-side rendering service that’ll let you play high-end 3D games on low-powered machines.” Video after the break.

In this video, Crysis is being played through the Omnia’s browser with no additional plug-ins and is being controlled wirelessly with an Xbox 360 controller.

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While Michael Schumacher may not be the only Stig, his Ferrari FXX is another story at the Top Gear track. Can it smash the Gumpert Apollo’s 1:17 record? Find out after the break.

Alright, so whether you’ve seen it already or not, most of the enthusiast world is aware that Top Gear has revealed its mystery “tame racing driver” as none other than F1 maestro Michael Schumacher.

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