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CES 2013: Audi, Lexus Show Off Useless Self-Parking Car Tech
Imagine this car parking itself.
Guys, I cannot wait for the self-driving car. Can not. The dream of thousands of cars automatically pushing themselves around our wonderful cities, just like they did in those classic World’s Fair Expos, gets me incredibly excited. So what are Audi and Lexus bringing to the table? Not much. Especially when you see how far ahead Google was years ago with cars that were completely autonomous.
CES 2013: 4K Ultra-High Definition Tech Will End Up In Your TV Someday Anyway
You’ll need a TV that big (or bigger!) to take advantage of 4K in the first place.
As you’re well aware, CES is in full effect at the moment and all the biggest players in tech are showing off their wares. While the industry has been cost-reduced like crazy, tech giants like Sony and Samsung are bringing out all their best televisions, looking for the next big technological leap to justify gaining a few more measly points of margin out of their displays. In the past, it was 3D, now it’s apps, soon it’s 4K, a resolution so dense that unless you have a massive television, you can’t even physically see the pixels amongst the pixels. Thing is, this “disruptive” tech is gonna end up in your TV anyway. Just give it a few years.
US Court Says It’s Okay To Track Kids With RFID Tags In Public Schools
Andrea Gonzalez (center) lost a fight to not be tracked through her high school.
Just outside San Antonio, John Jay High School requires all of its students to wear RFID-enabled student badges to track their movements in and out of the school as well as into classrooms. In November, student Andrea Gonzalez was granted an in junction against her school district to not have to wear this tag on the defense that it violated her religious freedoms. Today, a US District Court judge denied her claim, freeing school districts anywhere from any potential passionate offense against tracking all students in a public school. But isn’t this future?
CES 2013: Nvidia Unveils Shield Gaming Handheld, But Is There A Market?
It looks like every Xbox handheld mock turned to real life.
Last night, Nvidia brought us something new: a gaming handheld. When you think of Nvidia, you probably think of graphics cards or Tegra chips, but a whole new Android-powered console probably wasn’t on the top of your list. Marrying an Xbox 360-style controller to a 5″ multi-touch display, complete with the ability to stream games processing on your PC to your TV, or on the portable’s screen itself, Nvidia has opened a whole new door of portable gaming experiences. But, will it work when other technological marvels like the PS Vita have failed?
Retro City Rampage (PC) Review: Grand Theft Auto, If Pixel-Deep
Have you ever dreamed of an 8-bit Grand Theft Auto? Here it is, for better or worse.
There comes a point, in examining something so fatally flawed, where you wonder how deep it goes. At what point in the creation process did things go wrong? Retro City Rampage, a downloadable title for virtually every platform on the planet, seems to have gone down the wrong course in the first few moments of development. Once created to be a mere 8-bit recreation of Grand Theft Auto III, developer Brian Provinciano decided to skip around the copyright debacle and develop an original game. Then, he decided to pump it full of nostalgic references. Full. To the gills and spilling out the sides. Somewhere in there, that’s where things went wrong for Retro City Rampage.
Oh, It’s Time For CES Again. What’s CES Again?
It’s like E3, but for televisions and tech! But mostly, televisions.
I’m a huge fan of the Consumer Electronics Show, an expo that’s been around almost as long as my parents, but maybe it’s because I’m a big nerd. I knew kids in high school that wanted to go to E3, a life goal achieved as quickly as possible after high school, but no one was ever excited about CES. Well, now it’s time for CES, again. Already. Soon, 150,000 people will flood the desert oasis of Las Vegas to view the latest and greatest technology and toys from the far corners of the Earth. Unfortunately, we won’t be there, but we can be just as excited about it. Maybe moreso.
In This Article, We Tour Our Minecraft Server. Come Along! [VIDEO]
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Kels dispatching a skelly.
We’ve talked about our Minecraft server before, but until now, haven’t had a video tour! We invite you to see the many sights and sounds of our wonderful Ravine City, TheBaldr’s castle, Orlmarine’s log cabin that we… kinda blew up, and more!
2012: FleshEatingZipper’s Year In Review
We are still just as sexy as ever.
This is the point in our year where we open our calendar apps and drag our thumbs up ever slightly to reveal a whole new year of adventure. FleshEatingZipper made some pretty big strides in 2012, our first real year on the interwebs, and it’s time we reflect on the stories we loved and hated throughout. Unlike last year’s entry, my brain isn’t saturated in other sites’ recollective fantasies, so this is going to be as off-the-cuff and completely unhinged as possible. Also, I’m going to talk a lot about the site, which you guys have made better and better through your fanship and interactions! So without further ado, what did we do in 2012?
23andMe Review: A Novelty And The Way Forward [UPDATED]
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The 23andMe test kit.
A few weeks ago, I wrote up about 23andMe, the genetic screening company that could help you tap into your DNA: the mostly unknown ID you carry in every cell in your body. The company, founded by Google exec Sergey Brin’s wife, just raised a bunch of cash, granting them the ability to flood the market with cheap (relative to the original $1,000 asking price) test kits that seemed like a great way forward for, y’know, mankind. For full disclosure, I was sent one of these $99 kits from 23andMe for media evaluation and have received the first major results from the test to share with you. What did it say? Further more, would I recommend paying money for it? Or, let me put this another way, should you skip out on two new Xbox games to know part of your genetic identity? Well, I hope to provide some resolution.
‘Nitro Circus: The Movie’ Review: People Jumping Off Things
Pssssht, I could do that.
I didn’t really know what a Nitro Circus was until I saw the promos for this flick. It sounds really dangerous, but despite being produced by the Jackass guys, this is something far more palatable for weaker stomachs. As ringleader Travis Pastrana puts it, Jackass stunts are designed to fail, Nitro Circus stunts are designed to succeed, so the stakes are a bit higher while the cringe-worthiness of the stunts is significantly lower. Still, how exciting is it to see people jump off ramps over and over again? Only about 91 minutes worth.
