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Club Nintendo Offers New Super Luigi U Pin And Double Coins In New Promotion
Club Nintendo Offers New Super Luigi U Pin And Double Coins In New Promotion
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After revealing its all-new Vanquish Volante less than 24 hours ago, British sportscar manufacturer Aston Martin also released the first video featuring “the ultimate convertible Super GT”. As we already told you, the Vanq...
After revealing its all-new Vanquish Volante less than 24 hours ago, British sportscar manufacturer Aston Martin also released the first video featuring “the ultimate convertible Super GT”. As we already told you, the Vanquish Volante is the first convertible Aston Martin to feature a full carbon fiber body, the st... (continue reading >>)
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By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pitch-perfect teen country singer Danielle Bradbery won TV singing contest The Voice on Tuesday, scoring a contract with Universal Music Group and a $100,000 cash prize. Bradbery, who was coached by...
By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pitch-perfect teen country singer Danielle Bradbery won TV singing contest The Voice on Tuesday, scoring a contract with Universal Music Group and a $100,000 cash prize. Bradbery, who was coached by fellow country singer Blake ...
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These specs preserve your privacy in a world of cameras (video) -
These specs preserve your privacy in a world of cameras (video) -
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Since surveillance culture is at the top of the news agenda, this new invention from Japan's National Institute of Informatics couldn't be more timely. It's a pair of goggles that blocks facial recognition algorithms and ensures no-one c...
Since surveillance culture is at the top of the news agenda, this new invention from Japan's National Institute of Informatics couldn't be more timely. It's a pair of goggles that blocks facial recognition algorithms and ensures no-one can snap a pic of your mush without your permission. The wearable uses 11 near-infrared LEDs which shine a bright light that's invisible to humans, but will dazzle any passing cameras. Admittedly, the technology is useless for cameras that aren't sensitive to infra-red, which is why the institute is also working on reflective materials that'll work with any imaging sensor -- but that, unfortunately, isn't quite ready for prime-time. Curious as to see it in action? Head on past the break for the video. Filed under: Cameras, Wearables Comments Source: Diginfo News
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One of our readers caught Kris Jenner hopping into her new Mercedes-Benz G63 after shopping in Beverly Hills a while ago and snapped this great photo. Thanks to Spencer for the great sho...
One of our readers caught Kris Jenner hopping into her new Mercedes-Benz G63 after shopping in Beverly Hills a while ago and snapped this great photo. Thanks to Spencer for the great shot and for thinking of us!
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PlayStation 4 user interface shown off in newly released video from Sony. What do you think?
PlayStation 4 user interface shown off in newly released video from Sony. What do you think?
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Now in its third year of the current generation design, the 2013 Infiniti QX56 continues to offer an unmatched combination of power, strength and luxury style-capable of transporting up to eight adults and their cargo with spacious elega...
Now in its third year of the current generation design, the 2013 Infiniti QX56 continues to offer an unmatched combination of power, strength and luxury style-capable of transporting up to eight adults and their cargo with spacious elegance.  Its drivetrain is rugged enough to handle tasks such as towing boats or trailers with a towing capacity up to 8,500 pounds when properly equipped, while being equally at home transporting friends and family for a night on the town. While there is no change to the exterior styling, powertrain, suspension or interior, Infiniti adds new optional safety systems to make you and your passengers as safe as possible on the road.   These include auto-dimming rearview mirrors and the Moving Object Detection system added to the standard Around View Monitor.  Optional Lane Departure Warning & Prevention and Blind Spot Detection systems are also optional now.  Additionally, an upgraded remote control and interface has been added to the optional Theater Package with dual seven inch monitors behind the front headrests.  My test QX56 came loaded with the optional Theater Package, Technology Package and Deluxe Touring Package with all of these options included plus a cargo mat, cargo net and first aid kit.  The Tire & Wheel Package included the 22X8 inch 9-spoke forged alloy wheels wrapped with giant 275/50R22 inch Bridgestone Dueler all-season tires. This new 2013 QX56 Premium 4X4 luxury sport utility is one of the biggest on the market.  With such a large footprint and ultra-luxurious interior it looks to me like a ‘land yacht’-big and comfortable-an extension of your living room but on wheels to take you wherever you want. The unique styling makes anyone taking a second look of its power and strength.  The bold front chrome grille is flanked by automatic on/off bi-functional xenon headlamps with windshield wiper interlock and integrated front foglamps.  Adaptive Front Lighting with auto-leveling headlamps and headlamp washer is optional and part of my test QX56.  Other exterior features include LED taillights, heated/power-folding sideview mirrors with integrated turn signals, courtesy light and reverse tilt-down feature, gill slits on each fender, a full-perimeter chrome strip around the greenhouse, body color running boards make it easier to enter and exit the vehicle, body color integrated front and rear splashguards built into the wheel arches, roof rails to expand the cargo-carrying ability, power sliding tinted glass moonroof and a power liftgate.  A front underbody spoiler, functional rear liftgate spoiler and redesigned side mirrors help provide aerodynamics of 0.36 Cd and zero lift.  The 22X8 inch wheel and tire combination is the largest in the segment giving the QX56 a one-of-a-kind look. The QX56 features a high-stiffness frame structure with large sill rail section width, connecting structures between each crossmember and side rails, an integrated rear hitch member, and a special rear body ring structure around the tailgate-all designed to help provide a quieter, more comfortable ride. The advanced engine and transmission designs make for a combination of power, efficiency and refinement worthy of the Infiniti name.  The 5.6 liter 32-valve DOHC aluminum alloy V8 features Infiniti’s advanced VVEL (variable valve event & lift) technology and Direct Injection Gasoline (DIG) system.  The VVEL system combines hydraulic-controlled variable valve timing and electronically controlled variable valve lift on the intake side to help improve performance and response.  Throttle response is enhanced by directly controlling the intake valve, rather than using the traditional method of controlling intake with the throttle valve.  The VVEL system also offers improved emissions and fuel efficiency by reducing the intake resistance that occurs when the engine’s throttle valve opening is narrowed and output is low.  The DIG system improved combustion stability, reduces engine knock and offers more precise i
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When GM announced last week that it wants to increase Cadillac’s share of the global luxury market from 8.5 percent now to 9 percent by 2016, we opined that from “looking at the plan, GM appears to be betting big on the success of its ne...
When GM announced last week that it wants to increase Cadillac’s share of the global luxury market from 8.5 percent now to 9 percent by 2016, we opined that from “looking at the plan, GM appears to be betting big on the success of its new Chinese assembly plant.” It turns out that Cadillac is betting big on China. Cadillac “aims to quadruple its share of China’s luxury auto market to 10 percent by 2020,” Reuters reports today. By 2020, GM is “targeting about 250,000 luxury car sales in China,” says Reuters. It will be rough. China is an astoundingly sophisticated and well-informed market when it comes to cars. When I came to China first some 10 years ago, I was amazed to see internal Volkswagen platform codes being routinely bandied about in the media. I helped a bit with the 2006 launch of the Magotan in China, to learn to my bafflement that media and the masses called it the “Passat B6” as opposed to the Passat B5 that was built by Shanghai Volkswagen. China bypassed the buff books completely, the Internet car sites are huge and influential, and they read all the foreign sites. Chinese car buyers, especially those interested in the higher segments, are well informed, and recently well traveled. They know that in terms of premium marques, it’s the Germans that rule the world. GM’s Susan Docherty was right when she said: “If a luxury brand is successful in Europe, whether that brand is Chanel or Prada, or Mercedes or BMW, people in parts of Asia look to see what Europeans validate as true luxury.” This thinking will strongly limit Cadillac’s chances in China, unless there is a serious change of mind. In China, Cadillac is a relative nobody. “German luxury nameplates accounted for 80 percent of premium car sales in China last year,” says Bloomberg, “with the remaining shared by other European, U.S. and Japanese brands.”  Audi is the absolute ruler of the premium segment in China, with BMW, up 30 percent in 2012, catching up quickly. Mercedes sales were more or less stagnant – proof that even a Benz has to work hard in China. Absolutely stagnant was Cadillac. For 2012, GM reported sales of 30,010 Cadillacs in China, two (2) more than in the year before, and we won’t be surprised if the numbers received one of those well-known Chinese massages to finish at a not totally unhappy ending. The design of the Caddys did not help much to wean Chinese away from their love affair with German premium brands. Caddy’s “edgy new designs, with sharp creases and flat planes inspired by U.S. stealth fighter jets, have failed to impress China’s wealthy car buyers who have voted with their wallets in favor of smoother-looking European rides,” says Reuters. Made in China designs have been toned down and rounded off a bit. Cadillac’s all-out attack on China, and the optimistic market share targets have the smell of desperation. Premium class buyers are conservative and have a high degree of brand loyalty, which – just ask Audi – can take many decades to dislodge. GM is probably listening to consultants who promise that the young affluent of China have a more open mind. They sure do: They buy BMW instead of Audi. Brand-wise, Cadillac is a disaster abroad and has seen better times at home. Nevertheless, China is a (in my view, very slim) chance that simply must be taken for Cadillac. Currently the world’s second largest market for luxury cars, China is projected to overtake the U.S. by 2020. If you can’t make in there, you won’t make it anywhere.
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Why MN is stupid: Amazon drops blogger affiliates in Minnesota to avoid sales tax
Why MN is stupid: Amazon drops blogger affiliates in Minnesota to avoid sales tax
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