EXKATE Electric Skateboards
August 7, 2007
Raptor 2.2
X-24 Powerboard
X-24 Pintail Longboard
Check out these electric skateboards from Exkate ($250 – $1,200). My favorite is the X-24 Pintail. The Southern Californian classic longboard is outfitted with a 750 watt – 1 HP motor that can generate speeds of up to 20 mph and a range of over 10 miles. The 54″/ 17 ply deck is hand crafted and finished with mahogany inlays. It can even go uphill!
“Souvenirs”
July 22, 2007
Nik Nowak made these sculptures for a video he made with his brother Till Nowak, “Souvenirs“. These have two (working) speakers attached to a remote controlled toy tank. Nowak only made two of them, the yellow one has already sold. The price for the second is 3,200€ (~$4,450) and includes the Video as DVD limited edition.
Microsoft Xbox 360 Chatpad
July 10, 2007
Do you have an Xbox 360? You may be interested in this Chatpad from Microsoft ($30). It attaches to your 360 controller and allows you to use this instead of the on-screen keyboard. It is to be part of the Xbox 360 Messenger Kit which also includes a headset. The Chatpad will available September 4th, 2007.
Half-Life EP:2 (Coming this Fall)
February 7, 2007
Looks like Valve is finally delivering what they promised they would have out last Christmas. The next episode of the Half-Life 2 series, Episode 2. This time Valve says their hitting store shelves Fall 2007. The release is going to include the Portal Gun, Team Fortress 2, and ports for Xbox 360 & PS3.
[Source: EA]
PC Game Trailer Round Up
May 20, 2006
There are two game trailers that caught my eye this week, which are: Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars.
The Quake Wars is a trailer composed entirely of gameplay footage, from a third person pov. The game looks very much like Battlefield 2, what makes it different is that it takes place in the not to distant future. This game is going to blow Halo2 and Battlefield 2142 out of the water for sure. id Software never fails to deliver when it comes to their Quake series. No word yet on when this game will be released. Check out the trailer below:
Command & Conquer 3 is currently in development at EALA, it will ship in 2007 for Windows PC. Here is an excerpt from an April 20, 2006 press release:
“Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars combines fast-paced gameplay with new ways to tell a story in an RTS game,” said Mike Verdu, Executive Producer at EA Los Angeles (EALA). “We’re building a next generation Command & Conquer game that is true to the spirit of this classic franchise, but is updated with state-of-the-art visuals, added strategic depth, and gameplay innovations that will move the genre forward. I am very excited to be working on this amazing game.”
