UPDATE – The Linux Foundation Releases First-Ever Value of Collaborative Development Report
The new report, "A $5 Billion Value: Estimating the Total Development Cost of Linux Foundation's Collaborative Projects," is the first attempt to …
Mass Effect is becoming a 4D theme park attraction in California
Star Wars isn’t the only galaxy-spanning sci-fi series to be getting its own theme park experience. Video game developer BioWare announced last night that Mass Effect, its epic space opera RPG trilogy, would become the inspiration for an upcoming attraction at California’s Great America park. The theme park says the attraction will feature settings and character from the Mass Effect video games, and will mix special effects, live performances, and „4D“ effects as guests „travel through awe-inspiring landscapes, face off against bigger than life adversaries and ultimately help save the day.“
It’s not clear yet exactly what the ride will entail, but if other „4D“ experiences are any indication, visitors can expect to be splashed in the…
Tesla’s new Model X has a ‚bioweapon defense mode‘ button
If you want to survive a biological attack, you might want to look into buying a Tesla. The company just officially unveiled the Model X, and Elon Musk shared a rather unexpected feature during the unveiling: a „bioweapon defense mode“ button.
„This is a real button,“ said Musk, who was all too ready to have to defend the existence of the outrageous feature. He was in the middle of discussing how clean the Model X is when it comes to air quality both in and out of the car (the air cleanliness is „on the levels of a hospital room,“ he said) when things got dark.
The Model X is 800 times better at filtering viruses than other cars
The button should come in handy „if there’s ever an apocalyptic scenario of some kind,“ he said. All you…
Tesla’s Model X electric SUV will cost you at least $132,000
Now that Tesla's Model S has the world warmed up to the idea of classy-looking electric cars, it's ready to do it all again with a different form factor. After delays (and more delays), CEO Elon Musk announced the Model X in full specific detail…
TiVo’s 4K-ready, commercial skipping Bolt hints at the future
This new Bolt DVR may not totally remake the recording technology TiVo is famous for, but it introduces a sharp departure in design and adds features customers have asked for since it started in the late 90s. Just like the leaks suggested, the Bolt…