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Compellingly weird indie title Slam Bolt Scrappers now has an official trailer.

The Fire Hose-developed downloadable game, to be released March 15 on PlayStation 3, is a bizarre hybrid of tower construction and all-out warfare. Players construct towers out of a variety of colored blocks, each of which has its own effect and can be combined with other blocks to create weapons like missiles, lasers and ping pong paddles.

Slam Bolt Scrappers supports up to four players with both cooperative and competitive modes.

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"Downloadable Content is supposed to enhance a game after it's conclusion, expand the multiplayer or add new features to promote extended play. The problem is for every masterpiece of DLC like The Lost and Damned, a Grand Theft Auto IV expansion, there are just as many duds or cash ins. You may have your own list but here at GamePlayToday is our list for the worst DLC this."

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Japan quake effects length of day and GPS coordinates

The 8.9-magnitude quake in Japan will not only leave an everlasting impression on the country, but globally as a result of the quake’s effect on the rotation of the Earth and GPS coordinates.
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Despite Contamination, Navy Copters Keep Aiding Japan [Video]

As the world braced for a possible core meltdown in Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, the U.S. Navy kept its helicopters flying to provide earthquake and tsunami relief. More »






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Watch "Tron: The Next Day," a short film about what happened between Tron and Tron Legacy [Video]

Tron: The Next Day (Flynn Lives Revealed) is a 10-minute short that fills in the backstory between the first and second films. It recently appeared on YouTube and contains unused footage from Tron Legacy. More »






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This Robot Can Crack Any Master Lock

What, you may ask, are these three hotties and that one guy doing holding what looks like a logic board? That would be the LockCracker, a robot designed to ensure no gym locker can stand in its way, and helping advance the arrival of our robot overlords just that little step closer.

Designed and built by Jessica Bethune, Aiswary Kolisetty, Jessica Noglows, and Rob Sobecki at The Olin College of Engineering, or Team JARJ as they call themselves, the LockCracker is pretty ingenious. Designed around Master Locks, the user inputs what they know of the combination into the computer, clicks the mouse, and the LockCracker takes care of the rest, physically running every possible combination if necessary to open the lock. As a nice bonus, it displays the combination to the user, so you don’t have to use the LockCracker twice.

It’s actually a pretty ingenious project, and believe it or not, it was done for class. They had to custom-engineer a mechanical system, design an electrical system around it, and code the software in C and Python.

No word on what the team will do next, or if the LockCracker has any future beyond a resume line, but we hope it enters production, if for no other reason than we’d really like to get our gym bag back. Check out their website for the project, and full details on how they built it, at the LockCracker official site.

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An executive women 3d model sits on an office chair, its a detailed model complete with the clothes, glasses, necklace and also cellular phone. Available free to download in 3ds format under creative common license.

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Off Topic - Japan: Sad Events - Learn Something about Japan

"JAPAN: Samurai, Geisha and Technology" Now the magnificent beauty of Japan is available on your TV or PC. This DVD includes amazing videos of Japan, a unique, intriguing country, which has incredible cities, castles, landscapes and hot springs. The videos are indexed so you can plan your tour.

Spectacular DVD videos - You'll see the breathtaking scenery of Mount Fuji and Miya-jima. Explore Japan’s best castles, ski resorts, relaxing hot springs, beautiful gardens, and its unique culture – a land of kimonos, the tea ceremony, sushi, cherry blossoms, elegant Geisha and powerful Samurai. Shop in Ginza; see Tokyo’s exciting nightlife, exquisite temples in Kyoto and Kamakura, Nikko’s shrines, plus wildlife such as "Snow Monkeys". Climb Mount Fuji and join in Japanese weddings and festivals.

Japan – A Unique Blend of the Past and Future – You’ll see how Japan has developed the world’s best automobiles and consumer electronics and why it’s the ideal travel site for Americans.

Incredible Travel Planner - See the videos and then plan your trip to one of the world’s safest countries.

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Signal Studios Announce Toy Soldiers: Cold War

Toy Soliders was a huge hit on Xbox Live Arcade last year, and just after one year from the intiial games' release, they've revealed a sequel -- Toy Soldiers: Cold War.

As the name states, the game is now not set in World War 1, but a more modern era of the 1980's. Now you'll be piloting a variety of aircrafts, helicopters while taking on the USSR. You'll also be able to play through the entire game in the new cooperative mode!

The game will be shown at the Xbox LIVE Booth, number 850 at PAX east this year, so check it out.

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UFO Online: X-Com In Your Browser?

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Morning, netlings. Take a look at this- it’s a recently announced game from German publisher Gamigo called UFO Online: Fight For Earth, it’s obviously X-Com inspired and it’ll play straight out of your browser using Unity. Full press release and a brief trailer after the jump, but this looks to me like it might be neat, offering hot PvE and PvP turn-based action, slathered in a sauce of persistent base management that you can check during your lunch break? Yes please! Also, I should probably eat breakfast./> (more…)

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Gameplay revealed in Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon trailer

Everyone now has a chance to see Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon in action, thanks to this gampeplay reveal trailer just released for the game.

It’s in development at High Moon Studios, makers of the last Transformers game and it will feature an original prologue storyline leading up to the upcoming Michael Bay film. For those who didn’t play the original, it was surprisingly successful, securing decent sales and some critical acclaim, despite being a movie tie-in which usually aren’t up to scratch.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon is scheduled to launch on PS3 and Xbox 360, with Behaviour Interactive developing alternative versions on Nintendo Wii, DS and 3DS.

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15+ free Windows apps to help you tackle Thanksgiving tech support

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The holiday season has always been a time for gathering -- but in recent years, it's also been a time when family and friends come bearing gifts of computer troubles. Their computer friends -- people like the Download Squad team and you, our readers -- get asked to do everything from installing RAM upgrades to the annual computer tune-up. We're happy to oblige, of course, because there's a decent chance someone will pay us in beer or baked goods. Cash is welcome too, but never seems to be offered quite as readily.



To make your holiday tech duties a bit easier, I've put together a list of some of my favorite troubleshooting apps for Windows.

Where download links for the files aren't on the application's main page, I've included a link to the appropriate download page. I've provided a handful of FileHippo links as well -- they're an excellent mirror site and they don't surround download links in advertisements or "recommendations."

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Apple iPad 2 arrives, disappoints

The iPad 2 is here! And a little disappointing…

As expected, Apple unveiled the iPad 2 today at a press event in San Francisco. The new tablet is actually called the iPad 2 in order to keep things simple, and Steve Jobs was able to present the device to the waiting world despite officially being on medical leave from the company. I’m guessing he didn’t trust anyone else to reveal the latest addition to his burgeoning family.

Steve Jobs has unveiled the iPad 2, and it’s fair to say that while it’s better than the original, it represents a 1.5 update more than anything truly groundbreaking.

The iPad 2 is 33 percent thinner (8.8mm) and 15 percent lighter (1.3 pounds) than the original, both of which are reportedly noticeable. The iPad 2 features Apple’s new dual-core A5 processor, which makes using it faster and smoother. The iPad 2 also boasts two cameras, one front, one back, allowing for FaceTime and HD video capture. And all this delivered with the same (up to) 10-hour battery life.

Which is all well and good, clearly. However, it’s not enough for me personally. After another whole year of working on its tablet hardware I thought Apple would deliver more than this. Which suggests, to me at least, that the iPad 3 is going to be the true successor to the original iPad, and less than a year away from release.

Let me make it clear what I’m saying here: When considered on its own merits the iPad 2 is a magnificent product and one hell of an achievement. It’s also the best mainstream media tablet money can buy right now. But it has to be considered next to the original iPad, and as a product that Apple has been working on for at least 12 months. And on that score it’s a disappointment.

If you already own an iPad then I wouldn’t recommend upgrading unless you have plenty of disposable income and a need to always own what’s new and shiny. However, for those who haven’t yet bought an iPad and don’t/can’t wait for the iPad 3, the iPad 2 is a sound investment.

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GDC 2011 Confirms Record Attendance, Highlights, GDC 2012 Dates

Organizers of the Game Developers Conference, the world's largest and longest running event serving professionals dedicated to the art and science of making games, hosted a record 19,000 game industry professionals attending San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center for the 25th edition of the conference. The weeklong anniversary event offered more than 450 lectures, panels, summits, tutorials and roundtable discussions across a full five days of content, with GDC references 'trending' on Twitter in San Francisco. ...

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There's certainly no rest for the indecisive in Dragon Age II - the weighty, high-fantasy hijinks will give you enough virtual crises of conscience to keep you pondering multiple dialogue paths for several hours after you've finished playing.

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Kinect Hacks: Ambient music within arms' reach

We've already seen the Kinect's proficiency for aiding in the creation of pulsating dubstep tracks -- today, we learned it's also capable of forming slightly more soothing soundscapes. Check out the video below to see Adriano Clemente go on a noisequest using a clever Kinect and Wiimote hack.

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Samsung HDD manages 1TB per platter, areal-density enthusiasts rejoice

Solid state drives are the geek storage of choice, what with their quiet nature, blazing fast speed, and stunning good looks. However, the limited capacity and sky-high price of SSDs keeps many of us buying traditional disk-based storage solutions -- which is just fine considering Samsung keeps finding ways to fit more bits and bytes on every drive. Last year, Sammy's EcoGreen F4EG squeezed 2TB onto a 3-platter drive (or 667GB per platter), and now the company's primed to release a new series of Spinpoint drives with even greater areal density at a time and price that remains TBD. Whenever they do get here, the new HDDs promise to deliver 1TB per platter spinning at 5,400RPM -- meaning 4TB desktop drives and a terabyte of storage in standard-sized laptop HDDs. The 3.5-inch version packs a 32MB cache and SATA 6Gbps compatibility, while the 2.5-inch variety has an 8MB cache and a 3 Gb/s SATA interface. Knowing all that, only one question remains: could areal-density enthusiasts be the new pixel-density enthusiasts?

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Lenovo introduces ThinkPad X220 12.5 inch notebook and convertible tablet

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Lenovo is launching two new new laptops as part of its ThinkPad X Series line. The new ThinkPad X220 laptop features a 12.5 inch display and Intel Core i-series processor. Lenovo will also offer an X220 convertible tablet style notebook with similar specs.

These are just two of the latest 12.5 inch notebooks from Lenovo. The company seems to have decided that notebooks with 12.5 inch displays hit the sweet spot between netbooks and full sized computers, offering portability but room for full-sized keyboards and high resolution displays. The recently launched Lenovo IdeaPad U260 and ThinkPad E220s both have 12.5 inch screens.

The new ThinkPad X220 computers will be available with Core i3, Core i5, or Core i7 processors, which Lenovo says makes the X220 much more powerful than a typical low power ultraportable. But the company is also emphasizing the X220′s long battery life.

Lenovo says the ThinkPad X220 laptop will ship standard with a 6 cell battery that provides up to 9 hours of run time. Upgrade to a 9 cell battery and you should get 15 hours. There’s also an external battery option which provides up to 24 hours of run time.

The X220 tablet comes standard with a 4 cell battery, but it will also be able to use a 9 cell battery. The convertible tablet gets up to 16 hours of run time with a 6 cell battery and the external battery pack. This model will have a starting price of $1199.

The laptop has a 12.5 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel displays. An optional IPS screen with wide viewing angles is also available. It supports up to 8GB of DDR3 memory and have 3 USB 2.0 ports (including one always on port). There’s also an option for a USB 3.0 port. The laptop has VGA ports, display ports, SD card slots, and 54mm Express Card slots. There’s also a 720p HD webcam.

The ThinkPad X220 laptop comes with 802.11n WiFi and optional WiMAX and 3G modems. Hard drive and SSD options are available.

The laptop weighs about 3 pounds and should be available in April for $899 and up.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X220 tablet also supports a range of Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 processors. This model comes standard with a 12.5 inch IPS display, although Gorilla Glass and Infinity Glass options are available.

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Avoid Tech With the Aid of an App

Despite being tech bloggers, we're all about unplugging for a while, and setting aside time to be tech-free. Reboot, a Jewish non-profit organization, also wants you to find time to unplug, specifically in honor of the sabbath. The group has created both a mobile app and Web app called 'Sabbath Manifesto,' which helps to remind you to disconnect, and allows you to tell others about your plans to go offline. Though Reboot has its roots in Jewish tradition, the group wants people of all beliefs to join in the second annual National Day of Unplugging, which begins at sundown on March 4th. During the following 25 hours, Reboot encourages users to observe 10 principles, the first and most obvious being "Avoid technology." But the list goes further, encouraging participants to "connect with loved ones," "get outside" and "give back."



Reboot is aware of the strangeness of using an app to help you disconnect. A spokesperson told the New York Times, "[We] fully get the irony of using a high-tech app to announce a low-tech day. But really, what better way to tell your followers that you won't be tweeting on the weekend." Besides having the ability to get reminders and share your intention to unplug through various social networks, you can also use 'Sabbath Manifesto' to draft, well, a manifesto, explaining why you'll be shunning the Web for 24 hours. The app is available for Android and BlackBerry currently, and an iPhone version is awaiting approval from Apple.

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