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1:34PM Nick Broughall | From the outside, it looks like a regular truck: Your typical Isuzu chassis with a van on the back. If you drove past it on the road, you’d barely notice it. But when you step inside, it’s a wonderland of dials, knobs, screens and buttons – a technological nerdgasm – and it’s what makes your coverage of live sports events so entertaining. And yesterday at SMPTE09, I got to take a look inside two custom trucks built especially for Thoroughbred Racing Productions (TRP). More »
How Live HD TV Is Made: A Look Inside Sony’s Outside Broadcast Vans
1:34PM Nick Broughall | From the outside, it looks like a regular truck: Your typical Isuzu chassis with a van on the back. If you drove past it on the road, you’d barely notice it. But when you step inside, it’s a wonderland of dials, knobs, screens and buttons – a technological nerdgasm – and it’s what makes your coverage of live sports events so entertaining. And yesterday at SMPTE09, I got to take a look inside two custom trucks built especially for Thoroughbred Racing Productions (TRP). More » 
Games
Elite Racer Pro Is More Fun Than Watching Vin Diesel Act
6:20AM Jason Chen | This Elite Racer Pro setup, with a 32-inch Sony Bravia, built-in gaming PC, race seat, optional Vuzix Eye-Goggles and built-in audio and vibration effects looks much more entertaining than the latest Vin Diesel vehicle. More »
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5:00PM Nick Broughall | I typically find F1 to be as exciting as watching snails mate. However, this clip which virtually unveils the new Red Bull 2009 F1 car actually raised my right eyebrow (that’s the interesting one), especially the brief moment that you see that the driver’s control panel looks like an Xbox 360 controller from hell. More »
A Virtual Look At The New Red Bull F1 Racing Car
5:00PM Nick Broughall | I typically find F1 to be as exciting as watching snails mate. However, this clip which virtually unveils the new Red Bull 2009 F1 car actually raised my right eyebrow (that’s the interesting one), especially the brief moment that you see that the driver’s control panel looks like an Xbox 360 controller from hell. More »
Games
SimCraft Apex Racing Simulator Offers Vomit-Covered Thrills
4:00AM Sean Fallon | We have seen racing simulators plenty of times in the past, but few can offer a vomit-inducing three degrees of freedom (roll 40°/pitch 25°/yaw 40°) like the Apex SC830. More »
Deals
Virtual GT Racing System Now 50% Off, Available for Only $US9,800
12:20AM Adam Frucci | Guys, I found a great deal for people looking for a last-minute Christmas present! The Virtual GT Racing Simulator, which usually retails for $US19,700, is on sale for a mere $9,800! How can you resist? More »
Vehicles
The Corvini C6W Six-Wheel Speedster Is Actually Being Built
3:30AM Mark Wilson | The Corvini C6W is a (crazy? brilliant?) 6-wheel Italian sports car that’s specifically not a Photoshop. More »
Software
Pocket Jockey iPhone Game Simulates Horse Racing In Most Suggestive Way Possible
3:45AM John Mahoney | Pocket Jockey simulates those carnival games where you have to propel your horse down a via any manner of hammer-bopping, ball-rolling or water gun-squirting–only here, the idea is to actually jump up and down like a horse’s gallop. A firm slap to your own hindquarters (riding crop optional) delivers an additional boost via accelerometer detection. If you still have questions on how this whole thing works, why not let two lovely and tech-savvy ladies demonstrate for you in video form. The scene is on a bed and it may involve assorted panting and gasping, but yeah, it’s probably SFW. More »
Random Stuff
The Digital Transition is Proceeding Exactly According to Plan
2:45AM Mark Wilson | Everything is fine. Just fine. [Reuters via digg and Getty Images] More »
Vehicles
Mercedes Formula Zero Envisions Eco-Friendly Green Racing in 2025
7:00AM Jack Loftus | The Formula Zero racecar, pictured above in all its conceptual glory, is the Mercedes-Benz take on racing in the year 2025. Designed by the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Centre of North America, the car aims to mash together the “the thrill of Formula One, the track dynamics of the bobsled or luge, and the grace and efficiency of yacht racing.” As you can see from the obvious sail, there’s also a great deal of wind power and energy efficiency present in the design. In 2025, racing teams are allocated a set amount of stored energy, which team and drivers must manage to win the race. Winners are determined not only by elapsed time, but also on their team’s energy efficiency factor. An outrageously detailed explainer of this futuristic racing world, complete with clear glass race tracks, lies below. More »
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