Watch the devastation unfold as hundreds of units engage the enemy on fully destructible battlefields.

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Look out HD VMD and CH-DVD — an all new Blu-ray rival has just sashayed into town, and this one means business. By way of a random DreamStream press release, Royal Digital Media has introduced its bona fide Blu-ray rival… while casually forgetting to name it. These “high-definition discs” will be able to store up to 100GB and will boast military-grade encryption that an aimless hacker will surely destroy in a week or two. According to DreamStream’s Chief Development Officer Ulf Diebel, RDM’s format “will transform perceptions of high-definition,” as it is able to “display the next generation of high-definition: 1920p.” For whatever it’s worth, this here tech is based around “inexpensive red laser technology,” and RDM is hoping to “replace traditional DVD technologies with a comprehensive, next generation HD system.” So, when can you buy into this sure-to-be-awesome format? Q1 2009, and for a price “equal” to that of traditional DVD players. Sold!

Royal Digital Media trots out 100GB-per-disc Blu-ray competitor originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The best gadgets are both simple and elegant, and they change your life in ways you don’t expect.

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The geniuses over at CLVE Computers have, somehow, and at long last, managed to make a tiny Atom-powered PC that looks just like an evil but adorable garbage can with fangs. Inside the TVBE is a single or dual core 1.6 GHz Intel Atom CPU, the option of 1GB or 2GB of RAM, a 320GB or 500GB hard drive, and an Intel GMA 950 GPU. It also boasts an impressive six USB ports — four on the bottom and two on the top — on an otherwise austere exterior. The whole package weighs in at a breathtaking 9.9 pounds, and measures 9.6-inches tall. This bodacious beast is on sale today for the “fair and affordable” price of €299 (roughly $384) in Germany, with the promise of availability in other countries “in the very near future,” which we can only hope means in time for the holidays.

Futuristic, cylindrical TVBE computer wants to rule your digital life originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Take your new Nissan 370Z, and let nothing stand in your way.

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The kids over at Photography Blog have finally got their hands on the Nikon Coolpix P6000 that became official back in August and have pronounced it “a mixed bag.” It looks good on paper at least, with a 13.5-megapixel sensor, 28mm wide angle lens and bult-in Ethernet (a first for a consumer grade camera). Unfortunately, the big ticket items like on-board GPS (for geo-tagging all those coolpix you’ll be taking) and NRW file format support (the new “RAW” image format developed by Microsoft and Nikon) are said to be poorly implemented and all but unusable. Even the much-ballyhooed LAN connectivity is limited to something called MyPictureTown. Hit the read link to catch the reviewer holding forth on a number of other salient points, including the camera’s DSLR-like hand-grip, optical viewfinder and external flash hotshoe.

Nikon Coolpix P6000 reviewed, not all that cool originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Compete with up to four players in three popular modes including death match, team arena and capture the flag.

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