Podracing Included In the Kinect Star Wars

By Imee Celine Lenoir, on July 24th, 2011%
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According to a report there was no lack of Star Wars announcements from Comic-Con this year in San Diego, also revealing a restricted edition Star Wars themed Xbox 360, Microsoft, LucasArts and Terminal Reality as well declared the addition of a Podracing campaign for the forthcoming Kinect Star Wars.

This mode is set to comprise 9 different Podracers and about 20 different pods, counting other vehicles from the Star Wars universe.  As with the Jedi Destiny campaign, which will use motion regulators of Kinect to permit the player to exercise a Lightsaber and utilize Force powers, the Podracing will be . . . → Read More: Podracing Included In the Kinect Star Wars

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Study Proves Rear-end Crashes Could Be Prevented By Automatic Braking

By helen, on July 19th, 2011%
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The Highway Loss Data Institute reports that systems to automatically brake a vehicle if it is about to slam into the car in front at low speeds are preventing one out of four rear-end collisions.

On the other hand, the research covers only one vehicle prepared with such a system: the Volvo XC60 midsize crossover SUV.

The research of insurance claims discovered that Volvo XC60 equipped with a normal accident prevention feature named City Safety are 27% less probably to be involved in low-speed crashes than similar vehicles without the system.  The research looked . . . → Read More: Study Proves Rear-end Crashes Could Be Prevented By Automatic Braking

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