Next level input in modern devices?

I remember when I saw Sony Ericsson's P900 (a long time ago) with a touch screen and a stylus for navigation. I thought that was the next level. But then came phones with capacitative touch screens for smooth touch input and gyro sensors for movement control and front facing cameras for gesture control. 

And after watching this now, I wonder when can the next level really be it. 

Movies on My Watchlist

Hangover 2

Pirate of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides

Fast 5

Kung Fu Panda 2

Cars 2

X-Men First Class

Thor

Source Code

Green Lantern

Transformers Dark of Moon

Cowboys & Aliens

Here comes the new COD (Modern Warfare 3)

Remember the time when Call of Duty came out back in 2003 with sizzling graphics and a compelling storyline, forcing us to forget Medal of Honor and Counter Strike. So many years have passed since then and have had the privilege of playing the back to back award winning games under this franchise.  

MW3 will be 8th installment of COD and 3rd of the Modern Warfare series releasing in last quarter of 2011. It is important to note here that the first Modern Warfare game in 2004 won Game of the year awards from Academy, Bafta, Spike and Sattelite and tonz of awards from gaming magazines and websites like GameSpot, IGN, GameCritics etc. Having watched the teaser, I am pretty sure MW3 will also rock the award parties.

Also, do watch this reveal live action trailer

Pixar's Movies

In 2011, Pixar Animation Studios is celebrating 25years of animation.

The Infamous lamp (Pixar's studio lot in Emeryville, California)

If you are one of the very few unaware people, its the company behind (almost) every block buster animated movie. In fact, every single one of their animated feature is a masterpiece and thats why they have won a plethora of awards, including 26 Oscars and 7 Golden Globes. Noted here are all of Pixar's animated feature films with some level of detail.

Toy Story (1995)
Academy Award for Special Achievement
Grossed 362m against 30m Budget
Rotten Tomatoes: 100%,  IMDB: 8.2,  Meta Critics: 92

A Bug's Life (1998)
Grossed 363m against 60m Budget
Rotten Tomatoes: 91%,  IMDB: 7.3,  Meta Critics: 77

Toy Story 2 (1999)
Grossed 485m against 90m Budget
Rotten Tomatoes: 100%,  IMDB: 8,  Meta Critics: 88

Monsters Inc. (2001)
Academy Award for Best Original Song
Grossed 525m against 115m Budget
Rotten Tomatoes: 95%,  IMDB: 8,  Meta Critics: 78

Finding Nemo (2003)
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
Grossed 868m against 94m Budget
Rotten Tomatoes: 98%,  IMDB: 8.2,  Meta Critics: 89

The Incredibles (2004)
Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature
& Best Sound Editting
Grossed 631m against 92m Budget
Rotten Tomatoes: 97%,  IMDB: 8.1,  Meta Critics: 90

Cars (2006)
Grossed 462m against 120m Budget
Rotten Tomatoes: 74%,  IMDB: 7.5,  Meta Critics: 73

Ratatouille (2007)
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
Grossed 621m against 150m Budget
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%,  IMDB: 8.1,  Meta Critics: 96

WALL-E (2008)
Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature
Grossed 521m against 180m Budget
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%,  IMDB: 8.5,  Meta Critics: 94

Up (2009)
Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature
& Best Original Score
Grossed 731b against 175m Budget
Rotten Tomatoes: 98%,  IMDB: 8.4,  Meta Critics: 88

Toy Story 3 (2010)
Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature
& Best Original Song
Grossed 1b against 200m Budget
Rotten Tomatoes: 99%,  IMDB: 8.8,  Meta Critics: 92

 Pixar has following 3 upcoming releases announced:

• Cars 2 in 2011 June
• Brave in 2012 release, featuring a female lead character (first time by Pixar) 
• Monsters University in 2013

Cars 2 (2011)

Obama's limo is not invincible after all

This happened during Obama's visit to Dublin on 23rd May 2011. 

I am pretty sure the metal-hit-metal bam scared the heck out of not just the people inside the vehicle but crowd present in the vicinity too. Bytheway, this vehicle is referred to as THE BEAST (find its details here). Below is the picture of a secret service personal CLEANING the vehicle just before the incident. I never knew this is part of their Job Description.

Mercedes Concept A Class

I was rather thrilled to see this Concept model on Merc's website today and felt like sharing it here. Get the taste of its teaser introductory video before having a look at the pictures below.

Check out more details on its very own website and on TopGear.com.

Mercedes SLK 2011 - The New Roadster

I was too anxious to see how it looked like because I've been looking at how their design has changed over the years. My interest in SLK formed when I coincidently won a huge poster of the 2000 SLK model in my college days. Lets take a look at 2000 model first:

Merc Benz SLK 2000

Merc Benz SLK 2000

Every year, they try their best to evolve the new model to look even better than previous one while preserving the persona of original series. Take a look at 2011 model to see for your self:

Merc Benz SLK 2011

Merc Benz SLK 2011

Merc Benz SLK 2011

The 2011 model will be available in UK from June 2011 for just around 30K pounds. Out of the three SLK series lines, the fastest is SLK-350 with 3.5Liter v6 engine thrusting up to 306bhp. It accelerates from zero to 62 in about 5.6seconds with a top speed of 155mph. More info can be found on TopGear.com and Merc's very own SLK site.