(TrendHunter.com) The much anticipated fourth installment of Grand Theft Auto, due out 29th April, features non-other than fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld.
The larger than life fashion guru features as part of the game’s soundtrack, where he plays as one of the radio DJs at K109 The Studio station.
Catwalk Queen repor…
(TrendHunter.com) Is existing antivirus software not cutting it? A new, physical method called “Hi Volt Antivirus” plans on using electricity to protect your computer. OK, not really but, let’s not burst anyone’s bubble. This guy created a rotating electrode and decided to take a pic as it hums around his laptop and …
(TrendHunter.com) Crayon Physics Deluxe is an interactive tablet game that will rock your world (you MUST watch this video). The objective is to deliver a ball to a star, which you can do by crayon drawing your solution: a slide, a pully, a staircase, a car… etc. Whatever solution you dream up, the game will anim…
(TrendHunter.com) Lenovo has unveiled the new gorgeous Ideapad U8 at Intel’s IDF in Shanghai.
The sexy MID (Mobile Internet Device) utilizes Intel’s newest Atom processor and features a 4.8-inch touchscreen display and an optical mouse for one-handed operation while surfing the web over EDGE or 3G data.
(TrendHunter.com) The hottest trend in ads right now is advergaming; basically building your brand in the gaming sphere. There’s the good the bad and the downright ugly in this field, but notable examples, including the brilliant PlayStation-based BK Games from last year, raise sales, cash and awareness in the noto…
(TrendHunter.com) The Wii Remote now has a new application in the real world. The U.S. Military is experimenting with using the Wiimote to control a bomb-defusing robot. The idea is that this new method will make bomb disposal safer.
Sure wish I could get a chance to play with it…although I’d probably get hurt.
(TrendHunter.com) A big problem with current UMPCs is the limited screen size that hurdles multi-tasking or prolonged usage. Inspired by the folding fan of the east, F@N is a concept of a powerful UMPC that looks like a normal one screen device but actually has a hidden keyboard and two other screens that can easily…
(TrendHunter.com) INFO Live is a bracelet PC concept that merges smartphone, a mobile device and a PC into a pretty, fashionable accessory. INFO Live is one of the concepts that emerged from the 2008 Next-Gen PC Design Competition that ended in February. Right now this is just a pretty bracelet. Gearfuse says, “Use …
(TrendHunter.com) Have you ever wondered why our keyboards our organized the way they are? It’s called QWERTY – the 6 letters run across the top of modern-day keyboards. It goes back to when typewriters were first produced. Original keyboards were arranged in alphabetical order but, due to the use of actual keys, the…
(TrendHunter.com) The much anticipated Top Spin 3 by 2K Sports which will be released on May 20, 2008 features the likenesses of tennis superstars Roger Federer, James Blake, Maria Sharapova and Andy Roddick and promises a more realistic tennis experience.
Three other iconic tennis players: Boris Becker, Bjorn Borg …
(TrendHunter.com) As GPS navigation devises come, this one is pretty stacked with special features. The navigation is in 3-D maps which are rendered on a photo-realistic 4.8-inch 800×400 screen resolution. In addition, the gadget has a three axis sensor that provides stable use of navigation and speed in searching fo…
Take-Two board rejects EA bid
“Grand Theft Auto” publisher Take-Two Interactive told its shareholders Wednesday to reject a $2 billion buyout bid from rival video game company Electronic Arts, saying it’s not enough.
But in the same breath the company said it will explore alternatives, even combining with EA or other third parties, to maximize its value for shareholders. But it wants to wait until after April 29, when “Grand Theft Auto IV,” the latest in the blockbuster series, hits store shelves. The game is by far Take-Two’s most popular and one of the best-selling franchises in the industry.
The $26-per-share bid turned hostile March 13 when EA took the offer directly to shareholders. Take-Two’s board had asked for 10 business days to mull over the decision and that time ran out Wednesday.
Take-Two took several steps to prevent EA from going through with a hostile takeover. It adopted a 180-day shareholders’ rights agreement, also known as a “poison pill.” It kicks in if an outsider acquires 20 percent of Take-Two’s shares or if an existing shareholder who already owns this much buys another 2 percent.
Chairman Strauss Zelnick said the rights agreement “will not, and is not intended to, prevent a takeover of the company on terms that are fair to and in the best interests of all stockholders.”
Take-Two also moved back its upcoming annual shareholder meeting to April 17 from April 10 and amended its bylaws to give shareholders more time to nominate board members.
A representative for Redwood City, Calif.-based Electronic Arts Inc. could not immediately be reached for comment.
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.’s shares have briefly climbed above $26 in recent weeks, but analysts are not expecting the offer to go much higher. The company said it has received other “indications of interest” since EA’s offer became public last month, but there haven’t been any “substantive discussions.”
Take-Two said it is willing to start preliminary talks, including with EA, before April 29 under confidentiality agreements.
(TrendHunter.com) Our young women don’t have enough to worry about it seems. A Web site in England is causing a stir, upsetting many parents and others.
MissBimbo.com is a “game” of fashion and hairstyles, and it also offers breast enlargements and diet pills. The site lets users to create a character using credit …
(TrendHunter.com) Imagine a crowd sitting in a cinema moving their bodies from side to side to control a car projected in the screen. Just like a gigantic maneuver or a “collective human joystick”.
This is AudienceGames created by Brand Experience Lab, last summer. After two completely successful pilots with Volvo a…
(TrendHunter.com) Apple’s motion-based hardware is opening the door for innovative and creative controls that promise more fun realistic gaming.
Honda is working on an interactive game Honda Motorcycles that utilizes Sudden Motion Sensor (SMS) techonology with Apple’s motion-based hardware – and a data-protection s…
(TrendHunter.com) The geek side of me giggled in recognition of the TARDIS time machine from the British pop culture science fiction series Doctor Who.
This TARDIS MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Manipulator) replica is equipped with retro gaming sets and computers complete with arcade-style controls which were desig…
(TrendHunter.com) This has got to be the ultimate geek dream! If not, it is high on the list.
This personal flight simulator has a “built-in custom PC [that] gives you the feeling of flying as it displays virtual skies on the trio of 22-inch LCD monitors in front of the seat – creating a 66-inch panoramic viewâ€â€¦
(TrendHunter.com) These beautifully pimped out guitars were inspired by the popular video games Guitar Hero and Rock Band. The limited edition guitars which were put out by ArtGuitar were hand-painted with familiar images of famous rock icons.
There is one guitar featuring the familiar heavily made up faces of memb…
(TrendHunter.com) At Trend Hunter, we said that we’ve become bored with bling, but here’s an exception. Some dude pimped out their Wii console with some fancy looking Swarovski crystal designs. To me it is a bit counter intuitive maybe because, in a small minded way, I tend to look at hard core gamers as sweaty youn…
(TrendHunter.com) Grand Theft Auto IV has come up with a really creative campaign to market their latest game. GTA hired counterculture artists to create elaborate graffiti wall murals all around New York City.
The images are scattered from China Town to Harlem, so those in the NYC area can head down and check it o…
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