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Wrightspeed SR-71 electric car will do 0-60 in 2.5 seconds
Remember when the Wrightspeed X1 electric car beat both a Ferrari 360 Spyder and Porsche Carrera GT off the line? Well, ex-Cisco and DEC engineer Ian Wright is back with his SR-71 that he says will do 0-60 in a brain-numbing 2.5 seconds. The new electric speed dart should show up in about 18 months and could even get a street-legal version in 36 months. That's a long time to wait, sure, but a faster-than-Bugatti EV at a fraction of the cost could just be worth it.
Ian Wright promotes Mario Strikers: Charged
English soccer football star Ian Wright (the guy on the left) has been recruited by Nintendo to advertise Mario Strikers: Charged in the UK. Embedded past the post break is the first television spot for the game, where we're introduced to the darker side of online play against random strangers: losing to a superstar. Not only that, but losing to a superstar who made himself known in the sport you're playing, even if it is a deformed variation of.
Wiis sold out across the UK on day one
Wiimania has hit the United Kingdom in full force, with the console selling out on its first day of sales -- 50,000 units in 12 hours. However, many of the pre-orders could not be fulfilled as there were predictable shortages, with some opting to take refunds instead of waiting until January for subsequent shipments. Predictably, many of the Wiis ended up on eBay, and according to the BBC, have hit high closing bids of £500 (nearly $1000), compared to the retail price of £180 ($350). Still, as seen in Wii UK's YouTube vid (see continued) buyers seemed to be in high spirits at the Wii main launch event at the Oxford Street HMV retailer in London, where crowds were regaled as former English footballer Ian Wright (left) took on boxing champion Ricky Hatton (right) in a quick bout at Wii Boxing. (Wright was victorious, if you must know). Let's just hope that our British friends are a little more dignified when it comes to waiting for consumer electronics than we are.[Via HipHopSix]Read - The Times (photo courtesy)Read - BBCRead - Reuters
