Have any of you ever wanted a car that can both drive itself on land…AND swim underwater. That dream may just come true because Rinspeed, a specialist car manufacturer has created a concept car that can actually, drive on land, float on water, and swim under water! The model is called the “sQuba” and no it doesn’t have anything to do with “Q’ from the James Bond movies. The car tops out at 77 miles per hour on land, but then slows down to 3 miles pe hour on the surface of the water, then to 1.8 miles per hour when its actually in water. So although this may seem like its a bit slow….its a submersible car! The car, made out of ultra-light weight materials travels like a submarine and not like the military vehicles that can supposedly travel in water. To bring the car into existence, it cost about $1.5 million. the concept is set to premier at the Geneva Auto Show in March. The car will supposedly be cheaper than a Rolls-Royce, which cost about $400,000 for a 2008 model. Rinspeed has even shown the world a preview of the car in their Bond-like video shown below.

Are you looking for that next-gen LCD TV? Well now you may have a chance to win one from a site that is pretty well known, Yahoo.com. The rules are really simple. All you have to do is post a comment on the contest page. However, you will need a Yahoo account in order to do so. The page can be accessed here. Now you may be wondering what you will win. Thanks to the wonderful people at Yahoo, they have even made a list!

What do you win?

• 1 year of Old Spice products (12 body washes, 12 deodorants, 12 body sprays)

• Official Xbox Racing Wheel

• Official Xbox Arcade Stick

• Xbox 360 System Transport Backpack

• 1 32-inch LCD TV from Dynex

“One winner, which we’ll select at random on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 10am PST, gets all the loot!”

Good luck to all the Yahoo participators!

The next-gen console wars have been going on since the Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PS3, and the Nintendo Wii were released. Now, the wars seem to be coming to a close. New sales reports show that the Nintendo Wii, the user friendly and motion sensitive console, is pulling away from the pack at an alarming rate. According to a market research company, iSuppli, the number of Wii game consoles at the end of the year 2008, will displace the number of systems that Microsoft has been able to put out since they released the Xbox 360. The projected numbers put the Wii at 30.2 million units and the Xbox 360 at a projected 25.7 million units. This means that almost 6 million more Wii’s will be sold, in comparison to the 360. Lagging behind these two top-notch consoles is the PS3. Not to say that the PS3 doesn’t have superior graphics and what not, but it doesn’t have the marketing capability, placing the number of units projected to be sold at 10.2 million.

Scientists have just recently found a solar system similar to ours about 5000 light years away. For those of you who dont know how far away that is. Think about this: One light year is 5865696000000 miles away. That means that if you travel at 75 mph, you will reach there in about 8928 thousand years to get there. However, thats not the important part because this new solar system that scientists have discovered has room for planet types that we are similar to. These planets include large planets in the outer region, such as Jupiter and Saturn, and smaller planets in the inner region such as our Earth and good old Mars. This presents a new opportunity for enthusiasts for other intelligent life in the universe. The planets are said to be orbiting a red star, about half the size of our sun.

Valentines day is something that never seems to be a holiday of danger. The thought of opening an e-card from someone on valentines day never before posed a threat. However, be warned of a new threat! While that day never was threatened, your email inbox’s may be the targets of a new virus. Some call it the Valentine Bug, but the FBI calls it the “Storm Worm Virus.” An e-card that seems like a normal e-card that someone would send to you on valentines day may contain a “trojan horse” virus that will eventually hijack your computer. This virus is not new because it has been seen in various other holidays before, now making Valentines day its next target. The virus infects itself as a botnet, meaning that it can communicate with other computers on the internet and send your computer spam, other viruses, and other junk. Not to be alarmed though because here are some tips on how to protect yourself in these times of worm perils.

1. Never open any email that you dont know the sender of.

2. Do not click on any links (in the email *IF you open it*) that look suspicious.

3. Always have an anti-virus program running on your computer. (If you are in need of a free program, use AVG Free at download.com)
4. Finally…NEVER download .exe (executable programs) files.

I hope that this post has given you more insight into what you should do to prevent viruses from penetrating your security system. Also, here are some file extensions (credit: alphalex.com) that you should never download: