Goodyear hopes to use concept tires to power electric cars

In the future even your electric car’s tires will help power the vehicle, at least that’s what Goodyear wants. The company unveiled its BH03 concept tire at the Geneva International Auto Show. It works by converting the heat it builds up while driving on the road through friction that builds up while in motion. While it’s parked though, a thermo-piezoelectic layer can also help collect heat. The small patches on the tire’s surface can draw heat directly from the sun, so if you’re parked outside on a hot summer’s day, this can also generate power.

Since this is still a concept though, details are a bit scarce. Plus, there is no mention yet how the electricity will make it way to the engine to power the car.

Source: Goodyear | Via: CNET

Fast and Furious DLC coming to Forza Horizon 2

The Fast and the Furious movie franchise is a billion dollar cultural phenomenon and has inspired a generation of car lovers and enthusiasts with insane vehicles in impossible stunt scenarios. The popular Forza Horizon racing simulator is getting a standalone Fast and Furious downloadable content on March 27. Furious 7, the latest installment of the franchise comes to theatres on April 3rd.

To play Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious, you do not need a copy of Forza Horizon 2. Microsoft releases the game on March 27th for Xbox One and Xbox 360 for free until April 10th after which it will cost $10 to download.

Review: Google Nexus Player

 By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Nexus Player is really a container for software, in this case, Lollipop. While some of it feels half-baked right now, I think that we can expect updates to improve the experience and add more compelling functionality in the future.

Google launched Android OS 5.0 Lollipop with three devices. The Nexus 6 phablet, the Nexus 9 tablet and the Nexus Player, which is a streaming set-top box, which runs on Android's Material Design UI.

Nexus Player, made by ASUS, is the evolution of Google TV, which was an earlier attempt at cashing in on the success of rival devices like Apple TV, ROKU and others. The device is powered by a 1.8 GHz quad-core Intel Atom processor.

Since Google launched the versatile and affordable Chromecast, which is a real game changer in the streaming devices market, it seems that Nexus Player is something of a Chromecast Plus, but is it really?

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