ICBC wants to begin testing new technologies that might drastically bring down crash rates and injuries. Road Safety Manager Sonny Senghera says ICBC would like to use taxis to test collision avoidance technology, allowing the car to react ahead of the driver. "When you pair that up with GPS in which that technology is actually reporting back to … [Read more...]
“Hong Kong Phooey,” “Marvin” Test Footage
December 29, 2012 by
Years ago, Warner Bros. Pictures attempted a live-action/CG-animated combination adaptation of the Looney Tunes cartoon "Marvin the Martian." Not long after that, Alcon Entertainment attempted the same, but with the classic Hanna-Barbera 1970's animated series "Hong Kong Phooey." Eddie Murphy was slated to voice the character. Both projects have … [Read more...]
Claflin, Redmayne Test For “Spider-Man 2”
November 20, 2012 by
Four more names are under consideration for the role of Harry Osborn in Marc Webb's upcoming "The Amazing Spider-Man" sequel at Sony Pictures. Douglas Booth ("LOL," "Great Expectations"), Sam Claflin ("Snow White and the Huntsman," "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"), Boyd Holbrook ("Hatfields & McCoys," "The Host") and Eddie Redmayne ("Les … [Read more...]
Pair of byelections a test for government
March 23, 2012 by
The provincial government finally announced two long-awaited byelections Thursday for the under-fire Liberal strongholds of Chilliwack-Hope and Port Moody-Coquitlam. The byelections provide the first opportunity for opposition parties to test the most recent Ipsos-Reid polling results, which suggest the NDP has 44 per cent of the popular vote, … [Read more...]
Fox Has Shot “Deadpool” Test Footage?
January 14, 2012 by
Comic writers Rob Liefeld and Scott Lobdell showed up at the Arizona Comic Con last weekend and according to Bleeding Cool they dropped a surprising bit of news about Fox's proposed R-rated X-Men spinoff comic book adaptation "Deadpool". “They’ve got a great director on the movie, they’ve got a great script. I may or may have not seen some sort of … [Read more...]
BC’s Chief Electoral officer wants to test online voting.
November 21, 2011 by
BC's Chief Electoral Officer says it's time to experiment with online voting, even though the technology is not yet perfect. In a report to the legislature, Doctor Keith Archer asks for a change to the elections act to allow pilot projects using online voting such as in a byelection. But Archer says the technology must be … [Read more...]
Electric DeLorean DMC-12 prototype goes round and round (and round) in test drive video
October 27, 2011 by
It's already clear that you're selling everything you own in an effort to purchase a 2013 DeLorean DMC-12 EV (and in turn, apply for a home tax deduction when you begin to live out of it), but what hasn't been clear is exactly how it'd perform on the wide open road. Truthfully, we still aren't entirely certain of that, but thanks to a raucous new … [Read more...]
