Slated to release the same week as the movie is G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, the video game, for all major consoles.
This third-person shooter has an exclusive storyline that picks up where the film leaves off. With 20 levels of game play, three character classifications, (Commando: Does well at close range, Heavy: Possesses extraordinary shooting skills, but does it best from a distance, and Combat Soldier: Balanced between the two) and 16 playable characters to choose from. At certain stages in the game players can board drivable Cobra and G.I. Joe vehicles designed for two-player co-op mode. A total of 75 intelligence cards are scattered throughout the game; once collected they can be used to unlock characters, missions, and four PSAs
The Nintendo DS key features are: Create your own G.I Joe battles vs. Cobra via Wi-Fi. Choose from six Joe characters and five Cobra. The game promises twenty plus missions on this unique shooter for the DS.
We got to do a little hands on with G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra and it was an easy pick up. At first it seemed like a new rendition of Commando 2. The control scheme is simple, making the game fun for the casual gamer. The graphics didn't blow us out of the water, but the co-op play makes up for it, especially with power-ups like the accelerator power suit, which allows the player to become invincible and have increased firepower for a short period. During this mode you hear that nostalgic G.I. Joe theme music that just takes you back--if you go that far back.
The one complaint not only with this particular game but all movie games is that they all have a short shelf life. Due to this, we think this game would be great as downloadable content (DLC), Like the Watchman video game. G.I. Joe is priced at $49.99 for the Wii, Xbox 360, and the PlayStation3, $39.99 for the PSP, and $29.99 for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS. All games will include a Hasbro action figure from the toy line. The Watchmen game is $29.99 for the new combo of the two episodic parts. "Now you know, and knowing is half the battle. Yo Joe!"
Has there ever been a movie-to-video-game title that would stand alone without the movie?
The Cobra BT 200 is a bit of a blunt instrument, but sometimes that's just what you need.
(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET)The Cobra BT 200 is a heavy-duty Bluetooth handset that features a fairly limited list of features. It connects to your phone to make calls, and that's about it. During our time with the BT 200, we encountered a few inconveniences, such no automatic contact-list importing and an unintuitive interface for advanced features like inputting numbers into the phone book.
However, when you're using a device in an outdoor environment, sometimes the strongest feature can be rugged simplicity, which the BT 200 has in spades. With its water, UV, dust, and everything else-proof design, the BT200 can take a beating from Mother Nature without blinking. That way you can keep your precious iPhone dry while you make calls from the wild.
Check out our full review of the Cobra BT 200 heavy-duty Bluetooth handset.
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Cobra comes up with a new concept for radar detectors--GPS that warns you of existing driving hazards. Along with its 15-band detection, Cobra's XRS 9960G correlates your current location with a database of known red-light and speed cameras, as well as potentially hazardous driving areas. In our testing, we found the system works perfectly, although its alerts come a little too frequently, especially in an urban area like San Francisco, which has plenty of red-light cameras.
Cobra XRS 9960G (click to enlarge)
My first radar detector only had a row of green and red lights and beeped when you got close to being nailed by a radar gun--awfully quaint in comparison to all that Cobra's 2009 radar devices can do. There are six new units in the line priced from $59.95 to $339.95, but the flagship models have all the new fun-fun features.
The XRS 9960G (pictured) and the XRS R10G can be used right out of the box with a GPS locator the size of a thumbdrive that plugs into a USB port on the side of the units (a feature carried over from current flagship, the R9G). This lets you receive alerts about speed and red-light cameras from Cobra's database, including what direction the alert is coming from and a picture-in-picture view of simultaneous GPS and radar/laser alerts. You can also add in up to 1,000 location-based alerts of your own and program in speed alerts to keep your speed in check.
Both also feature OLED screen (1 inch for the R10G, 1.5 inches for the 9960G), Cobra's Super-Xtreme Range Superheterodyne (S-XRS) technology to pick up on the fastest laser and radar guns, and 15-Band detection.
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You've got to wonder what Burt Reynolds would think about a Bluetooth CB radio if he were still around. Oh, that's right--he is still around. Well, we're sure that old Smokey would have welcomed the new-fangled technology because he could have used it to rally other cars for the chase scenes.
Cobra Electronics has brought the iconic CB into the 21st century with a radio that can receive mobile phone calls and includes a noise-canceling microphone to boot. It's even safer to operate, at least theoretically, because it has controls that can indicate the dial's position without requiring the driver to take his eyes off the road, according to Slippery Brick. But even with all these innovations, we somehow suspect they'll draw the line at a GPS breathalyzer. Over.
Automotive-design legend Carroll Shelby is putting his own 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Supersnake up on the auction block, Gizmag has noticed.
The twin-supercharged beast will be auctioned at the 36th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in Scottsdale, Ariz., this January. Shelby has said this is the fastest street-legal Ford he has ever owned, and it was once referred to by Road & Track as "the Cobra to End All Cobras," according to Barrett-Jackson.
Serial number CSX3015 has a 427 twin Paxton supercharged V8 engine (800 hp) with a 3-speed automatic transmission. It was upgraded by Shelby himself from one of 19 production competition Cobras.
CSX3000 and CXS7000 continuation cars normally sell for a huge premium over replicas because they hold vintage VIN number tags from original cars that were never built. For this reason, they are not considered replicas by the Shelby American Automobile Club: SAAC values them as "genuine Shelby American Cobras," though not originals.
This CSX in particular, though, will fetch top dollar. As Cobra fans know, this is the only one left of its kind. The other "Supersnake," serial number CSX3303 owned by Bill Cosby, was destroyed in an accident. To give you an idea of "top dollar," the CSX2136 1963 Cobra 289 Le Mans went for $1.6 million at auction in March, according to Sports Car Market.
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