Posts

Why The Michelin Man Mascot Has White Tires Instead Of Black There’s a lot that is curious about the Michelin brand. Why is atire companyin charge of rating fine dining, for starters?Who even owns it now? And if tires are black, why is the mascot, an anthropomorphic stack of tires, bright white? His name, by the way, is Bibendum. Friends call him Bib. Today, he’s stamped on guidebooks and even lends his name to the “Bib Gourmand” category for affordable restaurants....

10 Motorcycles That Were Way Ahead Of Their Time Although some crude prototypes predate it, the 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller is widely considered to be the first mass-produced motorcycle, with about 2,000 copies built. With that model also came the first use of the portmanteau, combining “motor” and “cycle” to describe it. Despite having a twin-cylinder engine of 1500cc, its output was only 2.5 horsepower, though it demonstrated thinking far ahead of others of that era....

2025 McLaren Artura Spider First Drive: Less Roof, More Money, Still A Surprise Two years after the Artura debuted as McLaren’s entry-level hybrid supercar,a Spider version now enters the lineupfor model year 2025. Of course, McLaren developed the Artura chassis with a hardtop convertible variant in mind all along, but the later addition of the Spider simultaneously marks updates to the platform for additional performance, as well. The new Spider and coupe will both bump total output up to 690 horsepower from the combined electric and turbocharged V6 drivetrain....

In some ways, security on youriPhoneis more fraught than ever, even though Apple has done an excellent job atbuilding up its defenses. We’re bombarded with threats daily, some of them deeply insidious. Organized crime targets us with forced labor at scam centers, while other forces work to crush internal dissent and infiltrate foreign institutions. Tricks are the main tactic you’ll encounter, though, coming in the form of phishing. Phishers produce websites, emails, and text messages that are designed to look legitimate, but are really engineered to steal yourprivate data, or infect you with spyware or ransomware....

As much aswe may love revisiting horror classicslikeThe ShiningorHalloween, sometimes we just want something new. Luckily, there’s a whole host of fantastic works of horror from all across the globe waiting to be discovered. We’ve gone ahead and done the work for you by unearthing a collection of scary movies that haven’t quite attained the popularity of Hollywood’s heavy-hitters. From France to South Korea and beyond, here are nine international horror movies every film buff should know....

A Quick Guide To GM’s Ecotec3 5.3L V8 Engine: What You Need To Know Automotive engine technology has come a long way since Carl Benz put a one-cylinder 2/3 horsepower engine on thePatent Motorwagenin the late 19th century. Modern engines are cleaner-burning, highly efficient, and more powerful per unit of displacement than ever before. This is due to a combination of lighter materials, tighter sealing, and advanced testing and development processes that allow automakers to wring the most from every drop of fuel....

In VALORANT, players select various Agents with unique abilities encompassing different roles in a competitive shooter.Episode 5Act 3 will be released soon, and a new Agent named Harbor comes with it. Hailing from the coastal regions of India, Harbor is classified as a Controller Agent. Naturally, players are eager to know this Agent’s abilities and how they will work in-game. Here are all of Harbor’s abilities in VALORANT, explained. What are Harbor’s abilities in VALORANT?...

The10 minutes of gameplayshown by Eiji Aonuma marked the first time the fandom has seen anyone play The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It’s clear after that gameplay that, although the game takes place in the same setting asBreath of the Wild, the sequel will be a totally different experience. Link will be capable of many tricks that he couldn’t pull off in Breath of the Wild. New movement options in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has four new movement options that weren’t present in Breath of the Wild....

Among the seven acts of Grim Dawn, players can find a total of 47 devotion shrines. Players must restore each of the desecrated shrines to grow their devotion constellations to earn skills. We’ll cover how many shrines are in each act and where to find them. Act One Devotion Shrines In Act One there are a total of nine shrines scattered throughout Cairn. Remember that higher difficulties don’t include all of the shrines....

Players are given a loadout of guns and tools to fight Nazis inSniper Elite: Resistance, but being able to tweak your guns to be ready for any situation requires finding Weapon Workbenches around the environment. Here are all the Weapon Workbench locations in Sniper Elite: Resistance. How to Find Weapon Workbenches in Sniper Elite: Resistance Players can find Weapon Workbenches throughout the levels of the Sniper Elite: Resistance campaign. Most arebehind locked doors, underground, or within houses in plain sight....

In the world of television production, some shows come with enormous budgets, and few can rival the scale ofThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Amazon’sreported expenditure of $250 million for the rights to create this epic series, coupled with substantial episode budgets, has fueled speculation that the total cost could surpass $1 billion. Fortunately, you don’t have to empty your wallet to enjoy it. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can immerse yourself in its grandeur for free, as Amazon Prime Video is just one of the perks of an Amazon Prime membership....

Now that we are nearly a full month into 2015, how many of you have stuck to your New Year’s resolutions? If any of them are to stop playing with your iPhone so much, you are in big trouble. This week, a bunch of great apps and games launched in the App Store and we’ve got a list of some we think you’ll find hard to resist. The LEGO Movie Video Game It took me a long time to finally check out The LEGO Movie....

When Apple bought Beats by Dre for $3bn back in 2014, both companies had something to gain. Apple got entry into the lucrative, emerging fashion headphones market, while Beats got access to the brains in Apple’s tech development team. Up until 2019, that saw Apple tech find its way into Beats-designed headphones. With the Powerbeats Pro, however, Beats president Luke Wood told us that this is the first true joint project where everything - internal and external - was designed together with Apple....