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Motorola Multitouch Investment Could Herald Buttonless Smartphone

John Paczkowski in News on December 3, 2009 at 8:26 am PT

Interesting investment news from Motorola today. The company’s investment arm, Motorola Ventures, has put some money into Sensitive Object, a French start-up that has developed haptic technology that can transform most any surface into a multitouch interface.

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"Brutal Legend" Video Game Features Jack Black and Possibly the Heaviest Metal Soundtrack Ever

Steven Kurutz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 12, 2009 at 1:43 pm PT

Fantasy video games and heavy metal music seem like a perfect marriage, given that both often rely on Tolkien-esque imagery and create elaborate, male-centric alternate worlds. But while games use metal songs in their trailers, during play the soundtrack usually transitions into orchestral music. “Brutal Legend” on the other hand, a game for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 that’s being released tomorrow by Electronic Arts, is all metal, all the time.