Xtreme!!!!!!!

Double's eleventh form appeared in Episode 32 and it is freaking epic! Just look at him. Doesn't he look awesome? IMO, he looks better than Decade's Complete Form. Anyway, this is the form that truly makes Shotaro and Philip one Kamen Rider, as their bodies and souls become one. Thus, when they de-transform, both of their bodies appear. That is so awesome. Plus his weapon, the PrismBicker, which can hold up to four GaiaMemories, has the power of four Maximum Drives. That is awesome as well.

The arc itself is awesome, and I love the song during the show called Nobody's Perfect, sung by Koji Kikkawa, who not only sung the theme to Kabuto's Movie, but portrayed Sokichi Narumi, AKA Kamen Rider Skull in Begins Night. It is said to be released in June.

Anyway, Xtreme form is here. It is the eleventh form, and it's tied up with Kuuga for most forms (Unless you count Rising Ultimate, for in that case, it's twelve). All in all, he is one of the coolest looking Final Forms for a Kamen Rider I have seen.

Veoh is Alive!

In one of my earlier posts, I said that Veoh filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Well, I have good news.

It seems that an Israeli Start-Up group called Qlipso Acquired Veoh. Here's the story I got.

April 8 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli start-up Qlipso acquired for an undisclosed sum the assets of video-delivery Web site Veoh Networks, giving the two-year-old content platform access to millions of users and an advertising revenue stream.

Qlipso’s platform allows users to invite friends to watch together sports, movies, video clips and television shows, while chatting and controlling a personal avatar. Veoh posts content from Time Warner Inc., Funimation Productions Ltd. and CBS Corp, among others.

Veoh announced in February that it was bankrupt and its assets would be sold off to repay creditors. In a blog post on Feb. 11, Chief Executive Officer Dmitry Shapiro said the company had tens of millions of users.

Qlipso’s CEO Jon Goldman, who sold his gaming company Foundation 9 Entertainment to Francisco Partners in 2006 for an undisclosed sum, says the merger may allow the new company to add a revenue stream in virtual goods that would enhance Qlipso personal avatars.

“We will not be focused just on cool videos, but on making the experience more social,” Goldman said in a phone interview. “It will be the sort of thing you do in multiplayer social worlds.”

According to Virtual Goods Industry Forecast 2010, posted by Engage Digital Media, the virtual goods market is set to grow to as much as $2 billion this year.

Link: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-08/israeli-start-up-qlipso-acquires-veoh-to-add-users-revenue.html

Plus, judging by the fact that Veoh's been open for two months (I know, I go there sometimes to watch Kamen Rider episodes), it's not dead. It's Allllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeee!!!!!

Ahem. Well, I'm glad to see that the website is still online. Now, I can continue watching videos there. Whoo-Hoo!

My Thoughts on Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

Well, it's time for another new installation in the series that just won't die. I am of course talking about Scooby-Doo! He's been around since 1969. Damn. Just damn. Well, anyway, I saw the premiere on YouTube and I have to say I was really impressed and an improvement from What's New, Scooby-Doo? I kinda liked WNSD, but it wasn't great. Anyway, let's talk about the episode.

Okay, the first thing I noticed is the animation is different. It looks like a cross breed between the original and WNSD. I have to say that it looks pretty cool. I also like how the teens are wearing the original outfits from the original series.

Anyway, about the characters themselves. For one, we actually see them going to high school, or at least we know they go to high school. Plus, I also find it interesting and cool that the voice actor for Shaggy is Matthew Lillard, who portrayed Shaggy in the live action movies in 2002 and 2004, since Casey Kasem, the original actor, had retired. Also, there also seems to be a relationship between Shaggy and Velma. Sure, there were hints in the past, but they were strictly on friendly terms. Now, their relationship is focused on greatly, and I find that cool. There is also the relationship between Fred and Daphne, thought Fred doesn't acknowledge it. Also, the voice of the sheriff in the first episode is voiced by Patrick Warburton, who voices Joe on Family Guy. What a coincidence.

Anyway, the episode itself was pretty good. Same formula as it is always. Monster shows up, clues being found, monster "caught", monster revealed, repeat. Although, the thing at the end of the episode is that Daphne was holding a gold locked shaped like a magnifying glass and a voice comes in, saying that the mystery is just beginning.

I would explain in more detail, but why do that when you can watch the episode on YouTube?







All in all, a pretty cool episode. The series is set to debut in the summer of 2010. Well, I'll end with this.

Scooby-Dooby-Doo!

My Search Story

If you have seen that Google commercial during Super Bowl XLIV, then this shouldn't be a surprise. If you don't remember how it went, it pretty much mixed up search terms. If you want to see it, search for Google super bowl ad 2010 on YouTube.

Anyway, there is this thing where anyone can make their own "Search Story" as it is called. Here's mine.



It's a pretty fun program. If you want to make your own... go to youtube.com/searchstories.

That is all.

Another Moment of Randomness

So after browsing through the internet again, I found a couple of funny signs.



Ooh, they must not want us to disturb their "work".



Wow. What extreme measures. They really must not like people collecting golf balls.



Ooh, I better get a job there quick before it closes!

I was laughing my ass off at some of these. Epic Win, wouldn't you say?

That is all.

Ford Introduces New Taurus Based Police Car

Seems that Ford has made a Police Car. Interesting. Here's the scoop I got from Yahoo! Autos.

The next time you’re pulled over for speeding, you might be surprised by what you see in the rearview. Ford recently unveiled its replacement for the Crown-Victoria-based Police Interceptor -- and it’s a Taurus.

“Ford first introduced its police package in 1950 and today the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor is the industry leader,” explains Jalopnik. “The automaker's dominated the streets to the point that over the last five years, Ford's controlled more than 70% of the patrol cars sold. … Unfortunately, the Crown Vic's Panther-platform's getting a little long in the tooth — it hasn't seen a redesign in over 15 years.”

So out goes the Crown Vic and in comes the Taurus. “To develop the all-new Police Interceptor, Ford engineers worked hand-in-hand with Ford’s Police Advisory Board of law enforcement professionals, which provided input on key vehicle attributes such as safety, performance, durability, driver comfort and functionality,” writes Ford.

While the new Police Interceptor is based on the 2010 Ford Taurus, the changes are significant.

According to Cars.com, “Police departments across the country won’t be piloting just any Taurus off dealership lots. Ford says approximately 90 percent of the interior has been redesigned for police use.” Unique features include front seats with anti-stab plates to protect officers from violent criminals and vinyl rear seats to make cleaning up after messy ones easier. That’s not all. USA Today reports: “The Taurus-based model will keep the Police Interceptor name but offer just two 3.5-liter V-6 engines, no big V-8s, as in the Crown Vic. Ford boasts that the standard version will be 25% more fuel efficient than the current standard V-8. And the version with two turbochargers, what Ford calls EcoBoost, will deliver 365 horsepower, 115 more than the standard Crown Vic.” The 365-horsepower V6 is the same found in the performance-tuned Taurus SHO. An optional all-wheel drive system will also be available.

The result is a better-performing police car. “Ford’s new police car can endure a rear-end crash at 75 m.p.h., easily jump curbs and accelerate twice as fast as Ford's outgoing iconic Crown Victoria Police Interceptor,” says the Detroit Free Press.

However, the competition is tough. “The Taurus-based cop car will have to compete against the Dodge Charger cruiser, which looks good and is plenty fast with the available Hemi, and the Chevrolet Caprice, another rear-driver which is pretty much a Pontiac G8 in all but name (and civilian availability),” writes Edmunds.

Ford will cease production on the old Police Interceptor in late 2011 and begin introducing the new Taurus-based model in 2012.

This is freaking cool, though I'm not a cars freak. In fact, I get that Dekaranger vibe from this, especially in the picture above. In fact, this whole topic prompted me to make this.



Well, that is all.