Millions of years ago, on a planet far, far away, a civilization of mechanical beings lived in seeming harmony, ruled over by the much beloved Sentinel Prime (voice of Jon Hamm). It's a society living on the memory of an earlier, more prosperous time, however, when...
I didn't realize when I moved from the West Coast to Colorado that I had switched from the land of sportscars and sedans to one of SUVs and trucks. There are trucks everywhere, however, ranging from silly little mini-trucks in name only to monsters that have beds big...
The moon isn't a great place for rare minerals and Mars seems to be more a destination for colonization than exploitation of its ore and mineral wealth. Venus? Fuhgeddaboudit. But the asteroid belt, that's an interesting possibility and there are already companies...
Let's get this out of the way right at the beginning: You are not going to want to drive a Fiat 500e across the country. It's an electric vehicle with a max range of 162 miles. Okay, maybe you could drive it from New York City to Los Angeles if you were really...
I know, you live a stressful life and even board gaming can occasionally be more of a chore than a joyful adventure. Complex rules, opponents trying to defeat you, endless expansions to consider, it's not always so easy! That's why A Gentle Rain is such a nice change...
Nissan was one of the first companies to sell a fully electric vehicle in the United States market with its popular Nissan Leaf vehicle. It was introduced back in 2010 with a range of 73 miles. Seventy-three miles. And we think we have range anxiety with 300 miles!...
Cinema is all about creating believable worlds, whether it's a historical drama that's seemingly taking place hundreds of years ago or a sci-fi epic set hundreds of years in the future. This is done through a combination of what are called practical effects and...
The path through the great and mysterious Shuffle Dungeon is never easy, but it can be pleasantly straightforward. Well, if you consider a dungeon where rooms keep moving, spinning, and sliding around to be straightforward. Designed by a team led by Jeremy Stark with...
It was in the 1950s that the Chinese fortress known as Kowloon was abandoned and became a refuge for the homeless, poor, and dispossessed after World War II. Until demolished in 1993, Kowloon Walled City had the highest population density of any spot on Earth. A tiny...
One of the secrets of the auto industry is that car manufacturers often partner up on technology and even underlying components. The dashboard of a Toyota model might be designed by Mazda, for example, or a VW might share an engine component or even seats with its...
Boblin is a persistent little goblin and he's determined to kick out the evil dungeon overlords and their troll guardians and retake the dungeon! To do so he's assembling a ragtag army of rebellious goblins, some of whom are trained in specific skills while others are...
Toyota has had a hit on its hands with the Tacoma pickup truck for quite a few years. It's one of the best-selling vehicles in the Toyota lineup and one of the most popular pickups of its size. The Tacoma showed up in North America in 1995, replacing the Toyota Pickup...
It's common for modern manufacturers to leave poorly designed features untouched for far too long. Perhaps it's the market pressure of always having to release new and improved everything. It's also one big reason that I enjoyed a week with the Honda Passport; the...
What if the metaphor of "the walls closing in" as a representation of increasing stress and tension was literal? How might that affect the mental state of an unconscious soldier in the field and what flights of fancy or paranoid fears might surface while they're...
The evolution of the Toyota Prius since being introduced in 1997 is the journey of consumer preference changes in car design. Starting out as the very first mass-produced hybrid vehicle and, to be candid, a dorky little sedan, the Prius has gone through multiple major...
Planet Dave is run by Dave Taylor, who has been writing about film, cars, games, and his lifestyle for many years. He's based in Boulder, Colorado and assures readers he's only occasionally falling into a gravity well or temporal distortion field.