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Xfire safety laser light makes a portable nighttime bike lane

Here in Albuquerque, we have a 5-feet-to-pass law. You need to give cyclists that much room when you go around them in a car. It's easy to visualize when you have marked bike lanes, but some drivers push the limits on unmarked streets, especially at night.

If bicyclists carried their own bike lanes with them, it might help alert motorists to give them proper room. That's where Xfire's clever Bike Lane Safety Light comes in. The light uses two 5mW red lasers to create bike lane markings and five red LEDs for increased visibility overall. … Read more

Viacom sells Xfire game service to Titan Gaming

Updated at 8:25 p.m. PDT with information about buyer.

Viacom-owned game chat and discovery service service Xfire has been sold to Titan Gaming.

The terms of the deal are undisclosed. Titan said it would be taking on the Xfire name and that Xfire services will continue uninterrupted for its users.

News of the sale broke late Monday, Xfire General Manager Chris Kirmse left a cryptic note on the front page of the site titled "team leaving" saying that "most of the team that has brought you Xfire for the last six years is leaving, including … Read more