Canadian Jason Shron eats, sleeps, and dreams trains. He also builds replicas of full-size ones and puts them in his basement. And it doesn’t end there. With the pandemic keeping him home over the last year, Shron turned his attention to another project that he says has been on his mind since he was a […]
GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Roblox is one of gaming’s many quiet giants. Or, if you have teenagers or children, perhaps it is not […]
Openreach BT has said it will “build like fury” to roll out full-fibre internet connections after new rules announced by the UK’s telecoms regulator. Ofcom has decided not to impose price caps on full-fibre connections provided by the firm’s Openreach subsidiary. And this will remain the case for at least 10 years. In addition, Ofcom […]
Government antitrust lawsuits have created openings for numerous private cases against Big Tech, with more expected to come. If successful, the cases could cost them dearly. Google is facing antitrust cases from Europe’s top competition enforcer, the Justice Department and attorneys general from more than 30 states and territories. Then there are the lawsuits from […]
Some initial specs for the new Core i9-11900K. Intel And here’s a slide for the H-series mobile CPUs. Intel More on those ultraportable gaming laptop CPUs. Intel The Consumer Electronics Show this week was never going to be where Intel would venture into extreme detail on major new 12th-generation CPUs, but nonetheless, the company hosted […]
NYPD/Instagram The classic 1987 movie RoboCop is said to be set roughly 20 years from now, but it looks like 2021 will be the beginning of the era of robotic law enforcement. A growing number of police departments around the country are purchasing robots for police work, and as this behavior becomes normalized, major concerns […]
I was never the biggest Left 4 Dead fan, despite the huge impact both it and its sequel had on the world of gaming. Since then, players have been clamoring for a third game, as Valve retained the IP and developer Turtle Rock moved on to asymmetrical PvE game Evolve, which released in 2015 to […]
Get the most out of your game’s subscription plans Best practices for designing and managing your subscription strategy Access guide here Daniel Melville was born without a right hand. But the 29-year-old man from Reading in the United Kingdom is ready to do some high-fives now that he has a new bionic arm. And it’s […]
Huawei, in the face of challenges in the smartphone space, is exploring one of the more difficult products in the wearables space, smartglasses, to propel the brand forward. It’s new offering is the Huawei X Gentle Monster Eyewear 2 — and it’s about as risky as tech products get. Wearables, in particular smartglasses, need to enhance […]
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV Review: Like a point-and-shoot “Borrowing features from Olympus’ pricier models, the OM-D E-M10 Mark IV is a rare budget camera with stabilization.” In-body stabilization Compact, vintage design Good image quality Affordable Slower performance More noise than APS-C cameras MSRP $ 699.00 The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV is an entry-level […]
“Iron Man VR” casts players into the role of Tony Stark, the famed industrialist popularized by Marvel Comics who created his own flying suit of armor to fight back against villains of various stripes. At the start, Tony is celebrating what he hopes to be a new stage in his life as his company phases […]
Enlarge / “Listen—do you smell something?” QAI Publishing If you ask a US Navy submariner the most visceral part of the underwater and underway experience, you’ll get the same answer almost every time—it’s the smell. “Eau de Boat,” as we sailors called it, is a unique combination of diesel fuel, machine oil, laundry hamper, and […]
Enlarge / ATX TV’s panel on writers’ room Zooms: From L to R, top row: IndieWire’s Ben Travers (moderator), Sera Gamble (Netflix’s You), Dan Goor (Brooklyn Nine-Nine). Bottom row: Melinda Hsu Taylor (Nancy Drew) and Beth Schwartz (Sweet Tooth). YouTube Every week now seems to bring news of another Hollywood project being delayed. Sometimes this […]
Google has begun using Duplex, its AI chat agent that can arrange appointments over the phone, to contact businesses about the status of certain “in-demand” items like toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and cleaning solutions. As reflected in an update to a support webpage and confirmed to VentureBeat by a spokesperson via email, the company is […]
When Formula E racing was cancelled because of the coronavirus it was decided to stage the races virtually. Real-life professional drivers entered the gaming world to race against each other in an eSports competition – the Race At Home Challenge. BBC Click’s Omar Mehtab tries out the gaming rig which allows drivers to compete and […]