Category: Gadgets

Google Stadia controller’s wireless capability will be limited at launch

[ad_1] Since the Stadia controller only uses Bluetooth for setup and connects via WiFi for gameplay, you truly can’t use it without a cable at first. It’s still not clear when wireless play will be available for the other Stadia-compatible devices, but the tech giant told The Verge that it’s focusing on getting wireless right […]

Google discontinues Clips, the AI-powered camera you forgot about

[ad_1] Google Clips was a short-lived camera that users were meant to position around their homes. It had artificially intelligent auto-capture and promised to record clips when it saw something interesting, like something cute your kid or pet might do before you had a chance to grab your camera. Clips cost $250 and didn’t have […]

Google needs a sustainable phone moonshot

[ad_1] “Our goal is to clear the way for the entire industry, and [for] our planet to benefit,” Ross said. She also revealed that the Google Stadia controller will include recycled plastics. The cloud-based gaming service is eco-friendly, she argued, because it doesn’t force players to upgrade their console or PC over time. “Another sustainability […]

Google finally reveals the Pixel 4

[ad_1] You can now pre-register on Google Play.‘League of Legends: Wild Rift’ will land on mobile and consoles in 2020 To celebrate the 10th anniversary of League of Legends, the massive multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) that’s only dwarfed by the likes of, well, Fortnite, Riot has announced a few things. League of Legends: Wild […]

Wild Rift’ will land on mobile and consoles in 2020

[ad_1] The upcoming multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) for mobile enables faster matches and features a dual-stick, thumb-friendly control scheme designed for the platforms it’s for. You’ll find that Riot mixed familiar elements with the new, though, including the use of a 5v5 map that’s based on LoL’s largest map Summoner’s Rift. Wild Rift will […]

The complete ‘Life is Strange 2’ is getting a physical release

[ad_1] Both editions will be available in Europe on December 3rd, 2019, just in time for the holidays — those in the Americas will have to wait until February 4th, 2020. In the announcement posted on the official Life is Strange blog, the team behind the game explained that “different countries have different requirements when […]

Phonocut will let you make your own vinyl records

[ad_1] The Phonocut sounds relatively simple to use. Place the company’s blank 10-inch disc (about $10 each) on the platter, connect and play a stereo audio source (such as a computer or phone) and hit the start button. The machine will perform real-time EQ and mastering processing while carving grooves in the vinyl. The end […]

Get the Mac Pro ‘cheese grater’ look for your Windows PC

[ad_1] Chapter 2, here we come.Original ‘Fortnite’ map vanishes in a cataclysmic event Fortnite‘s original map is no more, at least as far as anyone can tell. The battle royale title’s hyped-up The End event saw a missile launch into the sky and trigger a massive amount of rifts, culminating in a meteor strike that […]

Here’s how Alexa learned to speak Spanish without your help

[ad_1] The first tool studies a handful of “golden utterances” (that is, reference commands suggested by the developers) to learn general syntax and semantics patterns. After that, it produces “rewrite expressions” that themselves create thousands of new yet similar sentences to work from. The system works quickly — you could move from 50 utterances to […]

Universal, Ford create in-car VR experience for ‘Bride of Frankenstein’

[ad_1] Holoride designed its technology to adapt to the movements of a vehicle to prevent motion sickness, which means the experience itself (even its sound effects!) will match every turn, stop and acceleration. When we tried the company’s Marvel VR experience in the backseat of an Audi at CES earlier this year, our virtual spaceship […]