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Hands-on with Intel’s Ghost Canyon NUC and Tiger Lake Xe laptops
[ad_1] All of Intel’s NUC (which stands for “next unit of computing”) devices have been relatively small DIY kits for enthusiasts. They ship with a CPU, but it’s up to you to provide RAM, storage and an OS. I was intrigued by its more gaming-oriented “Hades Canyon” NUC from from a few years ago, which […]
Segway’s S-Pod is a ridiculous lounge chair on wheels
[ad_1] The Segway S-Pod is a vehicle designed for future smart cities, when cars are less common but folks still need to get around comfortably. The pod itself is suspended between two wheels, giving the entire chair a floaty feel when you’re nestled in its suede seat. It’s controlled with a flat, round joystick on […]
A very Japanese virtual companion is being westernized
[ad_1] A company called Keyshare Innovation Group partnered with a New Zealand to essentially rebuild Gatebox’s AI assistant from the ground up. Now, instead of an anime character, Keyshare’s assistant can take the form of a more realistic woman in a sharp uniform, or a beefy, bald man in gym attire. Obviously, these potential models […]
Vote for the Best of CES 2020 People’s Choice Awards!
[ad_1] We’ve announced our Best of CES finalists so now it’s time for you to cast your vote for your favorite gadget at CES 2020! Just head over here (or below) to pick your three favorite items from our pool of finalists. You have until 6 PM ET tomorrow, January 10th, to get your votes […]
Samsung’s T7 Touch SSD can be locked with a fingerprint
[ad_1] “Consumers who are constantly on the go between work, play and passion projects want to be able to securely carry their content with them,” said Mike Mang, vice president of Samsung’s Brand Product Biz Team. In addition to the built-in fingerprint scanner, the T7 Touch includes password protection and AES 256-bit hardware encryption. It […]
‘Bayonetta’ developer is the latest to throw itself at Tencent’s feet
[ad_1] The cash influx won’t just improve Platinum’s financial position. Sato said this would help his firm move beyond development to possible self-publishing. He also hoped this would give the team a “wider global perspective” than it had in the past. This isn’t Tencent’s biggest investment. It has full control of League of Legends creator […]
Samsung SelfieType is a more virtual virtual keyboard
[ad_1] SelfieType is a project out of the Korean giant’s C-Lab startup incubator, which uses the front-facing camera to track your motion. Prop your phone up as if it was a display, fire up the app, and then touch type onto the table as if you had a keyboard there. The phone’s front-facing camera and […]
This massive 8K VR headset is built for NASA
[ad_1] It boasts other features too, such as foveated rendering capabilities, an AR mixed reality module, and improved lenses, which gives it a very immersive 180-degree field-of-view. I tried it on in a demo at a CES evening event, and I was blown away by how crisp and clear the images were. A VRgineer spokesperson […]
Watch Adobe show off its impressive AI-powered vertical video tech
[ad_1] The Adobe evangelist showed how easy it is to erase backgrounds and select subjects with the combined powers of Adobe’s Sensei AI engine and Intel’s chips. He also showed off Adobe’s AI-powered instant vertical video tech, which can be used to create vertical clips from horizontal ones. The technology doesn’t just crop videos, though: […]