PAPAGO! Dashcam P2PRO 1080p Review
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Tekken 7 Announced at EVO 2014, Powered by Unreal Engine 4
Today, at EVO 2014, Namco Bandai announced Tekken 7 alongside a Teaser Trailer. While there have been several spin-offs in the 20-year fighting game franchise, it's been five years since the last main canonical game, Tekken 6. As of now, all we know is that it's using Unreal Engine 4, but Namco Bandai promises more info at its San Diego Comic-Con Fighting Panel on July 25, including the "full version trailer." The trailer below is the English-voiced version, but the Japanese-voiced version is available too.
Source: Namco Bandai
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Don't Be Shocked; Raiden Officially Revealed for Mortal Kombat X
After Mortal Kombat X was officially announced last month with a reveal trailer featuring Scorpion and Sub-Zero, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios brought the game to E3 2014, showing off not only those two characters, but also four new fighters: D'Vorah, Ferra and Torr, Cassie Cage, and Kotal Kahn. Yesterday, at EVO 2014, everyone's favorite teleporting thunder god Raiden was officially revealed. Considering he's one of the franchise's mainstays alongside Scorpion and Sub-Zero, his inclusion is not that surprising, but it's still nice to get official confirmation. Even better is that the reveal came accompanied with a gameplay trailer, showing off his three variations (each character has three versions, which alter their move set), an electrifying X-Ray move, and his head-popping Fatality.
In order of their appearance in the video, Raiden's three variations are: Thunder God, specializing in Electrocution Kombos; Displacer, specializing in Teleportation; and Storm Lord, specializing in Lightning Traps.
Source: IGN
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Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut Gets an Official Trailer
Earlier in the week, developer WayForward announced that Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut will be coming to Steam on July 15 for $9.99. While the indie studio divulged a new game mode called "Magic Mode", even more information on the Director's Cut has been unveiled via an official trailer. "The pixel-based masterpiece remains intact, newly augmented with HD portrait artwork and extra challenge. New illustrations, Steam Trading Cards, Achievements, Emoticons, Controller Support, fully configurable controls with controller support, and an unlockable Magic Mode with alternate costume round out the package. This Director's Cut also introduces a re-imagined Warp System, perfect for speed runners and returning players alike!" The critically acclaimed platformer is rather unique, so definitely check out the trailer if you're not familiar with it.
Source: Facebook
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Apple Blocks Older Versions of Adobe Flash Player
A high-priority update for Flash Player was released by Adobe earlier this week, which addressed an exploit revealed by Google engineer Michele Spagnuolo. Apple is making sure that users of its operating system upgrade their Flash Player web plug-in to the latest version that contains this update, as the company is now blocking older versions from functioning properly. In order to make use of Adobe Flash Player once again, users must upgrade their Flash Player web plug-in to version 14.0.0.145. For individuals running systems that are incompatible with Flash Player 14, Apple is requiring that Flash Player 13.0.0.231 be installed, which also contains the update that addresses the critical vulnerability.
Source: Mac Rumors
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LUXA2 Announces Groovy Duo Live Wireless Speaker
LUXA2, a division of Thermaltake and a leader in providing power, audio and holder solutions, has announced the latest addition to its Groovy audio series known as the Groovy Duo Live Wireless Speaker. This product contains a set of appealing identical speakers that can be used individually or together, providing the option of mono and stereo sound and fitting into any environment in which the speakers are used. Each speaker packs 3W of total output, a 900mAh li-polymer battery cell that provides up to eight hours of playback, line in for wired connectivity, and wireless connectivity from up to 30 feet away. The Groovy Duo is also compatible with the Groovy Audio Center App from LUXA2, which provides users with a 5-band equalizer, global cloud radio, and a playlist library.
The LUXA2 Groovy Duo Live Wireless Speaker features an MSRP of $99.99.
Source: Press Release
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The Brain May have Standard Emotional Codes
According to some examples of science fiction, one day we will have the ability to read minds through technology, for better or worse. According to researchers at Cornell University, at least emotions may not be as hard to read as we thought. Analysis has revealed what appears to be the existence of a standard code for processing emotions.
Traditionally it has been believed that the brain processes emotions in certain regions, and that a positive or negative emotion depends on the region. This new research indicates a very different process that does partially rely on sensory experience. Subjects were presented with pictures and tastes while undergoing functional neuroimaging. The imaging revealed that the brain generates special, sensory-dependent codes in the appropriate regions for the senses, and in the orbitofrontal cortices. This indicates that the emotional experience is not limited to certain brain regions and may even by linked to perception.
The subjects were also asked to score their emotional responses to what was presented to them. The researchers found that those who reported similar scores also had similar activity patterns in the orbitofrontal cortices, which suggests that the code used there for experiences of pleasure and displeasure, may be shared across people.
Source: Cornell University
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Turtle Rock Providing Free 3D Print Files of Evolve's Hunters and Monsters
Want your very own Evolve figurines? Well all you have to do is print them yourself. Instead of partnering with a third party manufacturer and making some extra coin, developer Turtle Rock decided to take a rather unique approach and provide 3D print files for free on its website for every revealed hunter and monster in the game. On each hunter and monster's page, there's now a link to grab its respective 3D file. The file is in the .STL (Standard Tessellation Language) file extension, which "dice[s] up the three-dimensional image information so the [3D] printer can easily process all the data."
If you don't own your own 3D printer, Turtle Rock provided a list of three sites that you can upload the files to at the link below. If you do decide to print them and paint them, Turtle Rock asks that you tweet a photo of them using the hashtag #4v1.
Source: Official Site
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Lords of the Fallen Launching on October 28
CI Games announced that its upcoming third-person action-RPG Lords of the Fallen will be launching on October 28 in the United States and October 31 in Europe. The PC version is priced at £29.99 in Europe, while the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions are priced at £49.99. US pricing was not provided, but Amazon lists the console versions at $59.99, so I expect the PC version will be priced at $39.99. I sought confirmation, but have not heard back yet, nor is the Steam page live as of the time of this writing.
Along with the release date announcement came two new screenshots, which you can see attached below. The first features a giant creepy spider, while the second features the Champion boss, which was featured in the Challenge Trailer back in April.
Source: Press Release
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Acer Releases Two Intel Powered Chromebooks
Acer has announced a pair of Chromebooks powered by the Intel Core i3 processor, the first two to use the chips. The two Chromebooks are part of the Acer C720 series and feature 11.6" screens, 8.5 hours of battery life, 32GB of storage, and 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless. Both models use the Intel Core i3-40005U and differ only in the amount of RAM with one model using 2GB and the other 4GB. The Chromebooks are now available at a price of $349.99 for the 2GB model and $379.99 for the 4GB model.
Source: PC World
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Gecko Feet do Not Permanently Adhere
Adhesives are very useful tools, whether we are putting paintings or electronics on a surface, but sometimes we do not want to leave a residue behind or want to remove the object later. One possible solution is to apply the physics that allow geckos to walk upside-down on seemingly smooth surfaces. Researchers at Linköping University however have found that the physics involved are not permanent, and so may not be the best choice for all applications.
All molecules and atoms are attracted to each other by van der Waals forces. These are weak forces though, so you cannot expect to climb a wall just by pressing your hands against it. Geckos and spiders however have evolved special hairs that are able to get so close to a surface and with enough surface area that the van der Waals forces are able to resist gravity. The Linköping researchers decided to look into this more deeply and found that van der Waals forces do not hold indefinitely. Both the surface and the object suffer very small vibrations from molecules moving, and for the most part these are insignificant. Eventually though, these movements will fall in sync between the object and surface, which will cause them to detach from each other.
As the researchers point out, this is not a problem for geckos and other living, moving objects, but would mean you would not want to hang up anything relying on van der Waals for too long.
Source: Linköping University
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Microsoft to End Windows 7 Mainstream Support
Generally, Microsoft supports an operating system that it releases to consumers for a total of ten years. This support consists of mainstream support, in which Microsoft provides free security updates, non-security hot-fixes, performance enhancements, feature improvements, and design changes, as well as extended support, where the company only provides free security updates but charges for hotfix support. With Windows 7 nearing the five-year mark since it was initially released, mainstream support for the operating system is scheduled to end early next year. On January 13, 2015, all versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 will be moved into extended support, where the operating systems will stay until early 2020.
While performance enhancements, feature improvements, and design changes are soon to end for Windows 7, computer manufacturers are still offering the operating system to consumers and plan to continue doing so until the end of October of this year.
Source: KitGuru
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Android Mirroring Now Available Through Chromecast
Android screen mirroring for Chromecast, which allows Android users to broadcast their smartphone display onto a television that has Chromecast, is a feature that was promised at Google I/O last month. As of today, Google has announced that it has brought the feature to select handsets. Currently, Android screen mirroring for Chromecast is supported on the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 10, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy S4 (Google Play Edition), Samsung Galaxy S5, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Samsung Galaxy Note 10, HTC One M7, HTC One M7 (Google Play Edition), LG G3, LG G2, and LG G Pro 2. Users can begin screen mirroring by selecting the "Cast Screen" option through the navigation drawer within the Chromecast application.
While Google has provided the new feature to quite a bit of Android devices, the technology giant says that it will support even more devices in the near future.
Source: TechHive
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Yahoo Releases Yahoo Screen for Xbox 360
While Yahoo Screen has been available for a variety of different products, including Android and iOS devices as well as Apple TV and Roku, Yahoo has not done much in bringing the service to other technology offerings. That has now changed, as Yahoo has just announced that Yahoo Screen is available for the Xbox 360. By using Yahoo Screen on the Xbox 360, users can sift through a vast amount of content including popular videos, channels, live news, and Yahoo originals, all with the use of the gaming console's controller. Yahoo Screen allows users of the Yahoo platform to truly experience the videos they love on their favorite console.
Source: Yahoo Screen
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ACE Team Unveils 'Versus Mode' for Abyss Odyssey
Yesterday, we got a brand new gameplay trailer for Abyss Odyssey that provided an in-depth look at the side-scrolling, Rogue-like, fighting game. Today, developer ACE Team released a new trailer, unveiling Versus Mode for PC. Versus Mode allows up to four players to battle it out in free-for-all or team-based competitive multiplayer using any character you've unlocked in the game (hero or enemy!). While it may resemble Smash Bros. at a quick glance, it is certainly a lot more akin to a true fighting game, with combos, special moves, and a life bar.
As of now, Versus Mode is local-only, but online play will be added in the future. The mode was apparently "squeezed-in during the final month of development." ACE Team plans on updating and enhancing Versus Mode over time with hopes of "grow[ing] some sort of competitive community around it," which would include more characters, special attacks, and of course, balancing; just as you'd expect from any fighting game.
Source: ACE Team
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