Uber Entertainment Cancels Human Resources Kickstarter Campaign
Despite being over two weeks away from the funding deadline, Uber Entertainment has decided to put the kibosh on the Human Resources Kickstarter Campaign. According to today's update post, Uber stated that every Kickstarter prediction model showed the studio coming up "woefully short" of the campaign goal, making it not worth the costs to maintain the campaign any longer. "One thing is for sure, Human Resources, as pitched in this Kickstarter, is over. But we adore the world of Human Resources and will endeavor to do what we can to bring it to life in some form."
Human Resources sounded and looked quite intriguing, so hopefully this isn't the last we've seen of it.
Source: Kickstarter
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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Launch Trailer and Minimum Specs Revealed Two Weeks Ahead of Release
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare doesn't launch for another two weeks, but Activision decided to publish the official Launch Trailer anyway. Along with the trailer, the publisher also updated the game's Steam page with some minimum system requirements:
OS: Windows 7 64-Bit / Windows 8 64-Bit / Windows 8.1 64-Bit
Processor: Intel® CoreTM i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD PhenomTM II X4 810 @ 2.60 GHz or better
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 450 @ 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 5870 @ 1GB or better
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Hard Drive: 55 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX-compatible
Additional Notes: Field of View ranges from 65°-90°
Unfortunately, recommended specs have not been posted at this time.Processor: Intel® CoreTM i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD PhenomTM II X4 810 @ 2.60 GHz or better
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 450 @ 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 5870 @ 1GB or better
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Hard Drive: 55 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX-compatible
Additional Notes: Field of View ranges from 65°-90°
Source: Press Release and Steam
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Yager Releases New Gameplay Trailer for Dreadnought with Developer Commentary
Dreadnought is a game about massive spaceships, being developed by Yager Development, the German studio behind the story-driven, third-person shooter Spec Ops: The Line and the upcoming Dead Island 2. It was a big hit during E3, but if you haven't heard about it until now, you're in luck – Yager has released a "New Gameplay Commentary Video" narrated by Game Director Peter Holzapfel and Game Designer Eino Joas. The video looks at the 5v5 Team Deathmatch multiplayer mode.
Source: Press Release
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Microsoft Working on Wearable Fitness Device
After the reveal of the Fitbit Surge earlier today, the fitness wearable market looks to get even more crowded as Microsoft is reportedly working on a device of its own. Microsoft would join a market that has grown to include offerings from several companies including Samsung, LG, Jawbone, and Fitbit. The Microsoft device will track heart rate and will work multiple mobile platforms including Windows Phones, iOS devices, and Android devices. The major challenge for Microsoft will likely be whether it is capable of standing out from the crowd to get users to choose it over other offerings. No information on pricing is available yet, but further announcements are expected in the coming weeks with a potential holiday release on the horizon.
Source: Toms Guide
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DEEPCOOL Launches PANGU SW-RD Case
The PANGU SW-RD is the latest case from manufacturer DEEPCOOL with expected availability of November 2014. The case is compatible with motherboards of the ATX, Micro ATX, and Mini ITX form factors. Users can install up to six 3.5" or 2.5" hard drives and two 5.25" drives. Graphics cards up to 310mm in length can be installed with extra drive bays installed or 400mm with the bays removed, as well as a 165mm tall CPU cooler. A single 120mm fan is pre-installed in the case with an additional seven slots available including support for liquid cooling. The case is rounded out with two remote control LED light strips that provide 16 colors and four modes of operation. The PANGU SW-RD will have an MSRP of $89.99.
Source: Press Release
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Beats Music May Soon Cost $5 Per Month
It was recently reported that Apple has interests in reducing the cost of Beats Music, a music subscription service that currently costs $10 per month and rivals Rhapsody, Spotify, and others. Apparently, the interests that surround a cheaper plan for subscribers is even larger now thanks to Spotify announcing its family subscription option, which reduces the cost of the service substantially for families. At the time of this writing, Apple observes roughly $60 of revenue a year from some of its best iTunes buyers, which equates to $5 per month. According to individuals that are familiar with the future plans of Beats Music, the music subscription service may be lowered to $5 per month in order to bring those who currently download music from iTunes onto the streaming model that Beats Music is founded on. This would provide the same amount of revenue for music labels and also usher in the possibility of an expanded subscriber base for Apple's music subscription service.
Source: Re/code
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Gmail Application Will Support Third-Party Email Accounts in Version 5.0
Gmail has long been available to smartphone users, allowing them to access their Gmail accounts quickly and easily through an intuitive user interface. Unfortunately, the application has only supported Gmail accounts and failed to offer support for third-party email services. That is all changing with version 5.0 of Gmail, however, as a newly leaked video shows that the latest version of the Gmail client, which will ship with Android Lollipop, adds support for Yahoo Mail, Outlook.com, and more. Besides adding support for third-party email accounts, Gmail 5.0 is overhauled with Google’s material design which provides a sleeker and more refined user experience than ever before.
Source: Android Police
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New Superconducting Circuit Designed
Superconductivity is an interesting phenomenon that could have many applications from power lines to computer circuits. Exactly how a superconducting circuit would take shape though is still being determined. Researchers at MIT have recently developed and tested one circuit design that could make superconducting circuits cheaper and easier to produce.
Josephon junctions are a kind of superconducting circuit that have been able to reach 770 GHz, but while they do have great potential, they are hard to make and hard to work with. The new design from MIT is called a nanocryotron, or nTron, and would be much simpler to create as it consists of nanowires forming a T shape. Where the base meets the crossbar though, the base tapers down to a point. When an electrical current is applied to the base, the point causes electrons to bounce off of each other, producing enough heat to warm the crossbar past its critical temperature. This ends the conductivity of the crossbar, until it is cooled again, and thus acts as an electrical switch. This design does have limitations though, such as likely never surpassing 1 GHz, but being simpler to create, working with currents similar to those in other hardware, and an impedance that matches that of mRAM may still make it very useful.
As superconductors can carry a current without resistance, they can work with a percent the energy needed by modern electronics. Of course the liquid-helium cooling system would cut into some of that savings, but it could still be a net improvement.
Source: MIT
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Far Cry 4 Season Pass Features Yetis and a Prison Escape
Ubisoft has unveiled the Season Pass contents for Far Cry 4, and while it doesn't offer up the insane variety seen in Assassin's Creed Unity's Season Pass, it does allow you to hunt yetis; so you know, it does have that going for it. The Season Pass is broken up into five parts:
- The Syringe – The day-one Season Pass exclusive mission will have you preventing Pagan Min from retrieving a rare recipe and using it against the rebellion. Take on The Syringe in either single-player or co-op.
- Escape from Durgesh Prison – Team up with a friend to escape Yuma’s prison after being locked up and tortured. Fun stuff.
- Hurk Deluxe Pack – More harpooning. More explosions. More Hurk. More awesome. Get access to five new missions starring Hurk, including Yak Farm, Blood Ruby and Hurk’s Redemption. We just love this crazy country boy so much.
- Overrun – Play as either the Rakshasa or the Golden Path in this new PvP multiplayer mode. Capture territory around Kyrat and stop that territory from being taken by your enemies.
- Valley of the Yetis – A crash landing on a Himalayan ridge finds Ajay fighting for his life in a strange new frozen landscape. Scavenge for tools and upgrade your campsite, while fending off deadly nighttime attacks from a mysterious cult. Explore caves in the area, but watch out for what lurks within. Valley of the Yetis has both single-player and co-op options, so it might be wise to bring a friend along to watch your back.
Source: Press Release and UbiBlog
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Replacement for Rare Earth Elements in LEDs Developed
Light emitting diodes for home lighting have been growing in popularity of late, thanks to their efficiency and long lives. One problem they possess though is cost, and that problem may get worse in the future. Rare earth elements are needed for LEDs and many other technologies, and as the supply shrinks, costs will increase, unless someone does something about it.
As reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers have developed an alternative to the rare earth elements in LEDs that is instead based on copper iodide. This material is much more abundant and can still be tuned to produce a variety of colors, including white. The white light the researchers were able to make was also warmer than that typical white LEDs emit.
Source: American Chemical Society
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Spotify Announces Family Plan
Spotify has announced that it will soon offer its members a family plan subscription. Dubbed Spotify Family, the new plan is one of the most asked for features from the Spotify audience according to the Chief Content Officer for the company, Ken Parks. Spotify Family will offer household members with independent Spotify Premium accounts that feature separate listening histories, playlists, and recommendations. According to Spotify, the new subscription option will offer a 50 percent savings for each additional member, meaning that new members under the plan will only cost $5 each. The plan does feature a five person maximum, though that should not be an issue for most families access the music streaming service under Spotify Family.
Spotify Family is set to roll out globally in the coming weeks.
Source: Press Release
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Leaked Marketing Materials Reveal the Fitbit Surge
Fitbit, a company that specializes in wearable devices that track personal health activities, is set to lunch the Fitbit Surge in the coming weeks, according to leaked marketing materials. The new watch, which is being marketed as a "superwatch," includes technology dedicated to serious athletes that are looking to track activities and monitor various health metrics. The Fitbit Surge features built-in GPS tracking, PurePulse heart rate monitoring, activity tracking, smart notifications, sleep tracking capabilities, and wireless syncing. While the leaked Fitbit Surge is not technically a smartwatch, it does offer phone call and text notifications along with music playback support.
The Fitbit Surge is expected to retail for $249 and will come in three color options that include black, slate, and tangerine.
Source: The Verge
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Interactive Typewriter Created
It can be weird to think of the number of technologies that future generations may never encounter, and one of these will likely be the typewriter. With computers and word processors, it would seem like typewriters no longer serve a purpose. With some imagination and creativity though, a student at the University of Plymouth has resurrected a typewriter and connected it to the Internet.
It was not an easy task, as some parts had to be built and supplied by a German company, but it was a fun project, according to the 22-year-old student. The typewriter, called Dico, can tell when someone is approaching it using ultrasound, and will then connect to a random person on an Internet chat service. Using micro-controllers and solenoids, messages can be received and typed onto the paper to be read, though sometimes it will be encrypted. This was intentional, to cause the user to think about online security.
The student would like to refine Dico some more and may even build another, so the pair can talk to each other. This is not the only time he has converted older technology into something new and interesting, as he gave the 1950s short wave radio the ability to create small poems from people's brain activity.
Source: University of Plymouth
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