You can unlock this smartphone with the blood vessels in your eyes
Tired
of punching in numbers or swiping strange patterns to unlock your
smartphone? Fingerprint and facial recognition have been tried before
with varying levels of success, and now ZTE thinks it can offer
something better. The company's Grand S3 sma... Read More ...
Using NVIDIA's streaming, Android TV set-top box: the Shield
You
already know what NVIDIA's latest Shield hardware is: an Android
TV-powered set-top box that uses the latest chip from NVIDIA. It streams
games over the company's "Netflix for gaming" platform known as GRID;
it streams games from your local PC; i... Read More ...
Apple now ships more smartphones than Samsung, if you ask Gartner
When
we last checked in on the battle for the top spot in the smartphone
market, Apple and Samsung were neck and neck. If you ask Gartner,
though, it isn't quite so evenly matched. The analyst group estimates
that Apple managed to edge past Samsung i... Read More ...
Crysis 3, Doom 3 and more ported to Android, powered by NVIDIA
"Can
it play Crysis?" is the question people are still asking after all
these years, despite the vast majority of game hardware now being more
than capable of running Crytek's gorgeous first-person shooter. It's how
NVIDIA introduced Crysis 3 this we... Read More ...
Shield: NVIDIA's $200 gaming-focused Android TV set-top box
Another
year, another new Shield device from NVIDIA. What's Shield? It's the
hardware line from NVIDIA that spans a bizarre handheld game console, a
powerful gaming tablet, and now a $200, Android TV-powered set-top box.
NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang unv... Read More ...
Daily Roundup: Day 2 of MWC, Pebble Time Steel and more!
Find
out what's new during day two of Mobile World Congress, get the details
on the new Pebble Time Steel and learn how Microsoft will unite Windows
10 devices. All this and more can be found in today's Daily Roundup....
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Uber buys a mapping company to give you better ride estimates
Uber
wouldn't be where it is without good ride estimates, and it's clearer
than ever that the company knows this. The app-based transportation
outfit just bought deCarta (its first ever public acquisition), a firm
that specializes in mapping, navigat... Read More ...
$50 Steam Link streams PC games anywhere within your house
Along
with a slew of new Steam Machines, Source Engine 2 and VR news, Valve
announced an interesting add-on for anyone interested in in-home
streaming for their PC games: Steam Link. These $50 boxes (in the US,
international pricing is TBD) will stre... Read More ...
Valve's new 'Source 2' game engine has the low price of $0
Half-Life
2. Counterstrike: Source. Team Fortress 2. Left 4 Dead. Portal. Besides
being developed by Valve, what else do those games share? They all run
on the company's Source Engine that's been used since the first two
released 11 years ago. Well, ... Read More ...
Over a dozen Steam Machines 'more powerful' than consoles hit this fall
Valve
continues to put console gaming in its crosshairs with news that a
dozen new Steam Machines are hitting this November. Prices aren't
concrete, but the company promises higher performance than game consoles
starting at "the same price point." Wh... Read More ...
Valve's 'Lighthouse' VR tech brings TVs and headsets together
We
already saw the new Vive virtual reality headset that Valve and HTC are
working on, but they're not stopping there. Hardware engineer Alan
Yates says that its Lighthouse room-scale tracking system brings the
"high-resolution, high-speed tracking" ... Read More ...
Using the PlayStation 4's new version of Project Morpheus
I
just used Sony's newest version of the PlayStation 4 virtual reality
headset, Project Morpheus. Rather, I should say that I just faced down a
burly, British would-be-torturer before being whisked away to a
first-person gunfight in a well-appointed ... Read More ...
Sony sold over 20 million PlayStation 4s
People
really like the PlayStation 4. How many, though? Over 20 million. As of
March 1st, Sony says that it's sold through (not shipped, sold) 20.2
million of its latest console. It's going to be hard to judge just how
far Sony's ahead of chief rival... Read More ...
Sony's PlayStation 4 VR headset launching in the 'first half of 2016'
Sony's
PlayStation 4-powered virtual reality headset, Project Morpheus, has
new specs and a slightly different look (seen above). Okay, it doesn't
look that different. What's new? For one, the screen resolution is
improved: it's now 1,920 x RGB x 1,0... Read More ...
Metallica is releasing a remastered 1982 demo... on cassette
Dust
off your tape players, folks: cassettes are still making a comeback. A
number of independent artists have already leveraged the classic format,
and Metallica is looking to join the bandwagon. The metal act recorded
the seven-track No Life 'Til L... Read More ...
Here's the trailer for season six of 'Community' on Yahoo Screen
Community
will get its 13-episode sixth season (and eventually, maybe a movie?)
on Yahoo Screen October 19th March 17th, and now we have the first
trailer. It looks like the gang are up to their usual Dan Harmon-written
schemes, but it's still missin... Read More ...
Uber Family offers kids-friendly tablets in Washington, DC
If
you live in Washington, DC, and are a fan of Uber's family-focused
option, you don't have to hand your phone over to the little ones to
keep them busy during the ride. The transportation company is partnering
with Fuhu to equip Uber Family commute... Read More ...
WSJ: NBC is working on a streaming service for comedy fans
Standalone
streaming apps continue to surface, and it looks like NBC has one in
the works just for comedy-loving cord cutters. According to a Wall
Street Journal report, the network is building a subscription service in
hopes of reaching younger view... Read More ...
Pebble's color smartwatch is the most-funded Kickstarter project ever
You
knew it was going to happen -- just days after Pebble's Time smartwatch
topped the company's previous Kickstarter record, it's now the
most-funded Kickstarter project ever at more than $13.3 million. Almost
all of the pledge money has gone toward... Read More ...
Google tests new Contacts that blend Gmail and Google+
While
Google may be breaking pieces off of Google+, we wouldn't expect its
profiles to go away anytime soon, since they're poised for a bigger
tie-in with Gmail. The new Google Contacts setup "pools together all
your contacts, circles, and the people... Read More ...
Nokia's N1 tablet is an iPad mini with Android
The
Nokia N1 tablet has quite a few people excited here at Mobile World
Congress. If you're unfamiliar with Nokia's return to devices, it's a
very familiar-looking Android tablet that you could buy today if you
lived in China for just $250. This is t... Read More ...
Snowden in talks to come home -- still holding out for a fair trial
After
blowing open the NSA's secret surveillance plans and spending the past
few years in Russia, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden is now in
talks with lawyers to make his way back to the U.S., reports Russia
Today. But, according to his Russian ... Read More ...
JxE Streams: 'Resident Evil: Revelations 2' meets 'Code Veronica'
No
one refers to video games as their "stories." Games tend to have a
whole lot of sequels but they're hardly suited for serialized
storytelling over a long period of time. Super Mario Bros. doesn't keep a
thread running General Hospital style; the m... Read More ...
CyberPowerPC takes a second shot at Steam Machines
CyberPowerPC's
original Steam Machine plans didn't amount to much (the company
ultimately turned them into Windows boxes), but it's back again for
another round. Its recently established Syber division has revealed that
it will launch no less than si... Read More ...
Square's restaurant delivery service arrives on Android
You
no longer have to carry an iPhone just to check out Square's restaurant
delivery service, Caviar -- it's now available for Android. Like
before, you can both order fine meals and track the couriers in
real-time as they bring that dining to your d... Read More ...
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