AI learns to predict human reactions by reading our fiction
A
team of Stanford researchers have developed a novel means of teaching
artificial intelligence systems how to predict a human's response to
their actions. They've given their knowledge base, dubbed Augur, access
to online writing community Wattpad a... Read More ...
Valve has fired its 'Dota 2' Shanghai Major tournament host
Gabe
Newell, head honcho at Valve, has abruptly (and very publicly) fired
'Dota 2' Shanghai Major tournament host James "2GD" Harding. Newell made
the announcement via Reddit on Friday, stating "We've had issues with
James at previous events. Some Va... Read More ...
Volvo shows off a prototype of its self-emptying trash can
Volvo's
ROAR (RObot based Autonomous Refuse handling) project has moved into
prototype testing, the company announced earlier this week. The ROAR
system is designed to autonomously empty trash cans from the back of a
garbage truck, saving the driver... Read More ...
Runkeeper nixes its 'DJ' feature in favor of 'Spotify Running'
Spotify
announced on Friday that it is partnering with Runkeeper and more
deeply integrating its own Spotify Running feature into the popular
fitness app. Spotify and Runkeeper already offer playlist integration
but now, by selecting Spotify as the a... Read More ...
Sony files patent for 'Powerglove'-like controller
Sony
has reportedly filed a trio of patents for a new glove-based controller
system. NeoGAF user Rösti came across the filings. The system centers
around a finger-tracking flex sensor, a separate contact sensor that
registers when the user touch... Read More ...
WhatsApp is dropping support for the BlackBerry platform
By
the end of 2016, WhatsApp will no longer work on most BlackBerry
devices, even those loaded with the company's latest mobile platform. In
the blog post the WhatsApp team published today, they reminisced about
their launch back in 2009, when most s... Read More ...
Capcom needs your help tracking 'Street Fighter' sore losers
Street
Fighter V might not feel entirely complete right now, but that's no
reason to abandon good sportsmanship. Developer/publisher Capcom is
aware of the problems the community is facing in terms of people
rage-quitting when online matches that are... Read More ...
Lab-grown sperm cells successfully produced fertile baby mice
It's
not easy turning embryonic stem cells into sperm cells in the lab, but a
team of Chinese scientists managed to grow viable specimens using
samples from mice. To prove their method works, they fertilized eggs
with their dish-grown sperm cells, wh... Read More ...
MWC Revisited: The most interesting wearables
Wearables
failed to make much of a splash at MWC 2016. The category seemed to be
an afterthought for many manufacturers -- such as HTC or Samsung --
which instead focused on smartphones and virtual reality products.
Unlike in 2015, when we saw new sm... Read More ...
Should Pokémon move to consoles?
Today
marks the 20th Anniversary of Pokémon's Japanese debut. To celebrate,
Nintendo announced the next generation (VII, for those keeping count) of
the RPG, Sun and Moon, and the reaction from Engadget's staff has been
mixed. Let's start thin... Read More ...
6 high-tech refugee shelters that can be deployed in an instant
By Cat DiStasioEach year, tens of thousands of people around the world are displaced from their homes by natural disasters, war and, increasingly, the effects of climate change. When this happens, emergency-response teams are tasked with the challe...
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If Apple loses, your home could be the next thing that's unlocked
In
a recent interview about Apple's ongoing legal battle with the
Department of Justice, Tim Cook said that our smartphones have more
information about us and our families than any other device we own. He's
right. And if the FBI is able to compel App... Read More ...
5G was the real star of Mobile World Congress
Expect
2016 to be the year when all of the talk around 5G starts to feel like
more than hype. It seemed as if the big tech companies couldn't shut up
about it at Mobile World Congress this week -- and for good reason. It's
been over six years since L... Read More ...
Watch the Engadget staff on: Online streaming
With the Academy Awards less than 48 hours away, the Engadget staff sat down to talk all things streaming. Our intrepid editors discuss their favorite services, cop to still subscribing to cable and posit whether an online original like Beasts of No...
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MWC Revisited: The best of the rest
We've
seen smartphones, wearables and tablets galore here at Mobile World
Congress, plastered with mucky fingerprints and goodness knows what else
over the week on the show floor. But, that's not all. During our
travels we've also discovered some wei... Read More ...
Discogs' vinyl-tracking app goes wide February 29th
Whether
you call it "vinyl," "wax," "black crack" or something else entirely,
we can all agree that poring over shelves for new records can be a
time-consuming, but ultimately rewarding, process. And now, the folks at
Discogs are making it easier to... Read More ...
Scrubbing with a toothbrush that knows when you missed a spot
Mobile
World Congress is predominantly about smartphones, however look hard
enough and you'll find all sorts of other surprises too. Take Oral-B,
which chose Barcelona as the place to announce the B-Genius, a new
toothbrush that knows exactly where y... Read More ...
Recommended Reading: The Super Bowl MVP is a huge nerd
Nerd
Von Miller,
The Players' Tribune
You may not be able to tell by his on-field dominance, but Super Bowl MVP and Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller is a huge nerd. Miller, some fellow players and friends discussed his geekiness for The Player...
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ICYMI: Rogue wave detection, exo-glove and more
Today on In Case You Missed It: Researchers at Seoul National University developed the Exo-Glove Poly, which can help wearer's perform difficult tasks like opening doors or grasping delicate objects. MIT built an algorithm to help detect rogue wave...
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Google DeepDream experiment takes you on a trippy VR journey
Google's
latest VR experiment involves feeding footage captured by its
360-degree camera rig through the DeepDream machine. Since the company's
DeepDream program uses a neural network to transform ordinary images
into surrealistic, dream-like artwork... Read More ...
New 'Shenmue 3' screenshots give you a glimpse of the game
If
you need any more proof that Yu Suzuki really is making a new Shenmue
game two decades after the last one, look above and below the fold. Yes,
these are actual Shenmue 3 screenshots (and even a little video) that
Suzuki's team showed off at the Mo... Read More ...
Scientists built a book-sized, protein-powered biocomputer
Supercomputers
are absurdly impressive in terms of raw power, but it comes at a price:
size and energy consumption. A multi-university team of researchers
might've sidestepped that, though, with protein-powered biocomputers.
Lund University notes tha... Read More ...
Google is reportedly working with Vizio on Cast-ready TVs
Google
has tried reworking Google TV into Android TV, but we're still not
seeing the platform embedded in many more new TVs that were announced at
launch. Now, according to a report from Variety, the company could try
convincing manufacturers to buil... Read More ...
Watch Jason do what he does best in 'Friday the 13th' game
A
slasher movie is only as good as its big bad, and that goes doubly so
for interactive horror flicks. Take the upcoming Friday the 13th game,
for example. To ensure that its Jason is as terrifying as possible, the
team at Gun Media enlisted Kane Hod... Read More ...
Sprint is reportedly bringing back two-year service plans
According
to a report from FierceWireless, Sprint Wireless is reversing course
and is once again offering two-year service contracts to its customers.
The company stopped offering contracts just this January following
similar moves by other tier-1 ca... Read More ...
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