Facebook has not yet entered the smart home business, but now its founder is building personalized artificial intelligence software for his house. That could mark a clever, long term pitch by Facebook to invite itself into your home for a new level of data gathering.
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A company run by a convicted embezzler, turned Christian and entrepreneur, is believed to have leaked a huge trove of data on US voters.
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Happy New Year. It is the time of year when resolutions are made and gym memberships spike. This year you may have also noticed that February 29th has made an appearance on your calendar. 2016 is a Leap Year. We all probably know of at least one person born on February 29th that has to endure jokes about how old they are. In all seriousness, I find that most people are familiar with Leap Years but may not know why we have them.
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Which includes an 8K model…
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Samsung is about to do something very interesting with the camera on the upcoming Galaxy S7. The impressive 16-megapixel that was found on the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge is going to be shrunk down to a 12.2-megapixel sensor for the 2016 flagship.
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The phenomenal success of One-Punch Man in the West is no accident. With its recent topping of the New York Times Manga Bestseller list and its equally popular anime adaptation, it is worth going back to its origins in order to appreciate why this manga only needs one punch.
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The HTC One A9 has been available in the UK for a couple of months now, but Vodafone is spicing things up with an exclusive Deep Garnet version of the premium mid-ranger. The metal unibody is painted in the dark red color, while the glass front is black.
HTC One A9 in Deep Garnet (exclusive to Vodafone UK)
The One A9 is available from £29 a month (with just £9 upfront), which gets you 1,000 minutes, unlimited texts and 1GB of 4G data. You can also get it with a Pay as you go plan for £400. There’s free home delivery in 2 – 4 working days.
Here’s a promo video for the Deep Garnet…
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HTC and more than a dozen of its Vive partners are getting ready to show off their VR experiences at CES. While VR demos at the show have traditionally been powered by Oculus Rift, the HTC Vive will be making a name for itself this year. The HTC Vive truck tour will be open to the public with 8 demo bays in the parking lot in front of the Las Vegas Convention Center and those attending the show will be given nearly two dozen different opportunities to test out the HTC Vive.
While the HTC Vive can track users while they move around freely, Virtuix Omni (the omni-directional motion platform) and VirZOOM (a pedal-powered VR controller) will be showing off their integration with HTC Vive. Other show floor demos using the HTC Vive include the Dell-funded “The Lonely Whale“, Dassault Systemes 3D Dream Sketcher virtual CAD program, Audi’s virtual show room and Fox’s VR experience of the “The Martian.” But that’s just the beginning. Intel, AMD, CyberPowerPC, Envelop VR, EVGA, HP, HyperX, iBuyPowerPC, MSI, Nidec, Nvidia, and Zotac are also planning HTC Vive demos of their own.
If the next generation of the HTC Vive developer unit is a groundbreaking at HTC claims it will be, we wouldn’t be surprised if HTC walks away with a half dozen “Best of CES” awards by the end of the week.
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Why sex workers don’t fear the virtual reality revolution
The women who work at Sheri’s Ranch, a legal bordello outside Las Vegas, are unconcerned about virtual reality usurping the human connection they provide.
January 4, 2016 at 06:31AM
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