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Twitch, the leading social video platform and community for gamers, has agreed to acquire Curse, a leading global multimedia technology company focused on creating content and products specifically for gamers. Curse might be best known for the add-ons it makes for World of Warcraft, Minecraft, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and other PC games. Curse also has helpful information in the form
Returning to my interviews from this year's Gadget Show Live and the Wearable Technology Show, I'm with Jeremy from Zappar. Their two dimensional Zapcodes generate a three dimensional augmented reality, bringing the printed page alive within the Zappar app. A Zapcode is a printed symbol like the one on the right, which has 4 billion different combinations. It's recognised by
Google Hangouts will no longer be supported on Google+ but for those with YouTube accounts will live to see another day on that platform. Update on Muni Broadband, it appears that the EFF is going to join the fight in getting states to overturn legislation that prevents muni-broadband projects. Download the Audio Show File Show Notes: EFF on Muni-Broadband fight.
A study published in Environmental Research Letters was done for the purpose of addressing the claims made by some people about “chemtrails”. In short, the results showed that “chemtrails” are not real. What people are seeing can be explained by other factors. The authors of the study included Ken Caldera of Carnegie Institution for Science. The authors conducted a survey of
Niantic, the developer behind the popular Pokémon GO game, has started banning players who cheat. It appears that Niantic is very serious about this because they are now issuing permanent bans to the players who have broken the terms of service. Earlier this month, Niantic posted an update about maintaining and running the Pokémon GO service. In the update, Niantic
Blizzard Entertainment is in the process of rolling out a high bandwidth server option to Overwatch. It was something that was part of the Overwatch beta. At the time, Blizzard said that they would investigate adding the high bandwidth option to other game modes if it performed well and players responded positively to it. Keep in mind that this is
Muni Broadband suffered a major setback and the FCC got smacked down big time by a district appeals court and hands a big win to states that want to halt muni-broadband. At the same time you have Charter telling Time Warner to stop selling blazing broadband. It is obvious that ISP's are back in the game of not advancing internet
I used the crowdfunding platform Tilt a few times back when it was called Crowdtilt. My overall experience with Tilt was good, as I was able to successfully fund a couple of small campaigns. Since then, Tilt has expanded beyond just crowdfunding campaigns into event ticketing and peer-to-peer payments. All of these new features are front and center in the
When Elon Musk's Tesla Motors acquired SolarCity earlier this year, there was much speculation as to whether or not this was a good idea. SolarCity's business is based on installing solar power systems, and the company has struggled financially. But Musk must see something good in what SolarCity is doing. Indeed, there are definitely some parallels between the overall missions of Tesla
The 4th-generation Apple TV won't blow anyones mind as a gaming machine. But game developers have taken advantage of the device's ability to run third-party apps, and a decent number of games have been produced for Apple's home-media box. I received a new Apple TV as a Christmas gift last year. The stock Siri Remote that comes with the new Apple
Last year I reviewed the Sengled Pulse, a pair of Bluetooth-controlled LED lights with built-in speakers. The Pulse pair sounded surprisingly good but were somewhat indiscreet, being big and bright red. For those wanting something a bit more subtle, Sengled have developed the Pulse Solo, a smaller single LED bulb in white and silver that still provides stereo sound. Let's
I've been playing Pokémon GO, the altered reality, mobile app-based game that's taken (most of) the world by storm, almost since the game was first released in the United States. I've managed to reach level 17 so far, caught tons of Pokémon, and have had a lot of fun playing the game. Here are four tips for playing the game, based on my
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