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Oculus plans a developer conference to push VR apps
OculusVR will hold a developer conference in September, just a couple months after shipping its second-generation Oculus Rift developer kit. Oculus Connect will be a “developer conference that brings together engineers, designers, and creatives from around the world to share … Continue reading
Toyota develops high-efficiency ‘free piston’ no-crankshaft combustion engine… to power an EV
A new design for a piston-free linear engine generator has just been released by Toyota. With remarkable efficiency, the device might be scaled up to compete with electric power plants used in cars today.
Why Uber raised all that money: To make your rides cheaper
Uber hasn’t exactly been keeping quiet about its attempt to take down the taxi industry, and this summer, it’s ramping up the pressure through price cuts. On Monday, the company slashed prices on UberX, its ride-sharing service, by 20 percent … Continue reading
Commandr turns Google Now ‘note to self’ into a hardware controlling hub
Google Now voice commands are incredibly useful for setting reminders, making notes to yourself, getting the weather, or doing an online search. Yet Google has not added much in the way of hardware control via Google Now’s “OK Google” phrase. … Continue reading
“3D Touch” Windows Phone and Surface Mini rumors reemerge
Microsoft has some interesting hardware in the pipeline for later this year—if the rumor mill is churning out accurate reports—such as a 3D touch-enabled Windows Phone and the fabled Surface Mini. Unnamed sources told Neowin that the “3D Touch” Windows … Continue reading
The future of birth control and drug delivery: Remote controlled implants that last for 16 years
An MIT spin-off in Massachusetts, backed by the Gates Foundation, has developed a small, remote-controlled drug-dispensing implant that sits just under your skin. Such an implant could be used to dispense a whole range of useful drugs — but in … Continue reading
Comic: Apple innovation (and the laws of physics)
Macworld and Rich Stevens of Diesel Sweeties present Multitouch Theater, a weekly cartoon about Macs, iOS, and everything in-between. This week: Apple innovation (and the laws of physics).
Kinect v2 gets a Windows launch date, $200 price tag
The Windows version of the second-generation Kinect hardware opened for preorders on the Microsoft Store over the weekend, with a higher-than-expected cost.
Latest Snowden leak: Most data NSA collects is from non-targets
Newly leaked documents show a large percentage of electronic communications intercepted by the NSA is from ordinary Internet users not suspected of wrongdoing, according to a new report from the Washington Post. The Post bases its assessment on the results … Continue reading
Oculus halts sales in China to stop resellers from hawking development kits
Developers in China who want an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset will have to wait a while to get one, it seems: As reported by Eurogamer, Oculus VR has “suspended” sales of the current Oculus Rift development kit (DK2) because … Continue reading
