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• Tired of folding laundry? Bring this robotic machine into the fold

  27-05-2016 23:56 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Since no one on the planet likes folding their own laundry, a San Francisco-based company has developed the Foldimate — a robotic laundry-folding machine that's capable of folding an individual piece of clothing in ten seconds.
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• Ubisoft reveals 'Ghost Recon Wildlands' environments, special editions

  27-05-2016 23:54 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Ubisoft is showing off the vast wilderness featured in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands as part of an extended promotional event in the weeks leading up to an expected E3 showcase in June.
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• Planetary Resources plans to launch Earth-observing satellites as a precursor to asteroid mining ops

  27-05-2016 23:51 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Planetary Resources has big plans for the future, but those plans now include an Earth-observing satellite network and not the highly entertaining idea of space selfies. This turnaround is driven partially by finances with the company receiving $21.1 million in funding for its satellite network.
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• Nexus phones get unlimited “Original Quality” Google Photos storage soon

  27-05-2016 23:43
  
  Original Quality Photos and Video uploads and backups to Google Photos may be the reason you want a Nexus smartphone in the near future. Google's latest APK for the app Google Photos has mention of a promotion which includes just that - a promo for Nexus smart devices specifically. "With Nexus, back up all you want," says the APK, "Unlimited … Continue reading
  
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• New implantable device may help doctors fight opioid addiction in U.S.

  27-05-2016 23:32 via digitaltrends.com
  
  In the ongoing fight against opioid addiction, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel new drug that takes form in an implantable device. The first of its kind, Probuphine may be a game-changer.
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• Mercedes-AMG GT S not quick enough? A hotter GT R version is headed to Goodwood

  27-05-2016 23:25 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Goodwood Festival of Speed is coming up in June, and the annual racing event often hosts the world premieres of new sports cars. This year, Mercedes-AMG’s hardcore GT R will make its global debut.The post Mercedes-AMG GT S not quick enough? A hotter GT R version is headed to Goodwood appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• ‘Friends’ or foes? David Schwimmer, James Corden, surprise guest engage in rap battle

  27-05-2016 23:18 via digitaltrends.com
  
  in the latest segment of Drop the Mic on James Corden's The Late Late Show, the host battles actor David Schwimmer in an epic throw down that delivered a series of low-blow insults. A surprise guest then arrives to put then both down.
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• The 2017 Nissan GT-R NISMO is a track monster

  27-05-2016 23:16
  
  First came the 2017 Nissan GT-R, stepping up both power and luxury, and now comes the version we've all been waiting for, the 2017 GT-R NISMO. Making its debut today - and, fittingly, at the famed Nürburgring - the tuned-up coupe still musters the 600 horsepower of its sibling, courtesy of a 3.8-liter turbocharged V6, but adds greater stiffness, more … Continue reading
  
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• Between the Streams: Warcraft fail, Hiddleston Bond, Apple wants Netflix

  27-05-2016 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  This week on Between the Streams, we talk about the tepid reviews for Warcraft and X-Men: Apocalypse, a big update in the Tom Hiddleston Bond rumors, Apple's possible purchase of Netflix, AMC's excellent new series Preacher, and so much more.
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• Heartbreaking GoPro documentary is company’s first to use non-Hero cameras

  27-05-2016 23:10 via digitaltrends.com
  
  When We Were Knights tells the tragic story of BASE jumper Ian Flanders. The somber documentary is a departure from the norm for GoPro, and is the first film released by the company to include footage shot on non-GoPro cameras.
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• Report claims first Xbox One virtual reality game is coming in 2017

  27-05-2016 23:03 via digitaltrends.com
  
  An unnamed but "major" development studio is reportedly working on a virtual reality game for the Xbox One, fueling speculation surrounding a possible hardware revision launching in 2017.
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• ‘Manhattanhenge’ arrives this weekend, here’s how to best capture it

  27-05-2016 22:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If you're in New York City this Memorial Day weekend, the summer phenomenon known as "Manhattanhenge" will make a visit. Find out what it is, and how to capture the event with a camera.
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• Rise of the VR-ready Backpack PC: Aorus, HP, MSI, ZOTAC

  27-05-2016 22:45
  
  This week both HP and MSI have revealed Backback PCs - computers that act like desktops but fit on your back, preparing you for a full-range, untethered VR experience. It would seem at first as though they would be leading the way - most average citizens have never seen a Backpack PC before, right? But that's just not true - … Continue reading
  
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• Google's iOS app revs up to high speeds, thanks to Accelerated Mobile Pages

  27-05-2016 22:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Google app for iOS is getting a few improvements. The latest update improves the speed of searches, and adds sports highlights and keyboard shortcuts for iPad users with an external keyboard.
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• Google’s iOS app now loads webpages and news articles in the blink of an eye

  27-05-2016 22:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Google app for iOS is getting a few improvements. The latest update improves the speed of searches, and adds sports highlights and keyboard shortcuts for iPad users with an external keyboard.
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• Supervillain to superspy? Tom Hiddleston reportedly in advanced talks to become 007

  27-05-2016 22:34 via digitaltrends.com
  
  After Daniel Craig turned down a mammoth, two-film offer to reprise his role as James Bond, it looks like the torch is being passed to Tom Hiddleston. The actor is reportedly in talks to step into the character's trademark tux.
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• Spyce is a robotic kitchen that is hoping to transform fast food

  27-05-2016 22:24 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Spyce Kitchen is a completely autonomous mini-restaurant that boasts a refrigerator, dishwasher, stove top, and yes, a robotic chef. Using fresh ingredients, the machine master can serve an entree in less than five minutes.
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• MIT students spice up food preparation with Spyce, a new robotic kitchen

  27-05-2016 22:24 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Spyce Kitchen is a completely autonomous mini-restaurant that boasts a refrigerator, dishwasher, stove top, and yes, a robotic chef. Using fresh ingredients, the machine master can serve an entree in less than five minutes.
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• Why isn’t the digital economy making life better? Douglas Rushkoff has an answer

  27-05-2016 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The digital economy was supposed to make us all rich, except instead, it’s amplifying the worst parts of our old economy? How do we fix this? Douglas Rushkoff has some ideas.
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• DJ Gold Panda loves to get physical with his music, sees little value in streaming

  27-05-2016 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Gold Panda isn’t interested in digital media, but he still uses it as a discovery tool. In our interview, find out what makes this artist tick, and how his music gets its unique sound.
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• Amazon builds virtual Echo in the browser to spread Alexa

  27-05-2016 22:14
  
  A browser-based version of Amazon's Echo speaker should make Alexa even easier to try, with Amazon hoping the hardware-free experience encourages more developers to code for the platform. Echosim.io basically recreates the Echo hardware in virtual form, powered by the very same cloud-based processing that those with the physical device get to engage with. Availability of Echo has improved dramatically … Continue reading
  
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• ‘Minecraft’-inspired RPG ‘Dragon Quest Builders’ hits US shores in October

  27-05-2016 22:10 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Publisher Square Enix announced that its Minecraft-inspired sandbox construction game Dragon Quest Builders is headed to the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in North America and Europe later this year.
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• Jawbone tipped trying to sell speaker business as focus shifts to trackers

  27-05-2016 22:08
  
  Jawbone is looking to sell its speaker business, according to sources, as its shifts its focus solely to its wearable and health business. According to a report, Jawbone has been pitching its speaker business at possible buyers, which, if it’s successful, will see its Jambox wireless speakers changing hands. In addition, a source says Jawbone is liquidating its current speaker … Continue reading
  
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• Samsung Pay may be coming to iOS devices and PCs in the form of a new app

  27-05-2016 22:04 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Samsung may launch Samsung Pay Mini, a streamlined mobile payments app, for third-party Android devices, iOS phones, and computers later this year. The service could debut as soon as June 2016, rumor has it.
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• New Windows 10 Insider Preview build turns Cortana into your personal DJ

  27-05-2016 22:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Microsoft has launched Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14352 to participants of the Fast Ring. This build provides improvements to Cortana, Windows Ink, and the Game Bar. This build arrives with a long list of fixes and known issues on the PC.
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• Revealed: The greatest Formula One driver of all time

  27-05-2016 21:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Formula One racing is the most popular motorsport in the world, and the series has crowned 66 champions over the years. The legacies of its top drivers are hotly debated, but now science has given us the greatest F1 driver of all time.The post Revealed: The greatest Formula One driver of all time appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• 3D Pong table brings the game into the real world

  27-05-2016 21:49
  
  Pong is one of the first video games to be made, and the first one that was commercially successful. It's a pretty safe bet that most people have seen or played some form of the game. Maybe it wasn't on an Atari, and perhaps it was just a knockoff clone, but if it had two paddles and a square "ball" … Continue reading
  
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• 15 best Nexus 6P cases to protect and style your Google phone

  27-05-2016 21:40 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The world is filled with cracked and scuffed smartphones, but your new Nexus doesn't have to be one of them. Peruse our lineup of the best Nexus 6P cases if you're in need of a little style or protection.
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• The experiment has finished HP has a backpack PC for tether-free VR in the works under the Omen X brand

  27-05-2016 21:39 via digitaltrends.com
  
  In addition to revealing new Omen products, HP is working on an Omen X product that's essentially a desktop PC you can wear on your back that supports VR headsets. There's no street date for this mobile PC, but the company plans to start offering demos next month.
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• HP's unannounced Omen X product is a developer kit for a backpack-based PC for VR

  27-05-2016 21:39 via digitaltrends.com
  
  In addition to revealing new Omen products, HP is working on an Omen X product that's essentially a desktop PC you can wear on your back that supports VR headsets. There's no street date for this mobile PC, but the company plans to start offering demos next month.
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• HP has a backpack PC for tether-free VR in the works under the Omen X brand

  27-05-2016 21:39 via digitaltrends.com
  
  In addition to revealing new Omen products, HP is working on an Omen X product that's essentially a desktop PC you can wear on your back that supports VR headsets. There's no street date for this mobile PC, but the company plans to start offering demos next month.
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• From grillbots to solar stoves, 10 gadgets that’ll crown you king of BBQ season

  27-05-2016 21:39 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Now that grilling season is almost upon us, we took some time to round up the best BBQ tech gadgets to help you conquer your next cookout. From helping you keep your gear clean to just really awesome ways to light stuff on fire, we've got you covered.
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• North Korea may be hacking banks across the world

  27-05-2016 21:25
  
  North Korea, allegedly behind the Sony Pictures cyberattack and more, could be behind a series of bank hacks across the globe resulting in tens of millions of lost dollars. Researchers with Symantec cite a recent trio of attacks that involved rare code seen in both the Sony cyberattack and earlier attacks against companies — including banks — in South Korea … Continue reading
  
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• No lines, more apps: Foot Locker now allows you to reserve new sneakers from your phone

  27-05-2016 21:19 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Following the lead of Nike and Adidas, sportswear retailer Foot Locker has updated its app with a new feature, Launch Locator, which allows people to reserve sneakers before they are released, eliminating the need to wait in line,The post No lines, more apps: Foot Locker now allows you to reserve new sneakers from your phone appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Harley-Davidson introduces its first new pro flat-track bike in 44 years

  27-05-2016 21:04 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Harley’s first new pro flat track bike in 44 years is radically different than its predecessor, the XR750, which debuted in 1972. The XG750R will make its first appearance at the X Games in Austin Texas next week.
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• Shortages suggest Apple will announce a new Airport Extreme and Time Capsule at WWDC

  27-05-2016 20:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Some Apple customers are reporting stock shortages for the Apple AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule wireless routers. It's only a few weeks until WWDC, which doesn't feel like a coincidence.The post Shortages suggest Apple will announce a new Airport Extreme and Time Capsule at WWDC appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Apple Stores run out of some AirPort routers; is a new version on the way?

  27-05-2016 20:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Some Apple customers are reporting stock shortages for the Apple AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule wireless routers. It's only a few weeks until WWDC, which doesn't feel like a coincidence.The post Apple Stores run out of some AirPort routers; is a new version on the way? appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Three’s ad-blocking initiative could kill the internet

  27-05-2016 20:57
  
  We've known since February that the UK wireless carrier Three has had plans to block advertising on mobile devices. Today the company outlined their strategy by announcing that they would offer 500,000 of their customers the opportunity to opt-in to a test of this service, which will happen sometime next month. Three stated a few different reasons for deciding to … Continue reading
  
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• Sony sells Vegas Pro, Movie Studio video production software to Magix

  27-05-2016 20:54 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Sony announced it is selling off nearly all of its Sony Creative Software programs to Magix, a German software company that specializes in audio and video editing. The sale includes Vegas Pro and Movie Studio, but not the new Catalyst program.
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• Sony abandons audio-video-editing software, sells business to Germany's Magix

  27-05-2016 20:54 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Sony announced it is selling off nearly all of its Sony Creative Software programs to Magix, a German software company that specializes in audio and video editing. The sale includes Vegas Pro and Movie Studio, but not the new Catalyst program.
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• Dell Latitude 13 7370 review

  27-05-2016 20:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Dell showed off a new Latitude 13 at this year’s CES that looked identical to the company’s XPS 13 laptop. Now the Latitude 13 has launched, and it’s more unique than looks suggest. But does the more affordable XPS 13 overshadow this newcomer?
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• Google dodges $9 Billion lawsuit, Oracle to appeal

  27-05-2016 20:32 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Google could have been forced to pay $9 Billion in damages, but Thursday's Federal Court ruling instead dealt a huge blow to Oracle and reinforced the "fair use" status of open source API's.The post Google dodges $9 Billion lawsuit, Oracle to appeal appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Google app for iOS update makes it ‘faster every step of the way’

  27-05-2016 20:30
  
  Google wants all you iPhone and iPad users to know something: the Google app for your devices is faster than ever. Loading times have been slashed. New features have been added. It all, Google proclaims, is available now to help save you precious minutes. You may not notice the speed differences, Google says, but rest assured that they're there and … Continue reading
  
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• Acer H277HU USB-C Monitor Review: Your MacBook’s best friend

  27-05-2016 20:24
  
  USB-C is our salvation from cable madness, at least that's what they tell us, but as early adopters of Apple's MacBook or other cutting-edge hardware have realized, reality hasn't caught up to the promise. The theory, and indeed the core technology, is sound, but it's illustrative of the dearth of peripherals that the Acer H277HU display is causing as much … Continue reading
  
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• Listen to Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's commentary while watching the Preacher premiere

  27-05-2016 20:12 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Now that AMC's long-awaited Preacher series has premiered, the network is providing fans with a way to watch the first episode online with commentary from directors Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.
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• Philips' 6000 series TVs offer Google Cast on top of 4K and HDR

  27-05-2016 20:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Philips first announced its 6000 series TVs at CES earlier this year, boasting 4K and HDR. Now the pricing and availability have been announced, as well as a feature not previously mentioned: Google Cast support.
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• How to see Mars on Monday

  27-05-2016 20:03
  
  This Memorial Day, Mars will be closer to Earth than it's been at any point in the past 11 years. Back in 2005, Mars got up close and personal with our Earth - we didn't even really have smartphones back then. Now, here on Memorial Day, Mars will be appearing low in the east-southeast sky just after darkness. When you … Continue reading
  
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• Take the Millennium Falcon for a spin: New ‘Star Wars’ vinyl features embedded holograms

  27-05-2016 19:49 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The latest special edition vinyl release of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens soundtrack comes with two special built-in holograms of a TIE Fighter and Han Solo's Millennium Falcon.
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• No rest for ‘The Rock’: Busy actor to star in ‘Die Hard’-style flick set in China

  27-05-2016 19:34 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Skyscraper, described as "Die Hard in China," is a go and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is getting ready to go all John McClane on The Middle Kingdom. The project gives the busy actor 11 films that are in some stage of the production process.
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• New Windows 10 security update proactively hunts down viruses when your PC is idle

  27-05-2016 19:17 via digitaltrends.com
  
  With its new update, Windows Defender will work in harmony with the antivirus software of your choice by running its own periodic scans on your computer at the most convenient time.
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