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• Polaroid targets party crowd with shot glass mount for its action cam

  03-06-2016 23:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Polaroid is taking action cams where no action cam has gone easily before. The latest accessory for its cube-shaped action cams is none other than a shot glass mount.
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• New ‘metamaterial lens’ is 100,000-times thinner than conventional glass optics

  03-06-2016 23:53 via digitaltrends.com
  
  In the future, "metamaterial" could make glass obsolete in the creation of camera lenses and displays. Researchers at Harvard University have created such a lens that's thinner than the light it bends.
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• No second chances: Blizzard drops the ban hammer on Overwatch cheaters

  03-06-2016 23:52 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Blizzard has taken a no-nonsense stance on cheating in its new team shooter Overwatch, banning over 1500 Chinese players in the week since launch.
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• Move over, Megatron: Anthony Hopkins adds some class to Transformers 5

  03-06-2016 23:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  As one of the greatest actors of his generation, Anthony Hopkins has some experience transforming. But will he play a human or an automaton in Transformers: The Last Knight, the fifth installment of Michael Bay's robot battle royale?
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• Anthony Hopkins joins ‘Transformers: The Last Knight,’ but as a human or a robot?

  03-06-2016 23:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  As one of the greatest actors of his generation, Anthony Hopkins has some experience transforming. But will he play a human or an automaton in Transformers: The Last Knight, the fifth installment of Michael Bay's robot battle royale?
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• Huawei is creating another Nexus smartphone, according to exec

  03-06-2016 23:34 via digitaltrends.com
  
  According to a Huawei exec, the company is making a Nexus smartphone for the second year in a row, seemingly killing rumors that HTC would be doing two Nexus phones. Huawei previously made the Nexus 6P.
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• Instagram is rolling out reordered feeds throughout June

  03-06-2016 23:26
  
  Back in March, Instagram worried its users by announcing plans to reorder their feeds to show them the content its thinks they want to see. This caused a huge, probably unanticipated, backlash from users didn’t want the company to meddle. Instagram had to backtrack a bit, promising that it wasn’t going to do anything drastic and nothing soon. Now the … Continue reading
  
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• Between the Streams: Comedian Eliza Skinner, Rogue One scare, lady wrestling

  03-06-2016 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Comedian Eliza Skinner joins us as our first celebrity guest. A prolific writer, stand-up comedian, and rap battler, Eliza is in town for the Bridgetown Comedy Festival. We'll also talk Rogue One reshoots, Netflix's lady wrestling spoof, and much more.
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• Between the Streams: Comedian Eliza Skinner, Rogue One scare, Lady Captain Marvel

  03-06-2016 23:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Comedian Eliza Skinner joins us as our first celebrity guest. A prolific writer, stand-up comedian, and rap battler, Eliza is in town for the Bridgetown Comedy Festival. We'll also talk Rogue One reshoots, Brie Larson as Captain Marvel, and much more.
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• 2017 Audi A5 and Audi S5 Updates Revealed

  03-06-2016 23:10
  
  Hot on the heels of the recent refresh of the 2017 Audi A4 and S4 comes news of the same treatment being given to the A5 and S5 coupes that share their platform with the sedans. As expected, the upgrades that have been made to the two-door members of the Audi family largely mirror those of the four-door variety, with … Continue reading
  
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• Nissan celebrates National Doughnut Day with NISMO power and 2,800 pounds of sprinkles

  03-06-2016 22:59 via digitaltrends.com
  
  June 3 is National Doughnut Day, and to celebrate, Nissan pulled out all the stops. The brand spread more than 2,800 pounds of sprinkles on a studio room floor and used a 370Z NISMO’s rear tires to shoot them onto freshly fried doughnuts.The post Nissan celebrates National Doughnut Day with NISMO power and 2,800 pounds of sprinkles appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott ain’t afraid of no ghost

  03-06-2016 22:55 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Ray Parker Jr.'s Ghostbusters theme was nearly as popular as the movie that inspired it, but Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott are ready to bring the iconic song into the 21st century.
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• Nest CEO switch: Fadell steps out, Moto exec steps in

  03-06-2016 22:47
  
  This afternoon Alphabet and Nest announced that they'd be switching up CEOs - Fadell is out and Fawaz is in. That's Tony Fadell who, after six years working on Nest, will be moving into an advisor role with Alphabet, working directly with Larry Page. In his place will be Marwan Fawaz, former executive vice president of Motorola Mobility. There, Fawaz … Continue reading
  
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• First ride: Alta Motors RedShift SM

  03-06-2016 22:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Digital Trends took a spin around Manhattan on Alta Motors’ Redshift SM, an electric supermoto so fun you won’t believe it’s street legal.
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• Synthetic human genome project may lead to lab-grown transplantable organs

  03-06-2016 22:39
  
  Some scientists want to create a synthetic human genome, and their proposal has critics worked up into a frenzy. In a perfect world, this proposed synthetic human genome would be used to grow human organs for transplant, aid humans in developing medications and vaccines for various illnesses, and more. In a less-than-ideal world, critics worry it could also lead to … Continue reading
  
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• Chuwi Hi12 Windows 10 2-in-1 review

  03-06-2016 22:38 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Windows 2-in-1s are expensive. Not the Chuwi Hi12. The tablet portion is just $250, and the keyboard dock adds only $50 more. That’s an incredible price, but can a device this inexpensive deliver an acceptable Windows experience?
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• Samsung 837 will hold free concerts every Thursday this summer

  03-06-2016 22:34 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Bored on a Thursday in New York City? On the rare occasion that you are, Samsung has got your back with free music concerts every Thursday this summer at Samsung 837 in the Meatpacking District.
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• Filmmakers take incredible risk flying drone inside Byzantine church

  03-06-2016 22:07 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Drones are best-suited for use outdoors, with plenty of room to maneuver. That didn't stop a filmmaking team from attempting a risky shoot inside a French Byzantine church, however. The results are stunning.
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• DJI drone flies inside Byzantine church to shoot this stunning video

  03-06-2016 22:07 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Drones are best-suited for use outdoors, with plenty of room to maneuver. That didn't stop a filmmaking team from attempting a risky shoot inside a French Byzantine church, however. The results are stunning.
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• Elon Musk has banned hot tub talks about simulated existence

  03-06-2016 21:55
  
  There's a chance we're all living in some super advanced simulation, but don't bring the topic up if you ever get the chance to join Elon Musk in a hot tub. Speaking at Recode’s Code Conference 2016, someone asked Musk a philosophical question about whether it’s possible we’re all living in a simulation — and Musk, as you might expect, … Continue reading
  
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• Amp up your summer gaming with one of these 5 great PS4 deals

  03-06-2016 21:41 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The PlayStation 4 is just now finally coming into its own. Check out our brief roundup of the best PS4 bundles if you're looking to make the jump to the next-gen system, whether you're looking to pick up an extra controller or a new title.
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• Prophets of (political) Rage: New supergroup to protest Republican National Convention

  03-06-2016 21:31 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Prophets of Rage, the recently minted supergroup consisting of members of Public Enemy, Rage Against The Machine, and Cypress Hill, will head to the Republican National Convention in July to protest.
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• New supergroup Prophets of Rage to protest the Republican National Convention

  03-06-2016 21:31 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Prophets of Rage, the recently minted supergroup consisting of members of Public Enemy, Rage Against The Machine, and Cypress Hill, will head to the Republican National Convention in July to protest.
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• Legendary Apple marketing guru believes Apple has ‘lost its way’

  03-06-2016 21:30
  
  Writing for The Guardian , longtime Apple marketing guru Ken Segall argues that Apple, in the absence of Steve Jobs, has lost its way . Whereas the company previously harnessed the "power of simplicity" to deliver products and services that were intuitive and easy to use, Segall argues that the "simplicity" that previously defined Apple has waned in recent years. While critiques of Apple are a dime a dozen these days, Segall is certainly a voice worth paying attention to. A close confidant of St
  
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• Swap the PS4 stock headset for one of these top-tier alternatives

  03-06-2016 21:19 via digitaltrends.com
  
  You don't have to stick with a shoddy headset simply because it came bundled with your console. Check out our picks for the best headsets for the PlayStation 4, whether you're in the market for virtual surround sound or merely a comfortable build.
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• Time to kill? These are the 99 best movies on Netflix

  03-06-2016 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Save yourself from hours of scrolling and searching through Netflix's massive library by checking out this list of our favorite movies you can stream right now.
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• Band of Skulls set up shop in church to conjure the unholy rock of ‘By Default’

  03-06-2016 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Churches aren’t just for Christian rock and gospel. Band of Skulls’ Russell Marsden explains how the band set up shop to rock in one of their hometown holy spots.
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• Nexus Player may be coming back as a (lightly) refreshed model

  03-06-2016 21:14
  
  It appears the Nexus Player is dead, but maybe its fate isn't as definite as many thought. Some new documents from ASUS were recently filed with the FCC that show a device featuring the same ID as the past Nexus Player, but with some minor changes -- things like updated circuit system components, a lower gain antenna and other things … Continue reading
  
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• Why Google Home has a lot of catching up to do

  03-06-2016 21:00
  
  Amazon is quietly shaping the future of computing. The giant retailer created a popular voice-and cloud-based virtual assistant that’s smart enough to perform certain tasks and provide answers to our queries. Amazon doesn’t do voice better than Apple or Google, but Amazon nonetheless created a tool that made it easier for humans to talk to a machine . Google announced Home , a direct competitor for Amazon’s Echo , and Apple is rumored to introduce a similar device in the near f
  
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• Turn anything in your home into a connected device with Mesh

  03-06-2016 20:24 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If only making ourselves smarter were as easy as making your whole house smarter, we'd all be geniuses. Alas, such technology does not yet exist, but in the meantime, you can turn your home smart with Mesh, the DIY smart home kit.The post Turn anything in your home into a connected device with Mesh appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• It’s time to stop thinking about smartphones as being ‘just phones’

  03-06-2016 20:22
  
  I've seen some articles floating around social media again in which someone proclaims that smartphones are expensive luxuries used by mindless people to entertain themselves with mindless games while truly smart and savvy people continue to use their old flip phones. These articles are nothing new; they resurface regularly, enjoy brief popularity as cynical people bat them back and forth … Continue reading
  
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• Minecraft hits milestone, Pebble’s Core likes Alexa, Google’s podcars hit the horn

  03-06-2016 20:21 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Minecraft's popularity shows no sign of slowing down, Pebble rolls out some new gear on Kickstarter, including an interesting connected device, and Google's self-driving cars get a very human feature.
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• Fly with your drone in VR thanks to the Exo360’s five 4K cameras

  03-06-2016 20:20 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Queen B Robotics has combined drones with virtual reality, coming up with a drone with five cameras, able to capture 360-degree video. The drone is currently being funded on Indiegogo and was shown off at Augmented World Expo 2016.
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• Next 'Destiny' expansion to be revealed in pre-E3 live stream

  03-06-2016 20:03 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Developer Bungie announced that it will reveal the next wave of content it has in store for its cooperative first-person shooter Destiny as part of a live-streamed event in the days leading up to E3.
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• The remake of Stephen King’s ‘It’ just found its new Pennywise the Clown

  03-06-2016 20:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The upcoming, two-part movie based on Stephen King's 'It' has cast a new actor to play Pennywise the Clown, with The Divergent Series: Allegiant actor Bill Skarsgard taking over the iconic role.
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• OnePlus’ feel-good documentary goes behind the scenes of the OnePlus 2 launch

  03-06-2016 19:59 via digitaltrends.com
  
  With just 11 days before the OnePlus 3 is unveiled in virtual reality, OnePlus has released a documentary that goes behind the scenes of its OnePlus 2 launch. The feel-good, 17-minute video features co-founder Carl Pei's more casual, and more anxious side.The post OnePlus’ feel-good documentary goes behind the scenes of the OnePlus 2 launch appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• 2017 Nexus phone leak spills Huawei’s involvement

  03-06-2016 19:57
  
  The next Google Nexus Android device may well be made by Huawei, as rumored - so says an interview with Huawei. The real oddity comes in the Gearburn chat writer Hadlee Simons has had with Charlene Munilall, general manager for Huawei’s Consumer Business Group in South Africa. There, Gearburn suggests, Munilall offered up word that Huawei is "doing the Nexus … Continue reading
  
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• DxO updates photo-editing software with enhanced noise reduction

  03-06-2016 19:53 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Improved noise reduction and faster processing times are just two of the additions to DxO's latest editing software, OpticsPro 11. The update supports more than 28,000 camera and lens combinations.
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• Say what you will, voice control is the future of home automation

  03-06-2016 19:45 via digitaltrends.com
  
  At the Connections Conference in San Francisco, one word on everyone's lips was "Alexa." Using voice commands to control the smart home is certainly easier than pulling out the phone, which is one reason many think its the future.The post Say what you will, voice control is the future of home automation appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Is there anything Alexa can't do? Not much, now that the AI boasts more than 1,000 skills

  03-06-2016 19:42 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Soon, it may be easier to list the things Amazon's Alexa can't do rather than the things it can. On Friday, the smart home system revealed that there are now more than 1,000 third-party skills available on the platform.
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• Elon Musk thinks we should insert 'neural laces' into our brains so we can become cyborgs

  03-06-2016 19:42 via digitaltrends.com
  
  This week, in a conversation at Recode’s annual Code Conference, Musk shared a tentative idea for something called “neural laces,” which he imagines could mitigate the risk of humanity becoming something of a pet to superintelligence.
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• iBuyPower just put an LCD display in a gaming PC's side panel

  03-06-2016 19:33 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Project Snowblind is iBuyPower's way of offering customers a new method of customization for their pre-built systems, as well as making it stand out from the crowd: it fits an LCD display right into the side panel.
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• 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet and 4S first drive

  03-06-2016 19:20
  
  The Porsche 911 is not the car for everyone, whether it’s the design or the price, but Porsche is okay with that. A mainstay of the sports segment for decades, it’s the benchmark by which serious drivers - and the automakers trying to sell them similarly seriously-driving cars - judge on-road experience. That means big boots to fill when it … Continue reading
  
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• Amazon Alexa ramps up to 1,000 3rd-party skills

  03-06-2016 19:15
  
  Amazon's line of Echo speakers and the virtual assistant Alexa are constantly getting updated with new features and connected services, but the company has now revealed that the number of third-party skills available has topped 1,000. That's a lot of new abilities for Alexa that developers have created, resulting in useful features like the ability to check bank accounts, make … Continue reading
  
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• Check your email in augmented reality with the new Outlook Hololens app

  03-06-2016 19:01 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Untethering humans from the displays on smartphones, tablets and computers could well be the biggest impact of augmented reality technology like Hololens, and access to Outlook Mail and Calendar apps is one of the first steps in that direction.
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• Board games remain a hugely popular pastime, and have the crowdfunding to prove it

  03-06-2016 19:01 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Kickstarter backers may well like their video games, but they like their board games more. It turns out more than 2 million backers have given over $265 million to board game developers over the past few years, helping fund over 8,000 projects.
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• TiVo Bolt owners can now watch TV anywhere thanks to a new software update

  03-06-2016 18:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  TiVo has introduced a software update that brings fixes to many models, but the biggest change is that the TiVo Bolt now supports out-of-home streaming, something Roamio owners have been enjoying for some time.
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• 'Hellblade' developer Ninja Theory's video shows off gruesome combat

  03-06-2016 18:50 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Hellblade, the latest action game from developer Ninja Theory, uses a gruesome combat system built around visual cues and positioning. Performance capture allows for players to almost vicariously feel Senua's pain.
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• Piracy is hurting DVD sales, thanks to artificial release delays

  03-06-2016 18:39
  
  Since online piracy started becoming a thing in the late 90's, companies have warned that it cuts into sales. One could argue that piracy can act as a means for generating interest in something, which a person might later purchase. Or that pirates wouldn't be buying the movies/music that they illegally download anyway. A new study does show a link … Continue reading
  
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• Daniel Day-Lewis in talks to reteam with Paul Thomas Anderson for fashion film

  03-06-2016 18:33 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis has apparently awakened from his latest multiyear slumber and is in talks to star in a new film helmed by his There Will Be Blood director Paul Thomas Anderson.
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