Author: Morgan
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Intel Acquires Movidius – A View to Bringing Sight to Machines
Now that the internet of things is slowly morphing into the awareness of things, Intel have played their cards, landing squarely in the ‘computer vision hardware’ territory. Intel have announced today they have are in plans for the acquisition of Movidius. Movidius’ mission statement was to give the power of sight to machines, and, now…
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USB Type-C to HDMI Released
HDMI Licensing, LLC have today announced that they will be releasing a new HDMI alternate cable for USB Type C. This should enable USB Type connections to interface directly with the TV without the need for extra dongles etc. Type-C has been growing in popularity in mobile and PC circles and this cable will marry…
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Pokemon GO Unbans The Banned
Pokemon GO is throwing in the towel and unbans some players. The banned will be coming back in droves, so it seems Niantic can forgive and forget. Many players received a ban recently after using third party apps and sites to locate Pokemon. Pokevision especially was apparently causing many issues server side as it was…
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Pokemon GO Tips – Gym Tactics & Tracking
Newsflash: Tracking Actually Works There seems to be a little confusion with the new system so we decided to offer a little assistance with a new edition of our Pokémon GO tips. The new tracking system is very simplistic but it does actually work. Gone are footprints, now we have tufts of grass framing…
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Smart Tattoos – MIT Asks: Are You Smart Enough?
MIT have been at it again, just when you thought you were as sci-fi as you could be they throw out a curve-ball. Forget smartwatches, Smart tattoos are probably going to be popping up all over the place in the future. Named Duoskin and developed by MIT Media Lab, in partnership with Microsoft Research, these…
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Star Wars: Rogue One – What We Know So Far
Three days ago the new trailer for Star Wars: Rogue One was released to the general public to critical acclaim both for and against. For some, it was instant exhilaration once the music cut in, for others, not so great. Kylo Ren, for one, was not too happy about it. A Spoof video on Youtube…
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Smart Phones Might Use Smart Dust
Smartphone cameras are really beginning to impress me over my old fashioned bridge camera (5 years old, already a relic of a past age). As every year passes it seems that the cameras get smaller and even harder to differentiate from the level of quality you would expect out of a reasonable SLR. We could…
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Stranger Things – Now In VR
Upon watching Stranger Things pilot episode, I was instantly transported back to watching The Goonies for the first time, though this time there were elements of Stephen King crossed with Back to the future and E.T. Yes, the show is that good! Massively creepy with characters you can really get behind, it is a wonderful…