CFD Sales Inc. Japan has launched Gigabyte’s latest GV-N750OC-2GI graphics card. The card is available now for 16,980 Yen (about $165). Specs-wise, the card is packed with 512 CUDA Cores, a 128-bit memory interface, a core clock of 1059MHz (1137MHz Boost Clock) and a 2GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 5000MHz, and features DVI-I, DVI-D and 2x HDMI outputs. [Product Page]
AAXA Technologies hits back by offering you their newest pico projector, the P3X. Adopting the DLP display technology, this travel-friendly projector provides 854 x 480 WVGA resolution, 70 ANSI lumens brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio and up to 15,000 hours of Triple RGB LEDs lamp life. What’s more, it also comes with a built-in media player, a microSD card slot, a mini-HDMI port, a USB 2.0 port and a built-in 1W speaker. Powered by a 2-hour onboard lithium-ion battery, the P3X is available now for $219. [Product Page]
Motion Computing has introduced a new rugged Windows tablet to its range, the R12 Platform. Designed to empower the worker who moves from the field to the vehicle to the office, this dust-proof, shockproof and waterproof tablet sports a 12.5-inch 1920 x 1080 10-point capacitive multi-touch display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection, a 1.5GHz-1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4210Y or 1.7GHz-2.9GHz Intel Core i7-4610Y processor, an Intel QM87 Chipset, an Intel HD Graphics 4200, a 4GB/8GB DDR3 RAM, a 64GB/128GB/256GB SSD, an SD card slot, dual cameras (2MP front & 8MP rear), an integrated Fingerprint Reader, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, an HDMI port a USB 3.0 port and runs on either Windows 7 Professional 64-bit or Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit OS. The R12 Platform will begin shipping from April for 2,229 (basic configuration). [Product Page]
Western Digital has begun shipping their newest line of Thunderbolt-powered portable hard drives, the My Passport Pro. Coming in 2TB and 4TB sizes, these high-speed hard drives feature a sleek aluminum enclosure, a Thunderbolt connector, RAID (0,1) support and consist of two 2.5-inch hard drives. The 2TB and 4TB models retail for $299.99 and $429.99, respectively. [Western Digital]
When Facebook announced that they would be acquiring Oculus VR, not only were many people surprised, but many were apparently outraged as well. We’re not sure where all the anger is coming from, perhaps it could be that they’re worried Facebook might attempt to monetize the Oculus Rift through ads, perhaps they feel that Facebook might be trying to invade their gaming space, who knows?
All we know is that for the most part, most people just aren’t too happy about it. But could their unhappiness of the acquisition be warranted to the point where death threats are issued? According to Oculus VR’s founder, Palmer Luckey, he claims that he and his team have received death threats following the acquisition. (more…)
Oculus Rift Team Hit With Death Threats Following Facebook Acquisition original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Back in the day when one wanted to play an MMORPG, they’d be faced with a subscription fee. This fee meant that gamers had to fork out money every month if they wish to continue playing the game. However in the recent years, more developers have turned towards the free-to-play model.
This means that the game will be free to play without a monthly subscription, but will make money by selling in-game items, like costumes, weapons, and so on. Is it inevitable that this is where MMORPGs will be headed into the future? According to Final Fantasy’s producer, maybe not. (more…)
FF14′s Producer Explains Why They Chose The Subscription Model original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Say, for example, you wanted a dog skull but did not want to remove said bone mass from a living dog. What to do? If you’re the team behind Quinn, the 3D-printable posable doll, you’d make and sell a set of models that you can print out on your Makerbot or similar device. Read More
Wearable technology is definitely a big thing and it has only been growing. In fact this year we’ve seen efforts from LG, Samsung, Motorola, and Sony and we’re still pretty early in the year. What this means is that it is possible that there could be more wearable devices that we’ve yet to see and it’s possible that Acer could be next.
According to recent invites that Acer has handed out, the company will be hosting an event on the 29th of April in New York City. Unfortunately the invite does not mention what Acer could be unveiling, but it does come with a tagline that reads, “Touch, More Connected” which some have taken to mean that Acer could be using that event to unveil new wearables. (more…)
Acer Sends Out Invites For 29th April Event original content from Ubergizmo. 
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While the Google Play app store isn’t exactly chock full of pornographic apps, there are some apps like the one pictured above that will deliver photos of sexy girls onto your phone, which some users might choose to use for wallpapers or other purposes.
Those photos aren’t exactly explicit but it seems that in an effort to make the Google Play Store safe and open to people of all ages, Google has recently updated their Developer Program policies which will essentially ban apps like the one pictured above. (more…)
Google Moves To Remove All Erotic Content From Play Store original content from Ubergizmo. 
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