Sony just announced at Gamescom 2014 that its latest console, the PlayStation 4, has sold 10 million units since it launched last year. That’s 10 million PS4s sold through to consumers, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe CEO Jim Ryan explained on stage at the company’s keynote at Gamescom, not just 10 million units shipped the way hardware sales are sometimes reported. It’s… Read More
Avocado advocates rejoice, Burger King Japan is adding an abundance of avocado to its burgers this summer in hopes of creating hoardes of slavering “avocaddicts”. Beginning August 11th, guacamole junkies can get their fix by ordering the Premium Fresh Avocado Whopper, Fresh Avocado Whopper Junior, and the Fresh Avocado Burger.
Tracking down Earth-like exoplanets with a terrestrial telescope is no easy feat because our planet’s atmosphere makes distant solar systems even harder to see. Adaptive optic technology can help make things go a little faster, but it does so at a snail’s pace—requiring up to 10 minutes per target. The fully autonomous Robo-AO system, however, lets any telescope lock on to targets in just 60 seconds. Let the hunt for Earth 2.0 begin!
Sorry, fans of ruin porn, creators of would-be Saw-sequels, and demented Walt Disney wannabes: The famous abandoned amusement park in Berlin named Spreepark was destroyed by two separate fires over the weekend. Arson is suspected.
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I stood in front of a nondescript iron gate in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District and rang the doorbell. The scent of bacon-wrapped hot dogs and grilled corn on the cob from sidewalk food carts filled the air, seducing my senses as I…
At the game industry’s annual United States trade show, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the big three console makers battle it out for your attention. At Gamescom — the world’s largest gaming trade show which draws around 350K people — it’s kind…
There’s no question that Apple’s virtual assistant comes in handy when you need information quickly. And now, one of Siri’s creators is working on a more advanced form of AI that goes far beyond the current iPhone option. Viv Labs says its personal…
Gaming PCs may be nothing new, but Alienware is hoping to do something different with its new Alpha console: deliver the flexibility of a PC but with the turn-key convenience of a traditional console. Rather than waiting for Valve to finish SteamOS, NVIDIA opted to create its own Alpha UI so that gamers could control the console from their couch. … Continue reading
The team at Maingear have thrown in their lot with the BATTLEBOX collection as teased for highest-end specs earlier this year. The Maingear BATTLEBOX Titan Z PC collection includes the Maingear F131, Vybe, and SHIFT, making their entire highest-end casing set ready for the biggest name games of the summer and well beyond. Each Battlebox PC comes with NVIDIA GeForce … Continue reading
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