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Tim Allen teases an emotional Toy Story 4. There’s a few tiny rumors about the progress of The Batman. Joaquin Phoenix takes a miserable-sounding call in new Joker set footage. Plus, what’s to come on The Flash and Black Lightning, two new clips from Venom, and the Coven gang return to American Horror Story. Spoilers…

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Back in 2017, Google launched a device called Clips. Shaped like a small action camera similar to a GoPro, Clips is designed to be a “moments” camera, where you set it aside and by using AI, it will try to determine the best time to capture photos so that you don’t miss out on any moments.

However if you’ve always felt that maybe Clips isn’t doing a good job at capturing moments, or if you think that it should capture more moments, then you’ll want to update it because in the latest update to the camera and its accompanying app, Google has improved upon the capture rate.

According to Google, “Capture more amazing moments using the completely rebuilt “High” Capture Rate. Flip this on in Settings to capture many more hugs, jumps, smiles, dances, and more.” Google has also made improvements to how the camera treats the “best” frame by saving it in full resolution, so that you have more options when it comes to editing it or printing it, where higher resolution images usually offer up more detail.

There is also the inclusion of a “Familiar Faces Management” screen that lets users manage who the camera thinks is important to you, and if you think that the AI could use some fine tuning, you’ll be able to edit that list as well. The update should already be live so head on over to the Google Play Store to get your hands on it.

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BMW is showing off the 2019 models of its electric car, the i3. For 2019 the ride is offered in i3 120Ah and i3s 120Ah. The original i3 back in 2014 had 60Ah inside giving it a mere 81-mile driving range. Last year, the 2017 model i3 had a 94Ah rating for a 115-mile driving range. Both the 2019 i3 … Continue reading

For years if you go to Tokyo, Japan, you will have the opportunity to dress up like popular Mario-themed characters and drive racing karts throughout the city. On first glance it looks like Mario Kart, but upon closer inspection it’s actually known as MariCar. It’s actually been amazing how long the company has been getting away with it, but unfortunately it has come to an end.

Over in Japan, the Tokyo District Court has ruled against MariCar in lawsuit filed by Nintendo, where they have since been ordered to stop lending out Nintendo-themed costumes, as well as pay 10 million yen in damages, according to a tweet by The Wall Street Journal’s reporter Takashi Mochizuki.

Tokyo District Court ordered Mari Mobility Dev., previously MariCar, to pay ¥10 million in compensation and stop using Nintendo-related outfit. The street go-cart company operates services in Japan, and Nintendo was complaining it was damaging its “Mario Kart” franchise.

— Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi_wsj) September 27, 2018

Nintendo had previously complained how MariCar was “damaging” its Mario Kart franchise, although if anything we’re sure many feel that it actually brings more attention to the franchise rather than detract for it, but then again it is Nintendo’s intellectual property and it makes sense that they are trying to defend it.

It is unclear what MariCar plans to do now that they will no longer be able to market themselves as a Mario Kart alternative, so we’ll just have to wait and see. That being said, even if you can’t dress up like Mario, Yoshi, or Peach, zipping down the streets of Tokyo in a racing kart still does sound like a pretty fun thing to do.

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