Nov 20
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has a long history of racist and off-color comments.
Nov 20
This Casio G-Shock Watch Transforms into Optimus Prime
Posted in: UncategorizedJapanese toy maker Takara Tomy has teamed up with Casio to make a very cool watch and watch holder combo. Casio Japan has introduced this special edition G-Shock x Transformers DW-6900TF and it is amazing. This set is being released to celebrate 35 years of G-Shock and the 35th anniversary of Transformers in 2019.
You get a watch with Optimus Prime’s color scheme of red and blue, along with a transformable Optimus Prime figure that doubles as a watch holder. I mean, just look at how cool this thing is. The watch displays in either “pedestal” mode or in robot form. Or you can wear it. The G-Shock 5600 or 6900 also fits in the watch holder too.
The G-Shock x Transformers DW-6900TF-SET will be officially available on December 8, 2018 for 29,000 yen before tax (~$257 USD). I’m hoping they offer some other Transformers watch sets as well. This one is really damn cool. I wouldn’t mind having a few of these lined up on my desk.
The bad news? Well, sadly this is a Japan-only deal. I know. I’m depressed too. Why do they always get me so excited and then pull the Japan-exclusive crap on me? It’s so mean. It’s abuse really. America deserves this too you know.
[via Hot New Hip Hop via Mike Shouts]
Nov 20
As time moves on, it’s becoming more and more clear that relying on passwords isn’t really the best way to keep our online accounts secure. In the name of beefing up security, a number of companies have started moving to two-factor authentication or password-less sign-in, and today, Microsoft added its name to that ever-growing list. Beginning today, Microsoft is letting … Continue reading
Nov 20
Ralph Breaks the Internet's Directors on the Importance of Slaughter Race, the Film's Grand Theft Auto Clone
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The world of Wreck-It Ralph was born from video games. In the first film, there’s Fix-It Felix Jr., Sugar Rush, and Hero’s Duty. And even though the second film, Ralph Breaks the Internet, doesn’t take place in an arcade, the filmmakers were not going to miss a chance to add another game to the universe.
Nov 20
Nov 20
Tesla Interested In Working With Mercedes On An Electric Van
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A tweet from Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggests that the company might be interested in working with Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz on an electric van. Tesla itself doesn’t make vans, not yet anyway, while the Sprinter from Mercedes is known to be a veritable workhorse. It launched the latest generation of the Sprinter in February this year. Mercedes-Benz does plan to offer electric versions of the Sprinter from next year.
Musk was responding to a tweet about the Sprinter van and said that it may be “interesting” to work with Daimler/Mercedes on an electric version of the Sprinter, adding that it’s a great van. “We will inquire,” he said. This suggests that the company will talk about a potential partnership with Daimler on an electric version of the sprinter.
Daimler hasn’t officially commented on the matter so it’s position on a collaboration with Tesla is not yet known. However, a spokesman for the auto giant told Reuters that it’s pleased by the interest that Musk has shown in the van.
Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche did tell a Polish newspaper last month that he does not rule out a partnership with Tesla at some point in the future. Some of you might remember that the two companies have had a relationship in the past. Daimler bought a 9.1 percent stake in Tesla for around $50 million in 2009 before the company went public. It later sold its stake in October 2017 for $780 million.
Maybe interesting to work with Daimler/Mercedes on an electric Sprinter. That’s a great van. We will inquire.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 19, 2018
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Nov 20
Snap, the company behind Snapchat, took a $40 million hit on the first Spectacles as it overestimated demand for the product. It launched Spectacles 2 earlier this year and was more conservative with the orders. According to a report, it’s now working on a new version of the Spectacles which will be more expensive at $350 and feature two cameras.
Cheddar reports that Snap is going to release its new Spectacles with two cameras by the end of this year. They will have an all-new design with a frame made of aluminum. The cameras will be capable of producing augmented reality effects in videos.
The dual camera system will be utilized to overlay AR lenses and create 3D-like photo effects from the footage that the glasses capture. This is said to be part of Snap CEO Evan Spiegel’s vision to create eyewear technology that can seamlessly overlay virtual objects onto the real world.
The company is reportedly going to make around 24,000 pairs of the new Spectacles to limit the hit it has to take in case they don’t sell. The orders have been reduced even further from the 52,000 pairs of the slightly modified Spectacles 2 that it launched in September 2018. That’s quite a change compared to the 800,000 pairs it ordered of the very first Spectacles.
Snap is reportedly going to produce more iterations of Spectacles for years to come even though the product isn’t earning the company any money. It has reportedly created a plan to continue losing money on this hardware initiative until breaking even in 2020.
New $350 Snap Spectacles Said To Feature Two Cameras , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Nov 20
Dead Whale Had 1,000 Pieces Of Plastic Inside Its Stomach – Including Flip-Flops
Posted in: Today's ChiliRescuers in Indonesia also found 115 drinking cups and 25 plastic bags.
Nov 20
Some 700 people remain unaccounted for in the Camp fire, down from nearly 1,300 just days earlier.
Nov 20
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped out for their 6-month anniversary Monday.
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