May 31
‘Lost’ Co-Creator Damon Lindelof Admits He Failed To Prevent Racist Work Environment
Posted in: Today's ChiliLindelof said he had “deep regrets” about how he dealt with characters of color.
May 31
Our first look at TMNT: Mutant Mayhem introduced us to a vivid, animated world of some truly teenaged mutant heroes—it’s the first time Leo, Raph, Mikey, and Donnie have actually been voiced by teens. But what’s bringing these kids to the surface world of NYC? A major new threat that no version of the TMNT have ever…
May 31
Although most people’s thoughts turn towards getting outside and soaking up the sun when June arrives, for Lego fans, it’s just another month to hunker down with a thick instruction book and thousands of plastic bricks. Although June arrives with dozens of new Lego sets in tow, we’ve sifted through the impending…
May 31
Many car makers will surround you with speakers in a bid to create immersive sound, but Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) thinks your seat can also play a role. The company’s new Range Rover Sport SV Edition One includes Subpac-powered “Body and Soul Seat” tech (appropriately, BASS) whose headrest-mounted membranes and transducers deliver haptic feedback in response to lower frequencies in your music. Whether you’re the driver or a passenger, you’ll feel the thumps of a dance or rap track.
The system complements the Range Rover Sport’s 29-speaker Meridian audio setup, which already has a subwoofer, but Jaguar Land Rover and Subpac also claim the vibrations can improve your health through six wellness programs. The companies point to a JLR-supported study indicating that BASS can help you relax and reduce stress by increasing the variability of your heart rate. Provided that holds up in the real world, this may be the luxury SUV to get if you need to unwind during the commute home.
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The Range Rover Sport SV Edition One is already sold out for its first year. You can sign up to be notified about other SV trim levels, and there are hints BASS will be more widely available going forward.
However well this seat works, it’s just the start for Subpac. The company has been pitching its mix of haptics and bone conduction to movie theaters, music producers, VR simulation creators and gamers, and has a Flow platform that can bring vibration to seats and wearables (think of something like Lofelt’s Basslet). The firm also hopes to venture into aviation and the overall wellness space. Don’t be surprised if tactile audio finds its way into more of the devices you buy and use, even if it’s limited to premium products.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/range-rovers-next-luxury-add-on-a-car-seat-that-vibrates-to-music-141725247.html?src=rss
May 31
‘Flash’ Director Says He Wants To Work With Troubled Star Ezra Miller On Sequel
Posted in: Today's ChiliAndy Muschietti gushed over the actor despite their multiple run-ins with the law.
May 31
As the credits rolled on Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, it felt like waking up from a dream. In this dream, something impossible happened. A team of talented filmmakers made a sequel to one of the, if not the, best superhero films of all-time that was not just worthy of that original film, it actually made the…
May 31
This Iconic American Yellow Bus Company Is Ramping Up Its Electric Bus Production
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Blue Bird, the more than 90-year-old manufacturer of the iconic American yellow school bus, is ramping up its production of electric buses. Last week, the company announced the opening of its new Electric Vehicle (EV) Build-up Center in the company’s main U.S. manufacturing plant in Fort Valley, Georgia. Blue Bird…
May 31
Black Mirror Season 6 Has a Trailer and a Date for Your Dystopian Binge: June 15
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In just a few weeks, five new episodes of Netflix hit Black Mirror will be available for your eager eyeballs. Today, we’ve got a scrap of nourishment in the form of a season six trailer, which teases a star-studded cast and more of that smart, satirical-but-eerily-realistic dystopian drama that has become the show’s…
May 31
If you’re in the market for a fast NVMe SSD for your PC or console, Amazon has some great options in its latest sale. The WD_Black SN850 and P40 models are on sale with steep discounts as high as 56 percent, with sizes ranging from 1TB to 4TB. The best deal is on the latest WD_Black 1TB SN850X NVMe with a heat sink that offers speeds up to 7300/6300 MB/s (read/write) and PS5 compatibility. It’s priced at just $80, a savings of 56 percent ($100) over the regular price.
The latest SN850X is available in sizes up to 2TB, with read speeds a bit faster (6,600 MB/s) on the 2TB model. Both come with a heatsink and support Game Mode 2.0, and are compatible with PlayStation 5 consoles. They also make great storage and media drives on PCs, thanks to high speeds that allow quick program loading and the ability to play back 8K video.
If you don’t need PS5 compatibility or a heat sink, Amazon has the regular SN850X on sale as well in four sizes, at $80, $175 and $350 for the 1TB, 2TB and 4TB models, respectively. The best deal is on the 4TB unit, priced at just $350 for a savings of 50 percent off the regular price — a nice deal if you need a very fast SSD with high capacity.
Finally, if it’s USB-C storage you’re looking for, the WD_Black 1TB and 2TB P4 Game Drive SSDs carry significant discounts as well. The 1TB model is available for $100, or 44 percent off the regular price, while the 2TB version is on sale for $160, saving you a full 52 percent. These models are compatible with both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles, giving you a speedy archiving option (up to 2,000 MB/s) that lets you save space on your main drive and quickly restore games.
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This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/wd-black-ssds-are-up-to-56-percent-off-right-now-130807310.html?src=rss
May 31
“I see card after card. You’re not allowed to write any of them (up),” said Mathew Bianchi, who alleges a practice of selective enforcement in a new federal lawsuit.
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