Monthly Archives: January 2019
Love animated holiday movies? Learn to create your own for $25.
Fun fact: It took 24 frames to create a single second of filmed animation for the 1964 TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Great bouncing icebergs, indeed. A far cry from the stop-motion projects of yesteryear, modern animated works are created using (much more efficient) tools such as Adobe After-Effects, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro. The […]
Blizzard confirms second canonically queer 'Overwatch' character
In a newly released short story, Blizzard confirmed yet another major Overwatch is canonically LGBTQ. And we are ready for him to get a fabulous rainbow skin in the next update. Though Ana is the protagonist of “Bastet,” it was the macho military man Soldier 76 (aka Jack Morrison) who got a bombshell backstory reveal […]
Daimler's semi-autonomous truck puts self-driving features on the road
Daimler trucks are going autonomous — eventually. For now, Level 2 (L2) partial automation will have to suffice. The vehicle company behind Mercedes-Benz cars announced Monday at CES 2019 that its new Freightliner Cascadia big-rig will include higher levels of robotic driving. The semi-autonomous trucks will start production in July in North America. It’s not […]
HTC's new Vive Pro Eye headset features built-in eye tracking
HTC’s best VR headset just got a lot more exciting. The company just unveiled a new Vive Pro Eye headset, which has eye tracking features built directly in, eliminating the need for external controllers. Instead of using hand controllers to navigate content, the headset uses “gaze-oriented menu navigation.” In other words, you can navigate menus […]
Celtics' Irving doesn't think Belinelli hit was 'malicious'
Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving told reporters Sunday he doesn’t believe San Antonio Spurs guard Marco Belinelli was acting intentionally when he hit Irving in the face and injured his eyes last week.
Trump says acting Cabinet members give him 'more flexibility'
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was in no hurry to find permanent replacements for one-quarter of his Cabinet currently serving in an acting capacity because it gives him “more flexibility.”
Trump holds firm on border wall, offers steel option as compromise
U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Sunday not to bend in his demand for a wall along the southern border with Mexico but said the barrier could be made of steel instead of concrete as a potential compromise with Democrats who refuse to fund it.
Watch Ahmed Best talk Jar Jar Binks, suicide, and reactions to his viral tweet
In July 2018, actor Ahmed Best, best known for his role as Jar Jar Binks, the controversial and much-maligned character from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, tweeted about the backlash he faced and his thoughts of suicide following that reaction. Now, in a new video for SoulPancake (via io9), Best opens up even more about […]
Save over 20% on a power bank that can fully recharge a MacBook Pro 1.5 times or an iPhone X 5.5 times
Whereas our forefathers faced regular threats of plagues, famine, and the like, us modern humanfolk are up against a far more sinister force: drained phone batteries. In a 2016 survey conducted by LG Electronics, almost nine out of ten respondents reported suffering from a phenomenon called “Low Battery Anxiety” (LBA) in which they “felt panic” […]
Apple is bringing iTunes and AirPlay 2 to Samsung TVs
As the 2019 edition of CES is about to kickoff, Samsung and Apple have teamed up for a huge announcement that will bring iTunes Movies and TV Shows, as well as AirPlay, to select smart television models. According to a Samsung announcement, support for both will come installed on the company’s 2019 line of smart […]