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Microsoft promised Dolby Vision HDR support for the Xbox One and starting today, testers with an Xbox One S or Xbox One X (and a compatible 4K TV) can try it out with Netflix streaming. Dolby's expansion on HDR10 — that already drastically improves… Source: Engadget | Dolby Vision HDR is ready for testing on …
August 31, 2018 | by RaheelAfter months of deliberation, San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency has finally awarded scooter permits to two companies, and not to the ones you might expect. While Bird, Lime and Spin were the first to roll into the city earlier this year… Source: Engadget | Bird, Lime, Uber and Lyft strike out on SF scooter permits
August 31, 2018 | by RaheelResearchers at the University of Tokyo and Keio University have created a robotic system called Fusion that's worn on a user's back and operated remotely. Fusion is a telepresence robot with two arms and a head and it can allow a remote operator to n… Source: Engadget | This telepresence robot offers a remote-controlled set …
August 30, 2018 | by RaheelFans of Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator now have a whole new way to experience the Dream Daddy universe as Oni Press is publishing a series of comic books based on the sim. From developer Game Grumps, Dream Daddy has players assume the role of a… Source: Engadget | 'Dream Daddy' comic revisits the …
August 30, 2018 | by RaheelEarlier this year, Ford launched its GoRide service, which provides non-emergency transportation to patients who need a lift to their medical appointments. Initially, the service launched as a partner with Michigan's Beaumont Health network, and now… Source: Engadget | Ford expands its GoRide medical transport service in Detroit
August 30, 2018 | by RaheelLego's Bugatti Chiron Technic kit is a stylish recreation of the sports car at ⅛ scale. But what about making one at 1:1 scale? The wholesome toy company teamed up with the automaker to create a life-size model of the performance vehicle out of Techn… Source: Engadget | This driveable Bugatti Chiron is made out …
August 30, 2018 | by RaheelMozilla has for years let you stop ad trackers from collecting your data, and, soon, Firefox will block them by default. The browser will also give you more control over the data you share with websites. Source: Engadget | Firefox will soon block ad trackers by default
August 30, 2018 | by RaheelBack in May, Twitter laid out its upcoming policies to improve transparency for election-related ads aimed at US citizens leading up to the midterms this fall. In addition to rules dictating how advertisers must present themselves on the platform, th… Source: Engadget | Twitter will also label issue ads under its new advertising policy
August 30, 2018 | by RaheelBy David Lohr A Washington state drone pilot is putting a new twist on missing person searches by asking volunteers to examine images that may offer digital evidence of a hiker who vanished four weeks ago today. Steve Monchak, owner of PNW Dronetog… Source: Engadget | Now you can help search for missing Seattle hiker …
August 30, 2018 | by RaheelAfter NASA's New Horizons spacecraft collected a trove of data from its six-month-long flyby of Pluto, it set its sights on a much smaller object in the Kuiper Belt — an object dubbed 2014 MU69. Scientists believe MU69 will likely be a rather preser… Source: Engadget | New Horizons snags image of distant Kuiper Belt …
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