Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • 'Shattered State' is a VR political thriller designed for the Netflix crowd

    Supermassive Games is best known, at least in recent times, for the story-driven horror title Until Dawn, which spawned both a spin-off and a prequel in subsequent years. Other than occasionally flirting with Windows over its nigh decade-long history… Source: Engadget | 'Shattered State' is a VR political thriller designed for the Netflix crowd

    December 14, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Anki's cute Vector robot will soon get Alexa integration

    Vector, Anki's tiny Wall-E look-alike, is getting Alexa integration by way of a software update rolling out on December 17th. Company chief Boris Sofman first announced Anki's efforts to add Alexa support to the cute assistant robot's repertoire back… Source: Engadget | Anki's cute Vector robot will soon get Alexa integration

    December 14, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Apple will update iPhones in China due to Qualcomm's patent claim

    Now that a Chinese court has granted Qualcomm an injunction against Apple that could block the sales of several older iPhone models (6S through X), Apple says it can fix things with a software update. When the ruling came down Apple said only devices… Source: Engadget | Apple will update iPhones in China due to …

    December 14, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Amazon's $200 Echo Link is ready with streaming music for your hi-fi

    If you've bought into Amazon's ecosystem of smart home features and you have a high-end audio system, then the Echo Link is intended to bring those worlds together. Announced earlier this year alongside devices like the Echo Sub and Fire TV Recast, i… Source: Engadget | Amazon's 0 Echo Link is ready with streaming music …

    December 14, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Apple is quietly killing off Apple Music's Connect social features

    Apple Music Connect appears as though it's on its way out. Apple has started to notify artists that they will no longer have the ability to post content to the social network-style service build into Apple's streaming music platform, according to 9to… Source: Engadget | Apple is quietly killing off Apple Music's Connect social features

    December 14, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Google opens virtual version of fire-ravaged Brazil museum

    A couple of years before a fire devastated the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro in September, Google's Arts and Culture team started working with the museum to digitize the collection. Just a few months after the inferno, Google has reopen… Source: Engadget | Google opens virtual version of fire-ravaged Brazil museum

    December 13, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Konami launches free-to-play version of soccer sim 'PES 2019'

    Looking for some football action without forking out full price for FIFA? Konami announced today that it is releasing PES 2019 Lite, a stripped down and free-to-play version of its soccer simulator, for Xbox One, PS4 and PC. The focus of the "Lite" t… Source: Engadget | Konami launches free-to-play version of soccer sim 'PES …

    December 13, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Apple snags JJ Abrams-produced drama starring Jennifer Garner

    Apple's slate of TV shows continues to grow and the company's latest acquisition is a JJ Abrams-produced limited series starring Jennifer Garner. My Glory Was I Had Such Friends is based on the Amy Silverstein memoir of the same name and it centers o… Source: Engadget | Apple snags JJ Abrams-produced drama starring Jennifer Garner

    December 13, 2018 | by Raheel
  • 'Star Trek: Discovery' season two trailer shows plenty of Spock

    Now that Star Trek: Discovery's second season is almost here, CBS All Access has released a full trailer to drum up hype — and to no one's surprise, the stakes are high this time around. The season will see the Discovery crew partnering with Captai… Source: Engadget | 'Star Trek: Discovery' season two trailer shows …

    December 13, 2018 | by Raheel
  • 'Sonic' and other Genesis classics come to Amazon Fire TV

    You won't have to shell out for a mini console to revel in Sega-style nostalgia. The gaming pioneer has released a Sega Classics collection for Fire TV devices that brings 25 of the developer's better-known Genesis games to Amazon's media players. Th… Source: Engadget | 'Sonic' and other Genesis classics come to Amazon Fire TV

    December 13, 2018 | by Raheel