Month: December 2021
Forget Boxing Day – Garmin’s Fenix 6 is already half price on Amazon
The Garmin Fenix 6 is down to AU$498 on Amazon right now. That’s just half price! Admittedly it was even cheaper during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, dropping to just AU$448 on Amazon during the massive sale – which was its lowest price yet – but we’re not expecting Boxing…
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A humanoid robot makes eerily lifelike facial expressions
Engineered Arts, a UK-based designer and manufacturer of humanoid robots, recently showed off one of its most lifelike creations in a video posted on YouTube. The robot, called Ameca, is shown making a series of incredibly human-like facial expressions. Ameca opens its mouth and raises its brows in what it…
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Clearview AI is closer to getting a US patent for its facial recognition technology
Clearview AI is on track to receive a US patent for its facial recognition technology, according to a report from Politico. The company was reportedly sent a “notice of allowance” by the US Patent and Trademark Office, which means that once it pays the required administration fees, its patent will…
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Walmart’s in-store Gamer Drop will be a bust if you’re looking for new consoles like the PS5 or Switch OLED
Update December 5th, 4:30PM ET: Per IGN’s Taylor Lyles and an updated message on the Walmart Gamer Drop splash page, the event won’t have the new consoles you’re probably looking for, despite featuring them prominently in the artwork. The post below has been updated to reflect this. Walmart has announced…
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The Verizon app might be collecting your browsing history and more
The My Verizon app might be collecting information about your browsing history, location, apps, and your contacts, all in the name of helping the company “understand your interests,” first spotted by Input. The program, which Verizon appears to automatically opt customers into, is called Verizon Custom Experience and lays buried…
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New trailers: Station Eleven, The Matrix Resurrections, The Book of Boba Fett, and more
I finally finished The Beatles: Get Back, and even though it meandered a lot, I found myself wanting more. The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Gay nicely captures what it felt like to watch this 50-year old footage as a fan, like we were all kinda just hanging out with John,…
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