Month: June 2023
Epic’s latest tool can animate hyperrealistic MetaHumans with an iPhone
Today, Epic is releasing a new tool designed to capture an actor’s facial performance using a device as simple as an iPhone and apply it to a hyperrealistic “MetaHuman” in the Unreal Engine in “minutes.” The feature, dubbed MetaHuman Animator, was detailed at the Game Developers Conference in March but…
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‘Under the Waves’ is a sad but relaxing oceanic adventure
Parallel Studio’s Under the Waves is a relaxing game. Between the cheers and jeers from Crash Team Rumble players (possibly employees) nearby, I was diving. Diving deeper and deeper into the inky blue, chasing a jettisoned shipping container as it bounced off rocks, spilling soft toys and revealing a mysteriously…
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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ picks up where it left off
The following article contains spoilers for “The Broken Circle.” Strange New Worlds’ first season may have stumbled out of the gate, but it outdid itself with every subsequentepisode. On the strength of the back half of its episodes alone, you could easily call it the best live-action Trek of the…
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‘Hey Disney!’ voice assistant is now available on US Echo devices
Amazon and Disney have announced that Hey Disney! — the custom voice assistant created for Walt Disney resort locations — can now be added to Echo devices in the US for a fee. Also known as the Disney Magical Companion, Hey Disney! is the first Alexa custom assistant to be…
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Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G and Moto G Stylus 2023 Review: Average Android Phones
These Android smartphones are functional, and that’s about it. Source
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This malicious Google Chrome extension could hijack your devices if you try and download pirate movies
New research from HP Wolf security researchers claims a new ChromeLoader campaign has been underway since March affecting users of movie and video game pirating websites. The browser hijacker tricks victims into installing a malicious extension called Shampoo, which then redirects users’ search queries to malicious websites. The researchers found…
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