Tag: computing
Meta Connect 2024: 5 things I want to see at the rumored Meta Quest 3S launch event
With Meta Connect 2024 just around the corner – September 25-26 – I’m sharing the five announcements I most want to see at the event, as well as explaining why I think they are (or aren’t in one entry’s case) likely to happen. Meta Connect is an annual Meta event…
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Flappy Bird reboot will never match the awfulness of the original and that’s a problem
Flappy Bird set the bar (or rather pipes, placed randomly) for mobile game simplicity. Between that and its bizarrely high level of difficulty, it created a devilish blend of game-playing compulsion I have rarely seen, before or since. When indie developer Dong Nguyen launched it in 2014, it was almost…
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We’re witnessing the death of the graphics card in real time right now, and I couldn’t be happier about it
A little over two years ago, I wrote about how integrated graphics were the future of gaming. I stand by the things I said in that article – if anything, recent developments in the computer hardware industry have vindicated me, and further convinced me that we’re seeing the slow death…
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We could be witnessing the death of the graphics card in real time right now, and I couldn’t be happier about it
A little over two years ago, I wrote about how integrated graphics were the future of gaming. I stand by the things I said in that article – if anything, recent developments in the computer hardware industry have vindicated me, and further convinced me that we’re seeing the slow death…
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AI could actually change movies for the better – and fix that awful Game of Thrones finale
Reply AI recently hosted its Mastercard-sponsored AI Film Festival, and the finalists were picked at the prestigious 81st Venice Film Festival on September 3. The films were all created by using various AI technologies, and center around the theme, “synthetic voices, human hearts”. To find the finalists, an international panel…
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Why the passing of James Earl Jones doesn’t mean you won’t hear Darth Vader’s voice again
James Earl Jones sadly passed away this week at 93, leaving an amazing legacy as an actor. His iconic voice lent gravitas to the CNN tag, Mufasa in The Lion King, and, most famously, Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise. But, thanks to some foresight by Jones and Star…
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