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Tuesday 21 May 2013

Hands-on with Xbox One's new gamepad, 'impulse triggers' included



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Xbox One Compared With PS4 and Wii U



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x86'd: How PC architecture could push Nintendo out of the next gen



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Xbox One has non-replaceable hard drive, external storage is supported



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Xbox One pre-order notification is live: here's where to sign up



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Google+ adds card UI and larger cover photos to mobile site



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Ditto Turns To Indiegogo For Help Battling Patent Lawsuits (Including One From 1-800-Contacts)

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Ditto, a startup that helps users virtually try on different pairs of eyeglasses, has launched an Indiegogo campaign to help fight a big threat — the company says it’s being sued by 1-800-CONTACTS and another company called Lennon Imaging Technology.


Ditto’s technology allows users to create webcam recordings of their face, which they then use to see how different designer glasses will look with their facial shape and size. Both Lennon Imaging and 1-800-CONTACTS are claiming that this technology infringes against their own patents. But Ditto’s campaign describes them as “patent troll” lawsuits — Lennon is a non-practicing company, meaning that it doesn’t have a product or service of its own, and Ditto co-founder and CEO Kate Endress said 1-800-CONTACTS (which is owned by WellPoint) didn’t purchase the patent in question until after the company’s CEO visited the Ditto website.


1-800-CONTACTS did not respond when I emailed for comment. However, the Electronic Frontier Foundation published its own blog post in support of Ditto and saying that 1-800-CONTACTS has “a long record of using the courts to bully its competitors.” That prompted a complaint from the company’s lawyer saying that 1-800-CONTACTS is not a patent troll. The EFF writes:



Sure, the company is not a classic patent troll — a shell company that does nothing but buy patents and sue—but it’s little better. Patent trolls generally want to use the club of litigation to extort licensing fees. But all indications are that 1-800-CONTACTS isn’t interested in a license from Ditto. Rather, it wants to destroy the competition.



And indeed, Endress said she’s in a tough spot, where “we cannot afford to win” — in other words, the company doesn’t have enough money to defend itself in court, and even though Ditto has raised venture funding, the threat of litigation scares off any additional investment. The company has already had to lay off three engineers, Endress said.


That’s why the company has turned to Indiegogo to fund its legal efforts. (Endress said the money will only go towards legal costs.) So far, it has raised about $5,700 of its $30,000 goal. However, the campaign page states that Ditto is looking at $30,000 to $100,000 in legal fees over the next three to six months (and potentially much more afterwards), so I’m guessing Ditto could use significantly more help.








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Will You Buy an Xbox One?

Slickdeals' best in tech for May 21st: Brother all-in-one printer and JBL wireless subwoofer



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Xbox One installs discs to the HDD, friends list capped at 1,000



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A Quadcopter's-Eye View Of The Costa Concordia Shipwreck

Nokia adds sight recognition to HERE Maps for Windows Phone 8



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Boost Mobile Wallet app and prepaid Visa hands-on



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Xbox One vs Xbox 360 vs PS4: fight!



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Xbox One event roundup: Microsoft reveals its next-gen gaming console



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Samsung's 13.3-inch 3,200 x 1,800 LCD ships in Q3, we go eyes-on at SID (video)



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Xbox One architecture panel liveblog!



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A Great Pair of Wireless Desktop Speakers Is Your Deal of the Day

Good News! Xbox One (Kind of) Doesn't Require Internet Connection (Maybe)

Relive the Xbox One unveiling with this video



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Microsoft Xbox One FAQ responds to always-on DRM, used games rumors



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Xbox One controller vs. Xbox 360 controller, fight!



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Xbox One isn't backwards compatible with Xbox 360 discs or Xbox Live Arcade, Gamerscore transfers



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Hands-on with prototypes of the Xbox One and new Kinect sensor



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Hands-on with LG's 5-inch flexible plastic OLED display at SID (video)



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Building Xbox One: An inside look at Microsoft's play for the next generation of gaming



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Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC will launch first on Xbox One



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Microsoft lands NFL partnership for Xbox One



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Xbox One guide brings HDMI in/out, overlays for live TV



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Microsoft announces Halo live-action TV series created by 343 and Steven Spielberg



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Xbox Studios will release 15 exclusive One titles in the first year, eight new franchises



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Max Payne creator Remedy Games crafting 'Quantum Break' for Xbox One



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Forza Motorsport 5 coming to Xbox One at launch



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Xbox One SmartGlass brings more control, content to companion devices



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EA announces EA Sports Ignite, a next generation game engine



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EA shows first Xbox One games: FIFA, NBA Live, Madden and UFC



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Microsoft updates Xbox Live to outfit Xbox One with 300,000 servers, game DVR and more



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Xbox One will have a slot-loading Blu-ray drive to go with its 500GB HDD



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XBOX One Could the Best Friend Your TV Ever Had

The new Xbox one will officially integrate Skype (including group chat), which you can even use whil

Xbox One runs three operating systems, including cut-down Windows for apps



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Xbox One hardware and specs: Blu-ray, 8GB RAM, 500GB hard drive and more



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Microsoft shows off new Xbox One dashboard



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Microsoft announces Skype integration for Xbox One, leverages Kinect enhancements



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Microsoft's new Kinect is official: larger field of view, HD camera, wake with voice



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Xbox One's 'Snap Mode' lets you use two apps simultaneously



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A new gamepad for a new game console: Microsoft's next-gen wireless controller revealed



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Microsoft unveils its next game console, the Xbox One



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Live from Microsoft's New Generation Xbox event!



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Watch the Xbox reveal live stream along with us



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Samsung's Wallet app launches in Korea



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This Guy Built the Most Incredible Spider-Man Suit Ever

Can Yahoo Ignore Tumblr's Dark Side?



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Sky Sports for iPad adds more live camera options ahead of Champions League final



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Olympia Circuits shows Arduino datalogger and Arno Add-Ons at Maker Faire 2013



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The New Flickr: What it Means for Flickr Pro Users



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