Tuesday, 26 March 2019
Best home security camera: Keep an eye on the home front
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How to make the most of Roku voice controls
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Ninety7 Sky Tote Portable Battery Base review: Take your second-gen Amazon Echo anywhere
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Swann Outdoor Security Camera review: a straightforward way to monitor the exterior of your home
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The best indoor air quality monitors: Identify the pollutants that can compromise your health and comfort
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Best robot vacuums: We name the most effective cleaners
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On the Trail of the Robocall King
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The best streaming devices for 2019
There are more options for media streamers than ever, so it’s more difficult to pick the best option. But that’s why we're here. Our curated list of the best streaming devices will get you online in no time.
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The best laptops of 2019
The best laptop should be one that checks all the boxes: Great battery life, beautiful design, and top-notch performance. Our picks for the best laptops you can buy do all that — and throw in some extra features while they're at it.
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As Apple takes on Netflix, is YouTube ditching its original content strategy?
On the same day as Apple's video subscription service launch, Google is denying reports that YouTube is reportedly stepping away from its planned big-budget original content ambitions.
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PlayStation’s first State of Play event includes Iron Man VR announcement
Sony held the first PlayStation State of Play video presentation on March 25 and it featured the announcement of Iron Man VR for PlayStation VR. The game is scheduled to arrive this year.
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Digital Trends Live: Apple TV Plus, drunken Amazon purchases, and more
On episode 94 of Digital Trends Live, hosts Greg Nibler and Chris DeGraw explored the big news stories from the world of tech. On today's episode: Apple's new TV-streaming service, rumors of a new generation of Nintendo Switch, and more.
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Here are all the places that support Apple Pay
Apple Pay is growing rapidly, so we've built a list of all the vendors, retailers, and companies worldwide that plan to support Apple's burgeoning mobile payment platform or already do.
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Need a new tablet? Here are the best iPad deals for March 2019
In the wide world of tablets, Apple is still the king. If you're on team Apple and just can't live without iOS, we've curated an up-to-date list of all of the best iPad deals currently available for March 2018.
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All of the TVs and devices getting Apple’s AirPlay 2 and Apple TV in 2019
Apple is done keeping its AirPlay wireless streaming technology to itself. These are all of the TVs and devices that will get AirPlay 2, and the new TV App, in 2019. The list is growing, so check back regularly.
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The best PS4 games you can get right now
Looking for the best PS4 games out there? Out of the massive crop of titles available, we selected the best you should buy. No matter what your genre of choice may be, there's something here for you.
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Everything we know about Mortal Kombat 11
Mortal Kombat 11 releases April 23 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Here is everything we know about NetherRealm's latest fighting game, including its characters.
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The best Xbox One exclusives you can get right now
Xbox One has a prestigious collection of handpicked titles that you can't play on other consoles. Here are the latest and greatest Xbox One exclusives, including some that are also available on PC
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Apple’s new TV app: All of your shows, on (almost) every device you own
Apple is updating its TV App into a truly cross-platform one-stop shop for all of your movies and TV shows. It will appear on smart TVs and devices from Roku and Amazon, but there are still questions about features and price.
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Apple News Plus gives you access to more than 300 magazines for $10 per month
At Apple's services event, the company unveiled a new news subscription service called Apple News Plus. The service gives you access to more than 300 magazines and newspapers and costs $10 per month.
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The best Xbox One games you can get right now
More than four years into its life span, Microsoft's latest console is finally coming into its own. From Cuphead to Halo 5, the best Xbox One games offer something for players of every type.
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Mobileye CEO clowns on Nvidia for allegedly copying self-driving car safety scheme
While creating self-driving car systems, it’s natural that different companies might independently arrive at similar methods or results — but the similarities in a recent “first of its kind” Nvidia proposal to work done by Mobileye two years ago were just too much for the latter company’s CEO to take politely.
Amnon Shashua, in a blog post on parent company Intel’s news feed cheekily titled “Innovation Requires Originality, openly mocks Nvidia’s “Safety Force Field,” pointing out innumerable similarities to Mobileye’s “Responsibility Sensitive Safety” paper from 2017.
He writes:
It is clear Nvidia’s leaders have continued their pattern of imitation as their so-called “first-of-its-kind” safety concept is a close replica of the RSS model we published nearly two years ago. In our opinion, SFF is simply an inferior version of RSS dressed in green and black. To the extent there is any innovation there, it appears to be primarily of the linguistic variety.
Now, it’s worth considering the idea that the approach both seem to take is, like many in the automotive and autonomous fields and others, simply inevitable. Car makers don’t go around accusing each other of using the similar setup of four wheels and two pedals. It’s partly for this reason, and partly because the safety model works better the more cars follow it, that when Mobileye published its RSS paper, it did so publicly and invited the industry to collaborate.
Many did, and as Shashua points out, including Nvidia, at least for a short time in 2018, after which Nvidia pulled out of collaboration talks. To do so and then, a year afterwards, propose a system that is, if not identical, then at least remarkably similar, and without crediting or mentioning Mobileye is suspicious to say the least.
The (highly simplified) foundation of both is calculating a set of standard actions corresponding to laws and human behavior that plan safe maneuvers based on the car’s own physical parameters and those of nearby objects and actors. But the similarities extend beyond these basics, Shashua writes (emphasis his):
RSS defines a safe longitudinal and a safe lateral distance around the vehicle. When those safe distances are compromised, we say that the vehicle is in a Dangerous Situation and must perform a Proper Response. The specific moment when the vehicle must perform the Proper Response is called the Danger Threshold.
SFF defines identical concepts with slightly modified terminology. Safe longitudinal distance is instead called “the SFF in One Dimension;” safe lateral distance is described as “the SFF in Higher Dimensions.” Instead of Proper Response, SFF uses “Safety Procedure.” Instead of Dangerous Situation, SFF replaces it with “Unsafe Situation.” And, just to be complete, SFF also recognizes the existence of a Danger Threshold, instead calling it a “Critical Moment.”
This is followed by numerous other close parallels, and just when you think it’s done, he includes a whole separate document (PDF) showing dozens of other cases where Nvidia seems (it’s hard to tell in some cases if you’re not closely familiar with the subject matter) to have followed Mobileye and RSS’s example over and over again.
Theoretical work like this isn’t really patentable, and patenting wouldn’t be wise anyway, since widespread adoption of the basic ideas is the most desirable outcome (as both papers emphasize). But it’s common for one R&D group to push in one direction and have others refine or create counter-approaches.
You see it in computer vision, where for example Google boffins may publish their early and interesting work, which is picked up by FAIR or Uber and improved or added to in another paper 8 months later. So it really would have been fine for Nvidia to publicly say “Mobileye proposed some stuff, that’s great but here’s our superior approach.”
Instead there is no mention of RSS at all, which is strange considering their similarity, and the only citation in the SFF whitepaper is “The Safety Force Field, Nvidia, 2017,” in which, we are informed on the very first line, “the precise math is detailed.”
Just one problem: This paper doesn’t seem to exist anywhere. It certainly was never published publicly in any journal or blog post by the company. It has no DOI number and doesn’t show up in any searches or article archives. This appears to be the first time anyone has ever cited it.
It’s not required for rival companies to be civil with each other all the time, but in the research world this will almost certainly be considered poor form by Nvidia, and that can have knock-on effects when it comes to recruiting and overall credibility.
I’ve contacted Nvidia for comment (and to ask for a copy of this mysterious paper). I’ll update this post if I hear back.
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Apple introduces its own credit card, the Apple Card
Today, Apple announced… a credit card. The Apple Card is designed for the iPhone and will work with the Wallet app. You sign up from your iPhone and you can use it with Apple Pay in just a few minutes.
Before introducing the card, Apple CEO Tim Cook shared a few numbers about Apple Pay. This year, Apple Pay will reach 10 billion transactions. By the end of this year, Apple Pay will be available in more than 40 countries.
Retail acceptance of Apple Pay is always growing. In the U.S., 70 percent of businesses accept Apple Pay. But it’s higher in some countries — Australia is at 99 percent acceptance, for instance.
But let’s talk about the Apple Card. After signing up, you control the Apple Card from the Wallet app. When you tap on the card, you can see your last transactions, how much you owe and how much money you spent on each category.
You can tap on a transaction and see the location in a tiny Apple Maps view. Every time you make an Apple Pay transaction, you get 2 percent in cash back. You don’t have to wait until the end of the month, as your cash is credited every day. For Apple purchases, you get 3 percent back.
As previously rumored, Apple has partnered with Goldman Sachs and Mastercard to issue the card. Apple doesn’t know what you bought, where you bought it and how much you paid for it. And Goldman Sachs promises that it won’t sell your data for advertising or marketing.
When it comes to the fine print, there are no late fees, no annual fees, no international fees and no over-limit fees. If you can’t pay back your credit card balance, you can start a multi-month plan — Apple tries to clearly define the terms of the plan. You can contact customer support through text messages in the Messages app.
The Apple Card isn’t limited to a virtual card. You get a physical titanium card with a laser-etched name. There’s no card number, no CVV code, no expiration date and no signature on the card. You have to use the Wallet app to get that information. Physical transactions are eligible to 1 percent in daily cash.
When it comes to security, you’ll get a different credit card number for each of your devices. It is stored securely and you can access the PIN code using Face ID or your fingerprint. Find more details on security in our separate post.
The card will be available this summer for customers in the U.S.
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How to watch the live stream for today’s Apple keynote
Apple is holding a keynote today on its campus in Cupertino, and the company is expected to talk about new services. Don’t expect any new device; today’s event should be all about content. At 10 AM PT (1 PM in New York, 5 PM in London, 6 PM in Paris), you’ll be able to watch the event as the company is streaming it live.
Rumor has it that the company plans to unveil multiple new services. The most anticipated one will be a new video-streaming service that should compete with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and others. In addition to that service, Apple will unveil an Apple News subscription to access magazines and premium articles for a flat monthly fee.
But we also might hear about a mysterious credit card and a gaming subscription service. Details are still thin, so it’s going to be interesting to hear Apple talk about all those services.
If you have an Apple TV, you can download the Apple Events app in the App Store. It lets you stream today’s event and rewatch old ones. The app icon was updated a few days ago for the event.
And if you don’t have an Apple TV, the company also lets you live-stream the event from the Apple Events section on its website. This video feed now works in all major browsers — Safari, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
So to recap, here’s how you can watch today’s Apple event:
- Your favorite web browser on the Mac or Windows 10.
- An Apple TV with the Apple Events app in the App Store.
- Google Chrome on your Android phone.
- And here’s the link to the live stream.
Of course, you also can read TechCrunch’s live blog if you’re stuck at work and really need our entertaining commentary track to help you get through your day. We have a team in the room.
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Kengo Kuma's stunning hilltop terrace offers sweeping views of Mt Fuji and surrounds
Visitors to Japan's famous Mt Fuji have yet another vantage point for their holiday snaps, thanks to a recently completed observation deck by famed local architect Kengo Kuma. Though it sits above a nearby plateau with scenic views in every direction, the Nihondaira Yume Terrace, with a striking design and interactive exhibitions, is designed to become an attraction in its own right.
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Hybrid cathodes improve energy density of lithium-sulfur batteries
Thanks to their better energy density and light weight, lithium-sulfur batteries hold a lot of promise as a potential successor to the time-honored lithium-ion batteries. But there have been growing pains, and the emerging technology has its own problems to overcome. Now, engineers have developed a new type of hybrid cathode for a lithium-sulfur battery, that seems to boast better energy density than existing versions of both lithium-ion and lithium-sulfur batteries.
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Ferrari presents its most extreme one-off creation ever – the P80/C
Ferrari has released a beautiful new one-off supercar, and we all know what that means: a certain percentage of our venerable readership has already scrolled to the bottom of the page to leave a comment about how it's slower than a Tesla, bad for the planet and a rolling fossil from a bygone age. Which is fine, and certainly true, and we do enjoy hearing from you guys, so feel free to pop down the bottom of the page, stick the boot in and get that out of your system before reading further!
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Versatile AbleChair lets wheelchair users rise, recline, stand and lay down
The traditional wheelchair has proven an invaluable tool in bringing mobility to millions upon millions of people, but they unfortunately do limit occupants to one position. The team behind the AbleChair seeks to open up some exciting possibilities with a powerful, versatile wheelchair that enables users to easily switch between a wide variety of positions through a companion smartphone app.
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Hubble watches a huge, dark storm gathering on Neptune
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is the most famous storm in the solar system, but similar ones are known to crop up on the other gas and ice giant planets too. Voyager 2 saw one dubbed the "Great Dark Spot" on Neptune in 1989, with several others following in the years since. Now, for the first time Hubble has watched one of these huge storms develop, shedding new light on their origins.
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US MDA, Raytheon, and Boeing destroy ICBM using double interceptor shot
The US Missile Defence Agency (MDA), Boeing, and Raytheon have pulled off an historic first as a dummy ICBM warhead was intercepted in space over the Pacific Ocean by not one, but two interceptor missiles. The test, called a "two-shot salvo," involved a target launched from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, which was destroyed by two Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system kill vehicles fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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Skypixel's awe-inspiring top drone photos of the year
Skypixel's 2018 Aerial Storytelling Contest winners have just been revealed offering an incredible array of spectacular drone videos and photographs. The overall grand prize this year went to a truly stunning shot of French island monastery, Mont Saint Michel shrouded in the wisps of an early morning fog.
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Hydrogen and asteroid impacts may have aided life on ancient Mars
Data from NASA's Curiosity rover indicates that if you want life on Mars, add hydrogen and and send down some asteroids. A new study used the results from Curiosity's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument and laboratory simulations to show that the impact of asteroids caused hydrogen in the ancient Martian atmosphere to stimulate the creation of the nitrates required to sustain life.
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Rotating pulse rocket may find use in space launches
An international team of engineers that includes combustion experts from the University of Sydney's School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering are working on a revolutionary new rocket engine that can not only breath air while in the atmosphere, but can burn incoming air at supersonic speeds. If it can be made operational, the Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) promises to make space launches cheaper and more efficient.
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Pint-size electric snowmobile doubles as a scooter
Even though many outdoorsy parents may be eager to get their kids snowmobiling, a big, heavy, fast snow machine may not be the best thing to put under the control of a small child. That's where the tiny, light and relatively slow Naseka comes in. It's electric, and can be utilized year-round.
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Apple goes all-in on services, with new video, games and news subscription packages
With iPhone sales slowing, Apple knows there's more money to be made in digital services – and so today it's launched digital subscription packages for TV content, games, and digital news, as well as its own Apple Pay credit card. Read on for the details of everything Apple announced today.
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MIT system locates electrical failures before they occur
It can be challenging, keeping track of multiple electrical devices to see which ones are currently running, and which may be about to fail. MIT's NILM (non-intrusive load monitoring) system is designed to help, using sensors and a computer dashboard to track the status of devices in settings such as factories, high-rises or even ships.
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Electric-assist trike tilts into corners
While some people like the added stability offered by trikes as compared to bikes, the things can actually be tippier when cornering. The Italian-designed Tris Bike addresses that issue, with tilting front wheels that let it lean into turns. It's also got an electric-assist motor.
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Artists donate unreleased material for X-ray records project
Music lovers in the Soviet Union during the 1950s and 60s had to sneak modified X-ray plates on their turntables if they wanted to listen to tunes from prohibited international artists like the Beatles, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley or the Rolling Stones. Now the University of the Underground has etched tracks by modern artists onto X-rays of skulls, skeletons and joints and put them up for auction.
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Explore the galactic center as a supermassive black hole in new NASA VR experience
A new NASA VR experience is letting viewers explore the chaotic heart of our galaxy from the perspective of the supermassive black hole lurking at its heart, Sagittarius A*. The ultra-high-definition video was created from a combination of supercomputer simulations and data collected by the agency's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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ADIFO: The hyper-agile, omnidirectional, supersonic flying saucer
At low speed, it operates like a quadcopter, at high speed, it's a jet-propelled, highly efficient supersonic aircraft whose entire body acts as a low-drag wing. Those are the claims of the Romanian creators of this flying saucer that's designed to offer unprecedented aerial agility across a broad range of speeds.
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Edge-on-Chromium approaches; build leaks, extensions page already live
The Edge Insider extension. (credit: Microsoft)
The new build confirms much of what we've seen before: the browser is a minimally changed rebranded version of Chrome, replacing integration with Google's accounts with integration with Microsoft's accounts. This integration is still at an early stage; bookmarks can be synced between systems, but history, passwords, open tabs, autocomplete information, and open tabs don't yet sync.
Google has multiple release channels for Chrome; beyond the Stable channel, there's a Beta channel previewing the next release, the Dev channel previewing the release after that, and the Canary channel, which provides nightly builds. Microsoft's new extension for Edge Insider appears to offer easy switching between channels, announcements, known issues, and asking users for focused testing on particular areas.
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Apple Unveils Video Service With Celebrity Parade but Few Details
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Unbuttoned: Is Apple Saying Goodbye to Fashion?
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Samsung Predicts Disappointing Results as Chip Prices Fall
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NASA Cancels First All-Female Spacewalk Over Spacesuit Sizes
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Apple TV Plus shows don't have me reaching for my wallet ... yet - CNET
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PlayStation State of Play: Iron Man and No Man's Sky are coming to VR - CNET
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