Hey ladies, this German billboard wants to sell you a beer
Here in America, women are far more likely to be featured in a beer commercial than actually targeted by one. However in Germany, Astra brand beer is focusing specifically on female drinkers with an unusual and automated billboard that speaks only to them. Developed by the Philipp und Keuntje ad agency and starring German comic star Uke Bosse, these billboards will only activate when women pass by. Each electronic sign is outfitted with a small camera and loaded with cutting-edge “gender detection” software that not only differentiates between the sexes, it also accurately judges their age. Once a lady does pass Bosse’s gaze, the ad will activate and automatically play one of 70 pre-recorded snippets. However, when a man walks by, he’s told to keep on steppin’. Check out the billboard in action below.
Filed under: Displays
Source: PSFK
Limited-edition Skrillex Live Case series launched by Google, brings more than protection and art to your device
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Google is always doing something crazy. Often times the things they are working on are hidden in the depth of the Googleplex only to be unveiled when they are good and ready to show it off. A recent collaboration that Google has been involved in has just been announced and boy is it an interesting one. The search giant has partnered up with electronic music sensation Skrillex to bring a series of limited edition cases for the Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Samsung Galaxy S5, Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
The Skrillex Live Case is much more than an artistic shell that depicts the Grammy-winning producers life long fascination with space though. With Google’s help, the Skrillex Live Case brings something pretty outstanding to your device, a button that gives you VIP access to Skrillex content and an a companion live wallpaper. Again, not just your average live wallpaper that shows some crazy colors or light flows. No, the live wallpaper will update over the course of your day depicting stunning images of Earth from the stratosphere. Where it gets a little bit cooler is that the images are being shot with a special designed satellite balloon that Google and Skrillex designed, names after his dog Nanou, and sent up not to long ago.
Another killer bonus to the project is that once the satellite balloon has completed its mission, a lucky fan will be able to actually win the darn thing and it is signed by Skrillex. As for the VIP access to Skrillex content, the buyers of the Skrillex Live Case will be given access to a free OWSLA album from the Play Store. You will also get updates about Skrillex sent directly to your phone. The button that is built into the case launches Skrillex’s music feed on YouTube. The button is customizable too. Meaning you can set it to open your camera, other apps or web links.
The Skrillex Live Case limited edition cases are all individually numbered and are available on the Google Play Store starting today through the end of June for $40. If Skrillex isn’t your style, don’t get all down in the dumps as Google states there are other collaborations already in the works that they can’t wait to tell us about.
Hit the Google Store to check out the cases and an order placed. I am thinking the Lil Planet one would look killer on my Note 4.
Source: Google
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Windows 10 beta on Xbox One coming ‘post-summer’
Want a taste of Windows 10 on your Xbox One? It’s coming sooner than you might’ve thought. Xbox boss Phil Spencer tweeted today that a beta of the program that ties your console in with your desktop computer is coming “post-summer.” Exactly what features it’ll entail or a concrete timeframe (game streaming from Xbox to desktop, the Xbox Game DVR and Xbox Live) are anyone’s guess at this point. That’ll almost positively change come next month’s Electronics Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, though.
@dave125norco It will be post-summer.
– Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) May 19, 2015
Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment, HD, Microsoft
Via: Microsoft News
Source: Phil Spencer (Twitter)
Motorola confirms mid-June for Droid Turbo Lollipop update, then pulls post
We have good news and bad news for Droid Turbo owners. Earlier today, Motorola confirmed a mid-June release date for the Lollipop update on the device. However, not long after that post on Google+, it was deleted and is no longer accessible.
If the post was accurate, then we’re barely a month away from Lollipop rolling out to devices, but having it deleted so quickly could mean many things. Maybe Moto jumped the gun and made the announcement before they were sure that they could hit their target launch date, or maybe they found some crippling issues that are going to push it back even further.
As of right now, there’s no word from Motorola or Verizon on what the situation looks like, so we’ll just have to keep an ear out for any more news related to the Turbo. However it goes, we’ll know one way or the other in a month.
source: Google+
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Huawei said to be readying the P9 with Kirin 950 processor, fingerprint sensor
The Huawei P8, despite being launched less than two months ago, is already seeing its successor receive attention. Alleged acquaintances of Huawei factory workers claim to have knowledge of the upcoming P9’s specifications.
Codenamed IP03, the Huawei P9 will reportedly have a curved rear along with a fingerprint sensor. This would be similar to what is found on the Mate 7.
The following is what the Huawei P9 is expected to offer:
- 5.2-inch display
- 16MP rear camera with optical image stabilization (OIS)
- Kirin 950 processor
- Fingerprint sensor
It is highly unlikely that the Huawei P9 debuts at the company’s June 2 event. This handset is at a few months away from being announced.
Via: GizmoChina
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LG G4 will supposedly be very easy to take apart and repair
The LG G4 is officially available to purchase (although not in the US just yet) so of course you can expect to see unboxing videos, hands on clips, and the typical teardown and repair processes.
A roughly translated dismantling process for LG’s 2015 flagship device has been released, showing off the device’s internals and how tough it’ll be to fix it in case you break something. Fortunately, the G4 isn’t following the same trend as other newer phones and is pretty easy to take apart and repair.
There appear to a minimal amount of screws holding things together, so swapping out parts (or batteries!) should be quick and easy. The estimated tear apart time is just 15 minutes, according to the report, while an unspecified “repair” takes just 10 minutes.
The process isn’t as detailed as something you’d see from iFixit, and because it’s been mangled by a machine translation, I wouldn’t recommend following the instructions on a brand new phone unless you’re fluent in Chinese.
source: MyDrivers
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Chrome OS file manager gets new sorting functionality for thumbnail view
Google’s Chrome OS typically sees new functionality hit its dev channel before it makes its way downstream to normal installation, and that’s still the case with the latest feature to the lightweight operating system.
The new feature involves being able to sort files in Chrome OS’s file manager, letting you filter things alphabetically, by size, by type, or by date modified. It’s really partly a bug fix, since Chrome OS has technically always been able to sort files, but up until now you haven’t been able to do that in thumbnail view.
The new sort functionality sits in the overflow menu of the file manager.
If you didn’t use thumbnail views, you may not have even noticed this bug, but rest assured, the fix has been implemented and is on the way.
source: Francois Beaufort
via: OMG Chrome
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Nvidia Shield Android TV 500GB ‘Pro’ model really is coming after all
Last month the Nvidia Shield Android TV 500GB “Pro edition” showed up on Nvidia’s website with a price tag listed at $300, but shortly after this Nvidia pulled down the listing, claiming that this was a developer SKU and had been put up by mistake. As it turns out, that’s not exactly the whole story.
According to an Nvidia customer care rep on their official forums, the 500GB model will be offered to everyday consumers and will launch alongside the base 16GB variant. While the rep didn’t confirm whether the previously claimed $300 price tag was legit or not, it seems pretty likely that he wasn’t just making stuff up and that the Pro model really is heading our way — good news for would-be Android TV users looking for as much storage as possible for games, movies, and other locally stored content.
Aside from the greatly expanded storage space, the Pro model is believed to offer identical specs to the base version, so you can expect a Tegra X1 processor, a Maxwell 256-core GPU, 3GB RAM, and full support for 4K TVs. For those wondering, yes, that also includes Netflix 4K support.
What do you think, anyone interested in buying this model? How much would you be willing to pay?
90s web portal Lycos returns to sell its patents
Long before Google and eons ahead of Bing, Lycos was the Internet’s search engine. In fact, the company was one of the first to implement spidered web indexing. And while Lycos hasn’t made many headlines lately, the company still maintains an impressive portfolio of technology patents. Its patents are wide ranging enough that Google already got into trouble over old Lycos tech back in 2012 before winning its case on an appeal last year. On Wednesday, the company announced that it will be offering a selection of that collection for sale as Lycos prepares to roll out a number of physical products in the coming weeks.
The portfolio covers a wide variety of applications ranging from search engine technology to online advertising — many which it claims are still employed in both the mobile industry and the Internet of Things. “For us, it is of strategic importance to utilize all assets of the company in a manner consistent with current market trends, as well as our collaborative corporate culture, ” President Brad Cohen said in a statement. These days you can still try to search on Lycos, which now describes itself as a “digital media powerhouse” after being acquired by another company. Seems like an odd shift for an old-school internet pioneer, but who are we to judge.
Filed under: Internet
The US Navy wants to protect its drones against hacks
Cyberwarfare is bad enough by itself, but it’s especially dangerous when military drones are involved. The last thing you want is a hijacked UAV that can give away your position or, worse, fire on your own troops. To that end, the US Navy is asking private companies for help with developing technology that protects drones, missiles and other airborne weapons against hacks. Whoever has the best proposal will (hopefully) craft systems that not only prevent enemies from getting in, but bounce back quickly if the worst happens.
As you might suspect, this effort faces a few challenges. Besides the inherent optimism behind creating hack-resistant tech — the odds are that someone will find a way in — the Navy won’t even start reviewing proposals until May 2016. That likely leaves at least a few years before these more resilient robotic warriors are flying over hostile waters. Even so, it’s good to see that future connected drones will be built from the start with network security in mind.
[Image credit: AP Photo/Steve Helber]
Filed under: Robots
Via: Nextgov, Defense One
Source: FedBizOpps.gov
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