’Batman: Arkham Knight’s’ Batgirl DLC trailer looks better than the main game
Who would have thought that the best way to improve Rocksteady’s series of blockbuster Batman games would be to get rid of the caped crusader himself? Anybody who’s watched the trailer for Batman: Arkham Knight’s first DLC pack, that’s who. The teaser for Batgirl: A Matter of Family pits Barbara Gordon (Batgirl herself) against Gotham’s greatest villain in a high-stakes, action packed thriller. The Joker is holding her father captive, and if Batman shows up, he dies.
The prequel storyline mission (set before 2009’s Arkham Asylum) looks fun in its own right, but the trailer absolutely shines as a showcase for some of Gotham’s best written characters. In addition to Batgirl, we get glimpses of giddy, delightful Joker, a classically dress Harley Quinn and enough action to make me wish this was a trailer for a stand-alone Batgirl game. It look like everything I could possibly want from a Batman game, minus Batman. I’m surprisingly okay with that.
Batgirl: A Matter of Family will be available to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players on July 14th for $7. Prefer to play on PC? You’ll have to wait: Rocksteady is still patching the PC version of the game up after major glitches forced it to pull the game from Steam last month. Batman: Arkham Knight (and hopefully, the new Batgirl DLC) should return to digital platforms again sometime this Fall.
Source: Youtube
Here’s how Microsoft HoloLens could teach the next wave of doctors
Microsoft is big on using HoloLens to advance science and education, but what will that actually look like? You might have a good idea after today. The company has posted a video showing how Case Western Reserve University would like to use the holographic computer to teach medicine. Students could walk around anatomical models to see how bones, muscles and organs work in the context of a human body without resorting to cadavers. They could also produce simulations that let future doctors fail in a relatively low-stress environment — there’s no live patient here, after all. Although it’ll probably be a while before you have to don HoloLens to complete a PhD, this clip shows that it’s no longer an outlandish concept.
Filed under: Displays, Wearables, Microsoft
Source: Microsoft HoloLens (YouTube)
Engadget’s new buyer’s guide picks: LG’s G4 and a ton of audio gear
It’s been almost two months since we’ve updated our various buyer’s guides, but we’ve made up for lost time by adding a dozen new picks. Most of those are in our portable audio category, with nearly everything replaced with something newer (or better). We’ve rounded out our other categories too, though, with the LG G4 ranking as one of our new favorite phones, and the Fitbit Charge and LG Watch Urbane getting nods in the wearables section. Those are some of the more notable additions, but feel free to poke around — and stay tuned to see what we add next month.
Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio/Video, Wearables, Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, LG
Source: Engadget Buyer’s Guide
Google adapter puts your Chromecast on wired networks
As good as Google’s Chromecast is at putting streaming video on a big screen, its dependence on WiFi can be a problem — just ask anyone who’s struggled to play YouTube on a barely-connected basement TV. Thank goodness that Google has just rolled out a Chromecast Ethernet adapter, then. It’s really a glorified power brick, but the $15 add-on should give you a rock-solid data link wherever your set happens to be. It could also be a lifesaver for those places where wireless just isn’t an option, such as a behind-the-times hotel or boardroom. While the adapter is only available in the US right now (sort of — it’s already sold out), it’s easy to see this shipping elsewhere in the near future.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Peripherals, Networking, HD, Google
Via: Android Police
Source: Google Store
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