Netflix has confirmed that it is now rolling out Spatial Audio support to its iPhone and iPad applications. This enables an immersive experience using directional audio filters, and it has been a long time coming to Netflix users.
A Netflix spokesperson has confirmed to 9to5Mac that the company has started rolling out Spatial Audio support on iPhone and iPad on iOS 14. The news was first…
Delightful Google ad imagines the Perseverance Mars rover using Google Photos [Video]
August 19, 2021
NASA’s Perseverance landed on Mars six months ago and has been chronicling its mission with good imagery and video. Google is marking the anniversary with a very fun ad that imagines if the Mars rover used Google Photos.
At under a minute long, “A Mars Rover Looks…
In June, Google redesigned Discover to be “more streamlined” by removing article descriptions and making other visual tweaks. On Android 12, the Google Discover feed to the left of the Pixel Launcher has added more Material You flourishes.
On Android 12, Discover…
More than a year after first showing off its concept, camera accessory manufacturer Tilta now has its Cooling Cage for Canon’s EOS R5 and R6 mirrorless cameras available to purchase.
As the concept laid out, the Tilta Cooling Cage is effectively a fan that you attach to the rear of a Canon EOS R5 to help keep the camera cool while recording video. While many joked about attaching fans to the…
Last year, Google Chat added support for talking with users outside their company, thus expanding from being just an internal team communication tool. Google Workspace admins are now getting the ability to limit that external Chat access.
Initially, Workspace admins could…
Galaxy Buds 2 Review: Best of the Pro for less
August 19, 2021
You can buy truly wireless earbuds at just about any price point now, whether that’s super-premium options that cost well over $200 or super-affordable options that cost just $20. It’s the middle ground, though, which I find the most interesting. That’s where…
Canon has unveiled a new professional 4K camcorder and a new 8K-suitable pro BCTV zoom lens. The Canon XF605 is a ‘compact’ 4K camcorder designed for solo shooters. The XF605 is 10% smaller and 600g lighter than the Canon XF705. The new lens is the 10×16 KAS S, an addition to Canon’s 1.25″ 8K broadcast camera lens lineup that includes 10x optical zoom from 16mm to…
Twitter is updating its API v2 so that developers can look up its Spaces social audio rooms, the company announced Wednesday, which could allow them to share information about Spaces more easily outside the Twitter app.
Twitter has been rapidly improving Spaces, but before…
Epic Games Store’s self-publishing tools enter closed beta
August 18, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.
The Epic Games Store is launching a closed beta for its self-publishing tools today. You can sign up for for it here.
The Epic Games Store isn’t as large as Steam, but it still has 58 million…
EdgeQ samples SoC for 5G and AI inference engines
August 18, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.
EdgeQ revealed today it has begun sampling a 5G base station-on-a-chip that allows AI inference engines to run at the network edge. The goal is to make it less costly to build enterprise-grade 5G access points, as well as radio units and distributed units that make up an open radio access network.
The choice EdgeQ…
