Optical sensors such as cameras and lidar are a fundamental part of modern robotics platforms, but they suffer from a common flaw: transparent objects like glass containers tend to confuse them. That’s because most of the algorithms analyzing data from those sensors assume all surfaces are Lambertian, or that they reflect light evenly in all directions and from all angles. By contrast…
ESA: Nintendo is ‘committed to participating’ in E3 2020
February 12, 2020
Nintendo is going to attend the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show, according to the group that organizes the event. The Entertainment Software Association issued a press release today that claims Nintendo, among others, will have a presence at the annual industry…
Sensor Tower: Lineage 2 M earns over $150 million in player spending
February 12, 2020
Lineage 2 M has been available in South Korea for less than three months, but the mobile MMO has already earned over $150 million, according to an estimate from market analyst Sensor Tower.
Lineage 2 M is based on the popular PC MMO Lineage 2, which released back in 2003.
The Essential Phone — PH-1 — debuted back in 2017 with the promise of premium hardware and clean software. Quickly, though, that vision started to fail as initial reviews were negative and prices were slashed as a result. Now, as the company shuts down, the Essential Phone is getting an abrupt end to software updates.
Instead of pushing updates forward for a few more months, Essential Phone…
One of the biggest upgrades Samsung has made to the Galaxy S20 series is that every model supports 5G. In the US, we’re only getting the 5G versions of the Galaxy S20 and, as a result, Verizon won’t see the device for a little while because its network isn’t…
Microsoft launches Project xCloud preview for iOS with ‘Halo: The Master Chief Collection’
February 12, 2020
After debuting its Project xCloud streaming game service as a preview last fall on Android, Microsoft has today launched the preview for iOS via TestFlight. The iOS preview is limited to 10,000 testers with registrations open now.
Microsoft announced the news on its Major…
Apple’s Secure Enclave set a precedent in smartphone security that has so far been followed by many Android brands.
A new research study found that Huawei, Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Vivo, LG, Oppo, and Sony all now have models with equivalent embedded hardware security features…
Counterpoint Research said that most phones model their hardware security after the Secure Enclave, while Samsung…
Tim Sweeney: Android is a fake open system, and iOS is worse
February 12, 2020
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney opened the Dice Summit game event in Las Vegas today with a call to make the industry more open and liberate it from the monopolistic practices of platform owners such as Google and Apple.
In a talk about his vision for games in the next decade…
Microsoft’s cloud gaming service is finally making its way to iOS. The company announced a Project xCloud beta is launching on Apple’s mobile operating system beginning today. This enables iPhone owners to stream Halo: The Master Chief Collection to their phone from the…
First TV ad of Xiaomi Mi 10 reveals key features
February 12, 2020
Xiaomi will release the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro flagships tomorrow in China, and we got to see their first TV ad, posted on YouTube. In the 15-second clip we can see some of the highlights the company is emphasizing – the new MIUI 11, a wide-angle shooter, a big display and the 10W reverse wireless charging.
The Xiaomi Mi 10 will obviously have MIUI 11 out of the box, based on Android 10…
