SAN FRANCISCO — Sony engineer Chris Norden expressed frustration that the media does not understand the extra processing box that comes packed with the upcoming PlayStation VR headset. So he took the time during a presentation today to finally explain it to us. The PlayStation VR … | Continue reading
Bloodborne is getting its own licensed card game.The spin-off was announced on Twitter via card game designer Eric Lang, who created XCOM: The Board Game and A Game of Thrones: The Card Game, among many other licensed projects."For those who follow me and have gotten to know my s … | Continue reading
GUEST: March 15, 2016 brought us a milestone in artificial intelligence 10 years earlier than experts expected: AlphaGo, the AI-based computer created by Google DeepMind, beat world champion Go player Lee Sedol at the game. Go is among the most ancient of games — simple in concep … | Continue reading
The hoverboard industry suffered another major blow on Wednesday after the International Trade Commission (ITC) announced a ban on certain personal transporter devices being manufactured and imported into the country in response to a patent claim filed by SegwayThe ban is termed … | Continue reading
In a Reddit Ask Me Anything Q&A, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has added more of his thoughts to the debate stirred by Apple and the FBI. As the government and Wozniak's former company continue their legal battle over an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, Wozniak … | Continue reading
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today approved the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill. In an amendment to the bill filed by Senators Heller and Cantwell, the Senate committee instructs the FAA to create rules for delivery … | Continue reading
At the tail end of Pete Lake's GDC panel on rapid idea visualization in a video game studio, the Producer from Criterion Games — the studio responsible for Black and the Burnout series — shared a small glimpse at the next big project, Beyond Cars. The extreme sports game was rev … | Continue reading
Munchery, the on-demand meal delivery startup with over $117 million in funding, has lost Pascal Rigo, who came on board to Munchery as chief customer experience officer just five months ago. Rigo had formerly spent three years at Starbucks as SVP of food, after the coffee giant … | Continue reading
Amazon is selling the Motorola Moto G (3rd Generation) for the all-time low of $149.00, and B&H is doing the same... with a twist! | Continue reading
VB EVENT: Google and Amazon may be top dogs in their respective industries, but they both face challenges when it comes to mobile. Google is the largest ad company in the world, and it earned that status by dominating search. It sells ads to brands wanting to reach Google’s users … | Continue reading
A US Congressional subcommittee on commerce and trade held a hearing today on the subject of digital currencies and blockchain technology. | Continue reading
The use of Bitcoin blockchain has been widely discussed among the community for a while now. Innovations in the Bitcoin sector have shown that the digital currency’s underlying technology can be used for applications beyond the digital currency. This realization led to the evolut … | Continue reading
Late last year, business2community proclaimed 2016 was the year of ‘thought leadership driven content marketing’. It claimed thought leadership was changing the very way content marketing was practiced, and all successful content marketing programs of the new year would have it a … | Continue reading
At Gamescom 2013 Deadlight developer Tequila Works announced a very pretty PS4- exclusive adventure game called Rime. Now, there's a distinct chance it may not stay exclusive as the developer has reacquired the rights to the title from Sony."Tequila Works has chosen to reacquire … | Continue reading
Digital document signatures have really expedited sales. No longer do we have to print out the document, sign it, and either scan or fax it back to the original sender. But while this capability may be a godsend, there’s one problem a new startup called GetAccept wants to highlig … | Continue reading
Once self-driving cars hit the road, one automotive research company projects, vehicle ownership will quickly become a thing of the past.See also: Sorry, Tesla: The world’s fastest electric car is made in... Croatia?According to an independent analysis by ABI Research, 400 millio … | Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO — It’s counterintuitive to think that covering your eyes and ears with a screen and speakers can lead to awesome interactions with your friends, but Sony has demonstrated that it’s true. PlayStation VR engineers took the stage at the Game Developers Conference today … | Continue reading
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, aka the Woz, shared his feelings about the Apple Watch today in a Reddit Ask Me Anything session. His feelings were, well, not the most positive. Here’s how he put it: I worry a little bit about — I mean I love my Apple Watch, but — it’s taken us in … | Continue reading
I have to be honest here; a CCG-version of Plants Vs Zombies didn't initially catch my attention because with Hearthstone dominating my CCG playtime, I wasn't really sure the soft-launched Plants Vs Zombies Heroes could really offer anything beyond the fun aspect of the art. Well … | Continue reading
The maker movement is hot. Worldwide, there are about 2,000 maker spaces and 26 percent of cities in the U.S. have them. I sat down with Inventables CEO Zach Kaplan to learn about what’s driving the movement and where it’s headed. “I think it’s a bunch of things,” Kaplan said. “O … | Continue reading
AUSTIN, Texas — Virtual reality activations by major brands like Samsung and McDonalds were the biggest trend of 2016 South by Southwest Interactive, but perhaps one of the most-discussed — and cuddliest — demonstrations to hit the Austin streets was a pack of St. Bernards in mot … | Continue reading
BMW has been going wild around its 100th anniversary celebrations this month, first with its Vision Next 100 concept car — a wild interpretation of what an Ultimate Driving Machine might look like a few decades from now. (And "wild" is an understatement, considering it has severa … | Continue reading
Apologies for posting this so late in the day, but we're fully observing Kick Butts Day by kicking butt at GDC. As you've probably noticed, we've had a bucket load of game previews flooding the site all week... Which sort of has put a bit of a wrinkle in our normal site features- … | Continue reading
More than six months after the final date for application filings, only one license has been issued under New York’s BitLicense regulatory framework. | Continue reading
A number of startup studios are in the midst of a years-long experiment, providing back-end assistance, office space, and mentoring to talented, ambitious people in order to create a startup with them, often based around their expertise. Betaworks was the first to try it, opening … | Continue reading
Attention Back to the Future fans: Start freaking out. NOW.At Nike's Innovation 2016 event on Wednesday, the sportswear company announced it's going to sell self-lacing sneakers this holiday season.For Marty McFly fans, it's a dream come true.See also: Nike confirms self-lacing s … | Continue reading
Retail giant Overstock has announced that it plans to issue company stock on its TØ.com blockchain platform. The announcement was made today at the 41st Annual International Futures Industry Conference. According to a release announcing the endeavor, Overstock revealed that it wo … | Continue reading
The Apple Watch is (probably) the best selling smartwatch around, but it suffers the same problem other wearables do: there aren’t many compelling reasons to use it. A new app named parkOmator may be the best expression of what an Apple Watch app should be, though. It’s effective … | Continue reading
Microsoft is planning to allow developers to bring Windows 10 apps to the Xbox One this summer. While Microsoft plans to reveal more about its Xbox One app store at Build later this month, Microsoft's Jason Ronald revealed at GDC today that Windows 10 apps will be able to run on … | Continue reading
Having just switched to the Galaxy S7 Edge from the Nexus 6P, I've compiled a list of the pros and cons of making the switch from stock Android to the phone no one can stop talking about. | Continue reading
The Rowhammer exploit doesn't target software, but DRAM itself -- and new research confirms that this problem is still present on both high-end servers with mitigating technologies and at least some Micron DDR4. | Continue reading
9to5toys has discovered that the Fitbit Charge HR is currently going for a full third off on eBay right now. | Continue reading
Doom developer id Software has revealed details about its nine multiplayer maps and released the following trailer teasing each of them.Some maps will include bounce pads, explosive barrels and teleporters. It's worth noting that gunfire won't travel through these.There will also … | Continue reading
Last week I sat down with apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak to hear about his newest creation, Silicon Valley Comic Con. The event, which will be held this weekend at the San Jose Convention Center, will play host to celebrities like Michael J. Fox, William Shatner, and Stan Lee. Wo … | Continue reading
For years, ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft have claimed that one of their primary goals was to reduce the number of cars on the road. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has gone a step further, saying he wants to "make car ownership a thing of the past." This week, new research f … | Continue reading
Candy Crush and its mind-blowing success has spawned an endless see of candy-based games looking to grab even a tiny piece of that money-printing pie, and as such it's hard not to kind of dismiss any new puzzle games built around the theme of candy. In Puzzlepops!, an upcoming lo … | Continue reading
"You mind if I smoke?"I’m sitting outside a trailer in Austin, TX, a few days into the South by Southwest film festival, talking with director Ilya Naishuller. There’s a relentless energy about the young Russian filmmaker in the Ray-Ban aviators; he leans forward intensely one mo … | Continue reading
I bought an Apple Watch six months ago. This was no casual purchase. As an Apple fan, a watch collector and with more than 20 years of experience in the design innovation space, I had extremely high expectations of the purchase. While I have enjoyed the stylish Apple Watch’s feat … | Continue reading
New York City residents who found themselves tweeting at a bar in 2014 may have actually been contributing to the betterment of machine-learning algorithms. And let’s be honest, drinking for science is an idea I think each of us can get behind. A study published this week by a gr … | Continue reading
It’s finally here. After teaming up with Michael J. Fox to tease us with self-lacing Nike Mags on Back To The Future day in October, Nike has finally announced a mass production shoe that will feature real-life power laces. Meet the HyperAdapt 1.0. Announced today at the Nike Inn … | Continue reading
Google’s Local Business Cards are a new publishing “podium” for local businesses’ content. Here’s how they might change local optimization and SEO. | Continue reading
It’s time to take wearable devices to the next level. Plume Labs and DigitasLBi have teamed up for an interesting experiment. What if pigeons could fly around London with tiny backpacks to measure air pollution during peak hours? I’m not sure if they were drunk when they thought … | Continue reading
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are teaming up once again, this time to launch a new reality show called The Runner exclusively on Verizon's Go90 video app. The show has an outlandish premise: one individual must traverse the country in less than 30 days unnoticed while countless part … | Continue reading
Nike just announced a self-lacing shoe called the HyperAdapt 1.0, bringing to life the dream that sneaker fans have shared since Back to the Future II premiered almost 30 years ago.When you step into the HyperAdapt 1.0 your heel hits a sensor that automatically tightens the laces … | Continue reading
The venerable bento box, Japan's lunchtime staple of schoolchildren and office workers alike, is one of the few things that have defied the country's famously fast-moving innovation cycles. But one new commercial from Japan offers a new idea for the busy salaryman on the go: the … | Continue reading
Valve has released a list of 38 titles coming to Vive as part of its GDC showcase this year.The following titles aren't 100 per cent confirmed to be ready at launch, but most, if not all, should be available shortly after Vive ships in early April.It's worth noting that not all o … | Continue reading
Ransomware has become the malware of the season. Other malware, viruses and trojans are things of the past. Cyber criminals seem to find bitcoin ransomware more profitable than other malicious software. The number of bitcoin ransomware attacks stands evidence to it. Bitcoin ranso … | Continue reading