We’ve been keenly following Swamp Thing, the new DC Universe series that’s dropping at the end of this week, since its announcement earlier this year. The short-on-details teaser soon followed, giving us more of a horror-like, Resident Evil vibe than we were expecting
Can you really claim to play Fortnite if you’re not going it on a Fortnite console? Is that a thing? Apparently, yes. Microsoft’s supposedly got a purple Fortnite Edition Xbox One S on the way, according to leaks spotted online recently.
Auto-maker Porsche has launched its own augmented reality app which lets your preview one of their cars just about anywhere. Like in your driveway.
This week in Light Start, SpaceX’s Starlink is captured, Sonic is coming late, some suspicious files go on sale, and Sony might be leaving SA.
The end of humanity isn’t going to come as a result of military robots taking it into their silicon heads to wipe us all out. It’s going to be the result of domestic robots doing that very thing. At least, that’s how the science fiction goes. And seeing Digit, the creation of Ford and a robotics startup called Agility Robotics, hasn’t really assured us that things will go otherwise. But that’s mostly because we can see this bipedal critter being really useful.
Talk about an unexpected comeback. Google’s Glass, those augmented reality specs that we were convinced had fallen off the map in 2015, have returned. And, like all good sequels, they’re better than ever in addition to being back. Meet the redesigned (and ponderously named) Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2. Catchy, yeah?
Chinese smartphone and tech-maker Huawei was placed in an unpleasant position this week, a direct result of the ongoing America-China trade war. It is possible, however, that it’s not the only Chinese company entering the States’ crosshairs. Chinese drone-maker DJI might find itself facing similar issues, thanks to a new alert that was just issued by America’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Sony doesn’t like the idea of poor game-to-movie conversions any more, we reckon, which might be why the company has begun PlayStation Productions. Guess what they do?
This week on Light Start, we’ve got drone deliveries, silent drivers, a new animated DC film, and the loss of a very cranky feline.
Call of Duty series is all about making as much cash for Activision’s shareholders as possible. Hence, all the microtransactions. And since Fortnight and PUBG have mobile versions, it was only a matter of time before Call of Duty Mobile appeared.
