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Nintendo Admits They Have No Games

Didn’t think I’d have to say this, but it’s a parody video people. There’s no secret message or point lol, it’s a joke video made purely for entertainment.
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Pandora launches ‘Premieres,’ will stream albums before they go on sale

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Internet radio site Pandora is launching a new station called “Pandora Premieres.” Unlike its regular service, which creates custom radio stations based on your preferences, Premieres will preview upcoming album releases from “upcoming and established artists” in their entirety before they go on sale. The model is similar to that of iTunes, which recently streamed both Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories and the new David Bowie album free of charge prior to their release. The main difference between the two services is Apple’s iTunes previews are presented as a continuous stream, whereas Premieres allows users to play any track in any order.

The first albums to be previewed through Pandora Premieres will be John Fogerty’s Wrote a Song…

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Zombie Parkour: They Might Be Faster Than We Thought

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This is a video of a couple zombies impressively parkouring around a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Obviously, if real zombies turn out to be this nimble, everyone’s getting their brains eaten. Except me. I’m throwing myself into a volcano like that little troll at the end of Lord of The Rings.

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Would there be different manufacturers of humanoid robots if they were ever to function properly?

Question by Lamont: Would there be different manufacturers of humanoid robots if they were ever to function properly?
I mean if one were to build a humanoid robot and it be a domesticated servant bot, could other companies start up and start manufacturing their own robots. Lets use the movie i robot for an example, could one company just manufacture it or would other countries have a right to build them to. Something similar to this would be different car companies such as ford, honda, or toyota.

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Yes, when the population wants something different someone will allways supply it wether it is robots or smartphones

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Photos of classic film reels evoke memories of the movies they contain

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As we move ever closer to all-digital film production, the film reel is becoming a rarer sight in modern movie theaters. In an attempt to evoke the nostalgia associated with traditional film, Austrian photographer Reiner Riedler accessed the archives of major film museum Deutsche Kinemathek in Berlin, selecting a mix of popular and cult films — which include The Godfather, Ghosts, Scarface and Citizen Kane — for his new project, titled The Unseen Seen. Riedler then photographed the reels by installing film lights behind them, generating a unique and vivid set of photos that he hopes will recall images from a viewer’s memory and help associate the colors with the overall tone of the film, generating new emotions from movies of old.

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Google Street View lets former Fukushima residents see the town they left

Google Street View lets displaced Japanese glimpse the town they left in 2011

It’s been more than two years since the tragic Eastern Japan tsunami and resulting Fukushima Prefecture nuclear plant crisis, but many of those who lived in affected areas still can’t return: witness the 21,000 residents of Namie, who had to evacuate and haven’t been back since. Thanks to a newly published Google Street View run, those former residents can once more see the town they had to leave. The 360-degree imagery shows Namie in the deserted state it faces today, with little recovery work done or possible. Google’s photos can’t accelerate the recovery process, but Mayor Tamotsu Baba views them as an incentive to eventually return — and a better way for the rest of the world to understand the tsunami’s long-term effects.

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Google’s Schmidt Says Chrome & Android Will Remain Separate – But Do not Be Fooled: Two Years Ago He Verified They Will Merge

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Google ’ s Eric Schmidt has said Mountain View will keep its 2 OSes, Android and Chrome, separate after all, according to a Reuters report. Schmidt, who is in India attending an IT occasion called Big Outdoor tents Activate Summit, stated the 2 os will remain different products but obviously likewise said there could possibly be more “ commonness ” between them. Techmeme editor, @ scepticgeek, who was seeing the conference livestream, additionally tweeted Schmidt saying Android and Chrome would be “ separate & individual for a long period of time ”: TechCrunch called Google and asked it to verify whether it plans to try to keep Chrome and Android

separate but Google decreased to comment. Exactly what ’ s most interesting about Schmidt ’ s comments today is that his words, as reported, seem to negate comments he made back in February 2011, when he

told delegates at the Mobile Globe Congress tradeshow that Chrome and Android would absolutely converge. We ’ re working overtime to get [. Chrome & Android] merged in properly “ We ’ re working overtime to obtain those technologies merged in the right method, ” he stated at the time, however added: “ I discovered a long period of time back, wear ’ t force innovation to merge when it ’ s not prepared, await the innovation to develop to the point when it can be merged. ” In shorts: a Chrome-Android merger is unavoidable, butalso gained ’ t be rushed. So his remarks today — about increasing commonality between Chrome and Android — suggest Google is still constructing a steady course to merging (as Schmidt stated it

was in 2011). Rumours that Google ’ s quasi-desktop OS Chrome and its touch-based mobile OS Android might be ready to merge were sparked earlier this month when head of Android, Andy Rubin, was shuffled out to another role within Google — with Sundar Pichai, head of Chrome and apps, taking over. Pichai did not leave his existing

responsibilities however rather included the Android short to his Chrome and apps portfolio, suggesting a unifying catalyst for the task changes. Chrome and Android ‘ staying different and individual for a long period of time ’ has similar emphasis as Schmidt ’ s comments from two years ago — when he said they would merge, eventually. Precisely exactly what he suggested by attempting to ensure they are “ merged in properly ” is up for argument — whatever it suggests, 2 years of Google working overtime still obviously hasn ’ t developed those sought after, clement conditions.(It ’ s likely Google requires to await the market to harmonize with its mobile driven vision — so expanding the Android platform and broadening its reach is one method Mountain View could have been “ working overtime ”.)Make no mistake though: the ultimate merger of Chrome and Android is inevitably since the differences between hardware categories are being eroded. Chrome OS was announced in mid 2009 — at a time when netbooks were riding high. Remember them? The launch of the iPad in 2010 developed the tablet group afresh and tablets quickly pulled the rug out from under mini laptop computers, and started wearing down the desktop computing market too — putting the emphasis squarely on touch and mobile computing. And from there it ’ s but a short hop to motions and wearables. All of which highlights that ultimately having two separate OSes — one mobile and one quasi-mobile — makes no sense for Google in the long run. It ’ s not a question of if Chrome and Android will merge — the huge concern is how quickly it can be made to happen.

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The Console Wars, Begun They Have: Microsoft May Announce New Xbox At April Event

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A number of strong reports, consisting of a new domain, XboxEvent.comsigned up to Microsoft, are indicating an Xbox occasion in April. While most console exposes happen at E3, as shown by Sony ’ s mystery-filled conference, Microsoft will probably announce specifications and some launch titles and leave the cash shot for L.a in June.

Computer system & Video Games stated the report today and VG247 corroborated it. Thinking about the timing of Sony ’ s PS4 announcement, it makes best sense for Microsoft to sign up with in the hoopla surrounding next-gen consoles.

The next Xbox, code-named Durango, will require an enhanced, consisted of Kinect sensor to play and will support game “ sections ” that enable you to play one portion of the game while the rest lots or downloads. It will support 1080p 3D video and operate on 8GB of RAM.

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Apple’s Retail Strategy Proves That If They Build It, You Will Come (And Spend)

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Apple is a unique company in that even if you break down its individual lines of business and view them as distinct from the whole, it can still be regarded as immensely successful in a number of different areas. As a hardware company, it’s a success; as a software and services provider, it’s a success; and as a retail chain, it’s a success. And Apple’s physical retail presence shows such steady upwards growth that it, rather than any product, could be the site of the company’s greatest innovation over the next few years.

Speaking at a Goldman Sachs investor conference on Tuesday, Cook went into detail about Apple’s retail plans, addressing the growth and success of the company’s stores, as well as plans for expansion and changes to their deployment strategy for 2013. Asymco’s Horace Dediu visualized the numbers shared, charting the progress of key metrics like store openings, store visitors international distribution and more in a blog post yesterday.

One of the most important metrics Dediu tracked is depicted in the graph representing store visitors vs. stores open. After initially expanding their physical presence more quickly, and averaging fewer visitors, attendance quickly cut up and for the past two years, stores have been averaging around 1 million for every location open. Apple’s strategy this year involves not only opening new locations, but closing existing ones and replacing them with larger outlets, which should make for an even higher visitor-to-store ratio in the future if trends continue.

In terms of money invested in Apple’s retail efforts, we see a trend that could result in much more of the kind of innovation I alluded to earlier. The Asymco chart for spend on “Property, Plant and Equipment” shows a huge recent spike in money committed to “machinery, equipment, and internal use software,” as opposed to normal, steady growth for land, buildings and improvements to said facilities.

Since late 2009 when we begin to see the curve start to trend upwards more sharply, Apple has introduced its own iPod touch-based check out and inventory system (replacing a legacy version based on Windows CE hardware), moved to iPad-based information consoles, changed the structure of its stores to de-emphasize checkout and highlight Genius and One-to-One customer interaction, launched self-serve EasyPay shopping for customers, introduced in-store pickup, and just generally changed the way the world thinks about brick-and-mortar stores. No big deal.

Remember too that Apple’s retail leadership has been somewhat in turmoil recently. Apple’s SVP of Retail Operations Ron Johnson, largely credited with much of the retail division’s creation and success, left the company back in June of 2011. A search for his replacement ultimately resulted in the controversial hiring of Dixons CEO John Browett in January 2012, after a six-month search. Finally, John Browett was dismissed from that role in October 2012, after less than a year on the job. Apple is still looking for a replacement for Browett.

Apple is making commerce more invisible, and yet winning more shopper dollars.

It may seem like lack of a clearly defined top man in retail would lead to uncertainty, but Apple Retail had its best year ever in 2012 amid all these shakeups, and CEO Tim Cook said that the retail locations in particular have helped the iPad enjoy its runaway success since launching in 2010.

Cook talked about the label of “retail” not being sufficient to describe what Apple is building with its stores, and more and more, that’s becoming true. Just like the company tries to hide elements like the file system in iOS, or deliver CE devices that aren’t upgradeable or modular, opting instead for a smooth, appealing and user-friendly outward appearance, it’s also taking commerce out of the store experience as much as possible. And yet as a reward it’s winning more customer dollars.

You can measure innovation in terms of a revolutionary new smartphone, or a dramatically different PC design, or you can measure it in the aggregate effect of a sustained effort to change an age-old practice. Apple’s retail efforts are the latter kind, and its spending patterns suggest there’s plenty more of that to come.

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Boxee Is The Poster Child Of A Lean Startup: They Just Happen To Ship Hardware

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Boxee launched the Boxee TV shortly before Christmas. At 3000 Walmart stores. And major feature is still in beta.

As Boxee’s Andrew Kippen explains in the video above, the Boxee TV is slightly different than its previous product, the Boxee Box. It’s aimed at the cord cutter who wants to utilize OTA signals rather than someone looking to playback movie files. The Boxee TV has a gorgeous interface but the secret sauce is the cloud DVR.

Kippen explains that the cloud DVR is an industry first. It allows consumers to record as much content as they want and view it on any internet connected device. Simply record the TV and watch it anywhere, anytime.

But the DVR is still in beta and not available in all markets although the Boxee TV is sold nationwide. Kippen notes that the power of the Internet allows Boxee to ship a working product and then constantly improve it overtime. And it works for them. It also helps that Boxee knows how to make fantastic products.

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