Sci-tech
Vuzix Launches Alexa-Enabled Digital Glasses
Of course, it's the enterprising young Vuzix who are taking the reigns and spearheading Alexa's incorporation into augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) devices. The glasses will be available starting sometime during the second quarter, priced at $1,000. It's worth noting that Amazon and Apple aren't the first ones to bring AR glasses to the market. [Full Article...]
Winter weather advisory issued
Parts of south Alabama could see a wintry mix, but it could be cold enough for all snow across parts of central and north Alabama. Thursday brought freezing rain and snow to Lawrence, and road conditions led to two single-vehicle rollover accidents Thursday morning, according to Sgt. [Full Article...]
Dark Souls Remastered Runs At Upscaled 4K/60FPS On PS4 Pro and XB1X
For comparison purposes, the game will run with upscaled 4K on Xbox One and PS4 Pro, and there is no mention at all for the quality of their textures. In GameSpot's original Dark Souls review Kevin VanOrd awarded it a 9.5/10, describing it as "riveting". It's a beloved, influential game that is critically acclaimed and has a fanbase as passionate about it today as they were when it originally ... [Full Article...]
Alexa will be in Your New Toyota, Lexus Car by 2019
Alexa, an intelligent personal assistant developed by Amazon will be hitting Windows 10 PCs later this year. While the new Three is slated to arrive this fall for $499 (same price as the current model), the One with Google's virtual assistant won't ship until spring 2019. [Full Article...]
Cutting of global call termination charges may cost dear to telcos
The new rate will be effective from Feb 1. Termination charge is payable to the local operator on whose network the call terminates and is paid by the global operator from whose network the call has originated. These rates are paid by foreign carriers for terminating global calls in India. They were, in fact, going to ask for an increase in the rates to Re 1, and then later to Rs 3.5 per minute,... [Full Article...]
Supermassive Black Hole is Caught Letting Out Massive 'Burps'
Great plumes of gas, matter and radiation can be ejected by black holes , and in fact, scientists theorized that these "burps" ought to come at pretty quick intervals if a black hole is well fed. It is quite common to see a black hole doing one burp, but extremely unusual to see it let rip twice in a row. In the meantime, it had expanded 30,000 light-years away from the black hole itself. [Full Article...]
European Commission Looks to Invest a Billion Euros in HPC
According to the Commission, the aim of the project is to develop Europe into a world leader of supercomputing technology - but it faces stiff competition. Simon McIntosh-Smith, a professor of high-performance computing at the University of Bristol, said: "Brexit has thrown a lot of uncertainty around the UK's participation and it is really unfortunate and causing delay and confusion". [Full Article...]
Nintendo Direct Mini Apparently Coming Today With Dark Souls Remastered Announcement
Properly titled Dark Souls: Remastered , the Nintendo Switch version boasts improved framerate and resolution and includes the Artorias of the Abyss DLC. Some games try to scare you with bump-in-the-night shocks and far-off howls, but Dark Souls doesn't require such predictable methods of terror. VaatiVidya, who is known for creating SoulsBorne lore videos, took it to Twitter and claimed ... [Full Article...]