Gaming
20 years of Level-5
Back in 2000, the then 32-year-old Akihiro Hino sat down to play Dragon Quest 7 – the latest instalment in a series he, and indeed much of Japan, held dear. It was Dragon Quest that […]
Month: October 2018
Gadgets
This autonomous spray-painting drone is a 21st-century tagger’s dream – TechCrunch
Whenever I see an overpass or billboard that’s been tagged, I worry about the tagger and the danger they exposed themselves to in order to get that cherry spot. Perhaps this spray paint-toting drone developed […]
Cars
Renault EZ-Ultimo robotaxi concept built sets mood for special occasions
Renault’s EZ-Ultimo electric autonomous robotaxi, seen at the Paris auto show. Photo credit: Bloomberg Renault SA says it has a robot shuttle designed to get you in the mood for romance. The French mass-market automaker […]
Android
This week in Android: #Phonepocalypse begins!
October will see the release of a mass of smartphones, and we already have the LG V40 and the Nokia 7.1. Still on deck, we’re looking at the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3XL, a […]
Sci-Fi
Saturday’s Fat Bear Week voting pits a bully against a chunky favorite
Bear 719 versus Bear 856. Image: Dustin Drankoski/mashable By Miriam Kramer2018-10-06 17:09:33 UTC Welcome to at Mashable! Each fall, Katmai National Park holds a competition as Alaska’s brown bears finish fattening up for their long […]
Mobile
Instagram launches scannable Nametags, tests school networks for teen growth – TechCrunch
When your feed and Stories tray go stale, or your follower count stops rising, you drift away from Instagram. That’s why the app is rolling out two big new features designed to connect you to […]
Internet
Instagram’s new ID tags make it easier to follow your real-life friends
Instagram is rolling out a new feature that makes it easier to find and follow the accounts of people you meet in real life. Nametags work much like QR codes, displaying your username in a […]
Gaming
Dark Phoenix: The X-Men Go To Space In NYCC Footage
Fox made a trip to New York Comic-Con, and like most studios hosting a panel, those in attendance got to check out exclusive clips for its upcoming movies. At an AMC theater outside of Madison […]
Gadgets
Chinese chip spying report shows the supply chain remains the ultimate weakness – TechCrunch
Thursday’s explosive story by Bloomberg reveals detailed allegations that the Chinese military embedded tiny chips into servers, which made their way into data centers operated by dozens of major U.S. companies. We covered the story […]
Cars
Celebrity Drive: Chickenfoot Bassist Michael Anthony
Quick Stats: Michael Anthony, bass player, Chickenfoot and the CircleDaily Driver: Mercedes-AMG GL63 (Michael’s rating: 10 on a scale of 1 to 10)Other cars: See belowFavorite road trip: California coastCar he learned to drive in: […]