Entertainment
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A study, conducted over the past few months in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, has found fans of apocalyptic and horror films are reporting less distress and greater resilience during this time compared to those who don’t like such genres.
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The Cinera Edge is a light personal cinema headset that packs a 5K(ish)-resolution display and Dolby Surround Sound. It uses two OLED displays measuring just 0.83 inches with 2560 x 1440 pixels each, creating the equivalent of almost an IMAX screen.
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Though facial recognition isn't exactly flavor of the month at the moment, it could prove popular among revelers queuing at a busy bar. Data science company DataSparQ has introduced the A.I. Bar service, which helps bar staff decide who needs serving next by putting customers in a virtual queue.
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Last week Samsung revealed it would cease production on Blu-ray players for the US market. Despite 2018 recording all-time high home entertainment spending, sales of physical media such have been dramatically declining over the past few years. Is this the beginning of the end for physical media?
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Even when plugged into a music player or playing games on a smartphone, long bus journeys can be tedious. If you ride a FlixBus on select Las Vegas routes, you could find yourself being offered a VR headset, to transport you to other worlds while the driver takes you where you need to go.
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Dolby has finally gotten its own hands dirty and released its first consumer product. Dolby Dimension is a set of wireless, noise-cancelling headphones specifically targeted at home entertainment use – but hey, there’s nothing stopping you using them wherever you like.
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A system combining robotics and animation software to create lifelike humanoid characters has been demonstrated in a new video by Engineered Arts. Dubbed Mesmer, the technology promises cheaper results by pulling disparate technologies into a single package.
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Amazon has announced the latest in its line of Alexa-enabled streaming devices, the Fire TV Cube, which lets you bark voice commands at the TV and other devices from across the room, and access other Alexa mainstays like weather and sports updates.
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The team has been let go. The robots are back in a dusty old warehouse, and MegaBots Inc's dream of an international giant fighting robot league lies in tatters. All that stands between Eagle Prime and oblivion is 200 grand, a handycam, a laptop and one desperate founder.
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Samsung has whipped the covers off its lineup of 2018 TVs. The flagships of the range are built with QLED displays, varying in size up to a monstrous 88 in. Taking up so much living room real estate, Samsung has also packed in a few new features to let the TVs earn their keep even while not in use.
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Sci-fi is now the mainstream and we’re seeing millions spent bringing stories to the screen that are gloriously weird and fantastically futurist. Here are our picks looking forward to 2018 on both the big and small screens, from blockbuster sci-fi spectacle to compelling hard science speculations.
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What are we going to do with the extra free time made possible by autonomous cars? Intel and Warner Bros. are developing what they call “in-cabin immersive experiences” designed to keep you entertained while you're being chauffeured around.
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