I N T H I S I S S U E Google turns on the world's first modular
smartphone, reveals more juicy details
about Project Ara
At I/O 2014, Google publicly turned on its modular Project Ara smartphone for the first time. Considering Project
Ara nothing more than some pretty concept art
back in October 2013, it's impressive how quickly Google's Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP)
group has produced a working prototype.
Will 60fps YouTube videos force game
developers to prioritize frame rate?
This week, Google announced that 48fps and
60fps video playback will be available on YouTube sometime in the next few months. The
transition to higher frame rates has been painfully slow across the board, but this move from
the YouTube team could force game devs and Hollywood to focus on pumping out more
frames per second.
Carbon neutrality has failed - now our only way out of global warming is to go
carbon negative
A new report highlights the fact that we're headed for an inexorable rise in temperatures --
so what else can be done to avoid catastrophic change?
Report: Comcast's public Xfinity WiFi program actually costs you money
Comcast's new Xfinity app doesn't just throw a public WiFi network around your router on
a separate channel. it also increases the cost of operating and owning the device itself.
With Mario Kart, Zelda, and cross-buy games, Nintendo could turn the Wii U around
Nintendo had lightning in a bottle with the original Wii, and it simply couldn't replicate that same
hype for the Wii U. However, the narrative seems to be changing in Nintendo's favor recently.
Razer's modular Project Christine floundering on the shoals of low OEM interest
Razer's Project Christine is having trouble stoking OEM interest despite an innovative
approach to the PC tower. Is the concept too expensive or out-of-this-world to attract big
business support?
This is my rig: James Plafke's very quiet, compact, and cool gaming PC
My previous gaming rig is only two years old, but it's loud and hot (and thus, even louder),
and it's now summer in New York. I needed a rig that could comfortably fit in a Brooklyn
apartment-sized bedroom, and would not only be quiet, but be unable to literally heat my
room by itself come winter.
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