Soon, GameStop stores will be able to answer the phone and say, "Yes, we have Battletoads."
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lundi 20 avril 2015
Geek Physics on Science Friday
Here is a quick overview of my segment on Science Friday with Ira Flatow in which we talk about my book, Geek Physics.
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One of Sony's new 4K TVs is thinner than your smartphone
Sony has announced a dizzying new array of TVs, many of which have Android TV for apps like Netflix and other catch-up services. It also has new 4K screens, including two with HDR support.
Sony's largest new screens are 75-inches. The X940C is at the top of the pile and costs a magnificent £7499 (the list price is $8000 in the US). This screen, along with the X930C, will support Sony's HDR functionality.
This will be "added" via a firmware update later on in the summer. The X930C comes to the UK in 55- or 65-inches and will cost £2,599 or £3999 depending which you go for. The US only gets the 65-inch model, and it will cost $4,499.
While there's no mention of price yet, Sony's also talking up the X900C, which it claims is the "thinnest LED TV in the world". At 0.2 inches thin it's certainly slighter than most smartphones on the market.
Sony has also made an effort with its picture processing, and is very pleased with the X1, which it says will produce the best pictures of any TV it has produced yet. There will also be Triluminos panels on the X850 and above ranges. This is Sony's way of saying "quantum dot", and offers massive brightness and contrast boosts to TVs. It's also needed for HDR display.
A return to form for Sony
Android TVs - as all Sony's smart models are - also bring with them some great advantages. As well as access to plenty of apps, including PS Now, which gives you access to streaming games for a monthly subscription. This service is due to launch in the UK soon, and will open up a lot of Sony's library of older games, as well as PS3 titles.
Sony has won a lot of love for its TVs in recent years, something that it had lost after the early days of LCDs. It seems now that the brand, which was once synonymous with TVs is back in the game. We'll have reviews as soon as we can lay our hands on samples.
We're also seeing 4K gain a foothold now - something Sony is very invested with, thanks to its film studio and Blu-ray ties. We should see even more come from this in 2015 with the standards now defined for 4K and HDR broadcasts as well as the new Blu-ray format.
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Nokia might be back with a new phone in 2016
Nokia stepped down from making new smartphones after the Microsoft buyout, but thing might be about to change.
According to two different sources speaking with Re/code Nokia is planning to re-enter the mobile phone business, and will make the step forward at some point next year.
Due to the deal where Microsoft bought out Nokia, the Finnish company isn't allowed to use the Nokia brand on new smartphones until Q4 2016.
However, sources suggest Nokia will grab its first chance to re-enter, but will do so differently.
Return of the Noki
The death of the Nokia brand was unmistakably down to a lack of innovation after the smartphone game changed so much, so quickly.
By the time Nokia can re-enter the game it'll be nearly three years since it left, so hopefully that amount of time has allowed the company to re-evaluate its purpose in the market.
It'll need to do something different to the Lumia brand as Microsoft has taken its design ethos, dropped the name and continued creating handsets in that fashion.
The sources also claim Nokia has a series of ambitious technology projects in development including virtual reality. This may be the start of an exciting new Nokia, and it might not be too long before we know what it looks like.
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OnePlus 2 will be invite only as the One finally breaks free
OnePlus has announced it's killed its invite-to-buy scheme for the OnePlus One, opening up sales of the handset globally for anyone, at any time.
It already made the One available for anyone to buy every Tuesday back in February, but this announcement makes it even easier to get hold of.
Marking a year since the launch of the smartphone which brought us flagship specs at a surprisingly low price, the Chinese firm also had a snippet of information on its next handset.
While it may have killed invites for the One forever, it's confirmed that the OnePlus 2 will initially be an invite-only handset like its predecessor when it launches in the third quarter of this year.
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