SteelSeries Announces Tenkeyless Version of its APEX M750 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

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Today, SteelSeries announced a ten-keyless variant of its APEX M750 mechanical gaming keyboard, the Apex M750 TKL. It features the high build quality and esports performance of the original M750, but in a compact and transportable 10-keyless design.

The M750 TKL uses SteelSeries’ QX2 mechanical switches, features a sleek and durable 5000 Series aluminum metal-alloy frame with a black matte finish, ultra-bright, individual RGB LEDs, and is compatible with SteelSeries Engine apps for crucial in-game notifications, to give gamers the ultimate combination of beauty, performance and customization.

The keyboard was designed for competitive esports. Its durable design and small size is easy to transport to tournaments or events without fear of it being damaged. The 10-keyless design optimizes the spacing between the keyboard and mouse, bringing gamers’ hands closer together to improve ergonomics for long gaming sessions.

Users can still take full advantage of all SteelSeries Engine apps on the M750 TKL, like Discord Chat Integration, ImageSync, Audio Visualizer, PrismSync and GameSense.

SteelSeries just announced its sponsorship of renowned esports player, Sander “VoO” Kaasjager, who used SteelSeries products throughout his career. He prefers 10-keyless during competition.

“I use a relatively low sensitivity, so I need all the desk real estate I can get,” Kaasjager said. “The SteelSeries M750 TKL has no numpad, and all the awesomeness of the regular M750, so I never have to worry about hitting my keyboard again!”

The APEX M750 TKL is available now at https://steelseries.com/apextkl for $119.99.

Plox Official Star Wars Levitating Death Star Speaker

Hey O&G fans at this years PEPCOM Holiday Spectacular, we had a chance to check out PLOX. A  leader in the development of technology products in Australia, unveiled its official Star Wars Levitating Death Star Speaker.

The Levitating Death Star

Not bound by the laws of gravity, the Plox Levitating Death Star speaker provides amazingly clear and sharp sound while astonishing everyone as it levitates while playing music. Designed to look like the iconic Death Star, key features include:

·       Gravity-defying orb rotates above a magnetic base to truly levitate

·       360 degree uncompromising sound quality

·       Up to 5 hours of continuous playback on Bluetooth®

·       Can be used as a portable speaker without the base

·       MSRP $179.99

 

 

 

 

J-Pop Summit 2015 Announces First Ever Japanese Technology Pavilion

J-Pop Summit 2015 Announces First Ever Japanese Technology Pavilion

The 2015 J-POP SUMMIT proudly presents a brand new addition to the Japanese pop culture event held annually in San Francisco with the “Interactive Pavilion,” a first-of-its-kind showcase of cutting edge Japanese technology, consumer product design and innovation. The 2015 J-POP SUMMIT takes places Saturday and Sunday August 8th & 9th at the historic Fort Mason Center in San Francisco’s Marina district.

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Vuzix Unveils New iWear Video Headphones for Pre Order

Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI) (“Vuzix” or, the “Company”), a leading supplier of video eyewear and smart glasses products in the consumer, enterprise and entertainment markets, today announces it will begin pre-order sales for the new high-definition iWear video headphones. In addition, the iWear® will be on display at Vuzix’ booth at E3 in Los Angeles, CA, June 16-18, 2015. They will be located in the South Hall Booth Number 2563.

The Vuzix iWear video headphones are the ultimate mobile video entertainment and gaming system compatible with any device supporting HDMI output. And now with integrated motion tracking, OSVR, Unity 3D, and Unreal gaming engine support, a growing list of games and VR title support is now offered.

The iWear features dual HD Displays and revolutionary nano optics that provide the equivalent experience of a 130” home television from 10’ and allow the wearer to play games, interact with apps, and watch 2D, 3D and 360° VR movies. iWear is completely portable and battery-driven so the user can enjoy it at home or on- the- go. It supports any HDMI 2D or 3D video sources including PCs, game consoles, smartphones, Blu-ray players, and Wi-Fi wireless dongles for direct Internet connection. The iWear is now also enabled with virtual reality tracking sensors and will have optional 3D augmented reality cameras with “point-cloud” tracking capability to provide an exciting AR experience. In addition the iWear comes with 40mm drivers that are noise isolating to give the user a complete high-end audio experience during game play.

“We at Vuzix are excited to be attending E3 and showing off our new iWear0 video headphones and for the first time allowing the public, at a special pre-order price, to order their own,” said Paul Travers, President and CEO at Vuzix. “Winner of multiple awards at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, the iWear is now ready to be the most compatible VR and entertainment headset in the market thanks to supporting connectivity and content on almost any device that support HDMI outputs.”

 

Shinra Technologies Announces Human Head As The Latest Developer To Join Its Prototype Accelerator Program

Shinra Technologies Announces Human Head As The Latest Developer To Join Its Prototype Accelerator Program

Shinra Technologies ... announced that Wisconsin-based independent developer, Human Head (responsible for the development of "Prey", as well as the upcoming survival-horror title "Lost Within", is the latest veteran studio to join Shinra's Prototype Accelerator program.

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Shinra Technologies Announces Hardsuit Labs As The Latest Developer To Join Its Prototype Accelerator Program

Shinra Technologies, Inc announced that Seattle-based independent developer, Hardsuit Labs, is the latest experienced studio to join Shinra's Prototype Accelerator program.

Hardsuit Labs is a newly-founded studio comprised of developers best known for their continuing work on the free-to-play shooter, Blacklight Retribution. “We have a long history of being early tech adopters – with previous efforts focused on new engines, new consoles, and new business models – and now the opportunity to be an early adopter of cloud gaming is extremely exciting,” says Hardsuit Labs co-founder Russell Nelson.

Shinra’s technology and platform are designed with the intention of offering players exciting new game experiences unavailable anywhere else. The Prototype Accelerator exists to foster invention and allow forward-thinking developers the freedom needed to create bold, new gaming experiences that are otherwise impossible within the limits of traditional game development.

“The opportunity to work in Shinra’s Prototype Accelerator is a truly empowering experience. As a developer and as a gamer, all of the things that you dream about being able to do are, for the first time, not just technically feasible but realistically achievable in ways that will push game design and gameplay to new and exciting realms,” offered Hardsuit Labs co-founder Andy Kipling. “When Hardsuit Labs first heard the pitch for the Shinra platform we were immediately intrigued and excited, and now the opportunity to work closely with Shinra through their Prototype Accelerator program has compounded that excitement tenfold.”

Shinra Technologies Senior Vice President, Jacob Navok, says, “We’re excited for what Hardsuit Labs is working on. With Hardsuit Labs and Camouflaj, as well as others to come, we are arranging a portfolio of unique and dynamic content. We invite other like-minded developers to reach out to us.”

Shinra Technologies will host a special event in San Francisco on March 5th to showcase its latest innovative technology as a limited preview to developers. Developers, publishers, and media are invited. To learn more about the event, please visi thttps://www.shinra.com/us/event.

Geeky USB Flash Drives From infoThink

Hey fans of Batman, Marvel, One Piece, and Transformers. Check out what I found. I know some of you have a boring “USB Flash Drive” but worry no more, because I found an award winning company based in Taiwan. This company designs one of the best USB flash drive I've seen so far. infoThink is a professional designing company the produces not only USB Flash Drive, but also Portable Chargers and Memory Readers. Since 2008 infoThink has been designing USB Flash Drive as their main product. However in 2012 they had been authorized by Disney/Marvel to design the Avengers characters. With their distinctive design and hard work they were awarded with Best Licensee Award by Marvel.
 
infoThink has their way on designing there USB Flash Drive and other device. The originality and detail is by far really impressive. With the picture alone I am sold on buying their product.  If you’re a fan of Batman, Marvel, One Piece, and Transformer you need to check out infothink.com.tw to see the amazing collection they have of greatly designed product.
If you would like to purchase their product you can get it on amazon.com by searching infothink.
 



 

Anime Studio Now Available in Spanish

Smith Micro Graphics Group today released the Spanish version of Anime Studio Debut 9.5 and Anime Studio Pro 9.5, the all-in-one 2D animation creation software solutions that enable aspiring and existing artists to create their own movies, cartoons and cutout animations for film, television, Web and more.

"Anime Studio is the easiest and most inexpensive way for artists of all ages and skill levels to dive into digital animation creation," said Fahim Niaz, senior product manager for Smith Micro Software. "For the first time ever we are able to offer Anime Studio to our Spanish speaking users and we couldn't be happier."

To learn more about the Spanish version of Anime Studio visit http://anime.smithmicro.com/spanish

With a Debut version for novice animators and a Pro version geared toward experienced users, Anime Studio offers a software solution for users of all skill levels. Features such as an easy-to-use Character Wizard and countless items preloaded in the content library allow beginners to bring their imaginations to life while advanced illustrator tools include a revolutionary bone rigging system, physics engine and more. All content can be shared with family, friends and fellow animation aficionados via Facebook and YouTube.

Anime Studio Pro 9.5 Features:
* Revolutionary Bone Rigging system takes the work out of tedious frame-by-frame animation
* Intuitive Animation Timeline simplifies complex animation tasks
* Physics Engine allows for super realistic movement and collisions
* Auto Trace your own artwork and then animate it
* Work with vector based art for maximum control and scalability
* Import or record audio and automatically lip-synch to characters
* Work in 2D or 3D space and import 3D objects

Pricing and Availability:

Anime Studio Debut 9.5 is available for $49.99. Anime Studio Pro 9.5 is available for $299.99. Anime Studio Pro 9 users can upgrade their software to Anime Studio Pro 9.5 for $49.99 and users of Anime Studio Debut 9 or Anime Studio 6, 7, or 8 can upgrade for $149.99. More detailed product, pricing and upgrade information is available at the Anime Studio pricing webpage - http://anime.smithmicro.com/spanish/#pricing.


Microsoft Announces Jinni as Xbox Video Discovery Engine

Video content discovery solutions provider Jinni, announced today a multi-year agreement with Microsoft to enhance entertainment discovery on Xbox video game and entertainment systems. Jinni’s proprietary Entertainment Genome™ uses deep knowledge of every show and movie in the Xbox Video catalog to help the Xbox recommendations system intuitively and accurately connect Xbox users to content they’ll enjoy.  By using the rich set of attributes in the Jinni Entertainment Genome, Xbox recommendations go beyond the standard genre similarity. When paired with other Xbox signals, such as a user’s viewing history, this sets a new bar in content discovery.
 
“Creating the most amazing entertainment experience means always putting the customer experience first,” said Dave Alles, Xbox General Manager. “Our goal is to make it effortless to get you to entertainment you’ll truly love.  Pairing Jinni’s Entertainment Genome™ with other key advances such as Conversational Understanding, makes finding something to watch on Xbox as fun as watching it.”
 
“The inspiration for Jinni has always been putting the user at the center of the entertainment experience, by making finding great content intuitive and fun,” said Jinni Co-founder and CEO, Yosi Glick. “We are happy to be a part of the legendary Xbox entertainment experience.”
 
About Jinni
Jinni is the first and only taste-and-mood based engine powering entertainment discovery. Using content genetics and nuanced understanding of user tastes, the Jinni engine powers a uniquely intuitive and personalized experience that increases content consumption and consumer satisfaction.
 
The Jinni service is powered by the Entertainment Genome™, containing thousands of genes that are assigned to each title to describe mood, style, plot, setting and more; this is a rich alternative to the
usual genre language, which benefits both the quality of the content delivered as well as the intuitive semantic-based user experience. New titles are automatically indexed via analysis of user reviews and synopses, using a proprietary Natural Language Processing solution.

 

Photoshop World 2013 Expo In Las Vegas On September 4th - September 6th

On September 4th - the 6th Abode will hold the Photoshop World 2013 expo at Mandalay Bay convention center in Las Vegas. At Photoshop World, (PSW) a fun three-day event, enthusiasts and professionals will have access to the worlds most experienced experts and the latest technologies in Photography and Photoshop. This year, expanded PSW corporate partnerships aim to grow the attendee experience.
  • Adobe will be providing a Free 1 year subscription to the Adobe Creative Cloud to all full conference registrants
  • The Adobe Photoshop team will be on hand for a live Code-a-thon where developers will be taking suggestions and working on changes for a future release of Photoshop.
  • Adobe will also be providing a sneak peek of new technologies
  • The Wacom team will be on hand to demo the new Cintiq Companion line plus Wacom will be announcing a new product live at the Keynote Session
  • Canon will be providing 200 Canon users with a Free Camera Sensor Cleaning
  • Wescott will host live photo shoot training from the expo floor, featuring elaborate sets, professional models and world class instructors
  • Industry Vendor Expo features over 50 exhibitors and live training,
    • The expo floor is open to those who purchase Photoshop World Conference passes on the 4th, and is free to the general public September 5th and 6th.  
    • A complete conference schedule is provided at photoshopworld.com.