In den vergangenen Wochen und Monaten haben wir elektronisches Spielzeug und Bastelsets für Elektronik- und Programmiereinsteiger ausprobiert. Eine Übersicht für den Wunschzettel zu Weihnachten. (Arduino, Lego) 
Month: December 2015
Nach Gerichtserfolg: Axel Springer droht Youtuber mit eigener Klage
In seinem juristischen Feldzug gegen Adblocker hat der Axel-Springer-Verlag vor dem Landgericht Stuttgart eine Niederlage erlitten. Im Streit gegen den Youtuber Tobias Richter setzt der Verlag aber auf seinen jüngsten Erfolg in Hamburg. (Elektroauto: Tesla-Konkurrent Faraday will 1 Milliarde US-Dollar investieren
In Las Vegas will der Elektroautohersteller Faraday Future ein Autowerk aufbauen und rund eine Milliarde US-Dollar investieren. Bis das erste Fahrzeug des Unternehmens, das vom chinesischen Milliardär Yueting Jia finanziert wird, auf den Markt kommt, wird allerdings noch viel Zeit vergehen. (Faraday Future, GreenIT) 
In Las Vegas will der Elektroautohersteller Faraday Future ein Autowerk aufbauen und rund eine Milliarde US-Dollar investieren. Bis das erste Fahrzeug des Unternehmens, das vom chinesischen Milliardär Yueting Jia finanziert wird, auf den Markt kommt, wird allerdings noch viel Zeit vergehen. (Faraday Future, GreenIT) DJI Zenmuse XT: Drohnenkamera mit Wärmeblick
DJI bringt mit der Zenmuse XT eine Drohnenkamera mit kardanischer Aufhängung auf den Markt, die Wärmeunterschiede aufnehmen kann. Die Thermalkamera kann zum Beispiel bei der Suche nach Personen oder bei der Brandbekämpfung helfen. (Investitionsprogramm: Ford steckt 4,5 Milliarden US-Dollar in Elektroautos
Der US-Autohersteller Ford will bis 2020 insgesamt 4,5 Milliarden US-Dollar in die Entwicklung von 13 neuen Elektro- und Hybridautos stecken. In vier Jahren sollen laut Ford-Chef Mark Fields 40 Prozent der Fahrzeuge so ausgestattet sein. (Elektroauto, …
Der US-Autohersteller Ford will bis 2020 insgesamt 4,5 Milliarden US-Dollar in die Entwicklung von 13 neuen Elektro- und Hybridautos stecken. In vier Jahren sollen laut Ford-Chef Mark Fields 40 Prozent der Fahrzeuge so ausgestattet sein. (Elektroauto, GreenIT) 
Lucasfilm Uses DMCA to Hide ‘Force Awakens’ Spoiler in Completely Legal Photo
Lucasfilm, the makers of the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens film, has controversially used a DMCA take-down request to remove legally taken photos, in a possible bid to avoid a major film spoiler.Walmart recently made the figurine for the upcoming fi…
Lucasfilm, the makers of the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens film, has controversially used a DMCA take-down request to remove legally taken photos, in a possible bid to avoid a major film spoiler.
Walmart recently made the figurine for the upcoming film's main female character, Rey, available for sale still a week before the movie officially releases. Carelessly, the packing for the toy appears to reveal a major film spoiler regarding the fate of the character (a spoiler that will not be revealed in this news article).
It was then that Justin from the Star Wars fan site Star Wars Action News, who purchased the toy from his local Walmart, posted pictures of the toy and the box on Facebook. Shortly after, Justin received a notice from Facebook that his legally taken photos have been taken down after a copyright complaint, photos that were free of any copyright claim.
Jeremy Conrad at Star Wars Unity reposted the same pictures, and he too received a barrage of DMCA take-down notice, all were from Lucasfilm (via Irdeto). The notices refer to these images as that of "an unreleased figurine for Star Wars: Force Awakens", despite the same figurine being available to buy right now at all Walmart stores.
As Justin took these photos, the copyright on these photos belong only to Justin, and Lucasfilm has no legal claim. But the main reason for the outrageous DMCA request may have nothing to do with copyright, but everything to do with a major film spoiler that is revealed by text on the packaging for the toy. A toy that perhaps Walmart released far too early.
For fans unafraid of the spoiler, or for those that simply don't care much for the upcoming movie, you can view the original photo here (**Spoiler warning, click at your own peril!**) courtesy of TorrentFreak.
Couple takes pics of Star Wars figure they bought, gets DMCA notice from Lucasfilm
Legal action stems from an apparent early release at an Illinois Wal-Mart.
These aren't the figurines Lucasfilm is looking for. (credit: Star Wars Action News)
For the last decade, Marjorie Carvalho and her husband have produced Star Wars Action News, a podcast dedicated to Star Wars collectibles of all sorts. Predictably, they've had a lot to talk about, as waves of action figures and other collectibles have been launched in the run-up to the much-anticipated release of Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awakens next week.
Waves of action figures have been released, but on Tuesday, a Star Wars Action News staffer saw something he shouldn't have—and bought it. A 3 3/4" action figure of "Rey," a female character from The Force Awakens, was on display in a Walmart in Iowa, apparently earlier than it should have been. The staff member bought it for $6.94 plus tax, no questions asked. The following day, he posted pictures of the Rey figure on Star Wars Action News' Facebook page.
"Have we known this figure was coming?" the staffer, named Justin, asked in the post. "I just found her at Walmart—no new other figures."
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Maybe the Pixel C was original meant to run Chrome OS
The Google Pixel C is a $499 tablet with a high-resolution display, an optional detachable keyboard, and Android software. But it’s possible the tablet wasn’t always meant to ship with Android. Shortly before Google officially introduced the tablet, we learned that it was likely-named Ryu, and as I noted at the time, that’s the same name […]
Maybe the Pixel C was original meant to run Chrome OS is a post from: Liliputing
The Google Pixel C is a $499 tablet with a high-resolution display, an optional detachable keyboard, and Android software. But it’s possible the tablet wasn’t always meant to ship with Android. Shortly before Google officially introduced the tablet, we learned that it was likely-named Ryu, and as I noted at the time, that’s the same name […]
Maybe the Pixel C was original meant to run Chrome OS is a post from: Liliputing
Mattel to acquire Nabi tablet maker Fuhu
The company that makes the Nabi line of Android tablets for kids filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy this week… but that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the line for Fuhu’s tablets. Toy maker Mattel has entered an agreement to acquire Fuhu’s business and assets. What does that mean? For now, not much. If you’ve got a […]
Mattel to acquire Nabi tablet maker Fuhu is a post from: Liliputing
The company that makes the Nabi line of Android tablets for kids filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy this week… but that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the line for Fuhu’s tablets. Toy maker Mattel has entered an agreement to acquire Fuhu’s business and assets. What does that mean? For now, not much. If you’ve got a […]
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The Pixel C was probably never supposed to run Android
The Pixel C is ill-suited to Android, but it wasn’t supposed to be this way…
Left: A Photoshop fantasy. Right: The disappointing reality. (credit: Ron Amadeo)
Was Android actually Google's third operating system choice for its new Pixel C tablet?
The Pixel C finally went on sale this week—but our full review notes that the convertible tablet feels like hardware in search of the software to make it a compelling product. Perhaps that's because, internally, Google engineers seem to have been searching for a compelling Pixel C software package for the last year and a half.
The contradiction between hardware and software is visible all over the tablet, so two examples will suffice. The hardware's keyboard and big screen would point to it being a productivity device, but the software's lack of a split-screen mode and apps optimized for the screen's size hamstring the Pixel C. The hardware seems geared for voice command functionality, given its array of four top-mounted microphones, but the software doesn't support Google's always-on voice commands.
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