Month: September 2016
Tintenpatronensperre: HP hält dem Druck nicht stand
HP ist eingeknickt: Die Blockade von Fremdtinte gibt der Druckerhersteller vorerst auf. Es ist ein Firmware-Update geplant, mit dem alle Tintenpatronen von Drittanbietern wieder funktionieren sollen. Langfristig sind allerdings neue Probleme zu erwarte…
Generation EQ: Mercedes stellt Elektro-SUV mit 500 km Reichweite vor
Mercedes hat auf dem Mondial de l’Automobile 2016 in Paris ein Elektroauto in Form eines SUV-Coupés vorgestellt. Der Generation EQ soll mit einer Akkuladung 500 km weit kommen und ist mit zwei Elektromotoren mit 400 PS ausgerüstet. (Mercedes Benz, OLED)
Waipu TV im Hands on: Das richtig flexible Internetfernsehen
Selten ist ein neues Produkt so gut durchdacht: sofortiger Kanalwechsel, Pausenfunktion in jeder Sendung und Aufnahmemöglichkeit von überall. Das Internet-Fernsehangebot Waipu TV macht klassisches Fernsehen für die Netflix-Generation wieder interessant. (Streaming, Set-Top-Box)
Twitch: Amazon macht Streamer in Breakaway zu Matchmakern
Autonomes Fahren: Die Ethik der Vollbremsung
Eine Ethik-Kommission soll “Leitlinien für die Programmierung automatisierter Fahrsysteme entwickeln”. Nach Ansicht der Autohersteller sind die Systeme von “ethischen Entscheidungen” noch weit entfernt. (Autonomes Fahren, Technologie)
Renault: Elektroauto Zoe mit 41-kWh-Akku und 400 km Reichweite
Amazon reveals Twitch’s first currency, gambling systems
New sports-brawling game Breakaway will “integrate directly” with Twitch in many ways.
TwitchCon, the annual convention dedicated to its namesake's popular game-streaming service, kicked off on Thursday evening with an event hosted by Amazon Game Studios. There, the game publisher announced that Twitch will begin doling out a form of currency called "Stream+," which will debut in the upcoming sports-brawling multiplayer game Breakaway.
An Amazon Game Studios rep mentioned the currency while describing various ways the new game will "integrate directly" with Twitch (which makes a certain level of sense, since Amazon acquired Twitch in 2014). The reveal included a brief snippet of Breakaway action that confirmed viewers' ability to wager on matches and "earn Stream+ Coins by watching."
The reveal was otherwise scant on Stream+ details. Amazon didn't confirm exactly how the coins could be spent and what they would unlock, either within Breakaway or throughout the Twitch ecosystem, not to mention whether Stream+ currency could be bought, sold, or traded. Gambling watchdog groups will surely keep a careful eye on this implementation, especially in light of a major gambling scandal that dogged the Steam gaming marketplace thanks to enterprising users finding workarounds to trade and monetize in-game currencies and items.
Rosetta to finish its slow descent to comet’s surface Friday morning
Spacecraft should touch down at a walking pace, then be commanded to shut down.
It's time for Europe's comet probe, Rosetta, to die. At 4:48pm ET Thursday, the spacecraft fired its thruster for 208 seconds, setting Rosetta on course for a controlled descent to the surface of its comet on Friday morning at approximately 7:20am ET.
In accord with the spacecraft's descent to the surface, the European Space Agency will provide live coverage via Livestream about an hour before the landing time. The live video will feature status updates from mission controllers live from the European Space Operations Center in Darmstadt, Germany.
The spacecraft arrived at the Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, which is about 4km on its longest side, in 2014. It became the first mission to orbit around a comet and, with its small Philae lander, the first to touch down on a comet’s surface. Now the main probe will follow Philae down to the surface.
Google rebrands: Apps for Work are G Suite, enterprise platform is Google Cloud
Company plans to add smarter collaboration features soon.
Google's cloud services have a new name: everything cloud-based—including the Google Cloud Platform, enterprise mobility, and even Chromebooks—is now part of the Google Cloud brand.
Before settling on the new name, Google toyed with the name Google Enterprise. Diane Greene, Senior Vice President for Google Cloud, said that Google's customers had been unsure of the company's commitment to the enterprise. With that uncertainty now diminished, according to Greene, the Cloud name made more sense.
One of the biggest parts of Google Cloud is also being renamed. Google Apps for Work is now "G Suite." This name spans Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Hangouts, and more. The new name is supposed to reflect the collaborative, team-based approach to the software. Along with the new name, Google has announced a bunch of new features that'll be coming soon to emphasize collaboration.