Die vielen recht schweren Kabel sind momentan das größte Problem des VR-Headsets Vive. Nun stellt Hersteller HTC für das mit Valve entwickelte Gerät ein Kit vor, das auch kabellose Ausflüge in künstliche Welten erlaubt. (Vive, HTC) Month: November 2016
Hard-to-find NES Classic Edition sees 200% eBay price markup at launch
$60 system, which didn’t offer pre-orders, reselling for $180 or more online.
Enlarge / You might have better luck finding that classic cartridge than the miniature NES this holiday season...
Anyone who doubts the huge market power of Nintendo nostalgia would do well to look at the resale market for the miniature NES Classic Edition today, on the morning of the console's release. Ars' analysis of the 100 most recent successful eBay sales sees the tiny HDMI-powered unit, which comes pre-loaded with 30 classic NES games, going for an average price of $183.52.
That's a more than 200-percent markup over the Classic Edition's $59.99 retail price (the median resale price on eBay is a comparable $179.99). And that average doesn't even include the single most lucrative auction we've seen for the console, which drew $499.99 from at least one buyer.
The immediate aftermarket price inflation comes after stores like GameStop, Best Buy, Target, and Walmart all declined to take preorders for the NES Classic Edition, forcing eager nostalgia-fueled gamers to line up to get limited supplies from brick-and-mortar stores today. Early reports from 24-hour Walmart locations (which had the unit available at midnight) suggest many locations only had six units to sell and had to send many in line home disappointed.
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Hack von Nutzerdaten: Yahoo wusste offenbar früh über Angriff Bescheid
Mit mindestens einer halben Milliarde entwendeter Datensätze war der Hackerangriff auf Yahoo bereits besonders schwer. Doch alles könnte noch schlimmer gewesen sein: Möglicherweise konnten die Angreifer danach auch ohne Passwort an die Daten einzelner User herankommen. (HTC Vive goes wire-free with $220 TPCast add-on
Just a day after MSI started selling the first VR-ready gaming PC in a backpack, HTC has unveiled a device that could make the whole idea of a gaming backpack unnecessary.
Here’s the thing: high-end virtual reality headsets like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift currently need to have a wired connection to a PC to work properly. But if you’re moving around while wearing a headset that covers your eyes, you might worry about tripping over wires running from the headset to your computer.
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Just a day after MSI started selling the first VR-ready gaming PC in a backpack, HTC has unveiled a device that could make the whole idea of a gaming backpack unnecessary.
Here’s the thing: high-end virtual reality headsets like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift currently need to have a wired connection to a PC to work properly. But if you’re moving around while wearing a headset that covers your eyes, you might worry about tripping over wires running from the headset to your computer.
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Kultusministerkonferenz: Smartphones im Unterricht nutzen
Die Präsidentin der Kultusministerkonferenz findet, Handyverbote seien von gestern und will die Benutzung von Smartphones im Unterricht gestatten. Die Bremer Bildungssenatorin Bogedan will auf dem IT-Gipfel der Bundesregierung am 16. und 17. November in Saarbrücken werben. (
University Bans BitTorrent to Stop Flood of Infringement Notices
A university in Canada has taken sweeping action in an effort to stem the tide of piracy notices. The University of Calgary says that after banning BitTorrent usage on several networks, infringement notices immediately dropped by 90%. People wanting access to the protocol will now need to apply for an exemption.
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Following changes to Canada’s copyright law in early 2015, ISPs are now required to forward copyright infringement notices to their customers. Copyright owners and anti-piracy outfits have taken full advantage, with tens of thousands of users becoming targets for warnings and even demands for cash.
With opportunities for generating revenue piling up, the volume of notices has continued to increase, causing headaches for users and ISPs alike. The phenomenon has also been felt at the University of Calgary, which acts as a service provider to thousands of students.
Inevitably, some of those students have been using their connections to obtain music and movies for free, which has led to the university receiving large numbers of notices. So, in an effort to reduce the instances of alleged infringement, the university has recently banned BitTorrent usage on several WiFi networks.
Speaking to student newspaper The Gauntlet, vice-president finance and services Linda Dalgetty said that the effect was felt immediately. During the first eight days of the ban, the university received 90% fewer notices than usual.
“I think what we’re finding is it has definitely made a difference. But we have to monitor that, because statistically, we have to go through a longer time frame than eight days,” Dalgetty said.
According to Dalgetty, reducing the number of infringement notices wasn’t the only consideration. The volume of traffic and other threats were also on the agenda.
“The more streaming we have on the campus, the more it impacts network performance and that takes away the user experience for other pursuits,” she said. “The third [reason] is security. The more streaming we have, the [higher chance] of inadvertently downloading something that would create issues.”
Despite the ban, if people at the university simply must use BitTorrent as part of their academic activities they can apply for an exemption. Any use must be permitted under copyright law for the application to be successful.
Moving forward, the university may not stop at only blocking BitTorrent. Speaking with TorrentFreak, The Gauntlet news editor Scott Strasser shared information which indicates that if there are problems with other file-sharing tools, they too could be subjected to a block.
The university’s BitTorrent ban is the latest fallout from Canada’s notice-and-notice regime. Earlier this month, Christine McMillan from Ontario made the headlines as the more recent victim of copyright trolls. They accused the 86-year-old of illegally downloading a zombie game and warned that a $5,000 fine could follow.
McMillan has refused to pay the fine.
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Google-Modul-Smartphone: Entwicklerversion von Project Ara ist 12,5 mm dick
Die Entwicklerversion von Googles eingestelltem modularem Project-Ara-Smartphone ist nichts für kleine Hände: Das Exoskelett ist mit eingesetzten Modulen 12,5 mm dick. Eine Internetseite konnte eines der Geräte genauer untersuchen. (Project Ara, Smartphone)
Die Entwicklerversion von Googles eingestelltem modularem Project-Ara-Smartphone ist nichts für kleine Hände: Das Exoskelett ist mit eingesetzten Modulen 12,5 mm dick. Eine Internetseite konnte eines der Geräte genauer untersuchen. (Project Ara, Smartphone) HTC Bolt launches as a $600 Sprint-exclusive smartphone
HTC’s newest phone is kind of like an upgraded version of the HTC 10… in some ways. In others, the HTC Bolt seems like a step back.
Launching exclusively on the Sprint network in the US, the new 5.5 inch smartphone is HTC’s first to feature an IP57 water resistance rating and support for Sprint’s new 3×20 MHz carrier aggregation, which the wireless carrier says should provide download speeds of up to 300 MB/s in select parts of the country.
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HTC’s newest phone is kind of like an upgraded version of the HTC 10… in some ways. In others, the HTC Bolt seems like a step back.
Launching exclusively on the Sprint network in the US, the new 5.5 inch smartphone is HTC’s first to feature an IP57 water resistance rating and support for Sprint’s new 3×20 MHz carrier aggregation, which the wireless carrier says should provide download speeds of up to 300 MB/s in select parts of the country.
Continue reading HTC Bolt launches as a $600 Sprint-exclusive smartphone at Liliputing.
Lenovo Yoga 910 review: A convertible you’ll want to show off and use constantly
$1,599 for the watchband hinge, 4K touchscreen, Kaby Lake, and more.
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Lenovo's newest flagship convertible, the Yoga 910, is meant to be a stunner from the second you look at it. The company went all out in the design and specs of this laptop-hybrid, taking what it has already learned about making good convertibles and styling it up a bit with sleeker touches and high-end internals. Although it comes in a 1080p version, the Yoga 910 is Lenovo's premiere 4K hybrid, and it has paired that touchscreen with the newest Intel Kaby Lake processor.
Thanks to those features and other improvements Lenovo has supposedly made, the Yoga 910 is a credible challenger to HP's new Spectre x360, Dell's XPS 13, and other flagship laptops. We spent some time with the Yoga 910 and found that many of its improvements are useful, but in some cases it falls short of its competitors.
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HTC Vive goes wireless with pricey upgrade kit
For some reason, it’s only available through the Chinese Vive store for now.
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HTC has now opened up pre-orders for an upgrade kit, made in partnership with TPCast, that makes the Vive VR headset totally wireless—but for the time being, it's only available through the Chinese Vive store.
The company claims this is the first time "users of high-end PC VR systems" can have an "untethered experience without compromising quality," for the cost of ¥1,499, or about £174, excluding shipping to the UK. HTC says there's no plan to release the wireless kit outside of China, though everyone is free to buy one from the Chinese site as long as they don't mind paying for shipping. At the time of publishing, the wireless upgrade kit had already sold out, though presumably it'll be back in stock at some point.
The add-on, which should start shipping in the first quarter of 2017, has been designed and manufactured by TPCast. It clips onto the headset and can then send and receive data wirelessly from a host PC. The kit works with all current Vive headsets, and will likely put it ahead of competitors for now, which rely on wired connections. The website lacks technical details, but the battery will reportedly last for about 90 minutes.
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