
Month: March 2017
Star Trek Bridge Crew: “Der Captain muss die Handlung vorantreiben”
Total Kustom: US-Unternehmen will Dracula-Schloss 3D-drucken
Ein Nachbau des vermeintlichen Dracula-Schlosses auf einem Hügel, der Vampirhügel heißt: Das US-Unternehmen Total Kustom hat ein ungewöhnliches 3D-Druck-Projekt initiiert. Auf der Crowdfunding-Plattform Kickstarter sucht es Unterstützung. (3D-Drucker, Kickstarter)

ExtraTorrent’s Main Domain Name Shut Down By Registrar
ExtraTorrent, one of the world’s largest torrent indexes, has lost control of its main domain Extratorrent.cc. The domain name has been disconnected by the registrar, which has rendered the site hard to reach. However, it’s still accessible through several backups.
Source: TF, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.
With millions of daily visitors ExtraTorrent is the second largest torrent site, trailing only behind The Pirate Bay.
The site’s popularity puts it in the crosshairs of various entertainment industry groups, who put pressure on hosting companies and domain name services to take action.
As a result, ExtraTorrent has now lost control over it primary domain ExtraTorrent.cc. Since this morning the site’s domain has become unreachable around the world, and a whois search reveals that this is due to a “clienthold” status.
This status is set by the domain registrar, Internet BS in this case, and informs the registry not to activate the DNS. As a result, the website in question will be inaccessible.

We have seen this status on suspended domains before. According to ICANN the clienthold tag is uncommon and “usually enacted during legal disputes, non-payment, or when your domain is subject to deletion.”
TorrentFreak reached out to the registrar Internet BS for a comment on the situation, but the company informed us that they can’t reveal any information regarding the domains of their customers to a third party.
It’s likely, however, that the company suspended the domain after complaints from copyright holders. Internet BS previously disconnected the domain of another torrent site, BitTorrent.pm, fearing that it could be held liable for facilitating copyright infringement.
While ExtraTorrent has now lost its primary domain name, the site is still available through various backup domains such as Extra.to. The site’s operator hasn’t yet responded to our request for comment, but it’s likely that the site will pick an official new domain in the near future.
Source: TF, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.
Breath of the Wild may be the best Zelda game ever
Review: Link’s latest captures the wonder of exploration.

*Cue heavenly choir*
At this point, the Legend of Zelda series operates on a rhythm so predictable you can practically set your watch to it. In a Zelda game, after an extremely slow-paced tutorial, you progress from puzzle-filled dungeon to puzzle-filled dungeon, finding in each one a key item that—coincidentally—is crucial to beating the dungeon boss and to finding the next dungeon.
Between dungeons, you face perfunctory battles with simple enemies on a vast overworld map dotted with small towns and occasional mini-games and side-quests. Most of these give you rewards that are already so plentiful as to be practically worthless (oh, goodie, more rupees to fill my already full wallet). By the time you reach Ganon, your circuitous trip from point A to point B has given you a set of required powers that help you take on the big bad boss threatening the kingdom. Individual Zelda games each make slight variations to this formula, but the basic rhythm is there every time.
And then there's the new Breath of the Wild (BotW), a Zelda game that throws off this established rhythm so quickly, and with such force, that it practically feels like a whole new genre. In doing so, Breath of the Wild offers a compelling take on a stagnating series, bringing a sense of wonder and excitement back to Zelda that hasn't been felt this strongly since the original NES game.
Superbook im Hands on: Wenn das Notebook mit dem Smartphone anbandelt
Die Macher des Superbooks haben einen Prototyp ihres Laptops für Android-Smartphones auf dem MWC gezeigt: Die grundlegende Technik funktioniert im Kurztest von Golem.de zwar, die Produktion steckt nach anfänglichen Verzögerungen aber noch im Feintuning. Ein Hands on von Tobias Költzsch (MWC 2017, Notebook)

QLED-Serie: Samsung verlegt die HDMI-Anschlussbox 15 Meter per Glasfaser
Xcover 4: Samsung bringt merklich verbessertes Outdoor-Smartphone
Mit dem Xcover 4 hat Samsung ein neues Modell seiner Outdoor-Smartphone-Reihe vorgestellt. Wie die Vorgänger ist das Gerät vor Wasser, Staub und Stürzen geschützt und kommt mit Hardware-Buttons. Verbessert hat Samsung unter anderem die Kamera, den Prozessor und die Speichergröße. (Samsung, Smartphone)

USB Typ C Power Delivery: Nintendos Netzteil funktioniert nicht mit allen Notebooks
Das neue USB-C-Netzteil von Nintendos Switch ist zwar nicht das stärkste, doch es ist leicht, nicht allzu teuer und von einem weitbekannten Hersteller. Damit bietet sich das Netzteil etwa als günstige Alternative zu den überteuerten Apple-Netzteilen an. Bei Razer und Dell versagt es jedoch. (USB Typ C, Nintendo)

Gemini PDA: Aufklappbares Tastatur-Smartphone im Psion-Stil geplant
Das legendäre Psion-Design soll wiederkommen. Derzeit wird Geld für ein aufklappbares Tastatur-Smartphone gesammelt. Das Gerät namens Gemini PDA richtet sich an Anwender, denen eine Bildschirmtastatur nicht genügt und die lieber auf einer echten Tastatur schreiben wollen. (Smartphone, Android)

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