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Microsoft xCloud is the working title of the company’s upcoming Xbox cloud gaming streaming service, which runs on Microsoft’s 54 Azure cloud computing centers, hosted in 140 countries. It’s designed to work with smartphones, either with touchscreen controls or with an Xbox controller attachment over Bluetooth. This is what an actual smartphone accessory could look like when the service is introduced.
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You could either buy a new car for $52,599 or a top-of-the-line Mac Pro, which was just released today in stores. Is it worth the money? Well, you do get a 28-core Intel Xeon W processor running at 2.5GHz, 4TB of storage, two Radeon Pro Vega II Duo 32GB graphics cards, Apple’s “Afterburner” PCIe accelerator card, and the most costly option of all, 1.5TB (12 x 128GB) of DDR4 EEC RAM. Read more for a hands-on video and additional information.
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) will carry astronauts to the moon in 2024 as part of the Artemis project and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gave the public a first view of the most powerful rocket ever built at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The core stage is the powerhouse of the SLS rocket, with five major structures: the forward skirt, liquid oxygen tank, intertank, liquid hydrogen tank and engine section. Read more for a video and additional information.
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We’ve seen the Cyberphone, the LEGO Cybertruck, and then CyberNUC’s PC case, but now, one pickup owner decided to troll Tesla by creating their own Cybertruck knockoff using duct tape and painted cardboard. What makes this so special is that the sighting occurred directly in front of a Tesla showroom.
Limited to just 350-units worldwide, the 2020 McLaren 620R is powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V8 engine tuned to 611 horsepower and 457 pound-feet of torque, which is approximately 49 hp and 14 lb-ft more than the standard 570S, thanks to ECU as well as turbocharger management tweaks. This extra power means the road-legal race car is now capable of accelerating from 0-62 mph in a mere 2.9 seconds. Read more for additional pictures and information.
Developer PlayWay is not trolling the internet, but actually releasing a video game called “I Am Jesus Christ,” which is supposed to be a realistic simulator inspired by stories from the New Testament, from his baptizing in the Jordan River to resurrection after being nailed to the cross. Yes, they even released a trailer where we see Jesus healing a blind woman (Matthew 21:14), producing fish out of thin air for a hungry fisherman (John 6:35), and walking on water to save a ship caught in a storm (Mark 4:41). Read more for the video and additional information.
Anker Soundcore Life Q20 Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Headphones are great for noisy environments and can be picked up for $39.99 shipped, today only, originally $59.99. These are engineered with internal and external microphones to cancel out an extended range of low as well as mid-frequency noises, like airplane engines, traffic, etc. Anker’s customized algorithm performs real-time analysis on your music and intensify the low frequencies for hard-hitting beats. Product page. Read more for a hands-on video review and additional information.
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Unlike its predecessor, the PS5’s new controller will allegedly have adaptive triggers that can change resistance as necessary, like when pulling an arrow back in a game. Plus, it’s rumored to have strong haptic feedback through voice coil actuators, which together with an improved built-in speaker, is intended to give better in-game feedback. Read more for a video, additional pictures and information.
The crossover between high fashion and esports continues with Louis Vuitton partnering with Riot Games and League of Legends. The two companies first worked together for the League of Legends World Championship Finals in Paris last month, and among this collection’s real-world goods, the T-shirt is probably the most eyebrow-raising in the line of the 47 pricey products. However, the most expensive would be the “LVXLOL Leather Biker Jacket,” which sets you back $5,650.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife, directed by Jason Reitman, stars Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Carrie Coon and Paul Rudd, while Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts all reprise their roles from the original films. It’s the direct sequel to Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989) that is set 30 years after the second film and follows a family moving to a small town, where they learn more about who they are and the secrets of the town itself. It’s set to hit theaters on July 10, 2020. Read more for the first trailer and additional information.