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NVIDIA AI Olaf Robot Hong Kong Disneyland

Walt Disney Imagineers Unveil NVIDIA-Powered Olaf Robot

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NVIDIA AI Olaf Robot Hong Kong Disneyland
Walt Disney Imagineering has unexpectedly given Frozen’s lovable snowman Olaf a very lifelike pair of legs that look and function like the actual thing. This new Olaf robot roams the crowds at Hong Kong Disneyland, engaging with children and waving to visitors in a way that makes him appear to have sprung straight out of Arendelle. It took years for the engineers to transform a collection of code and motors into something that truly feels alive, and the ultimate result is right in the heart of the park’s new World of Frozen.

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Wild Blue Skies Game Star Fox

Wild Blue Skies Teases Star Fox-Inspired On-Rails Shooter That Feels Long Overdue in New Trailer

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Wild Blue Skies Game Star Fox
Bowie Stray grips the controls of his fighter, engines humming as he leads the Blue Bombers into a wall of enemy ships. This sequence from the new Hurricane level trailer teases pure aerial chaos captured in real time. Giles Goddard founded Chuhai Labs in Kyoto after years at Nintendo, where he programmed the original Star Fox and Super Mario 64. His team, publishing with Humble Games, first teased Wild Blue Skies back in March. A rename came this week alongside the extended Hurricane footage. PC players can wishlist it on Steam now, though no release date sits on the horizon.

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Kodak Snapic A1 Camera

Kodak’s Snapic A1 Camera Puts a Fresh Spin on Film in Your Pocket

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Kodak Snapic A1 Camera
Kodak is still trying to get us back to the click of a real shutter. The Snapic A1 is the latest addition to their affordable film camera series, made by Hong Kong’s Reto team under the iconic yellow logo. It was announced this week and is a retro 1970s pocket camera with a 1990s point-and-shoot design. For $99, this 35mm compact fits in a coat pocket and begs to be taken out for the day to capture images with warmth that digital files rarely achieve.

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Solaris Self-Charging Solar Motorcycle

Solaris Claimed to be the World’s First Self-Charging Solar Motorcycle

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Solaris Self-Charging Solar Motorcycle
Photo credit: MASK Architects
Motorcycles have a long history of transporting riders to the edge of the road and deep into the heart of nature. The Solaris takes this idea to the next level. Built by the talented team at MASK Architects, this electric bike not only carries you to off-grid destinations, but also powers up when parked – it harnesses the sun to charge the battery, converting every idle moment into an opportunity to fill up. Öznur Pınar Cer and Danilo Petta, both designers with backgrounds in architecture and engineering, created this revolutionary bike.

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PlayStation Portal Black Friday Deal

PlayStation Portal Deserves a Spot in Your Black Friday Cart Because of Cloud Streaming Alone

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PlayStation Portal Black Friday Deal
Sony’s handheld remote player has been promising portability since its debut two years ago, as a way to beam PS5 games onto a screen you could hold in your hand. Now that Cloud Streaming is fully operational, the promise has become even clearer. Dropping to a new price point of $179 from $199 ahead of Black Friday, the PlayStation Portal is now firmly within reach of anyone looking to pick up their favorite games and head out the door.

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Honor 500 Series Smartphones Pro Reveal

Honor’s 500 Series Arrives, Borrowing the Familiar Silhouette of Apple’s iPhone Air

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Honor 500 Series Smartphones Pro Reveal
Honor has officially lifted the lid on its 500 series in China. For those interested, both the basic 500 and the Pro model are now available. Preorders began today, with sales scheduled to begin on November 27. The 500 and Pro phones exude minimalism; their flat backs are eerily similar to the appearance of the iPhone Air, not to mention the camera array, which cleverly blends into the rear panel with little notice.

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Amazon Leo Ultra Fastest Satellite Antenna

Amazon Leo Ultra Revealed, Becomes World’s Fastest Satellite Antenna with Up to 1Gbps Downloads

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Amazon Leo Ultra Fastest Satellite Antenna
Amazon just introduced Leo Ultra, a new satellite internet system that promises to deliver blisteringly fast speeds to even the most remote parts of the world. And this isn’t just a pipe dream; production units are already being sent to early customers, indicating that Amazon is officially competing with the major players in the space-based communication arena. With 150 satellites already in orbit and more on the way, Amazon is racing to create a network that has the potential to change how businesses and governments stay connected in areas where cable and cell towers aren’t available.

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Hubble Space Telescope N159 Large Magellanic Cloud

Hubble Offers Fresh Glimpse into N159, Where Stars Take Their First Breath

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Hubble Space Telescope N159 Large Magellanic Cloud
Hubble’s most recent view takes us on a wild voyage into N159, a region in the Large Magellanic Cloud where new stars emerge from vast swirling clouds of gas. This breathtaking image focuses on a small portion of what’s going on, displaying the raw machinery of star formation over a 150-light-year span. It’s located 160,000 light-years away in the southern constellation of Dorado, where gravity begins to pull in cold hydrogen gas, paving the way for those stellar nurseries to begin to light up.

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