Pixel 4 is looking amazing

  • The front bezel is loaded with features
    • It is already moving away from the Pixel 3 notch, this seems to emulate the iPhone X design
  • And it contains
    • Front unlock IR camera
    • Front facing camera
      • The dual front facing cameras with one having a wide angle is missing from the Pixel 3
    • Ambient light/proximity sensor
    • Speaker
    • Soli Radar chip
    • Face unlock dot projector
    • Face unlock IR camera
    • Face unlock Flood Illuminator
  • Some of these, like the dot projector, are going to yield similar results to the iPhone X with face id
    • the addition of the radar chip makes gestures which do not contact the phone at all, possible
    • One piece of media Google has released has a person skipping songs by waving past the phone.
  • I have not seen anything on the outer facing cameras
    • But with Google’s history of photo quality in the last Pixel models, I’m sure it will have amazing results.
 
 
 

Japan successfully tests flying car which hovers steadily for a minute

  • Star Wars fans have cheerfully pointed out it looks a LAAT Gunship
  • Two brief demonstrations took place inside a giant cage and those watching were told to wear helmets as a precaution.
  • The Japanese government aims to have people using flying cars by the 2030s and has backed the construction of a huge test course in an area devastated by the 2011 tsunami and nuclear disasters in Fukushima.
    • There are also hopes to use flying cars to connect islands in the Mie resort area, which is frequented by Hollywood celebrities.
    • Japan wants to become a world leader in the sector but could find itself competing with Dubai, which is also aggressively pursuing the technology.
  • There are still huge hurdles to overcome before flying cars can become common
    • battery life, the need for regulations and safety concerns.
  • Flying cars, often called EVtol
    • electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft
    • defined as aircraft which are electric, or hybrid electric, with driverless capabilities and the ability to take off and land vertically.
  • The new vehicles aim to be better than helicopters, which are expensive to maintain, noisy to fly and require trained pilots.
  • A flying car by Japanese startup Cartivator proved unsuccessful after it crashed during a demonstration in 2017
    • Company bosses say they have since developed their technology so their machines can last longer.
    • NEC is one of more than 80 companies sponsoring Cartivator’s flying car.
  • Officials say the machine is designed for unmanned flights for deliveries
    • but flying cars could also be used in disaster relief operations.
  • Uber is also launching its own version of the technology
    • Called Uber Air in the US and plans to start demonstrator flights in 2020 and commercial operations in 2023.
 
 

GTA online adds actual gambling

  • In an age where countries are banning lootboxes for being a form of gambling
    • Rockstar is adding an actual casino to their game
  • The Diamond Casino features
    • Roulette
    • Blackjack
    • Three card poker
    • Slot machines
    • There is also horse races, but you can’t watch the 3D horses race eachother
  • They also have the Lucky Wheel
    • Which is spun once a day for free
    • Offers in-game prizes of cash and even cars for your character
  • You can only gamble with the casinos tokens
    • Which are 1 to 1 for in-game cash to chips
    • Standard members can buy 20k a day
    • VIP can buy 50k a day
 
 
 

Games Workshop and Bandai team up

  • They are making a 7 inch Space Marine Primaris action figure
    • Prototypes shown so far are the classic, unpainted mini grey
      • But an industry insider claims they will be highly posable figures and pre-painted.
      • Similar to other licensed releases Bandai has done.
    • Have not seen sprues or packaging, so it is not clear if it is a model kit or not yet
 
 
 

Review Enter The Anime

  • Alex Burunova is tasked by Netflix to see what the essence of anime is
  • It covers a bunch of anime creators and shows
  • interesting behind the scenes looks
  • Unfortunately, it has too many edits with glitch effects and crazy angle changes that made it too busy
    • Seems like it was made for people who don’t like documentaries
 
 
 

Tid Bits

  • No Man’s Sky is getting another update! August 14th you’ll get your chance to ride some of the incredibly randomly generated creatures.
  • The Reon Pocket, is an air-conditioner that you wear. Retailing for about $170 CAD, it fits in a pocket on their special undershirt, these cost about $20 CAD. And its something I may need to survive future summers.
  • Blizzard launches the “Classic Connections 2004 to 2006” forum. For players of World of Warcraft back then to reconnect in anticipation of World Of Warcraft Classic coming out August 27th
  • Brawlhala, is having a WWE crossover event. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, John Cena, Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch, and Xavier Woods have joined Brawlhalla as Epic Crossovers in a special SummerSlam themed in-game event starting August 8th.
 
 

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GAME – With strength, speed and always moving up, four teams of thee must work to stop the mastermind behind their turmoil.
 
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A follow up on a story on how Netflix is dedicating programming for Canadians. We cover the free games for Playstation and Xbox subscribers. Mike recommends some cosplay mentors to follow. And Josh recommends a family friendly movie with a Halloween flavour.

Master Chief on a XBonx board

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Jen’s Reinhardt

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Overwatch heath pips mean more than you may have thought. Nintendo Switch is getting a headset for Splatoon 2, and its strange. Josh has a strange recommendation that will only cost you $5, but Alan has a fun free thing for you to enjoy.

 

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We become exposed to the interesting life of Val Kilmer. Also Josh has a bunch of stuff he wants to work on, and he is going to talk about it.
 


Val Kilmer Art and stuff

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Josh’s Cosplay Shoutouts

Mike C – Master Chief | Instagram | Facebook

Jen Tan – Hanzo | Instagram

Lane Monteith – Hawke | Website | Facebook | Instagram

Josceline and Kyle – Lady Rick and Rick | Facebook

Rolland – Saber Guild: Echo Base Temple | Facebook

 

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If you love something, set it free. Mike is seeing the beginning of a successful cosplay career and we send him off with our best wishes. He tells us about his cosplay career, crazy things that have happened and what people can do to start cosplay.

 

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