Pixel 4 is looking amazing
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The front bezel is loaded with features
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It is already moving away from the Pixel 3 notch, this seems to emulate the iPhone X design
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And it contains
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Front unlock IR camera
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Front facing camera
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The dual front facing cameras with one having a wide angle is missing from the Pixel 3
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Ambient light/proximity sensor
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Speaker
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Soli Radar chip
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Face unlock dot projector
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Face unlock IR camera
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Face unlock Flood Illuminator
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Some of these, like the dot projector, are going to yield similar results to the iPhone X with face id
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the addition of the radar chip makes gestures which do not contact the phone at all, possible
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One piece of media Google has released has a person skipping songs by waving past the phone.
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I have not seen anything on the outer facing cameras
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But with Google’s history of photo quality in the last Pixel models, I’m sure it will have amazing results.
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Japan successfully tests flying car which hovers steadily for a minute
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Star Wars fans have cheerfully pointed out it looks a LAAT Gunship
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Two brief demonstrations took place inside a giant cage and those watching were told to wear helmets as a precaution.
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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.
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There are also hopes to use flying cars to connect islands in the Mie resort area, which is frequented by Hollywood celebrities.
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Japan wants to become a world leader in the sector but could find itself competing with Dubai, which is also aggressively pursuing the technology.
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There are still huge hurdles to overcome before flying cars can become common
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battery life, the need for regulations and safety concerns.
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Flying cars, often called EVtol
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electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft
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defined as aircraft which are electric, or hybrid electric, with driverless capabilities and the ability to take off and land vertically.
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The new vehicles aim to be better than helicopters, which are expensive to maintain, noisy to fly and require trained pilots.
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A flying car by Japanese startup Cartivator proved unsuccessful after it crashed during a demonstration in 2017
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Company bosses say they have since developed their technology so their machines can last longer.
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NEC is one of more than 80 companies sponsoring Cartivator’s flying car.
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Officials say the machine is designed for unmanned flights for deliveries
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but flying cars could also be used in disaster relief operations.
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Uber is also launching its own version of the technology
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Called Uber Air in the US and plans to start demonstrator flights in 2020 and commercial operations in 2023.
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GTA online adds actual gambling
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In an age where countries are banning lootboxes for being a form of gambling
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Rockstar is adding an actual casino to their game
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The Diamond Casino features
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Roulette
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Blackjack
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Three card poker
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Slot machines
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There is also horse races, but you can’t watch the 3D horses race eachother
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They also have the Lucky Wheel
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Which is spun once a day for free
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Offers in-game prizes of cash and even cars for your character
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You can only gamble with the casinos tokens
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Which are 1 to 1 for in-game cash to chips
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Standard members can buy 20k a day
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VIP can buy 50k a day
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Games Workshop and Bandai team up
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They are making a 7 inch Space Marine Primaris action figure
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Prototypes shown so far are the classic, unpainted mini grey
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But an industry insider claims they will be highly posable figures and pre-painted.
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Similar to other licensed releases Bandai has done.
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Have not seen sprues or packaging, so it is not clear if it is a model kit or not yet
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Review Enter The Anime
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Alex Burunova is tasked by Netflix to see what the essence of anime is
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It covers a bunch of anime creators and shows
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interesting behind the scenes looks
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Unfortunately, it has too many edits with glitch effects and crazy angle changes that made it too busy
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Seems like it was made for people who don’t like documentaries
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Tid Bits
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No Man’s Sky is getting another update! August 14th you’ll get your chance to ride some of the incredibly randomly generated creatures.
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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.
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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
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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.