Now playing: Watch this: IMAX bringing VR to movie theaters 1:05 GoPro was the first camera to hop onboard Jump, Google’s design for an array of cameras that provide 360-degree virtual-reality video. But it won’t be the last. Two new partners were announced Thursday during a VR keynote at Google’s I/O developer conference in Mountain …
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19 May
This wristband will give you a 255
If you’re struggling to save cash for your holiday, perhaps the Pavlok wristband is the thing for you. This wearable device can be linked to your bank account and will deliver a 255-volt shock to your arm when your account drops below a pre-set amount, the BBC reports. “Willpower is great if you’ve got it — not everybody has,” said …
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19 May
Google begins merging Chrome with Android…and merging flypaper with cars?
Now playing: Watch this: Google’s sticky car concept catches pedestrians 1:35 Google’s latest idea for self-driving cars comes with some sticky complications. Watch CNET Update to learn about the latest patent from Google, which puts a sticky coating on top of a car to catch pedestrians hit in accidents. (Anyone else getting a Katamari Damacy vibe here?) Uber also is …
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19 May
Daydream VR devs will hack together their own headsets
Google’s new virtual reality initiative, Daydream, is promising “the best smartphone -based mobile VR experience” ever made. But for now, the Daydream VR headset is just an abstract concept, a sketch on paper — even for the developers that Google expects to start building apps for the platform. What using the Daydream controller might be like. GIF by Sean Hollister/CNET …
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19 May
Android just blew past the iPhone
Google’s digital voice assistant was already miles ahead of Apple’s Siri even before Google’s announcements on Wednesday at its annual I/O conference. But given what the search giant showed off yesterday, Siri will shrink further in Google’s rearview mirror in the near future. What we currently call Google Now is getting another name, Google Assistant — and it’s going to …
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19 May
Facebook’s new map shows all the live streams taking place around the world
With Facebook’s new interactive map, you can see the locations of all the live video streams users are broadcasting anywhere in the world. The Live Video map can be found under Apps in the left hand panel of Facebook.com. It shows the locations of all current streams as tiny blue dots. The dots will be larger the more viewers they …
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19 May
These are the Chromebooks that support Android apps
Google has announced that the Play store and more than one million Android apps will soon be available to Chromebooks. That means starting in mid-June, you will be able to run apps like Facebook Messenger, Clash of Clans and more right on your Chromebook, Chromebox or Chromebase. The first devices that will support Android apps will be the Acer Chromebook …
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19 May
Samsung partners with Alibaba on mobile payments
Samsung will partner with Alibaba’s financial affiliate on mobile payments as the world’s biggest phone maker looks to expand its presence in China. The partnership will allow Samsung Pay, the electronics giant’s mobile payment system, to work with Alipay, the payments affiliate of Alibaba, China’s biggest e-commerce company, Samsung said in a statement late Thursday. Alipay has more than 450 …
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19 May
AT&T really wants to make your car connected
More and more connected cars are going to roll out in 2016 (just ask Google), and AT&T would like you to know it’s prepared to meet the demand for mobile broadband. Starting this week, the Dallas telecom giant will offer its Unlimited Plan customers the option to add certain connected cars or a ZTE Mobley Wi-Fi plug-in device to their …
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19 May
Google appeals order demanding it apply ‘right to be forgotten’ globally
Google has appealed an order from France compelling it to scrap certain search results not just by country but across the world. In May 2014, Google started complying with a European Union ruling that requires it to honor requests from a European citizen to remove search results that may no longer be relevant or may infringe upon that person’s privacy. …
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