Day: September 5, 2013

Entertainment

The latest ‘Gravity’ trailer is as beautiful as it is terrifying

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As reported on The Verge. By Bryan Bishop Our anticipation for Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity has been slowly building for months now. The film’s received praise at recent festival screenings, and director James Cameron recently called it the best space film ever made. This latest clip emphasizes the isolating silence of space, before plunging the viewer inside the unrelenting panic of Sandra Bullock’s lead character. Do yourself a favor. Take a deep breath, and watch it right now.

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Mobile

Samsung Reveals The Galaxy Note 3, The Slimmer And Lighter Evolution Of The Phablet

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON Samsung’s big Unpacked Episode 2 event is underway, and as expected, the company has used the venue to announce the Galaxy Note 3 smartphone. The Note is the original phablet, and the new version continues the tradition of big screen gadgets best-suited for big-handed people. The new Galaxy Note 3 features a design with extremely slimmer bezels and sharper angles on its rounded edges, marking a slight departure from Galaxy…

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Automotive Business

Elon Musk To Traverse The U.S. Using A Model S And Tesla Superchargers In 6 Day Trip, With Only 9 Hours Spent Charging

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON The Tesla Model S is doing remarkably well, despite the challenges it still faces in terms ofconvincing average consumers that it can meet their everyday needs. One of the big remaining question marks around the Tesla S was how it would manage a cross-country roadtrip – that quintessential, if perhaps mostly fictional bastion of the American experience. The Great Road Trip harkens back to an era of family RV…

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Business Cloud Entertainment TV

Philips Cloud TV will stream ‘hundreds’ of internet channels to its latest Smart TVs

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As reported on Engadget. By Steve Dent Philips has just launched Cloud TV at IFA 2013, a service that’ll work on its latest Smart TVs including the hot-off-the-press Philips 9000 4K series. It’ll bring streaming of “hundreds of local, national, international and special interest channels” to 2012 or newer Philips Smart TV models. An app will also be available for those sets to scan all that content, most of which will be free. The company also announced Cloud Explorer,…

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Culture Design Tech

Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch hands-on.

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As reported on Engadget. By Zach Honig Wrist watches, smart or otherwise, are simply not for everyone — there are more smartphone users in the world, many times over, than there will ever be smartwatch owners. Despite the limited market for such a device, however, Samsung’s decided it’s time to join in on the fun. The Galaxy Gear, as we’ve known it to be called for a few weeks now, was hardly guarded with a level of secrecy that’s…

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