Apple has been fighting this for a few years. Once iPhone users learned that the company intentionally slowed down devices with older batteries, it has been the assumption that this was done for the purpose of forcing people to buy new phones and not hold on to their older ones. This has been disproven, but the fight rages on. Despite Apple’s “planned obsolescence” being disproven, they have lost a lawsuit in Quebec, Canada. The litigation reached Quebec’s Supreme Court, and they decided Apple was dishonest with their claims regarding their devices with a rechargeable battery and weren’t clear regarding the AppleCare… Read more
NEWS – I loved playing board games when I was a kid, as an adult not so much. The only time I play them now is on occasion with my young nephews. Let’s face it they haven’t changed much over the years, and they’ve just lost their appeal. However, a new type of board game may change all that.St.Noire, is a new board game created by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell that is powered by Alexa. The game is a voice-controlled Murdermystery board game. Alexa provides the games atmospheric background and cinematic voice performances. There are over 2,500 lines of dialogue that are performed by 12 different characters.
The basic gist of the game is that you have seven days to solve a murder in the small town of St.Noire. As a detective, you have to gather clues and question suspects as you piece together the events on the night of the murder. Using Alexa, you can visit various locations around town and question suspects.
On every turn you can choose to either:
Examine a location for evidence.
Choose to question a townsperson about where they were and who they saw on the night of the murder.
Accuse a suspect.
Winning the game is done by figuring out “who done it” before the end of night seven. But, If you make two incorrect accusations or make a wrong accusation on night seven, the killer skates free. Don’t worry it doesn’t take seven days to complete the game. The game only takes 20-30 minutes to play. Perfect for today’s short attention spans. And you can play by yourself or team up with friends to solve the crime.
The game should have good replay-ability. No two games are the same because storylines, endings, victims, and killers are all randomized.
The game, of course, is an Amazon exclusive and comes with everything you need to play except The Alexa speaker itself. But everyone has at least one of those in their house by now, don’t they?
If you’re a fan of murder mysteries and immersive gameplay you can order St.Noire from Amazon for $40. Although it does appear the game is currently sold out.
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NEWS – Chevrolet has finally announced the long-anticipated 2020 Corvette with a brand new mid-engine design. Moving the engine behind the seats changes the overall weight and balance of the vehicle for better overall performance. This has long been the case in exotic supercars like Ferrari and McLaren for the well-healed that can afford $100K – $250K or more for their daily driver.
Chevy is bringing this new supercar to American consumers starting at about $60K. The C8 Corvette car is all-new with a claimed single part carried over from current C7 design. The new 6.2L LT2 V8 produces 450 HP and is expected to produce 0-60 MPH runs in under three seconds. The Z51 performance package should up that to 495 HP and 470 lb-ft of torque. The engine sits on glorious display under a rear hatch window. The new powerplant
Storage is improved with enough room in the back for a couple of golf bags Moving the engine behind the seats allows for additional storage up front, a “frunk”. This means that the new Corvette should be practical for limited weekend travel.
The all-new cockpit is driver-centric and offers great Bluetooth phone connectivity along with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. A squared-off steering wheel improves visibility for the electronic instrument cluster and a color heads-up display.
Having owned a 1985 Corvette myself, I can tell you that speed bumps and driveway curbs are evil and will destroy the low front-end air dam. The 2020 Corvette has a high-tech answer for that with GPS-aware front lift!
For the driving enthusiast, the standard performance data recorder (PDR) can track all aspects of your drive along with dashcam video.
Like other performance cars, the drive mode is selectable for sport, touring and so on. The new Corvette adds “Z-mode” and “My mode”, where the driver can completely customize all the performance characteristics and return to their favorite settings in a click.
Delivery dates have not yet been announced, but since other 2020 models will be available later this year, it shouldn’t be too long before these beauties will begin hitting the road.
To learn more, and to design and reserve yours, visit Chevy’s 2020 Corvette page here.
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NEWS – Don’t let the weekend go by without checking out this full listing of all the articles, news, and reviews that we posted here on the Gadgeteer in the last 7 days. Enjoy!
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Another day, another privacy risk. It just seems inescapable lately. While people are freaking out over the FaceApp app possibly keeping their photos on their server, they’re using browser extensions to do things such as aid productivity, and that’s putting their privacy at risk as well. A Washington Post columnist and an independent security researcher determined that as many as 4 million people have been giving up their personal and business data through their Google Chrome and Firefox extensions and didn’t even know it. Their data is up for sale. Chrome and Firefox Extensions Data Leak … Read more
NEWS – Chevrolet has finally announced the long-anticipated 2020 Corvette with a brand new mid-engine design. Moving the engine behind the seats changes the overall weight and balance of the vehicle for better overall performance. This has long been the case in exotic supercars like Ferrari and McLaren for the well-healed that can afford $100K – $250K or more for their daily driver.
