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#CES2015 Day 0: 4K, Ultra HD, SUHD – what’s the difference?

Jan06
by on January 6, 2015 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Since CES technically begins tomorrow and today is just Press Day here in Las Vegas, Day Zero has officially come to an end at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show. This year, your intrepid TNW reporters on the scene are Roberto Baldwin, Napier Lopez and yours truly. With so much happening in Vegas and only three of us on the ground, we’ll be doing daily recaps of our journey through the show floors to bring you news, updates, sights and sceneries here in Sin City. ICYMI Samsung’s big day Samsung is a company that creates a diverse range of products, and based…

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YouTube adding native support for 360-degree video soon

Jan06
by on January 6, 2015 at 5:30 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Google has confirmed that it will soon add native support for 360-degree videos on YouTube, reports Gizmodo. The company has only mentioned a rough timeframe for this new feature, saying that it is “working to support 360 degree videos in the coming weeks.” While such immersive content has been making waves online already, it hasn’t yet been available on a mainstream service like YouTube. Giroptic, makers of what it claims to be the world’s first 360-degree full HD camera, told The Verge that its 360cam will be the first of its kind to be supported natively by YouTube. The French…

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The F 015 ‘Luxury in Motion’ is how Mercedes-Benz envisions the future of connected cars

Jan06
by on January 6, 2015 at 5:15 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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In its 2015 CES keynote tonight, Head of Mercedes-Benz Dr. Dieter Zetsche (more commonly known as Dr. Z) unveiled the company’s concept car of the future: the F 015 ‘Luxury in Motion.’ And it is chock-full of gorgeous futuristic concepts. The “connected car” is more than just one that reads your text messages and driving directions; the introduction of Google’s self-driving car has had automotive makers thinking about the future of personal vehicles. With the F 015, Mercedes-Benz likens the self-driving car to the evolution of the horse carriage, where interior seats can swivel to face each other for optionally social purposes as the…

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