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Champions of Fire Invitational is a New Esports Tournament Hosted by Amazon
Champions of Fire Invitational and Amazon has announced the date for their inaugural Esports event. The one-day event will be held December 2 from 2 - 9 p.m. PT at Paris Las Vegas. Amazon is partnering with CBS and Twitch to produce a live broadcast featuring sixteen of the worlds top gamers and celebrities converging in Las Vegas to compete for $100,000 in prizes. Amazon and Business Wire shared insight on the competition: "Competitive video gaming has seen huge growth, and we see tremendous customer value in expanding the tournament experience to include the casual mobile games played by millions of
Experience the 2016 Drone Racing League World Championship with Highlight Reel
The Drone Racing League recently held their 2016 Championship on ESPN, Sky Sports, and Prosieben last Sunday. Drone racing is a relatively new competition that has been building attention worldwide. Along with global partners in the UK and Germany, this form of racing takes the viewer on a ride up to 80 mph. For those unfamiliar with first-person-view drone racing, scan over this video with a quick look at the progressive sport. https://youtu.be/QlLbKClHDxE Currently, the races are setup to watch over television with standard viewing. It would be interesting to see additional cameras mounted to the drone to give a 360°
Five New Solar Power Projects in Virginia Fueled by Amazon Web Services
Amazon, the Seattle-based technology company, steamrolls through the negativity of the past election, right through climate change, and arrives in Virgina to change the world with five new solar farms. When Amazon created two wind farms in Ohio, I was excited, but to see them work directly with the eastern seaboard is an exciting piece of progression behind the clean energy movement. This level of progression is summerized by Amazon and Business Wire: 'By supporting 260MW of solar generation capacity in Virginia, Amazonbecomes the largest corporate backer of solar projects east of the Mississippi River.' They also spoke with Governor
Conan Explores the World of Virtual Reality with the YouTube VR Lab
Conan O'Brien takes a walk on the virtual side in New York with the YouTube VR Lab. His tour showcases some of the hottest new products at Google. During his tour, Conan experienced Tilt Brush, a handheld sensor that virtually builds graphics to match with the brush strokes with a handheld device. It blew Conan's mind. "This is going to put the marijuana industry out of business." - Conan Conan uses Tilt Brush as a demo and blurs the lines of entertainment and promotion. We also blur these lines, but if our outlet ever acquires funding to write or produce
Moe’s Southwest Grill Provides Augmented Reality and Reward Options with Application
Moe's Southwest Grill has an interactive application that customers can scan for menu options, add reward points, place online orders and experience an augmented reality viewer. Overall, I have found their ingredients at Moe's to be above par in comparison to other restaurants in my area. The atmosphere and sanitary records at the Carbondale, Illinois Moe's has a good track record. Just recently, I downloaded the Moe's Rockin' Rewards app, and found the augmented reality viewer very interesting, and the reward system a smart move. A few weeks ago Moe's acquired some new wall art that caught my eye.
Watch the Trailer to Time Machine VR for PS4/PSVR
Sony PS4/PSVR is releasing trailers for upcoming games that are set for release this holiday season. Last week, they announced: a PlayStation®4 Pro (PS4™ Pro), a high-end system that supports cutting-edge imaging technology to make PS4 Pro enhanced games look richer and more detailed than ever before. PS4 Pro, which supports dynamic 4K gaming and digital 4K entertainment, is now available in the United States and Canada at a suggested retail price of USD $399 and CAD $499 respectively. PS4 Pro is going to deliver gaming experiences that are set to be smoother and carry more stable frame rates during gameplay.
Adobe Creative Cloud 2017 Updates with an Adobe MAX 2016 Overview
Adobe has recently released new products and updates for the Creative Cloud platform at Adobe MAX 2016. These latest upgrades to software have also been packaged with programs such as Project Felix. “This year, we’ll be showcasing amazing breakthroughs in experience design, photography, virtual reality, character animation and 3D compositing.” - Bryan Lamkin, executive vice president and general manager, Digital Media at Adobe Adobe and Business Wire release a statement covering the latest updates: Premiere Pro For filmmakers, advancements in virtual reality, character animation and 3D across Adobe’s video tools set the stage for the future of video. The next
AWS Sustainability Builds Clean Energy Jobs in Ohio, Texas and Indiana
Amazon Web Services continues to drive job growth in the United States with a new wind farm in Paulding County, Ohio. The company has noted that: 'the wind farm is expected to start generating approximately 320,000 megawatt hours of wind energy annually starting in May 2017, or enough to power more than 29,000 US homes in a year.' Additionally, Amazon and Business Wire shared insight from adminstration in infrastructure within the AWS. “Now with five highly scalable regions across the United States, AWS customers have multiple options for providing US-based end users low-latency access to cloud applications, as well as the
Oculus Converges Music and Virtual Reality
Oculus has recently showcased some of their latest technology at Oculus Connect this past October 5-7 at the San Jose Mcnery Convention Center. Virtual reality is amping up with the holiday season approaching, and Oculus has been taking pre-orders for Oculus Touch, (handheld sensors that interconnect with the visuals being produced in the headset.) Oculus Touch gives users the ability to interact with digital content via handheld devices. A popular video game, Rock Band VR, will let gamers feel the experience of being live on stage during the process of playing a song. Imagine that you can view in 360
New Features Added to Amazon Prime Photos
Amazon Prime Photos recently rolled out some additional updates for Amazon Prime users. Connect with Prime Photos to store photos, as well as print single photos, photo books, and cards. Amazon provides free delivery for materials. "Prime members love the benefit of unlimited photo storage but often struggle to collect and organize photos across multiple devices and accounts into a single, shareable archive," said David Nenke, Director of Prime Photos, Amazon. Cloud storage for digital files continues to grow with Amazon, Google, Apple and Oracle. The company noted the following: Family and friend access to Prime Photos, at no
Champions of Fire Invitational and Amazon has announced the date for their
The Drone Racing League recently held their 2016 Championship on ESPN,
Amazon, the Seattle-based technology company, steamrolls through the negativity of the
Conan O'Brien takes a walk on the virtual side in New
Moe's Southwest Grill has an interactive application that customers can scan
Sony PS4/PSVR is releasing trailers for upcoming games that are set
Adobe has recently released new products and updates for the Creative
Amazon Web Services continues to drive job growth in the United
Oculus has recently showcased some of their latest technology at Oculus Connect
Amazon Prime Photos recently rolled out some additional updates for Amazon