Month: June 2013

Anki, blessed by Apple, takes AI and robotics to consumers

When Apple turns over part of its oh-so-important Worldwide Developers Conference keynote address to an unknown startup, you can be sure Tim Cook and Co. think they’re dealing with some very cool technology. That was very much the case with Anki, which was handpicked for a coveted slot as the poster child for what unknown developers can do with iOS

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Sony takes the wraps off PlayStation 4 hardware

Sony has finally taken the wraps off the look and design of its next-generation PlayStation. At its E3 press conference Monday night, the consolemaker provided a quick reveal of the PS4 box, which looks a tad bit larger than the current PS3 design. Sony gave people a teaser of the console’s design near the end of May, on the eve of Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal, and had previously shown off pieces of hardware like the controller and new Eye accessory at the original PS4 reveal back in February.

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Sony: ‘We won’t impose any restrictions on PS4 used games’

The battle lines have been drawn. After Microsoft created a controversy with an ambiguous used-games policy at the launch of the Xbox One, Sony’s striking back with a simple message to gamers: “We won’t impose any restrictions on used games” for the PS4. “I guess that’s a good thing,” said Jack Tretton, President and CEO Sony Computer Entertainment America, earning big applause from the crowd at Sony’s press conference at E3.

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