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Philips Hue is getting some upgrades but as
usual – it’ll cost you. The popular Philips
hue lightstrip has been around for some time,
but many have been hoping to use it together
with their TV to add dynamic lighting similar
to the Ambilight feature that comes built
into Philips TVs. Now, there is a new lightstrip
called the Philips hue play gradient lightstrip
which will allow you to do just that. In order
to use this, you will need to have a Hue Bridge
– not an issue for anyone already using
a hue system. But, you’ll also need the
Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box which costs
a hefty $230. The lightstrip isn’t cheap
either – it will be available in lengths
meant to fit TVs from 55 to 85 inches and
will sell for $200 to $240 dollars. It’ll
go on sale on October 16th in the US. Another
update to the Philips hue lineup is the new
Philips Hue Iris. The updated model will have
richer colours, brighter output and new finishes.
It’ll sell for $100 but the new metallic
finishes will cost more.
Microsoft is launching a new tool that will
help to spot deepfakes or synthetic media
contained in photos, videos or audio files.
As Artificial Intelligence keeps improving,
these deepfakes are getting more and more
realistic, and harder and harder to identify
what is real and what is not. The tool, called
Microsoft Video Authenticator can analyse
media, and provide a percentage chance, or
a confidence score to determine how likely
it is that the content is manipulated. The
tool works by detecting subtle elements in
the image or audio that may not be detectable
by the human eye or ears. Deepfakes have been
ranked as the single most worrying use of
artificial intelligence for crime or terrorism.
With the upcoming US election, it is crucial
that we have ways of distinguishing between
information and misinformation. This will
hopefully be one way to do just that.
Logitech G has just announced their new Playmaster
training program for counter strike global
offensive. The program is designed to help
assess your skill level and help you to practice
specific techniques like tracking players,
moving and shooting. They’ve built custom
maps and levels within CS:GO and have worked
together with the esports science research
lab at the university of limerick to help
develop the software. The begin, the player
must take a 30 minute skill test which will
allow the software to get a baseline of your
skill level compared to the general community
as well as the professional players. Playmaster
will then generate a tailored training curriculum
for your needs. It’s available to try now
as a free beta and only works for CS:GO at
the moment, but you can expect support for
more games come in the future and it probably
won’t stay free forever.
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