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PUBG Will Start Testing A New Vehicle/Limb Penetration System This Week

Posted on March 5, 2018
byAlex Chavers

The folks behind PUBG are working on a system that will add vehicle and limb penetration mechanics to bullets. You’ve probably noticed the uptick in people leaning during firefights lately.…

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NASA’s Curiosity Rover is On Its Way Back to Drilling on Mars

Posted on March 1, 2018
byAlex Chavers

In December 2016, a critical part of Curiosity’s drill stopped working. Two stabilizers flanking the drill bit steady the drill against its target rock. You can see how the setup…

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H1Z1 Cruises Out of Early Access With New ‘Auto’ Royale Mode

Posted on February 28, 2018
byAlex Chavers

The once king of Battle Royale finds itself struggling amidst two juggernauts in the genre – PUBG and Fortnite. A quick glance at the title’s SteamCharts page tells the story.…

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Sony A7 III is More Than a Basic Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera

Posted on Last Updated on February 28, 2018
byMarcus Chavers

The rumors were essentially spot on. Sony’s schedule? Not so much. The company unveiled its latest alpha-series full-frame mirrorless camera, the Sony a7III, in Vegas. Let’s dive into the specs,…

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Sony Camera Rumors Ratchet Up Around ‘Entry-Mid’ Level Alpha Camera

Posted on Last Updated on February 27, 2018
byMarcus Chavers

Final Update: The Sony a7III it is. Update (2/26): All indications are Sony will announce the a7III this afternoon during their livestream. Still no firm specs besides what’s referenced below. …

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Drones For Sale – Here Are The Best Camera Drones of 2018

Posted on Last Updated on February 26, 2018
byMarcus Chavers

Drones with cameras. They are nearly ubiquitous today and despite more than a few sensationalized news reports, extremely safe to fly. For those of us into photography and videography, drones…

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Xbox Game Pass New Releases – What’s Coming and Going in March

Posted on February 26, 2018
byAlex Chavers

Back in January, the folks at Xbox made a huge announcement making Xbox Game Pass an instant buy for most fans. All future first party games would be available on…

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Canon EOS M50 Aims Squarely At Aspiring Vloggers

Posted on February 26, 2018
byMarcus Chavers

The long-running joke of Canon consumer cameras and 4K is now at an end thanks to the entry-level EOS M50 (sort of). You read that right. An entry-level, mirrorless Canon…

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Rainbow Six Siege Is Only Getting Started

Posted on February 20, 2018
byAlex Chavers

More people play Rainbow Six Siege than Call of Duty. Now there’s a statement most of us would never believe could come true. Yet, there it is. Siege sits below…

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New Kepler Exoplanet Discoveries Includes the Brightest Star With a Confirmed Planet Orbiting It

Posted on February 15, 2018
byAlex Chavers

Add another 95 exoplanets to the total tally discovered by NASA’s Kepler spacecraft. One of them orbits the brightest star, HD 212657, confirmed to have a planet around it. Andrew…

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Two Tiny Satellites Will Kickstart SpaceX’s Satellite Internet Project This Weekend

Posted on February 15, 2018
byAlex Chavers

This Saturday morning, a SpaceX Falcon 9 will take off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base. It’s main mission? To deliver a 3,000-pound radar observation satellite called Paz for the…

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How Sea of Thieves Makes Sure You’ll See Other Players

Posted on February 13, 2018
byAlex Chavers

The beta for Sea of Thieves sold me. Today’s news/preview dump just makes the wait for its official release even more agonizing. Eurogamer’s short video sums up some of the…

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New Horizons Sets Another First, This Time With Its Camera

Posted on February 12, 2018
byAlex Chavers

Fastest spacecraft ever launched at 36,373 miles per hour (when it left Earth orbit)? Check. First to explore Pluto? Already done. First to explore the Kuiper Belt? Doing it as…

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A Test Chamber on Earth Illustrates the Challenges of Putting a Submarine on Titan

Posted on February 12, 2018
byAlex Chavers

Sometime in the next 20 years, NASA hopes to launch an ambitious robotic explorer to Saturn’s moon Titan. It won’t be the wheel-based rovers we’re used to seeing on Mars,…

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What Will DJI Announce in 2018?

Posted on Last Updated on February 12, 2018
byMarcus Chavers

Update: Now that we are into February and DJI launched a bit of a curveball with the Mavic Air, all eyes are on the Mavic Pro. Both share the same…

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Beauty YouTuber Shows Videographer Chops in Gear BTS Video

Posted on February 8, 2018
byMarcus Chavers

The old days of YouTube being uploaded smartphone clips are gone. The major players in each niche treat it as a job and the equipment shown off in a BTS…

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The First Venom Trailer Shows No Venom

Posted on February 8, 2018
byAlex Chavers

I know teaser trailers aren’t supposed to show much but damn, Venom’s first teaser barely shows anything. Here’s 80 seconds of Tom Hardy walking around and quick cuts of a…

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Rides Again In October

Posted on February 1, 2018
byAlex Chavers

Rockstar Games has a funny definition for spring 2018. But hey, we all knew another delay was likely. Rockstar is like SpaceX. They can’t hit a schedule, but when they…

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The Ongoing War Against PUBG’s Vehicles on Xbox One

Posted on January 30, 2018
byAlex Chavers

More than 4 million folks are gorging on chicken dinners. Since its release, PUBG continues its march up the most played games list on Xbox One. Last time I looked,…

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What the DJI Mavic Air Means for the Mavic Pro

Posted on January 30, 2018
byMarcus Chavers

The announcement of the Mavic Air gave us a glimpse in how DJI regards the camera drone market as a whole. The company owns it, and they know it. DJI’s…

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They Are Billions’ Community Challenge Puts Everyone on the Same Map

Posted on Last Updated on January 28, 2018
byAlex Chavers

One of my favorite games of 2017 is getting better. They Are Billions added community challenges in their latest update. Everyone plays through the same survival map and can see…

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Even The Sahara Is Getting In On The Snow Action This Winter

Posted on January 18, 2018
byAlex Chavers

The sandy dunes of the Sahara in northwest Algeria found themselves under up to a foot of snow in some spots earlier this month. But the snow didn’t last long.…

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DJI Mavic Air Rumors Unfolded As Teaser Trailer Hits

Posted on January 18, 2018
byMarcus Chavers

If CES wasn’t a confirmation, the new teaser trailer for DJI’s next-generation Mavic shows the company knows it can pull off standalone events and get all the press it wants.…

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Land Rover Defender Announced But No Joy For United States

Posted on January 17, 2018
byMarcus Chavers

With Mercedes-Benz refreshing the G-Class statement SUV, you might be excited to learn the Land Rover Defender is back. Sort of. Defender fans in the United States will be left…

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