E65- Dota 2, Pepper Robot, Xbox Apps, Scribble Pen | Red Headed Geek Show





Get ready to be excited, Xbox owners, this Wednesday Microsoft announced a gigantic list of titles coming to the 360 and the Xbox One.The list includes Twitter, Vine, HBO Go, Showtime Anytime, Major League gaming, and 41 more. This will happen close to the holiday season, and will make Xbox home to more than 225 apps total.

Remember last week I told you about Google's Self Driving car? Well I am no longer happy with the idea, was i ever, due to the new bugs that have been found in the vehicles. Danger danger (teehee).

American video game giant, Valve, has shown off its latest design for its head mounted display unit. It has come a long way since it was first revealed. Named the Dota 2, the headset is said to provide low persistence, perfect tracking, and a very high frame rate. Its a big bulkier looking than the Oculus Rift, and the polka dots are actually reflective dots for motion tracking purposes. Dota 2 is said to beat the Oculus resolution count, at 2160 by 1280 pixels.

Scribble is a pen that matches hues from the world around you and transfers them onto paper OR a mobile device. You can literally choose any color in the world. The pen has a 16 bit RGB color sensor that stores all the colors you tell it to.

Pepper is a robot that is supposed to understand how you are feeling. It recognizes your emotions, gestures, and voice all with a cloud based database it has for accessing information. Pepper doesn't have legs, but has over 20 motors that power movement in almost every part of its body that we have. like hips, elbows, hands, and knees.

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