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Look into the future through Sony Morpheus VR headset

Get ready to immerse into the new reality professionally designed for your home entertainment from Sony. Project Morpheus, which is planned to suit your PS4 device, will let you taste a piece of reality in a virtual world.

The prototype was already introduced to the attendees, who had an opportunity to be the first to try demo games for the headset, such as “Eve: Valkyrie”, the space simulator, Deep Sea simulator and few others. By their words, the feelings are awesome and cannot be compared at all to previous versions of headsets.

If you look at the prototype you can understand that the design is incredibly futuristic and amazing, but nevertheless the creators stipulate that it will modified in order to have even better performance and look. As you could notice the LED glow on the edges of the mask makes a real flash-forward with your mind. It is clearly seen for the moment that the Sony’s creation looks much more completed and unique than the hotfoot Oculus Rift, which is already on sale, by the way.

The display of Project Morpheus is 90 degrees wide comparing to Oculus VR, which has 110 degrees of sight range, but nevertheless when immersing into the game such details have no sense for your peripheral vision, as the first players affirm. Also both devices have 1080p HD quality video, which is by the way claimed to be insignificant for fabulous emotions while playing, though as Oculus has already released, Sony has some time to upgrade their Project’s specs.

As Facebook has started to support Oculus VR, we might see some interesting games made for Windows, but it is not a big secret that Sony is more powerful platform for video games than the social network is. Sony can already boast with more features, such as DualShock and PlayStation move controllers having a better physical performance for the player. Furthermore there’s a speed-racing game, which requires a player only to lie on the bed and nod the head with no other controllers involved. Morpheus also comes with a new 3D audio technology that re-creates stereoscopic sounds in all directions and adapts depending on your head position.

So here’s what we see at the moment: Oculus has a first–go advantage and Sony has an opportunity to outrace the beginner. But thanks to Facebook’s continuous patronage the eventual result may be opposite, if more innovative and interactive games will be created for Oculus VR headset in the nearest future. And for the moment we can see such opportunity in their hands, as the release date of Sony’s device and the price it might sell for is still unknown. But most probably we should aim for 2015!

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Oculus gets us deeper into virtual reality

Our common reality has been already persuaded to change by the first DK1 then DK2 and it seems that this process will not stop in the beginning of it. Oculus is preparing its new powerful VR headset, advantage of which comparing to the precursors is the ability to submerge all your senses in an overall immersion of a real virtual reality.

Built on the basis of Developer Kit 2, a new prototype Crescent Bay is a transitional stage on the way to the next generation of Rift. And this state of DK2 should prepare us to face the new generation of Rift Developer Kit 3, which will be revealed to us a bit later.

Unlike the progenitors, the Oculus DK 3 will have 360 degrees head tracking, an extended amount of positional tracking and integrated high quality headphones fastened on the frame, which makes the sound be as exciting as the visuals. RealSpace3D audio technology used comes as the combination of HRTF dimensional and complex reverb algorithms, which creates a feeling of actual presence right in your own head. Oculus also said that game engine Unity will be set in a Free and Pro versions.

It is expected that the headset will be quite light, and will not cause swelling of the neck during prolonged usage. The performance of the device will be upgraded as well to finally end up with the annoying slowdown of the graphics, which can cause slight suspension of the picture. Prototype Crescent Bay allows you to operate only in a range of about 3 feet for the moment, but hopefully it will be improved in a retail version.

Now Oculus is open to third-party development, which can become absolutely new path of development making VR platform the most stable in the future. Oculus Rift DK 3 will not be perfect, but it must be better than others. We do not know what improvements are waiting for us and when they come in force, but we hope that they will be worthy and timely.

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Kinect for Windows is already on the doorsteps

Love your PC? And don’t want to betray it with other game consoles like Xbox? No need to change it – just upgrade it with a new Kinect V2 for Windows! Wave your hands and leap to the top right in front of your screen, which by the way is good for your health.

The sensor owns better 3D capabilities and a range wider than the first Kinect. The device captures 1080p high-definition video even in the dark thanks to infrared detector inside. And if the original Kinect could recognize only two persons, the upgraded one is detecting up to six different faces.

Kinect is stretching the gap between itself and Xbox, as they are proposing game creators to develop new app ideas for Windows sensor, as well as other non-gaming projects, such as interpreting the language of signs and even remote handling of a real helicopter.

The standalone Kinect for Xbox One will be available October 7 for $149.99. Any demanding customer may ask why the price is so high, but one is known for sure, that you will not realize it until you try it. If you buy the Kinect and Xbox One separately then it'll cost $549.99, that is $50 more than the Xbox One together with Kinect.

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Nokia's first full tablet

Nokia finally decided to produce their own Windows-tablet. The company in fact never before has not been provided in the field of tablets PC and until now was satisfied only smartphones with big screens.

Nokia Lumia 2520 will own a 10.1-inch IPS touchscreen display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, 2MP front camera and 6MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics behind. The heart of Nokia Lumia 2520 was appointed powerful quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 800 with a clock speed of 2.3 GHz together with Adreno 330 graphics engine, 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory that designed to provide leadership in the class Windows-tablet (as the operating system used Windows RT 8.1).

The first Nokia tablet is equipped with a slot for microSD, port microHDMI, microUSB and support for cellular networks LTE. Established battery of 8000mAh able to power the Lumia 2520 for 10 hours of battery life. Weight of the tablet is 590 grams at a thickness of about 9 mm.

Nokia Lumia 2520 reached AT&T and available now for $400 with a two-year agreement.

New favorite of mirrorless cameras

After the announce of two new lenses for NX bayonet Samsung decided to show off the fresh flagship in mirrorless cameras segment. Let the Samsung NX30 is very similar to the prototype Samsung NX300M but no doubt it has own unique character.

Novelty has received a XGA-viewfinder with full frame coverage and rotation up and down. It's easy to use on a beautiful sunny day without having to overshadow the display trying to hide it from the glare. There is no need to squat or kneel when shooting from the belt. Raised tongue viewfinder up and shoot. 3-inch touchscreen SuperAMOLED display with a resolution 720 × 480 pixels moves along two axes through hinging up to 180° and 270° vertically.

Samsung NX30 uses a APS-C CMOS sensor with a resolution of 20.3MP and new DRIMeIV IMAGE processor providing FullHD video recording with 60 fps in progressive scan mode. The burst speed is 9 frames per second. For recording high-quality stereo sound there exists the external microphone input which undoubtedly should be noted.

Minimum shutter speed for the model NX30 is 1/8000. ISO sensitivity value may be selected in the range of 100 to 25600. AF System 2 will run faster and more precisely than ever before. You can also control the camera via a mobile application to change basic settings: shutter speed, ISO, shutter, aperture, focus and flash control.

Given the fact that Samsung again confirms the innovator glory, NFC and Wi-Fi modules allow share your shots on the tablet or smartphone in one-touch via application TagGo. Novelty as well has an HDMI port, USB 2.0 port and a slot for memory cards SD/SDHC/SDXC, or send full-sized images in your account Dropbox, Flickr, e-mail or instant publication of pictures directly in social networks. Additionally, Samsung NX30 camera can be used as a Baby Monitor. Set it in the nursery and from time to time looking through the screen of the smartphone or tablet.

Samsung NX30 is available here

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New Huawei Honor 6 Plus smartphone is now available on global market

Sony VAIO Prototype is capable to compete with Windows tablets as well as all other brands altogether

Sony continues in hot pursuit. Earlier we have already seen iPad Mini 3 and iPad Air 2 tablets and even Nexus 9, which are ready to offer us new technologies, which are developed especially to attract consumers. Now is the time for VAIO tablet, which also is eager to take part in this show.

Looking at its new design you can find similarity with the Microsoft's Surface Pro tablets. Most probably Sony will also follow the tablet strategy based on a removable keyboard cover with a sustainable capability to compete with iOS and Android devices.

VAIO Prototype Tablet PC is armed with an Intel Quad Core Processor and Intel Iris Pro Graphics powerful enough to provide the 12.3-inch LCD screen with faultless and impeccable video stream at a high resolution of 2560x1704 pixels with over than 95 percent color gamut Adobe RGB coverage.

Just like Surface Pro 3 the new VAIO will have Gigabit Ethernet and Mini Display ports, HDMI, two USB 3.0 and Audio output. SDXC Memory cards and Digital Pen are also supported.

Sony declines to come down to earth and stand near the mortal tablets, as the price we have received after currencies recalculation should be around $1825-1830. It is still unknown whether the device will appear on the US market right away or will come out step-by-step. Maybe Sony will launch 12.3-inch VAIO as a limited edition only for wealthy Japanese, but it is not known for certain.

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New Kindle personage

Amazon has decided to refresh hackneyed plot by the new e-reader Kindle Paperwhite 2. This image contains most of the new features and a long list of improvements which readers can expect.

Kindle Paperwhite 2 is equipped with a 6-inch touch screen with a pixel density of 212 ppi with 16 levels of grayscale, backlit new generation and high color fidelity. Paperwhite 2 is equipped with a completely new display technology which, together with updated Integrated Light will provide a level of enhanced contrast ratio.

Kindle Paperwhite 2 has a more powerful processor (25% faster than the previous model), 2 GB of internal memory and a new sensor grid (19% denser than the first Paperwhite) that provides greater accuracy and speed of response to the touch.

The new model is integrated with Goodreads (service recommendations for a good read), where readers share their views about read. Novelty includes a parental control system Kindle FreeTime Mode, service order printed copies of the Kindle MatchBook which also supports the Smart Lookup (integrates entries with the information in X-Ray and Wikipedia), Vocabulary Builder (compiles queries to the dictionary in a special way to make it easier to find the desired meanings depending on the context), In-line Footnotes (allows to read endnotes, not flipping through the main text), etc.

In addition, added features: Kindle Page Flip - browsing with the ability to return to original place, Vocabulary Builder - automatic generation of a list of words, the values ​​of which the user was looking in the dictionary. Moreover, the device comes with support line footnotes and vocabulary tool.

Paperwhite 2 has built-in Wi-Fi and free 3G and may have a role for eight weeks on a single charge. The new Kindle Paperwhite with Wi-Fi weighs only 207 grams (7.3 ounces). The new model with Wi-Fi will go on sale September 30, 2013 at a price of $119. Deliveries Kindle Paperwhite 2 with Wi-Fi+3G for $189. Amazon has already begun taking pre-orders.

Samsung has prepared a trio of Galaxy tablets

Samsung are expected to announce a several of new devices at the Mobile World Congress. So we can expect not only Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 and the Galaxy S5, and now it looks like Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 will be shown too.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 will be announced in three categories: a 7-inch display, an 8-inch display and with a 10-inch display. Other technical specifications of the Galaxy Tab 4 include a discreet quad core processor with a clock frequency 1.2GHz and 2GB of RAM. The tablet has 16GB/32GB/64GB of internal memory, plus a microSD card slot. It also got a 6800 mAh battery and OS Android 4.4 KitKat for all specifications.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 and 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab 4 will be announced later this month. As yet there are no details about resolution of the displays, as well as about the price.

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Stylish and smart Google watch

Google recently announced their watches Nexus SmartWatch codenamed Nexus Gem. In contrast to Sony Smartwatch 2 and Samsung Galaxy Gear2, Google created its own a concept SmartWatch is compatible with all Android devices.

According to the authors of the project, clock interface should be simple and practical. The new device will contain familiar to all Android OS and even have all of the same standard applications. Of course, now it is only a concept, though, it looks very attractive and such device should not be too challenging to manage.

Earlier we heard that the Nexus Gem could be as Motorola xWatch, but Google decided to release a new SmartWatch is under its own brand Nexus, and not under the brand Motorola. The device should work with the new Google devices which has Android 4.4 as well as with other devices on this platform.

Unlike competitors Google intends to make its SmartWatch with a price tag of less than $ 299.