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Half spoof, half a look into a possible future for the Google Project Glass Project, ThereIsaCanal have released a video on what they believe Battlefield 5 on Google Glasses would like like.

The duo who like making Battlefield 3 videos in real life have imagined what they want to be playing a couple of years from now and uploaded it on YouTube for us to enjoy. ?

The idea is that you wear the new Google Project Glass augmented reality glasses to bring video gaming to life and let you get into the action rather than just sitting on your arse on your sofa in your living room eating crisps and drinking beer.

In the video after saying hello to his mate, the lead character goes into a disused warehouse, loads up the game, puts on some tunes, and gets into the action as if it were real. Towards the end he takes a call, shows his mate what he is seeing, who is instantly very jealous.

While the reality of the video is a long way off, it is interesting to see that people are already starting to think of possible scenarios for the new glasses that have yet to even be launched yet.

We could easy see a variation of the Battlefield 5 game demo for other geo-location based games in the near future with the glasses replacing key elements in the environment around you to give you a feeling that you are in another realm, based on where you are standing and what you are looking at.?

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Battlefield 5 Google Project Glass concept shows us future of AR gaming (video) originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:41:00 +0100

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Two in one

Intel has shown off a Windows 8 ultrabook-tablet hybrid at its Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Beijing showing what the Ultrabooks of tomorrow will be possible of.

Looking like the Asus Eee Slider, the new laptop come tablet will be capable of a lot more however – mainly running Windows 8.

That’s right, according to reports from the week-long event in China, the new technology dubbed Intel Cove Point, but previous also know as Letexo, will be for consumers who can’t decide whether to buy a tablet or notebook, but want something considerably more powerful than just another Android tablet.

When not in laptop mode, the technology can be used as standard tablet with the keyboard resting flush against the back of the screen in this position so it looks like a fat iPad rather than something you’ve transformed together.

“At the demo, Cove Point also ran on an early sample of Intel’s upcoming Ivy Bridge CPU. Just like you’d find in a full-fledged notebook, the device sports a 12.5-inch screen, two USB 3.0 ports and an HDMI port,” reports Wired who were at IDF.

No companies have yet made a specific Cove Point announcement so this is all theoretical at the moment. With popularity for the Ultrabook form factor growing however, and more and more manufacturers coming on board, we don’t think it will be long before we see someone bringing one out.

We will keep you posted. ?

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Intel Cove Point Windows 8 ultrabook-tablet hybrid shows us future of computing originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0100

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Heavy Rain developer shows what is possible

Quantic Dream, the creators of the Sony PlayStation game Heavy Rain, have shown off what is going to be possible in the future for video games at the Games Developers Conference in Germany.

“After Heavy Rain, we wanted to push the envelope in terms of quality, starting with the visuals. We wanted to improve many things — things that were not possible with the Heavy Rain engine. So we had to develop a new engine from scratch,” says David Cage to the PlayStation Blog talking up the new proof of concept video.

Using tricks learnt from Heavy Rain, and borrowing work flow processes from Hollywood – Avatar in particular – the short video shows that if Quantic Dream has anything to do with it, video games are only set to get better.

“We wanted to do what Avatar did by having one full performance where we capture everything at the same time. And we wanted to demonstrate these new performance capture techniques and the new engine before going into production, so we developed a short showcase that would allow us to test these ideas and technologies. This is how “Kara” was created.”

Before you get your hopes up, the developers and Sony both clearly state that this isn’t part of the games next game.

“Kara” is not our next game. It’s not the character, it’s not the world, it’s not the story. …We do things in a very strange way here, things that have nothing to do with the games we make. But I think that’s a part of the DNA of the studio, and hopefully something that people like about us – they never know what they’re going to get!,” added Cage.?

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Kara shows us the future of video games originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:04:00 +0000

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What to look forward to

Apple has detailed the next version of its operating system, Mac OS X, will be called OS X Mountain Lion, and with it bring a host of new features and tweaks to the current version already available.

But what are the hot new features of the OS, and should you be getting excited for the release, which Apple tells us will be sometime in the summer.

Here we pick out the 10 hottest features you’ll want to know about:

1. iCloud

Yep, that’s right, the desktop is going iCloud crazy with the cloud-based service from Apple getting lots of love in the new operating system. Aside from being able to sync your Apple devices with virtually zero effort, the most exciting new feature for iPhone, iPad, or iPod users looking to move to a Mac for the first time is that all your settings, account details and other gubbins will be automatically transferred to your new Mac when you set it up. That’s a big hassle removed right at the start.

- iCloud for OS X Mountain Lion brings auto setup and syncing

2. iMessage

If you are an iPad, iPhone, or iPod user you are probably already aware of iMessage. As with many of the new features we are going to be detailing here in this article, this is another iOS feature making its way to the Mac. The great thing here is that OS X Mountain Lion (version 10.8 if you are looking to keep track) will let you message your friends with other Apple devices from your desktop without having to worry about knowing their phone number, or what device they are on. Handy if you want to message Mrs Pocket-lint from your computer to her phone to say you are just leaving the office.

-?iMessage kills iChat as it brings texting to Lion, you can try it now

3. Reminders

If you are prone to forgetting things and use an iPhone, you are probably already aware of Reminders. A new app for Mountain Lion means you can add new reminders or check up on the reminders you have from the desktop. Thanks to some iCloud support all your reminders are automatically synced as long as you are connected to the internet. Sadly it also means you’ll never have an excuse for forgetting to get more milk on the way home.

4. Notes

Notes isn’t new per se, but what is new with Notes in Mountain Lion is that its broken free from the Mail app into its own app to parallel the Notes app in iOS. Now you can make notes as an when you want and even stick them to the desktop to help you remember them a little more clearly.

5. Twitter

Yep your favourite social networking site, no not that one, has been given system level access allowing you to check mentions and DMs as well as share stuff to Twitter at the press of the button. In the same way Twitter is “baked in” to your iPhone or iPad, Apple has done the same here. Expect the move to propel Twitter into thousands of more homes when Mountain Lion comes out in the summer.

-?Twitter to be baked into OS X Mountain Lion

6. Share Sheets

If you are able to share stuff instantly via Twitter, who else has Apple teamed up with? The answer initially is Flickr for photos and Vimeo for video allowing you to upload your media to the relevant services all from your desktop or a host of apps (only Apple ones for the time being). Sharing your content has never been so easy.

-?Vimeo not YouTube gets instant share option in Mountain Lion

7. Notification Center

All these new Notes, Reminders, Twitter mentions, emails and everything else you are going to be getting involved in needs tracking and that’s why Apple has created Notification Center for Mac OS X. Working like the Notification drag down bar in iOS, users will be able to access a panel to the right of their desktop at any time to see what the latest notifications are. Although it is only Apple at the moment, developers will be able to add support for their own apps in the same way developer use the notification system on the iPad and iPhone.

-?iOS style notifications hit OS X Mountain Lion in new Notification Center

8. Game Center

Like gaming? Good, because Apple is bringing the Game Center from iOS to Mountain Lion, allowing users to find friends to play with, check out their leaderboard stats and achievements gained. If that sounds dull don’t worry – the real reason you’ll want it is because it will allow you to play other Game Center users regardless of what device they are on. Mac vs iPad, bring it on. So far Apple is only demoing the new feature with Reckless Racing, however we can just imagine it working perfectly with Words With Friends allowing you to play while you’re supposed to be working.

-?Game Center for Mountain Lion: Apple to take desktop gaming seriously

-?Reckless Racing 2 multiplayer Mac vs iPad becomes a reality thanks to Mountain Lion

9. AirPlay Mirroring

Bundle in an Apple TV to your MacBook set up and from the summer you’ll be able instantly to share your desktop with your TV at the press of a button. Why would you want to do that? Well think gaming, surfing the web, watching movies from iTunes? Suddenly your TV just got a whole lot smarter.

-?Apple iTV could mirror your Mac

10. Gatekeeper

Apple wants to keep you safe and therefore is trying its best to keep you away from dodgy apps that might be out there. The idea of Gatekeeper is that you will be able to set a preference that stops you downloading apps regardless of where you’ve got them from around the internet unless they are from an approved Apple developer. To get that approval developers simply have to apply for a key to unlock the gate Apple is erecting.

-?Apple Gatekeeper to protect your new Mac from malware in Mountain Lion

11. Safari gets unified search bar

It’s a small change admittedly, but we bet if you use Safari at the moment it is your biggest bug bear. But fret not Safari reader you will soon get a unified search bar like Google Chrome in Mountain Lion. Whoop!

- Safari to follow Chrome with unified search bar in Mountain Lion?

There’s more to come

With the developer preview going live only on 16 February and a consumer release not expected until the summer there is plenty of time for details to be changed and new features to be added. In fact, Pocket-lint has already suggested a few which got Apple pricking up its ears with interest.

We will be tracking the development of OS X Mountain Lion over the next couple of months, so make sure you stay tuned to Pocket-lint for the latest news on the new OS.

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OS X Mountain Lion: 10 hot new features dev preview shows us coming originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:40:00 +0000

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