Friday, May 20, 2016

eBay's 'world first' VR department store lets you eye before you buy and other top stories.

  • eBay's 'world first' VR department store lets you eye before you buy

    eBay's 'world first' VR department store lets you eye before you buy
    eBay is imagining a future where we shop in VR, and it wants you to put on your "shoptacles" and start buying.The granddaddy of e-commerce is jumping on the virtual reality bandwagon with the launch of what it claims is the "world's first" VR shopping app. eBay has partnered with Australian department store Myer for the launch, offering 12,500 products that shoppers can browse through, select and add to their cart just by moving their head. And to get Australians shopping in this virtual world, ..
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  • Hypersonic scramjet engine test success brings high-speed travel closer

    Hypersonic scramjet engine test success brings high-speed travel closer
    London to Sydney in TWO HOURS: Hypersonic Mach 7 jet engine test SUCCESS AIR passengers could soon fly from Britain to Australia in two hours thanks to a revolutionary new jet engine. GETTY ZOOM: An artist's impression of a hypersonic aircraft Researchers in Australia have successfully tested an experimental hypersonic rocket that can reach speeds of Mach 7.5 – a staggering 5,717mph.Boffins plan to use the “game changing” technology to develop new passenger aircraft.A new “hypersonic”..
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  • VIDEO The Witcher 3 Blood and Wine - new region and soundtrack reveal

    VIDEO The Witcher 3 Blood and Wine - new region and soundtrack reveal
    The Witcher 3 Blood and Wine DLC is launching on the 31st of May on consoles and PC and you can get a taste of what's on offer in the new region of Toussaint in this video.Firstly, the place looks absolutely gorgeous, and there's a pleasant focus on things that aren't too dark and violent. At least for the first half of the video, as you'll see. VIDEO They definitely need a Witcher, and it looks like there'll be plenty of things for Geralt to do beyond spending time with wine and wenches. We don..
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  • Telstra's $3 billion NBN black hole puts dividends under pressure

    Telstra's $3 billion NBN black hole puts dividends under pressure
    Telstra's $3 billion NBN black hole puts dividends under pressure Updated May 20, 2016 17:53:15 The renationalisation of the last mile of broadband infrastructure and establishment of the NBN was always going to come at a heavy cost to Telstra.But, just how heavy wasn't known until the telco's boss Andy Penn fronted up to investors earlier this month.Lost earnings, both annual and ongoing, of $2 to $3 billion was his best estimate, substantially higher than most analyst..
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  • More Final Fantasy XV Ultimate Collector's Editions are on the way

    More Final Fantasy XV Ultimate Collector's Editions are on the way
    More Final Fantasy XV Ultimate Collector’s Editions are on the way by Michael Arrieta May 20, 2016 12:16 am 28 views0 Square Enix has announced that more copies of the Final Fantasy XV: Ultimate Collector’s Edition are on the way. Originally limited to 30,000 units, Square Enix has stated that they are hard at work making more available. According to the Square Enix blog, 10,000 more copies will be made available worldwide on May 23rd. The publisher stated that they could only make 10,00..
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  • Warming far outpacing climate action, as UN negotiators meet in Bonn - eco

    Warming far outpacing climate action, as UN negotiators meet in Bonn - eco
    The opening of the United Nation’s annual mid-year climate conference in Bonn Germany offered up dramatically contrasting messages this week: national leaders and political negotiators congratulated themselves, proudly celebrating the “historic Paris Agreement,” while environmentalists warned somberly that the Earth is far worse off than most people realise, with the political will for climate action still falling far behind the fearfully rapid pace of warming. The conference opening coincided ..
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  • Giant 120m tsunamis could unlock search for life

    Giant 120m tsunamis could unlock search for life
    Mega-tsunamis that once washed over the planet could unlock new clues in the search for life. Picture: NASASCIENTISTS have found evidence that ancient tsunamis once washed over Mars’ surface. These waves, which are thought to have been triggered by meteorite impacts, would have shaped the planet’s landscape and coastline over three billion years ago. Back when the planet was wetter and warmer.The findings could provide additional clues in the search for life.The tsunamis are thought to have numb..
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