CES 2018: Chinese startup Ryze Tech uses DJI & Intel technology for US$99 drone

Drones are getting cheaper but not fast enough. Drone maker DJI’s cheapest model is the US$499 Spark. So if newbie drone operators want to play around with one, it’s going hurt the wallet a bit, especially if you end up damaging the machine. That’s where the likes of this new drone from Ryze Tech could help newbies, especially the younger crowd, to get used to flying one of these machines. The Tello is a US$99 drone that comes in at just 80 grams but it features a camera that can record 360-degree video and stream live footage to a tablet or to an unspecified number of third-party virtual reality headsets. It has a 13-minute flight time and can take 5-megapixel photos.

The Tello comes with a number of nifty features you might have seen on other more expensive drones, including automatic takeoff and landing as well as hover in places more consistently or respond to hand gestures. The Tello is able to do this with the help of Intel’s vision processing chip Movidius Myriad 2 VPU and DJI’s flight stabilization tech. Having these technologies will help the younger audience Ryze Tech wants to target not think too much about flying but focusing on capturing videos or programming flight patterns with the help of simple coding tool Scratch. The Tello is expected to launch in March, whether it’ll make its way here is something we can’t say.

Source: The Verge

We might still get a ‘Green Lantern Corps’ movie

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Even with the recent shakeup in the DC film universe, it seems we might still have a Green Lantern Corps movie in our future. But whether that’ll happen anytime soon, David Goyer is a bit cautious about saying when. Goyer spoke to IGN during the 2018 winter Television Critics Association press tour and said the movie was “still in the works.” As for when we can expect updates on the film, Goyer had this to say, “I don't know. Who knows, especially with what's currently going on with the DC universe? There's obviously a whole recalibration happening with that right now.” He is talking about the reported reorganization happening within DC Films following the underwhelming performance of Justice League in the box office.

‘Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown to star and produce an ‘Enola Holmes Mysteries’ film series

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Following her successful run as Eleven on the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, Millie Bobby Brown is keeping herself busy outside of Hawkins. The breakout star signed a deal with Legendary Entertainment to star in and produce a feature film series based on Nancy Springer’s Enola Holmes Mysteries series. It’ll be produced by her production company PCMA Productions. Brown began a working relationship with Legendary after starring in the Michael Dougherty-directed Godzilla: King of Monsters sequel for Legendary and Warner Bros.

The book series, which spans six books, started in 2006 with The Case of the Missing Marquess. It follows mysteries being investigated by Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes’ much younger sister, Enola, who seems to also possess the same smarts and knack for solving mysteries as her older brothers.

Source: Deadline

CES 2018: Google Assistant starts rolling out to Android Auto users in the US this week

Feeling a bit confused? You aren’t alone. Apparently, the voice assistant on Android Auto only makes use of Google Voice search and not Google Assistant, which we’ve been using in our phones and other smart devices. It’s only this week that Google has begun rolling out the smart assistant to its Android Auto platform in the U.S first. What this means is you could get a more consistent experience using Assistant no matter what device or Android platform you’re using. It should also make it easier to do things like check the status of your car as well as control certain things like, say, locking doors. It’s already available for vehicles from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Hyundai and coming soon to Kia and Fiat Chrysler.

Some of the upcoming features users can expect include “able to reserve a parking space with SpotHero or order your favorite handcrafted drink or food from Starbucks—all from the road.” But as Google says, these Actions are limited to voice-only features and should be kept as “voice interaction and sounds simple and not too jarring or distracting.”

Source: 9to5Google