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Comment Samsung's Bixby does *not* support those languages (Score 2) 74

"Samsung's Bixby: Samsung's Bixby [...] only supports a handful of languages in those countries: English, Chinese, German, French, Italian, Korean, and Spanish."

AFAIK, until recently, Bixby (the voice assistant) did not understand German, French, Italian or Spanish. This was quite a letdown for us european customers. Has this changed recently ?

Comment oh... (Score 1) 138

Oh freddled gruntbuggly,
        Thy micturations are to me,(with big yawning)
        As plurdled gabbleblotchits,
        On a lurgid bee,
        That mordiously hath blurted out,
        Its earted jurtles, grumbling
        Into a rancid festering confectious organ squealer.

Google

Google Pixel Buds Are Wireless Earbuds That Translate Conversations In Real Time (arstechnica.com) 163

At its hardware event today, Google debuted new wireless earbuds, dubbed "Pixel Buds." These are Google's first wireless earbuds that give users access to Google Translate so they can have conversations with people who speak a different language. Ars Technica reports: Unlike Apple's AirPods, the Pixel Buds have a wire connecting the two earpieces. However, that wire doesn't connect to a smartphone or other device. Pixel Buds will pair via Bluetooth to the new Pixel smartphones -- and presumably any other devices that accept Bluetooth wireless earbuds. All of the Pixel Buds' controls are built in to the right earpiece, which is a common hardware solution on wireless earbuds. You can access Google Assistant by tapping or pressing on the right earbud, and the Assistant will be able to read notifications and messages to you through the Buds.

But the most intriguing feature of the Pixel Buds is the integrated Google Translate feature. Demoed on stage at Google's event today, this feature lets two Pixel Bud wearers chat in their native languages by translating conversations in real time. In the demo, a native English speaker and a native Swedish speaker had a conversation with each other, both using their native languages. Google Translate translated the languages for each user. There was barely any lag time in between the speaker saying a phrase and the Buds' hearing those words and translating them into the appropriate language. The Pixel Buds will use Google Translate to comprehend conversations in 40 different languages.
Some other features include a 5-hour battery life, and a charging case that can hold up to 24 hours of battery life. They're available for preorder today for $159.

Submission + - Oculus rift pre-orders begin at 600$ (oculus.com)

jerome writes: Pre orders have just begun for the oculus rift. The 600$ price tag is quite larger than expected. And that's not event accounting the required upgrade needed to fully enjoy VR apps.

Comment Bland (Score 2) 83

TFA sounds like an advertisement written by someone who has obviously no idea what driving simulators are nowadays.
Never heard about http://force-dynamics.com/ ?
Or http://www.gekosystems.com/ ?

Even DIYers build racing wheels with forces around 15 Nm ( http://www.racingfr.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=46898 in France, probably on many english forums as well).

Comment Re:Hopefully this gows (Score 1) 167

As for pricing, well, just take a look at the tickets for the Silverstone GP on the official F1 site (I didn't check the other races) :
  General Admission - (Sunday) 231,35 €
Not exactly cheap by my (european) standards. As a comparison, this is more than twice the price of a ticket for the next AC/DC show in Paris.

Comment Re:Hopefully this gows (Score 2) 167

I'm afraid this won't save much nature at all, after all it's just the same wasting-a-lot-of-resources-just-for-the-fun-of-some-rich-people.
And no I am not a greenpeace activist, I watch formula-e events and some formula one events. Formula-e is much more fun, as a race actually takes place, and you can hear the tires working.

Comment Never ? (Score 1) 790

24 years old and never heard typewriters ?
Never watched 'All the president's men' or any old movie with scenes in an office ?
May be you could buy him a load of good old movies, he'll discover some of the best things in american culture.

Comment Re:Don't you wish some of those slain had firearms (Score 1) 1350

You've probably never read Charlie Hebdo, but I'm pretty sure none of those guys would have carried a gun.
Police officers protecting the newspaper's office were armed and died anyway.
What kind of gun do you carry with you which can be effective against an assault rifle ?
What training do you have which makes you think you could stop military trained attackers (as it seems this was the case in this assault) ?

Comment Re:Vive la France! (Score 1) 1350

I think you are extremely mistaken.
There's no 'pro-muslim' feeling around here, most people don't really matter as long as religion stays a private matter, and there are very strong concerns about extremist muslim military powers in africa and middle east.
With respect to Israel, there's no anti-Israel feeling either. Most people probably don't even have the slightest idea of the roots of the conflict over there. Some of us (I do) think Israel is making itself a disservice in not trying to reach peace with the Palestinians. But we certainly do not condone the Hamas or attacks against the israeli population.

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