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Samsung Thinks Millennials Want Vertical TVs (theverge.com) 288

Posted by msmash on Monday April 29, 2019 @10:00AM from the how-about-that dept.

The latest addition to Samsung's TV range is the Sero, a 43-inch TV that was designed with the millennial generation in mind and therefore pivots between horizontal and vertical orientations. From a report: It's a much smarter idea than the phrase "vertical TV" would lead you to believe. Acknowledging that most mobile content is vertical, Samsung says the Sero is designed to encourage young people to project more of their smartphone stuff onto the TV by allowing it to go vertical. Throwing in 4.1-channel, 60W speakers along with an integrated navy stand and a minimalist rear design, Samsung seems to hope this TV will function as both a music streaming hub and a handsome piece of furniture. When it's not used as a conventional TV or a phone enlarger, the Sero can also serve as a huge digital photo frame or a music visualizer, and Samsung's Bixby voice assistant will be on hand, too. Samsung intends to put the Sero on sale for 1.89m KRW (around $1,600) in its home market of South Korea at the end of May.

Delta's Fully Biometric Terminal Is the First In the US (engadget.com) 53

Posted by BeauHD on Friday September 28, 2018 @06:00AM from the first-of-its-kind dept.

In what Delta is calling the first "biometric terminal" in the country, they will reportedly use facial recognition at check-in, security and boarding inside the international terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport. Engadget reports: Passengers that want to use facial recognition can approach a kiosk in the lobby and click "Look," or approach a camera at the ticket counter, TSA checkpoint or when boarding. Once a green check mark flashes on the screen, they can proceed. Delta -- which plans to introduce fingerprint scanning to fold, too -- says passengers can use this system instead of the passports to get through these checkpoints, but you'll still need your passport for use in other non-biometric-equipped airports (although maybe one day we'll do away with passports altogether). Privacy advocates are concerned about the security risks present in facial scans, especially as it's an opt-out process. Others, however, say it makes air travel a more streamlined process.

Adobe is Reviving the Stunning Lost Fonts of the Bauhaus (fastcodesign.com) 83

Posted by msmash on Thursday June 14, 2018 @06:10PM from the how-about-that dept.

An anonymous reader shares a report: Even if you're not a designer, you've probably heard the phrase "form follows function." That's how influential the school that espoused it, the Bauhaus, has become since its heyday in 1920s and '30s Germany. Now, some of the movement's most compelling -- but largely unknown -- lettering has been recreated from archival material, like original typography sketches and letter fragments, and transformed into contemporary digital typefaces.

The project is part of an Adobe initiative called Hidden Treasures that resurfaces design gems from the past in Adobe products -- previously, the company recreated the paintbrushes used by painter Edvard Munch for use in Photoshop. For the second iteration of the initiative, Adobe worked with the Bauhaus archives in Berlin, Germany, to bring in five design students to create five distinct typefaces, all under the guidance of expert typeface designer Erik Spiekermann. While each of the typefaces will eventually be available to all users of Adobe Typekit, two are now available online: one inspired by Joost Schmidt, a teacher at the Bauhaus who also created the famed poster for the 1923 Bauhaus Exhibition, and the other inspired by Xanti Schawinsky, who taught classes in set design at the school.

Comment 16-bit Consoles (Score 1) 479

by kjudd on Tuesday January 29, 2008 @09:46PM (#22229918) Attached to: What's the Best Game Console of All Time?

The 16-bit consoles were the high-point of gaming for me. The NES game library was great, but the console itself was underpowered. When the Sega Genesis and SNES came out, the upgrade in graphics and sound blew away any 8-bit system. These consoles still look and play great today. I'm partial to the Genesis because that's the console I played most (and still play), but the SNES has its advantages too.

The next generation consoles brought about the dark age of video games. The introduction of 3D graphics made everything look the same. I stopped playing video games for 10 years, waiting for something interesting to happen. Honestly, we are just now starting to reach a point where technology is no longer a limitation.

However, I still appreciate the 16-bit systems. Seeing what they did with raster effects on the Genesis -- it's like graphical poetry! And the games were actually fun to play.

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