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Game of Thrones’ Intro Comes To The Mushroom Kingdom

Posted: 15 May 2014 07:00 AM PDT

Super Mario Game of Thrones image

Super Mario is coming. And so are the rest of his cohorts in this inspired take of the Game of Thrones’ opening that is a must see.

Thanks to the huge runaway success of HBO's Game of Thrones, there have been parodies of the fantasy series as far as the eye can see. Perhaps too many of them? Nonsense! Especially considering this latest one is a pièce de résistance, infusing the world of Nintendo's famous plumber into the Game of Thrones' opening.

YouTube member NicksplosionFX brings us this brilliant video remix, complete with a chiptune version of the Game of Thrones' intro music that’s honey to the ears, and chock full of spiffy references from both fictional universes. Just some masterful video editing on the part of Nick here – the kind even young, sourpuss Joffery would be impressed by.

I totally dig the use of Super Mario World as Nick’s starting port for his epic recreation. As for the video itself, well, it’s dang amazing. Then again, most of Nick’s video creations are bad ass, and worth checking out over at his YouTube channel.

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10 Disney Characters in a Realistic, Unhappy Ending

Posted: 15 May 2014 06:00 AM PDT

Ratatouille

Fairytales are nice, and Disney does a great job of delivering us the dream of some legendary characters. However, in real life, the same characters might end up having a less than happy ending or even existence.

Simba

 

Not all lion cubs become the rulers of pride rock. Some of them end up being confined in a zoo.

Winnie the Pooh

 

Things aren’t looking up for bears as they have less and less trees to rub their backs on.

Ratatouille

 

In real life, little rats don’t become the puppet masters of inspiring chefs. They often get injected with stuff so we can have medicine and cleaning products.

Belle

 

Not all beauty just comes naturally, although some might suggest that there’s nothing beautiful about going under the knife for something that completely cosmetic and has nothing to do with health.

Bambi

 

This happens quite a lot where hunters roam free without anyone holding them back.

Ariel

 

Oil spillage kills mermaids too.

Mulan

 

Swords ain’t got a chance against pollution.

Alice

 

You need some strong hallucinogens to come up with that kind of wonderland.

Chicken Little

 

Some chickens get to live free, some end up in a bucket.

Dumbo

 

Not all elephants get to fly away and leave the circus.

These mashups are all from the awesome Tumblr blog Unhappily Ever After

For a less depressing outcome, check out Disney characters as Hogwarts students or as university students.

Chinese Wireless Companies to Combine to Build Giant Network

Posted: 15 May 2014 05:00 AM PDT

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As more people have smartphones and use more data, the task of providing a network large enough is tricky.  Especially in China.

China has been a fast growing market for all things technology the past few years, and their wireless industry is no exception.  China Mobile alone has more wireless subscribers than AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile combined.  The number of connected device in China is only going to skyrocket as the people get better access to quality technology.

Despite the size of their subscriber bases, though, Chinese carriers are struggling to roll out quality cellular networks and LTE coverage is proving to be tricky to provide.  China not only has a lot of land mass to cover, but the country is also home to almost 20% of the worlds population.  Getting a signal to wireless subscribers isn’t the only issue faced, they also need appropriate bandwidth and backhaul to support the dense population.

As a solution, China’s top 3 wireless providers–China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom–are going to spin off their network divisions to form a massive jointly owned firm (likely named “National Tower Company”) which will be responsible for building and maintaining a national LTE network which will in turn be leased to each of the 3 participating companies.

This type of strategy is not all that uncommon in China, where the line between personal property and government property is often blurred, but this could definitely be the best way to provide service to over a billion Chinese citizens.

It makes a lot of sense, as it’s not a drastically different structure from the way most countries build roads and highways.  A third party (usually the government) owns and maintains the roads and the cars and trucks that drive on the road fund it through tax dollars and/or tolls.

Such a system could do wonders for all the carriers at play, but it’s unlikely they could get along in order to form such a partnership.  There are all sorts of other roadblocks as well, such as the various technologies at use in the US.  A single network that supported any phone from any provider would be an incredible technical feat.

As technology improves, especially with features like Wi-Fi calling and public Wi-Fi, partnerships like this could begin to become more practical in other countries, but for now, it’s up to the Chinese to show the rest of the world how to demonstrate how to build a massive network.

Source: ZDNet

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Parrot Bepop Drone Packs a Joystick Controller, Takes Over the Skies

Posted: 14 May 2014 01:55 PM PDT

Parrot Bepop Drone

The French manufacturer that made history with its AR.Drone makes a comeback. Bepop Drone comes with many improvements, the most notable being a joystick used for flying it, aptly named Skycontroller.

Bepop Drone, or if you prefer, AR.Drone 3.0, features a better camera than its predecessor, and it is able to cover greater distances. The major selling point, howerer, is represented by the optional joystic-resembling controller.

Parrot used for this drone a 14 MP camera capable of recording video in Full HD. The field of view is of 180-degrees, so there’s not much more to ask from the manufacturer in this regard. Parrot used rubber shock absorbers to make sure that the camera’s functionality is not affected by physical socks.

The 3-axis digital stabilization system employed by Parrot acts as some sort of image stabilization, as it maintains the camera in the pointed direction, despite air currents.

Images and video footage are stored on Bepop Drone’s internal storage. Frankly, 8GB is not much, especially if you are filming in 1080p, so a microSD card would definitely be appreciated.

The GPS module of Bepop enables the drone to cover a pre-programmed path, so it should prove useful for James Bond wannabes. Besides, the drone has a Return Home feature that enables it to come back to the place where it took of from.

Users still have the option to control the Bepop Drone using any iOS or Android smartphone or tablet. Bepop Drone is able to stream over Wi-Fi whatever images or video it shoots using its camera.

The ones wanting to control their drone properly can opt for the Skycontroller. This shaded accessory can host most mobile devices. Its joysticks and buttons allow users to be more accurate in their moves, while still allowing them to watch the streamed video on the device’s display. The amplified Wi-Fi radio and four antennas enable Bepop Drone to fly away for at most 2 kilometers.

The Skycontroller also includes an HDMI port that people can use to connect VR headsets such as the Oculus Rift. That will definitely leave the impression of flying.

According to Parrot, the Bepop Drone and the Skycontroller will be available at the end of the year, just in time for Christmas. However, there has been no word on how much these two products will cost, so we’ll have to wait and see.

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Samsung to Take On Google Glass with Tizen OS Smart Glasses in Q3

Posted: 14 May 2014 01:10 PM PDT

Samsung Gear Glass

The Korean tech giant is quite confident in its Tizen mobile operating system, as it also plans to launch a pair of smart glasses based on it in September.

Samsung’s Gear Glass will have to play catch up with the search giant’s product, which was launched publicly yesterday with a $1,500 price tag, despite being still in Beta. Admittedly, Google enjoys a lot to tease its customers by keeping products in Beta for prolonged periods of time, with satisfactory results in the end.

Once great collaborators Samsung and Google seem to be competing aggressively as of late. Google forced Samsung to reduce the amount of bloatware from its Android devices, and now the battle is fought for wearables. The Korean company takes pride in launching a smartwatch prior to the search giant, but Samsung most probably forgets what an incredible failure their Galaxy Gear was. Now, the focus of both companies is on smart glasses, and since each of them uses a different operating system, we’ll get to see whose approach is better.

According to a Korean report, “Samsung will launch a swift strike on the rapidly-emerging smart glass market at the same time to counter Google Glass. Earlier this week a Samsung associate stated that they’re gearing up to roll out ‘Gear Glass’ in time for Europe’s biggest electronics fair IFA 2014, which is to be held Sept. 5-10 this year in Berlin, Germany.”

A Samsung representative pointed out that “We rolled out the smartwatch first, and have secured a considerable amount of smart glass-related technology and patents. Following the roll out of our smart watch Galaxy Gear in September last year, we are slated to introduce our smart glass Gear Glass this September.”

The patents won by Samsung suggest that Gear Glass will also include an earpiece besides the display, which means that users will also be able to listen to music while watching video content on the display.

People were outraged when they found out that the components of Google Glass cost around $80, while the search giant sells these for $1,500. My opinion is that people forget that this product was until recently available only to developers and is currently in Beta. The price tag covers all the R&D that was necessary for making Google Glass a reality, and I have no doubt that when it gets out of Beta, Google’s smart glasses will have a decent price.

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