New AI game engine generates playable DOOM in real time

So a diffusion model, denoising data, peak signal-to-noise-ratio, RL-agent, autoregressive model, and thermodynamics walk into a bar ... And now we can play the 1993 cult-classic first-person shooter, DOOM, generated in real-time by AI.

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Review: Seemor 200 combines infrared with full-color night vision

Akaso's Seemor 200 night-vision scope uses AI to blur the dividing line between color day imaging and infrared black-and-white night imaging. We waited for sundown and put one through its paces. Here's what we found.

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Simply sublime: Minimalist Photography Awards 2024

The winners of the sixth annual Minimalist Photography Awards have been announced. These stunning images span 12 categories that capture the beauty, wonder and mystery of simplicity. Enjoy a selection of our favorites!

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Smart projector ready to rumble with external subwoofer

The budget-friendly projector company that successfully crowdfunded a phone-sized movie thrower in 2022 has landed at IFA 2024 to launch the flagship K3 Pro. The smart entertainment hub features Google TV and a sound system with satisfying low end.

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reMarkable brings on the color for world’s thinnest ePaper tablet

We were mighty impressed by the reMarkarble 2 e-note tablet for our review in 2020, but the E Ink world has been moving to color in the years since. Now the Norwegian company has joined the productivity party with the 11.8-inch Paper Pro.

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10-inch color e-note wraps LCD-like performance in eye-friendly package

While E Ink readers and tablets are great for long-battery, eye-friendly consumption of text in grayscale, color performance can be somewhat disappointing. Taiwan's Hannspree has introduced a paper-like e-note that aims to do better.

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“Ultra-short-throw powerhouse” brings Google TV to your living space

Following the success of 2021's award-winning Theater ultra-short-throw laser projector, China's Formovie has added a cheaper model called the Cinema Edge. This brighter family member comes packing Google TV with Netflix cooked in.

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Engineers building a jet-powered flying humanoid for disaster response

Imagine that you're injured on a remote mountain path but have managed to contact emergency rescue. The first to arrive on the scene could be a small humanoid robot wearing a jetpack if Italian research bears fruit.

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Samsung puts the TV on notice with premium 4K UST projectors

If you love movies but don't want a massive TV dominating your living space, an ultra-short-throw projector could be a good option. Samsung has added two models to its Premiere line of premium screen fillers, offering 4K visuals and immersive sound.

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Thought-to-text chip smaller than Neuralink achieves 91% accuracy

The brain-machine interface race is on. While Elon Musk's Neuralink has garnered most of the headlines in this field, a new small and thin chip out of Switzerland makes it look downright clunky by comparison. It also works impressively well.

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