World biggest Robot Dinosaur unviel in Japan

The world’s biggest dinosaur robots, including a human-controlled Tyrannosaurus Rex, have been unveiled by a Japanese company which plans to build a massive Jurassic style theme park. The company unveiled a huge robotic T-Rex at a hotel in Tokyo.
The realistic robot emerged from the mist into the event hall, roaring loudly and stomping towards the audience. The creature even pretended to bite the head of a ‘staff caretaker’ as part of the performance. Other dinosaurs, including Allosaurus and Raptors, joined the T-Rex in roaming the hall and letting out growls. “Dino-a-Park”, a cross between new American TV show Westworld and Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park, was envisaged by Kazuya Kanemaru, the CEO of ON-ARTCorp.“
The fact that we have been creating living things, the desire we have had to want to truly experience dinosaurs, and living things, to draw that out, these are things that spurred us on,” Kanemaru told the visitors after the performance. “We are striving to create dinosaurs that make people feel as though they are invisible, through how real the dinosaur’s breathing and movements are,” Kanemaru was quoted as saying by the ‘Mirror’.
The dinosaurs were about eight metres tall and weighed about 38 kilogrammes. State-of-the-art carbon fibre materials used for the creatures made them look more rugged and realistic.

GoPro recall Karma Drone

The company announced it was recalling around 2,500 Karma drones. A  number of the drones lost power during operation. Customers can return the item to its place of purchase for a full refund.
Safety is our top priority, GoPro founder and CEO Nicholas Woodman said. "We are working in close coordination with both the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Federal Aviation Administration. "We are very sorry to have inconvenienced our customers and we are taking every step to make the return and refund process as easy as possible."bFor the moment, GoPro is not offering any replacement drones, which they've been selling since Oct 23.
The company said they will only resume shipping once "the issue is resolved. "The recall comes at a bad time for the public camera and drone company, which just took a big hit in its third-quarter earnings.
GoPro lost a whopping $84 million over the past three months, at the time, although Karma drone sales were not included in the report.

First phone with Google Tango start shipping

Lenovo announced that its Phab 2 Pro would be the first phone to ship with Google Tango. And now, following early estimates of a November release window after a delay from the original summer date, we know exactly when that day will be: November 1st.
The Phab 2 Pro immediately stands out thanks to the extra-large depth-sensing Google Tango camera on the back of the device that allows the phone to map out physical spaces,track its position in a room, and follow objects. Getting down to the numbers, the Phab 2 Pro will cost $499 unlocked, which, in addition to the Tango sensor gets you a 6.4-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 652 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 4,000mAh battery.
The announcement of the Phab 2 Pro’s release date comes in a slightly strange manner — in the form of a small notification on Lenovo’s Tango-less Phab 2 page — so there’s still not a lot of information of where you’ll be able to buy the Phab 2 Pro.

Intel announces Falcon 8+ drone with autopilot for aerial-sensing

Intel has announced the company’s first consumer drone, the Yuneec Typhoon H that features Intel’s RealSense technology that allows for obstacle navigation. The drone also comes with Intel’s Aero Platform to allow developers to build their own drones from the ground up.  For commercial usage, the company has introduced the Falcon 8+ UAV for North American commercial markets. Intel has been working hard to create innovative technologies for the UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) market in the commercial space.
Intel’s AscTec Falcon 8 is already available for commercial users in the European market. “The Falcon 8 offers the best performance and weight-to-payload ratio in the entire market; the highest stability in harsh conditions; easily exchangeable and deeply integrated payloads; best-in-class safety, including unmatched robustness against magnetic field disturbances; high-precision GPS; and one of the world’s largest drone reseller and support networks to properly support your drone business and daily operations,” said senior vice president and general manager of Intel’s New Technology Group, Josh Walden.
Intel has announced the launch of the Falcon 8+ drone for North America, which includes advanced features like ‘Intel Cockpit for ground control’ and a powerpack. “The Intel Falcon 8+ is our first Intel-branded commercial drone,” Walden added. With the new Falcon 8+, Intel plans to bring full electronic system redundancy along with automated aerial-sensing. The system will also incorporate the triple-redundant AscTec Trinity autopilot.
Falcon 8+ is designed to send detailed images back to the controller, providing valuable aerial precision data. Intel plans to position itself in a comfortable position in the growing drone ecosystem.
Interestingly Intel’s Falcon 8 and Falcon 8+ devices have not yet been authorised by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which is required in the US. So until that happens, Intel can’t really sell these or offer these for lease. Both these drones from Intel are geared for commercial space.

Samsung Halt Note 7 production

In a statement, the tech giant said it was "temporarily" adjusting the production schedule to "ensure quality and safety matters".In a separate regulatory filing, Samsung said it was adjusting the Note 7's production volumes. It said it would issue an update when more details were available.
But Samsung fell short of confirming or denying earlier media reports it had halted production following claims of fires in replacement devices. An unnamed Samsung partner firm source had told Yonhap News Agency Samsung's decision to temporarily halt Note 7 production was done in cooperation with authorities in China and the United States, as two US carriers have stopped exchanging or selling new Note 7 phones. Problems with replacements for the Note 7 model would create a new and potentially costly chapter to a global scandal which has hurt the reputation of the world's biggest smartphone maker. It also could add new dangers for consumers.
Samsung had promised that its new Note 7 with a green battery icon was safe. But the reports of replacement phones catching fire raised doubts about whether the battery was the only problem in the smartphone, as Samsung had initially said.
Samsung had blamed the batteries supplied by one of its two battery suppliers and assured consumers other parts of the smartphones were fine.