The new Xbox Stereo Headset is an entry-level headset that aims to deliver an immersive experience at a low price point. It has a flexible, lightweight design that comes with an adjustable headband and plump ear cushions that sit comfortably on a gamer’s head, all of which are ideal features for long gaming sessions. The headset also has volume and mute controls located on the ear and can connect to a Xbox Wireless Controller via the 3....
Phil Spencer appeared on Giant Bomb’s E3 2019 livestream yesterday, where he discussed Sony skipping the show. “I wish Sony was here. E3 is not as good when they’re not here,” he said. Besides being the Head of Xbox, Spencer is also on the board of directors for the Entertainment Software Association, which is the entity that runs E3, so it would make sense for him to want the event to be as big as possible....
Tentatively titled Avatar Kinect, this new experience/game/HUB world will allow players, via Kinect, to interact with each other’s Xbox Live Avatars. Avatar Kinect might not be an altogether new concept, as both Nintendo and Sony have been offering something similar for some time now, but being able to interact through gestures with a virtual representation is something very exciting. If this tech does what it is rumored to do then Avatar Kinect could open up a world of possibilities....
The tech giant has been working closely with the Army for several years. The two entities have had a working relationship since 2018, with soldiers testing the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) headsets since 2019. The IVAS devices combine high-resolution night, thermal, and soldier-borne sensors into a comprehensive heads-up display. The intent behind the program is to give wearers enhanced situational awareness, and to ease information sharing and decision-making....
Click here to get this Surface Duo 2 deal now It’s not clear how long these deals will last, or if they’re the new permanent prices. However, being marked as a saving on the Microsoft website suggests they won’t be around for long. Unfortunately, there are no comparable Duo 2 deals outside the US right now – you’ll still pay at least £1,349 in the UK, for example. The Surface Duo 2 is a huge improvement over its predecessor, with Microsoft continuing to refine and tweak the dual-screen form factor....
In some ways, the big picture is unaltered. The world’s population continues to rise; it looks as though there will be close to 8 billion people alive in 2020. The developed world continues to age, and politicians have finally started to appreciate the social and financial consequences of this. Pressures on the environment continue to build. Nuclear power’s retreat has begun, while dependence on fossil fuels has grown. There is no shortage of oil (rather, the reverse), and the eventual squeeze may not occur until well into the next century....
During a November 14 sermon, Bart Spencer, senior pastor of the Lighthouse Baptist Church in the city of Holland, suggested parishioners contract the coronavirus to “get it over with.” “COVID, it’s all good. Several people have had COVID, none have died yet,” Spencer said at the in-person service. “It’s OK. Get it, get it over with, press on.” The church resumed indoor worship services in the spring, at the request of its congregants....
There were dozens like that on Twitter and in conversations among college football fans and pundits. Pelini, after all, lost his job with his team 9-3. Hoke’s Wolverines are 5-7. They will not play in a bowl game. And maybe it’s just a matter of time before Hoke joins Pelini on the unemployment line. MORE: Pelini fired | 10 possible Hoke replacements | Ohio State-Wisconsin for B1G title Don’t expect Pelini to be on the dole for long....
Metaphorically, it helps to sell shoes. It’s hard to know who’s on the bubble, though, when not enough games have been played to establish who is generally safe. We are less than three weeks from Selection Sunday now. There are two full weeks remaining in the regular season for most of the big-time leagues, plus their conference tournaments. Two weeks from tomorrow, the members of the NCAA men’s basketball committee will arrive in Indianapolis to begin their deliberations....
“That’s a statement in itself that nobody has won there since 2015,” Dantonio told Sporting News on Wednesday. That last victory was against the defending national champions, and Michigan State’s last visit to Ohio Stadium ended in a 48-3 loss in 2017. The Buckeyes (5-0) have won their last 14 Big Ten home games by an average of 28 points per game, and the Spartans enter as 20-point underdogs....
Don’t get cocky, though. The reason they won’t wear the uniforms again wasn’t because of the negative response to them. PHOTOS: See adidas’ iced-out uniforms Nike approached Michigan State this summer with the concept and the idea of including the Spartans in this season’s Hyper Elite Disruption line of uniforms. It was intended to be a one-off alternate uniform concept, and not necessarily a full-time staple in MSU’s uniform rotation....
The girl was electrocuted in Monroe, south of Detroit, after touching a live electrical wire that had been brought down outside her home. Across Michigan, 630,000 have been left without power according to PowerOutage.US, including 190,000 in Wayne County which covers much of Detroit. At 7.41 p.m. on Monday emergency responders were called to reports a female had been electrocuted on Peters Street, Monroe. In a statement posted on its Facebook page the Monroe Public Safety Department said: “Emergency personnel arrived to discover that the female subject was still in contact with the energized electrical line, which fell as a result of passing thunderstorm....
Can the Wolverines take down the Utes on the road? Vegas sees Utah as a six-point favorite. Here are more numbers you need to know. MORE: SN Top 25 | 10 years of top openers | Week 1 TV schedule Michigan vs. Utah: Time, TV channel, online streaming WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 3, 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Rice-Eccles Stadium TV: Fox Sports 1 ONLINE: Fox Sports Go Michigan vs. Utah all-time series Utah holds a 2-1 advantage against Michigan, with wins in 2008 and 2014....
According to the official press release, under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft acquired ZeniMax for $7.5 billion in cash. “This is an awesome time to be an Xbox fan. In the last 10 days alone, we’ve released details on our two new consoles which go on pre-order tomorrow, launched cloud gaming in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and now we’re making another investment in the most critical part of our strategy: the games,” Phil Spencer, executive vice president, Gaming at Microsoft, said in a press release....
The first of these custom Xbox 360s began showing up on the doorstops of lucky, longtime Xbox LIVE subscribers at the beginning of the week, but at the time, Microsoft hadn’t said anything about it. That changed yesterday with a tweet from Larry Hryb, better known to the Xbox faithful as Major Nelson. The custom Xbox 360s that Microsoft is sending out sport a unique grey, green and orange color scheme (check out those cooling vents!...
Sadly, Microsoft has refrained from confirming either of the two, with Bethesda’s E3 2021 presence still largely a mystery. Interestingly, a new interview with Xbox Game Studios director Matt Booty sheds more light on the aftermath of Bethesda’s buyout, including the much-needed confirmation about Bethesda’s E3 showcase. RELATED: Starfield Will Reportedly Be at E3, But It Won’t Release Soon Speaking to the French media outlet Le Figaro, Booty revealed more info on what fans should expect from the Xbox and Bethesda brand later this year....
Microsoft Edge’s New Claim to Fame Statcounter has been quietly analyzing what browsers people use to access the internet and presented the results as a chart for a while now. For the first time, Statcounter reported that Microsoft Edge’s worldwide usage had surpassed that of Firefox. Microsoft Edge has put up an incredible fight in recent months by adding new features and improving performance. At the same time, Firefox seems to be hemorrhaging users, losing just over 1 percent of the total browser user base in the space of a year....
Microsoft Edge has had one hell of a year since it was rebuilt from the ground up using the Chromium engine - the same platform that powers the world’s most popular web browser, Google Chrome (opens in new tab). We never thought we’d be in a position to say that Microsoft Edge is one of the best web browsers (opens in new tab) out there, but it’s true… and it’s about to get even better with these new additions....
Hot off the heels of the holiday break and the Project Scorpio hype machine is already back in action, with several Microsoft and Xbox executives taking to social media to get gamers excited. Microsoft Studios community manager Josh Stein welcomed fans to 2017, by calling it “the year of the Scorpio,” also tweeting that “Project Scorpio is coming.” While Aaron Greenberg, who is the head of Xbox games marketing at Microsoft also asked if fans are"ready for the beast," again referring to 2017 as “the year of Project Scorpio....
Trickbot is a botnet devised by criminal hackers to distribute ransomware, a malicious type of malware that effectively holds a person’s stored files hostage for a limited time in exchange for Bitcoin or lose it all for good. This type of malware has the capacity to constantly evolve, evade detection, and infect systems with a “malware-as-a-service” model. Cybercriminals even used ransomware to force gamers to play PUBG and other games....
