The Steam Deck is Valve’s handheld console for Windows gaming
- The company’s new device runs on the SteamOS 3.0 distribution, which is based on Arch Linux. Windows games will run with Proton, a compatibility layer. The KDE Plasma environment is used as the OS shell. If desired, you can install another OS on the console. A modern AMD processor, 16 GB of RAM is installed inside, the content is displayed on a 7-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 × 720 pixels. The cheapest version with 64 GB of internal eMMC memory will cost $ 399, models with NVMe-SSD 256 and 512 GB cost 529 and 649 dollars, respectively.
Android 12 can run games until fully loaded
- The “Play as you download” function allows you to launch the game even before it is fully downloaded from the Play Store. Such projects will be marked with a lightning bolt icon on the Install button. The feature is already supported by 2.5 million applications. In addition, the new beta version of Android 12 has an updated Game Dashboard, which allows you to display the FPS in the game or quickly take screenshots and screen recordings.
Apple has released an external battery with magnets for 10 thousand rubles
- A MagSafe powered power bank appeared in a number of Apple branded assortments. The device can be magnetically attached to the back of the iPhone 12 range of smartphones and charged wirelessly. The capacity has not been officially announced, but it is noticeable on the renders of the product that it is only 1460 mAh. When connected to the accessory with a Lightning cable, the power bank turns into a docking station for wireless charging. Price – 9,500 rubles.
New implant turns neuroimpulses of the brain into text
- It was created by scientists from the University of California. The conversion accuracy is up to 93%. The technology has been developed for ten years, and only now it has been possible to assemble a working device. Scientists needed to make a map of brain activity and compare neuroimpulses with the sounds that are pronounced by a healthy person. The rate of conversion into words is still low – 18 words per minute.
American patch generates electricity from human sweat
- Engineers from the same Californian have created a device that generates electricity from the sweat of a person while he is at rest or asleep. The device uses the fingertips, as they generate 100-1000 times more sweat than other parts of the body. Ten hours of sleep generates enough energy to charge your smartwatch for a day.
In Yandex.Market, you can look at products from all sides in AR
- The mobile application of the Yandex.Market marketplace is now able to look at products in augmented reality. For this, three-dimensional models of products are used. The function allows you not only to view the details, but also to compare the dimensions with real objects – the dimensions of the goods are taken into account when displayed in AR. Feature-enabled products are marked with a drawn cube icon.
Yandex Browser has learned to simultaneously translate audio into video
- A branded web browser does this using machine learning. Yandex.Translator and speech technologies are used to translate the text. The system is able to determine the gender of the person who speaks in the video. This is necessary for correct voice synthesis. It is difficult to impose a ready-made audio track on a video, so the developers taught the system to change the speed of speech and pause. You can try it in the browser version for Windows and macOS, but so far only on videos specially selected by the company.
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