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Audible keeps stopping on Androids: Good brain whispers go bad

March 10, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Android users have had problems with the Audible app cutting out and stalling in the last few days.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: amazon, android, audible

The One Ring: Now large enough to light your room

February 15, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Due out in March and on pre-order now, Zavvi has One Ring lamps. They’re 19x22x10cm, and if you don’t fancy USB power, the traditional 3xAAA battery approach also works.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: lights, lord of the rings, The One Ring, zavvi

Metamorphic Digital: VTT specialist Sigil rebrands

January 3, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Metamorphic Digital has 25 clients and 50 staff and has worked on over 100 projects. Publishers who have used the specialist include Free League, Onyx Path and Paizo.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: virtual tabletop

Imagined Nintendo gadgets based on actual patents

December 16, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s not that we’re consciously trying to innovate; we’re trying to find ways to make people happy. The result is that we come up with things other people have not done.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: nintendo

CASETiFY launches Naruto tech range (complete with kunai)

December 7, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I watched the trailer video first, and…. wait, was that a strap of kunai? Yes, CASETiFY is selling a Utility Phone Strap with kunai.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: naruto, smartphones

Does your Apple TV need a VPN?

November 28, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Our video-optimized servers are tailor-made for high bandwidth activities such as streaming so you can enjoy a smooth and buffer-free experience.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: apple tv+, cybersecurity

Tome of Adventure Design builder: Automate your own tabletop adventures with this app and desktop tool

October 9, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There are three functions in the Fantasy Adventure Builder: the Adventure Design Tool, the Table Designer Tool, and the My Generators Tool.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: Mythmere Games, software

Mattel wins the race to sell the first board game with integrated AI

October 4, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s Google tech. Mattel’s new Pictionary uses the “Quick, Drawl!” artificial intelligence, which I’ve used loads and helped train the AI. It’s free to play.

Filed Under: Cool Tech, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: artificial intelligence, board game, google, Mattel

VTTs edge to safety as Unity respond to the community backlash

September 26, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There is good news: Unity has changed its mind and modified the corporate proposals. The change is significant to SmiteWorks, and Fantasy Grounds has very little to worry about.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: Fantasy Grounds, unity, virtual tabletop

Google announces invisible digital watermark; a first step in bringing transparency to AI art

August 29, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Google has just taken its first steps towards transparency when it comes to AI-generated images, by announcing SynthID; a watermarking tool for generative art. The announcement came from Google DeepMind today, which says the new technology will embed a digital watermark that’s ‘invisible to the human eye’ directly onto the pixels of an image. As […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: ai, art, artificial intelligence

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