The Morning After: Everyone gets a robot (someday)

[eng-daily-newsletter] It's Wednesday, February 08, 2017. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. It’s the middle of the week, and we’re here to help. Besides a brand new episode of The Future IRL, we have a new record broken by Tesla and a 5,000-year-old beer recipe. Super sharp, super slow [Sony’s latest smartphone camera sensor is capable of 1080p 1,000fps video]( [Sony’s latest smartphone camera sensor is capable of 1080p 1,000fps video]( If you, like Dave Chappelle, believe everything is better in slow motion, then we have good news. Sony just announced its latest camera sensor for smartphones, which is capable of recording HD (1,920 x 1,080) video at 1,000fps, which it says is about 8x the speed of any other chip. Plus, it can pull this off without producing any of that wobbly jello-like distortion effect. Even if you don’t want to know how it works (high-speed DRAM is involved) you can probably expect to see this, or something like it, in your next iPhone / Pixel / etc. You get a robot, YOU get a robot, EVERYBODY GETS A ROBOT [The Future IRL: Everyone gets an R2D2]( [The Future IRL: Everyone gets an R2D2]( Our latest episode of The Future IRL is here, as host Kerry Davis investigates how real domestic robots are quickly catching up with your dreams. And it looks like CTF is here to stay [‘Overwatch’ starts testing a server browser]( [‘Overwatch’ starts testing a server browser]( PC Overwatch players who stay on the cutting edge can try out a new “server browser.” That way players can not only create new game types, but they can also get strangers to drop in and play. Of course, it’s also testing out a few new hero tweaks, and Capture the Flag is becoming a regular feature. [A lifetime of 1TB cloud storage from Zoolz is down to just $39.]( Sponsored Content by StackCommerce [A lifetime of 1TB cloud storage from Zoolz is down to just $39.]( The name is earned [Tesla Model S breaks acceleration record with Ludicrous Mode]( [Tesla Model S breaks acceleration record with Ludicrous Mode
]( In Motor Trend testing, no production vehicle had ever broken 2.3 seconds to go from 0 - 60mph -- until now. The Model S P100D hit 0-60 mph in 2.275507139 seconds, faster than even the 2.5 seconds Tesla itself promised. “Computer, enhance” [Google shows how AI can sharpen faces in low-res images]( [Google shows how AI can sharpen faces in low-res images]( The Google Brain team has [published a paper]( showing how its neural network can learn from images, and apply that information to guess and upscale fuzzy low-res pictures of someone’s face. Similar technology is already in use to[improve image compression on Google+](, but in the future, it could help turn a pixelated mess into something usable. Nintendo is getting easier for indies [The developers of ‘TumbleSeed’ cold-called their way onto Nintendo’s Switch]( [The developers of ‘TumbleSeed’ cold-called their way onto Nintendo’s Switch]( Game designer Greg Wohlwend calls TumbleSeed a “rolly roguelike” where players guide a seed up a mountainside. Along the way they’ll dodge deadly holes and dangerous creatures, but the real first challenge was getting access to Nintendo. The developers are pleased to reveal the company is much more accommodating for the indie scene now, so hopefully, we’ll see more games like this for the Switch. But wait, there's more... [1. Three years later, 'Grand Theft Auto V' hits 75 million shipped]( [2. Archaeology of Food students at Stanford made beer using a 5,000-year-old recipe]( [3. Logitech turns your car into an Amazon Alexa controller]( [4. Twitter's diversity and HR heads are leaving the company]( [5. Fox’s crime drama ‘APB’ attempts to tackle the complexities of privatizing law enforcement]( The Morning After is a new daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't [subscribe](. Craving even more? [Like us on Facebook]( or [follow us on Twitter.]( Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? [Send us a note](. [engadget-twitter]( [engadget-facebook]( [engadget-youtube]( [engadget-reddit]( [engadget-instagram]( Copyright © 2016 Aol Inc. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: AOL 770 Broadway #4 New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you opted in at [engadget.com](. Not interested anymore? [Unsubscribe from this newsletter](.