Epic's MetaHuman Tool Creates Eerily Realistic Human Avatars With A Few Mouse Clicks

Hot Headlines in Technology for today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [Epic's MetaHuman Tool Creates Eerily Realistic Human Avatars With A Few Mouse Clicks]( By Nathan Ord on Feb 10, 2021 02:30 pm [Epic's MetaHuman Tool Creates Eerily Realistic Human Avatars With A Few Mouse Clicks]( Most everyone knows the original, incredibly angular Lara Croft of the incredibly popular Tomb Raider series. Since its release nearly 25 years ago, human 3D models and animations have improved vastly. We may be on the cusp of the next step up in human 3D models and animation once more, though, as Epic Games has unveiled a project called MetaHumans [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Millions Of IoT Devices Were Vulnerable To These Number:Jack TCP/IP Stack Attacks]( By Nathan Ord on Feb 10, 2021 02:29 pm [Millions Of IoT Devices Were Vulnerable To These Number:Jack TCP/IP Stack Attacks]( Internet of Things (IoT) devices are prevalent in our daily lives, from voice-control hubs to smart cooking devices. Millions of these types of devices exist in people's homes, and many could have been vulnerable to significant security flaws. Though the issues have been found and largely fixed, it is an important cybersecurity lesson that [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Nintendo Switch Gains An Unofficial Android 10 Port With LineageOS 17.1]( By Brandon Hill on Feb 10, 2021 01:22 pm [Nintendo Switch Gains An Unofficial Android 10 Port With LineageOS 17.1]( There's no question that the Nintendo Switch is a wildly popular gaming console, which is a testament to its approachability and strong library of first-party games. Nintendo recently reported that cumulative sales for the Switch have nearly approached 80 million, surpassing the 3DS. However, there's a community of Switch owners that aren't [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [CDPR Hacker Leaks Gwent Source Code, Opens Cyberpunk 2077 Bidding At $1K]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 10, 2021 01:08 pm [CDPR Hacker Leaks Gwent Source Code, Opens Cyberpunk 2077 Bidding At $1K]( The hacker who gained unauthorized access to CD Projekt Red's servers and seemingly stole the source code for several games has already reportedly leaked one of them, after the developer publicly declared it had no intention of paying a ransom or negotiating. In addition, the hacker appears to be trying to start a bidding war for the remaining [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Apple Reportedly Taps TSMC To Co-Develop Micro-OLED Displays For AR Headsets]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 10, 2021 11:32 am [Apple Reportedly Taps TSMC To Co-Develop Micro-OLED Displays For AR Headsets]( Rumors have been swirling that Apple is working on a mixed reality or augmented reality headset, potentially with dual 8K resolution displays and eye-tracking technology. The simple act of Apple releasing an AR/VR product is a potential game changer for the category. Adding to that, it's now being reported that Apple has teamed up with TSMC [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [SpaceX Starlink Satellite Broadband Internet Preorders Are Now Open To The Public]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 10, 2021 10:46 am [SpaceX Starlink Satellite Broadband Internet Preorders Are Now Open To The Public]( SpaceX is hoping its Starlink venture will become the first satellite constellation to not go belly-up financially, even though it anticipates a "deep chasm of negative flow over the next year or so." There is light at the other end of the tunnel, though, and getting there begins in earnest today with SpaceX opening up preorders for its satellite [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro Wireless ANC Earbuds Drop To New Lows With These Hot Deals]( By Brandon Hill on Feb 10, 2021 10:33 am [Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro Wireless ANC Earbuds Drop To New Lows With These Hot Deals]( On Monday, we brought you news of some very enticing deals on Samsung's new Galaxy S21 family. Amazon took $100 off the already attractively priced Galaxy S21, which brought its starting price to just $699. Likewise, both the Galaxy S21+ and Galaxy S21 Ultra are available for $200 off, taking them to $799 and $999 respectively. However, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel's Next-Gen XE HPG Gaming GPU Teased Running 3DMark Mesh Shader Test]( By Paul Lilly on Feb 10, 2021 09:50 am [Intel's Next-Gen XE HPG Gaming GPU Teased Running 3DMark Mesh Shader Test]( A little over three years ago, Intel lured AMD's former Radeon Technologies Group (RTG) boss Raja Koduri to come over and lead its own efforts in graphics, at which time Intel also announced it intended to once again throw its hat into the discrete GPU ring, something it had not attempted since Larrabee. Building discrete GPUs from the ground [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Apple Offers Free Battery Replacements For These MacBook Pros Bitten By 1% Charge Bug]( By Brandon Hill on Feb 10, 2021 09:11 am [Apple Offers Free Battery Replacements For These MacBook Pros Bitten By 1% Charge Bug]( Apple prides itself on providing a superior user experience for its customers given its exacting control over hardware and software, but its devices can fail just like any other. Such is the case with 2016 and 2017 MacBook Pros, which in some cases have been found to have an effect with their battery and/or charging system. According to [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Google Chrome Ends Support For Some Older AMD And Intel Processors]( By Nathan Ord on Feb 09, 2021 03:08 pm [Google Chrome Ends Support For Some Older AMD And Intel Processors]( If your PC still has an Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 processor, firstly, what are you doing that you haven’t upgraded in nearly 20 years? Secondly, you computer will likely no longer be supported by Google Chrome with such an old processor under the hood. 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