Hasbro’s cute new robo-dog teaches coding on the sly
Proto Max is designed for kids ages six and older to learn the basics of how programming works, but even those who don’t want to deal with figuring out how to customize a robot can still play with it. With a dial on the side of Proto Max’s perpetually smiling face, you can pick one of three predefined personalities: small, medium or large. These affect the pup’s general temperament by adjusting the volume of its...
‘Alto’s Adventure’ studio will launch its new game this fall
Players will see the 3D world from above and guide a group of teenagers through the world, running into puzzles that are solved by using stacks of cards to build structures and connect you to parts of the map you couldn’t otherwise reach. In some ways, it’s similar to how Monument Valley used impossible geometry to move you through the world. But the best way to grasp what’s going on is to see it in action —...
Apple Announces Advancements to ResearchKit
Creating a clearer picture of Parkinson’s disease. Since its launch in 2015, the mPower app has enrolled over 10,000 participants, making it the largest Parkinson’s study in history — with 93 percent of participants never having taken part in any kind of research before. The app helps researchers better understand Parkinson’s disease by using the gyroscope and other iPhone features to measure dexterity, balance, gait, and memory....
Google Assistant can share your personal info in Allo chats
To use it, you just type “@google,” and then tap the assistant when it pops up. You can then ask for a meeting date or airline reservation, for instance, and it will privately show you any of the information that it can find. From there, you can tap “share now” to show the info to other parties in the Allo chat.That makes it easy to quickly give pals a contact number without having to look it up, for instance....
Bethesda’s ‘Prey’ reboot makes you fear everything
Those aliens, too, are deceivers. They’re not too imposing one-on-one; a few smacks with the wrench you carry is enough to dispatch them. But they’re masters of surprise, because they can take on the form of everyday objects scattered around the space station, lying in wait for the right time to strike. At one point during the preview, I picked up a seemingly innocuous item and stored it in my inventory, only to have it...
