Episode 82 - Eagles Versus Burrito Drones
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Welcome to episode 82 of Geek Bytes Podcast.
I’m Ramon Mejia……I’m Edgar Acosta
Every podcast we bring you the roundup of the week’s best Geek and Tech news, then we discuss that news and anything else we’re interested in that week.
In Geek News this week, we’ll talk about Uber Automated Cars, Chipotle Drone Delivery, Tokyo Game Show news, the Villain for Wolverine 3 and much much more..
Now let’s Begin our show with Geek News
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Geek News
We begin with…
Uber starts Autonomous Cab tests
Uber gave reporters rides in its autonomous Ford Fusion cars earlier this week in advance of announcing today the beginning of its research program. A subset of riders will be emailed an opportunity to opt-in to the program. If they hail a ride within the test area they may, at random, be picked up by an autonomous car. An engineer will sit in the driver’s seat and occasionally take over to do things like change lanes to pass a stopped vehicle. The are begins in a few neighborhoods and within a few weeks will expand to the airport and a northern suburb. https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/14/1386711/?ncid=rss
Eagle official Dutch Drone killer
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After a seven-month trial Dutch police believe trained Eagles will be a reliable way to take down illegal UAVs. The Dutch National Police has started buying eagle chicks to train becoming the first national police force in the world to do so.
http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2016/09/14/eagles-takedown-drones/
Chipotle Drone Delivery
Alphabet and Chipotle have started testing a service at Virginia Tech that delivers burritos by drone. However, receiving those airborne burritos doesn’t come cheap. According to reporters on site, there is a $5.99 service fee for drone delivery.
https://gizmodo.com/chipotle-is-charging-a-6-fee-for-burritos-delivered-by-1786672185
Playstation Update
Sony's PS4 update version 4.00 codename Shingen released this Tuesday.
Menu screens get a tweak, users can organize things into folders and the PS4 can now play games in HDR and stream games to YouTube and Twitch in 1080p.
The new slimmer PS4 came out Thursday the 15th and the 4K-game capable PS4 Pro arrives November 10. http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/13/12899654/sony-ps4-update-4-shingen-out-now
Pokemon Go Update adds Buddy System
Pokémon Go’s anticipated new buddy system rolled out over the last few days. Now, when you walk around and collect Pokémon, you can choose a “buddy” Pokémon that acquires candy of its Pokémon type after you hit certain distance benchmarks. This will allow players to power up those rare pokemon without having to find dozens of the same kind.
https://kotaku.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-pokemon-go-s-new-buddy-syst-1786619692
Resident Evil Is Getting A New Full-CG Animated Movie
It was announced this week at the Tokyo Game Show, that there is going to be a full CG movie based on Resident Evil called Resident Evil: Vendetta or (Biohazard: Vendetta in Japan) will be executive produced by Takashi Shimizu (who is best known for creating The Grudge). It will be out spring 2017 in Japan.
The full CG movie will feature an original storyline, but, according to Kobayashi (via Natalie), will be like Resident Evil 1. No word yet on an international release.
https://kotaku.com/resident-evil-is-getting-a-new-full-cg-animated-movie-1786658105
Monster Hunter Movie
At the Tokyo Game Show, Capcom producer Ryozo Tsujimoto announced on stage that Hollywood is making a live-action Monster Hunter movie.
https://kotaku.com/hollywood-is-making-a-monster-hunter-movie-1786655656
First Look at Batmansuit in Justice League
Director Zack Snyder jumped on Twitter today to give fans an update about the progress of Justice League, revealing that he's in the home stretch and showing off what I believe is the first look at Batman's tactical Batsuit in the movie.
@ZackSnyder
http://geektyrant.com/news/first-look-photo-of-batmans-tactical-batsuit-from-justice-league
Mr. Sinister Coming to the Big Screen
At the end of X-Men: Apocalypse, I'm sure you all remember the post-credits scene that teased the appearance of Mister Sinister in a future X-Men film. Director Bryan Singer has confirmed that that film is Wolverine 3. The confirmation was found by CinemaBlend in the commentary that came with the recent digital release of X-Men: Apocalypse.
In that scene, we see a man wearing glasses taking the blood of Weapon X, a.k.a. Wolverine, from the Alkali Lake facility. The man puts the blood in a briefcase with the name Essex Corp. on it. Essex Corp. is the company owned by Nathaniel Essex, a.k.a. Mister Sinister. It has also been rumored that X-23 could also appear in Wolverine 3, which would fit in with Mr. Sinister's appearance.
Mr. Sinister is one of the most infamous super villains in the X-Men universe. He is a former scientist who, after an alteration by Apocalypse, ends up possessing "enhanced durability and an extended lifespan. Over the years, Sinister has used the genetic material of other mutants to grant himself a vast array of powers including telepathy, telekinesis, superhuman strength, the ability to project concussive energy from his hands, and total control of his body at the molecular level."
Ghost Rider comes to Agents of Shield
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In the latest promo video from Marvel’s Agents of Shield, we finally get our first look at the Ghost Rider that will appear on the show.
Remember this is the Robbie Reyes version of Ghost Rider and we’ll get to see if he lives up to the hype when Agents of Shield premieres on September 20.
That’s it for the show
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For the Geek Bytes Podcast I’m Ramon Mejia and I’m Edgar Acosta. Now Go Geek out about something.
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