HDMI 2.2 can carry uncompressed 4K video at up to 240Hz, something that currently requires Display Stream Compression (which as we've shown however, is not a big limitation). It can also reach 4K at 480Hz using 4:2:0 chroma subsampling, and handle uncompressed RGB 8K at 60Hz. Read Entire Article
A 35-year-old copyright rule could let Ultima’s creator make a new game EA can’t stop
Garriott says he has tried several times over the years to bring Ultima back with EA's help, but each effort stalled before anything concrete happened. "Every decade or so, I tried to work with EA on a revival of Ultima," Garriott told Inside Games' Brian Gaar. "They always seemed interested......
Cyberpunk’s disastrous launch still haunts CD Projekt Red, but hopes The Witcher 4 can win players back
The Cyberpunk 2077 story is a familiar one. Following the disastrous launch in 2020, CDPR released numerous patches, eventually giving us the game we were expecting. The brilliant Phantom Liberty expansion briefly pushed Cyberpunk 2077 to an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam, something unimaginable a few years earlier. Read Entire...
Scientists made espresso with sound instead of heat, and most drinkers couldn’t tell the difference
Developed by engineers and food scientists at UNSW Sydney, this new method is called "ultrasonic espresso" and replaces heat with mechanical energy. It runs at room temperature, using sound waves to pull flavor from finely ground coffee, and reaches espresso-level intensity in under three minutes despite the cold-water start. Read...
Trump tries to blame Reflecting Pool woes on vandalism
President Donald Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism
Extreme heat expected again at Grand Canyon after 3 hikers die
Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park are being warned about extreme heat early next week
In Taylor Swift’s beach town, every clue becomes a wedding rumor
Rumors that Taylor Swift was planning to marry at her Rhode Island home this weekend have drawn fans, photographers and curious visitors to the seaside village of Watch Hill after a large tent appeared near her estate
FAA investigates incident that forced Delta flight to abort landing
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call between two commercial flights that forced one to abort landing in order to avoid collision
LA Mayor Bass declares emergency to secure resources to help fight warehouse fire
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared an emergency Saturday to ensure the city gets the resources it needs to fight a large warehouse fire that has sent large plumes of smoke into the air
Is New England’s new hydropower transmission line paying off?
When the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line started carrying electricity from Canada into Maine in January, supporters hailed the project as a triumph for renewable power. Now, after nearly six months of operations, the early numbers raise questions about whether the project will be able to advance the region’s...