U.S. Marshals Raid Chinese Hoverboard Booth at CES
Today, U.S. federal marshals conducted a raid on a Chinese company’s one-wheeled skateboard booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. U.S. Marshals served a court order and packed up a hoverboard, signs, and fliers and carried them away.
Bloomberg reports Changzhou First International Trade Co., is accused by Future Motion, a Silicon Valley startup, of selling an alleged knock off of their hoverboard.
Future Motion designer Kyle Doerksen said his company has federal and international patents on its Onewheel hoverboard, which sells for $1500 USD on its website.
320,000 Time Warner Cable Accounts May Be Compromised
The email passwords of up to 320,000 Time Warner Cable accounts may have been stolen.
The telecommunications company told Reuters the information was likely obtained through phishing attacks or data breaches of outside companies that store account information of Time Warner customers. Time Warner's own systems, however, don't appear to have been breached.
Individuals whose information was compromised will be contacted directly by Time Warner and encouraged to change their email password.
Jordan Sirani is a freelance news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @jdsirani.
Power Rangers Exhibit to Open in California to Kick Off New Comic from BOOM! Studios
Are you a Power Rangers fanatic in the Southern California area? Because BOOM! Studios has teamed up with Gallery Nucleus to present an exhibit of fan art and production pieces from the show to celebrate BOOM's new Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic.
The exhibition will run from January 16 to January 31at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, CA. Admission is free, and there'll be a reception on opening day where the first hundred attendees will get a door prize.
Someone Remixed The Wizard of Oz, Alphabetizing Every Word
A coder recut the entire 101 minutes of The Wizard of Oz to create an alphabetical remix called Of Oz the Wizard.
Speaking with Vox, Matt Bucy said the idea came about back in 2001 and he began re-cutting the film in 2004 before posting the final result this year.
He even went as far as to rearrange all of the text seen in the movie, including the opening and closing credits.
When asked how he was able to remix the film, Bucy said he created an app to mark the location of every word in the movie.
Game of Thrones: Season 6 Premiere Date Set
The wait is over! Well, the wait for the date, at least.
At the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour today, HBO announced that Game of Thrones: Season 6 will debut on Sunday, April 24th. As was expected by analyzing HBO's winter/spring schedule (which has Vinyl, Girls and Togetherness airing on Sundays starting in February, later than HBO's usual January premieres), this is the latest any Game of Thrones season has premiered in a calendar year.
That same night, April 24th, Game of Thrones' return will be followed by the season premieres of both Silicon Valley and Veep.
Apple Buys Startup Company That Uses AI to Read Facial Expressions
The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has bought a start-up called Emotient that has developed AI capable of reading emotions through facial expressions.
According to Wired, By using deep neural networks made to resemble the networks of neurons in our brains, programs like Emotient's are able to scan a vast amount of data and learn things like which facial expression or tone of voice corresponds to a particular emotion.
The applications for such technology are huge. Up until their purchase by Apple, Emotient offered their services for consumer research, videotaping people and reading every frame for key performance indicators like attention, level of engagement, and just whether or not they looked happy with the product. How Apple intends to use the tech, however, is currently unknown.
Best Fallout 4 Mods of the Week
Last time we looked at Fallout 4 mods, we got our hands on the BFG 9000, lots of custom Pip-Boys, and some cool ways to improve our settlements.
This week, we decided to check out some even handier ways to improve our Fallout 4 experience, including a jetpack, tons of new grenades, and a way to speed up animations for the Power Armor.
For all things Fallout 4 on PC, don't forget to check out our previous list of best Fallout 4 mods and our wiki guide to installing Fallout 4 mods.
Volkswagen May Need to Buy Back 115,000 U.S. Cars After Diesel-Emission Scandal
Following the events of Volkswagen's emission scandal that involved installing software to cheat emissions standards, the automaker is now taking the necessary steps to rectify the situation. Steps that will cost the company a lot of money.
One of those steps, according to Reuters (citing German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung), may include buying back close to 115,000 of its own vehicles that currently reside within the U.S. The decision to do so hasn't been confirmed by VW brand chief Herbert Diess, though he hopes to come to an agreement with U.S. regulators very soon.
What Were the Best-Selling Comics of 2015?
The Star Wars franchise wasn't just responsible for the highest grossing movie of 2015, it also dominated the comic book industry in a big way last year. This week Diamond Comics released their final sales figures for 2015, with Star Wars #1 clinching the top spot by a wide margin.
Star Wars #1 sold just shy of a million copies in 2015, clocking in at an estimated 985,976 copies sold. It was followed by Secret Wars #1, which sold an estimated 527,678 copies. As expected, The Dark Knight III: The Master Race #1 was the top-selling comic for DC, moving an estimated 440,234 copies. Both Bravest Warriors: Tales From Holo John #1 and Orphan Black #1 also cracked the top ten, proving just how much of a sales boost publishers can get by partnering with Loot Crate.
Animated Pokemon Stickers Come to LINE
The Pokemon Company has released a set of new animated LINE stickers based on its beloved creature-collecting franchise.
A total of 24 "cute and fun" Pokemon stickers are now available on the mobile app, featuring fan favorites like Pikachu, Lucario and Eevee. The full collection is available for $2 USD on the LINE Store. Here's a look at a few of the stickers included in the set:
