The week in geek entertainment news 1/25/2019 – links

The Week in Geek Entertainment News 1/25/2019 – Links

All the important geek news from this week rounded up in one place. Leslie Jones WENT OFF this past weekend about this upcoming Ghostbusters movie set in the original universe. –Comic Book Resource Leslie Jones, of course, faced backlash for this opinion, and Paul Feig spoke out in support. –Comicbook.com Unsolved Mysteries reboot is coming…

January movie preview: hollywood’s new year’s resolution

January Movie Preview: Hollywood’s New Year’s Resolution

Oh January, the month where the whole world is talking about how great the new year will be. Yet at the movie theater, that sentiment isn’t quite there. The bulk of audiences will be watching the blockbusters that came out in December or the award-show bound art house movies that will be slowly expanding to…

Glassup – a cheap alternative to google glass

GlassUp – A Cheap Alternative to Google Glass

Italian company GlassUp has entered the augment reality market space with its own version of glasses. Named after the company itself, the GlassUp augmented reality glasses aim to provide a cheaper alternative to consumers wanting to experience Google Glass. How GlassUp Stacks Up GlassUp recently listed its glasses on crowdfunding site Indiegogo. The company has…

Google Bans Facial Recognition Apps on Google Glass

With privacy concerns mounting over Google Glass, the company has amended its policy and banned any facial recognition app (or Glassware) on the augmented reality Google Glass, until it comes up with appropriate protection measures to prevent abuse of the service. Google posted a notice to its Google Glass Channel on Google+, acknowledging the potential…

Google Glass: 5MP camera, 16GB Storage and More

The first batch of Google’s Glass Explorer Edition is ready, and the first units are going to reach users in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the technical specifications for Google Glass are now public. Google has just released specifications for the augmented reality glasses we’ve all been waiting for, along with documentation for Mirror API –…

Google reveals glass contest winners

Google Reveals Glass Contest Winners

Google has selected the winners for its Google Glass contest that launched last February. Each winner is going to be contacted directly by Google – but a few names are already out. Google launched its #ifihadglass initiative in February this year, where people were invited to submit original ideas on how they would use its…