SoftKinetic teases embedded 3D depth camera, coming to Intel devices next year (hands-on)

What we were shown at SoftKinetic's private show room was its tiny DS530 short-range depth module, which measures just 7cm by 1.2cm - small enough to fit into the screen bezel of a laptop. Like its larger siblings, this kit uses eye-safe diffused laser illumination to detect object depth, albeit over a shorter range as it's designed for tablets and laptops. The usual RGB image sensor is missing here, but the circuit board does come with an expansion port for manufacturers to plug in a webcam module. During our brief hands-on time, we got to try a DS530 that was already embedded into a laptop.


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HP ENVY 17-j000 17.3-Inch Notebook

HP has unveiled another one of its upcoming notebook, the HP ENVY 17-j000. Powered by a 2.40GHz Intel Core i7-4700MQ processor, the system sports a 17.3-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD display, an Intel HM87 Express Chipset, a GeForce GT 740M 2GB graphics card, a 4GB DDR3 RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a webcam, a DVD Super Multi Drive, an SD card slot, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and runs on Windows 8 64-bit OS. The HP ENVY 17-j000 will go on sale from late June for 94,710 Yen (about $950).

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2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray pace car wows at Belle Isle Grand Prix [spoilers]

Chevrolet first debuted its Corvette Stingray pace car at the 2013 Indy 500, but this past weekend saw the new 'Vette return to its home during the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. As you'll recall, open-wheel racing returned to Belle Isle in 2012 as part of a three-year deal worked out between General Motors, the Penske Corporation and IndyCar. Driving the Corvette Stingray pace car during the Belle Isle IndyCar festivities was none other than GM's North American President, Mark Reuss.





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Emissions equipment causes DC ambulance to shut down, patient dies

Every minute matters when life is on the line. That's why ambulances exist and why we all (well, most of us, anyway) pull over when we see their flashing lights and hear sirens coming our way. And it's also why ambulances need to be as reliable as possible, with maintenance kept up so that they are in perfect working order at all times. Of course, modern vehicles are extremely complicated pieces of equipment, and sometimes new technologies catch operators by surprise.

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Microsoft CIO Tony Scott out, Jim Dubois stepping in for now

No matter how much we want Microsoft CIO Tony Scott to also be the man who directed both Days of Thunder and Beverly Hills Cop 2, he isn't that man (that's another Tony Scott). He isn't actually Microsoft's chief information officer either, having stepped down recently to "focus on personal projects," according to a statement issued by Redmond. Microsoft reps issued Engadget the following statement this morning:"Tony Scott decided to depart Microsoft to focus on personal projects.

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Lexus in no hurry to be a big player in China

For a while now, China's spiraling wealth, population and development has had the world's luxury automakers in an expansionist fervor, with many executives exhibiting the sort of gleefully maniacal behavior historically reserved for gold-rush prospectors. Yet Toyota, of all companies, is exercising a surprising amount of caution in the Asian nation. As The Wall Street Journal notes, Toyota's premium brand, Lexus, sold all of 64,000 vehicles in China last year, while BMW cleared its books of 326,000. In fact, it didn't even bother entering the market until 2005, while rival Audi built its first car in the market a decade and a half earlier.

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Mouse Computer NEXTGEAR-NOTE i980BA1 17.3-Inch Gaming Notebook

Mouse Computer is offering you their latest gaming notebook, the NEXTGEAR-NOTE i980BA1. Powered by a 2.40GHz Intel Core i7-4700MQ processor, the system comes with a 17.3-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD LED-backlight display, an Intel HM87 Express Chipset, a GeForce GTX 780M 4GB graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 + LE and runs on Windows 8 64-bit OS. The NEXTGEAR-NOTE i980BA1 sells for 219,870 Yen (about $2,184).

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