Leef's Bridge USB flash drive lets you share files between your smartphone and computer

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/27/leef-bridge-android-pc-mac-usb/

Sharing files between devices using the cloud is fine, but California firm Leef Technology believes it has a more direct approach: a USB key. Aptly named Bridge, the flash drive lets you copy files from any Android 4.0 or higher device with a micro-USB connector, then transfer them to your Mac or PC by popping out the larger end. It's similar to the micro-USB OTG dongles we've seen at Computex earlier this year, despite the difference in design. You can nab the double-ended peripheral in either 16GB ($18) or 32GB ($28) from Amazon or Leef's website (at the source), and a 64GB GB version will be out in July. Who knows -- maybe that'll finally put an end to the cat video and selfie clutter on your cloud service.

Filed under: Peripherals

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Project Anarchy, Havok's mobile game development suite now available at no cost

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/27/havok-project-anarchy-free/

Havok -- the physics middleware engine used by almost every big console and PC game -- announced its start-to-finish mobile game development suite will be available at no cost to developers. Project Anarchy has tools for everything: visuals, physics, artificial intelligence and animation. We say "no cost" instead of free for a reason: Havok expects a few things out of its users in return. It wants to co-market some finished games and for clients to become part of its development community. Currently, that dev community includes folks programming for iOS, Android and Tizen. Microsofties may not be left out, however, as Havok has "flexible business models" for Windows Phone if you ping its sales team. Full details in the links below.

Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming, Mobile

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Internet Explorer 11 to support WebGL and MPEG Dash

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/26/internet-explorer-11-to-support-webgl-and-mpeg-dash/

Few would say that consistency is good for its own sake. Microsoft certainly agrees -- it just revealed at Build that Internet Explorer 11 will reverse the company's previously cautious stance on WebGL. The new browser will support the 3D standard from the get go, joining the likes of Chrome and Firefox. IE11 should improve plain old 2D as well, as there's hardware acceleration for video streaming through MPEG Dash. All told, Internet Explorer should be a better web citizen -- and deliver a speed boost in the process.

Filed under: Software, Microsoft

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Poppy turns iPhone into View-Master-like 3D display and camera (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/26/poppy-turns-iphone-into-view-master-like-3d-display-and-camera/

Remember the View-Master? We've already seen goggles from Hasbro and Sanwa that transform the iPhone into a 3D viewer, but Poppy plans to spice things up by adding 3D photo and video capture to the mix. The device, which contains no electronics, is about the size of medium pair of binoculars and features a slot which accepts an iPhone 5. It's launching on Kickstarter today for less than $50, along with a matching app. We got the chance to take a prototype for a spin and it worked like a charm. Check out the gallery and campaign link below, then read on after the break.

Gallery: Poppy hands-on

Filed under: Cellphones, Cameras, Mobile, Apple

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Source: Poppy (Kickstarter)

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Playing First-Person Pac-Man In Your Browser Is Great But Terrifying

Source: http://gizmodo.com/playing-first-person-pac-man-in-your-browser-is-great-b-584232803

I’ve never really thought of Pac-Man as a horror game. Innocently chomping away, dodging ghosts from a top-down view is pretty tame. But taken from a first-person view, where you simply don’t know what’s around the next corner, it's a whole new horrifying game.

It’s survival horror in an arena that looks like Tron crossed with a derelict space station, and you can play it for free right in your browser. There’s something quite empowering about chasing down those pesky ghosts in first-person once you’ve munched a power-up. Post your high scores in the comments! [FPS-Man viaBuzzfeed]

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