[ad_1] As SpaceX continues its progress toward a Demo-2 launch of its Crew Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronauts aboard the company put together this reel of parachute tests. According to the tag, “SpaceX is returning human spaceflight capabilities to the United States with one of the safest, most advanced systems ever built.” I didn’t spot […]
Category: test
‘Gears 5’ multiplayer test starts July 19th
[ad_1] The test includes Arcade, Escalation and King of the Hill game modes, a Bootcamp for practice and a short Tour of Duty There is a catch. You’ll need to have already paid for Gears 5 in some form, whether through a pre-order or an Xbox Game Pass subscription. This is a test in the […]
Microsoft starts public tests for ‘Halo: Reach’ on PC
[ad_1] As it is, there’s good news for players when the finished Master Chief Collection update arrives. While it Forge won’t be available on launch for PC, the team is planning a “one-time” transfer of legacy Forge maps and game types from players’ file shares to incorporate them in MCC. If you had a favorite […]
Spotify experiments with curated podcast playlists
[ad_1] While this is just a test, it wouldn’t be surprising for Spotify to bring curated podcast playlists to all users. The company has been developing curated music playlists for years — from Discover Weekly to Release Radar. More recently, it doubled down on both personalization and podcasts. This spring Spotify said personalized playlists increased […]
NVIDIA certifies another 16 gaming monitors as ‘G-Sync Compatible’
[ad_1] Initially, NVIDIA said it would test monitors for a baseline VRR experience, that is, no blanking, pulsing, flickering or ghosting. Now, it claims 273 of the monitors it tested lacked the desired VRR range, meaning gamers were unlikely to get the benefits of the GeForce graphic cards. Another 202 failed due to poor image […]
Instagram test visualizes hiding ‘Like’ counts from viewers
[ad_1] Everyone has their own opinion about what specifically is wrong with social media, but the currency of likes is a commonly-cited issue. The latest grab bag of Instagram test features dug up by Jane Manchun Wong includes a version that doesn’t let the audience see how many likes a post gets. The person who […]
Get an up-close look at SpaceX’s latest Starhopper test
[ad_1] Now that SpaceX started test firings and short “hop” tests on the launch pad at its Boca Chica, Texas site, it’s apparently comfortable enough to show off the results. Tonight Elon Musk — apparently unbothered by an internal investigation or ongoing wrangling with the SEC — tweeted this two second clip of the snub-nosed […]