Game of Drones
Reuben Deveras
March 11, 2015
Be sure to check out more of this story in this month's edition of Xpress Magazine! Photos by Drake Newkirk Teams of builders, college graduates, and hobbyists gathered to fight each other to the death on a large field at Oakland’s Shoreline Park. They’ve come with knowledge of robotics to commandeer...
Apple Announces New Goodies
Reuben Deveras
March 9, 2015
Get your wallet ready because Apple revealed new goodies at their "Spring Forward" press event in San Francisco. The long-awaited Apple Watch, a new super-thin Macbook, and HBO NOW Streaming Service were the highlights of the event. The Apple Watch is slated to come in different models based on size and their ...
HTC and Valve debut virtual reality headset
Reuben Deveras
March 6, 2015
The device, called Vive, uses cutting-edge VR technology in the form of dual light sensors. Photo courtesy of Valve The Oculus Rift is perhaps the first thing that comes to mind when virtual reality (VR) headsets are mentioned. The device, which was initially funded by a successful Kickstarter,...
Y Generation: Afraid of dating?
Jannelle Garcia
March 2, 2015
Artwork by Alec Fernandes/Xpress Magazine The comments above are just some of the many posts on the new matchmaking website, “We Met on the N” , created by Alex Lee at the beginning of February. Similar to Craigslist's “Missed Connection” page, “We Met on the N” is an online site where Judah passengers c...
Faceless Opinions
amontero
February 14, 2015
Do you ever get the feeling that your friends aren’t telling you the truth? Do you consistently chastise your significant other for their vacuous responses to existential questions such as, “do you like my new haircut?” Do the opinions of others affect your sense of self? Does this type of ...
SpaceX launches DSCOVR Satellite
Colin Blake
February 14, 2015
Falcon 9 carrying DSCOVR, Courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration After two delays caused by weather, SpaceX launched the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite yesterday to beam back information about potentially harmful solar ejections heading toward earth. Wit...
Facebooking from the Grave
Tami Benedict
February 12, 2015
Facebook is our home away from home, a place where we escape our class lectures and focus on more important things, such as cyber-stalking our ex-boyfriends and seeing if we're doing better than them. Facebook has over 1.23 billion monthly active users and it makes you wonder, when a user dies what happens to his or her Facebook account? Well, it used to be when Facebook...
Smartphone case lets you print photos
Catherine Uy
February 6, 2015
Photo courtesy of Prynt Remember the good ol’ days when you got excited for a photo to develop? And then after three minutes of patiently waiting, you found out you had the perfect smile but your eyes were closed? Yeah, I miss the fun that came with instant photos too. Polaroid discontinued film in 2008...
Club Nintendo announces new rewards before service closes
Caty McCarthy
February 4, 2015
Mourning the loss of Club Nintendo, with exclusive items from the program on display. Photo/Graphic by Caty McCarthy. Club Nintendo is a U.S.-based rewards program by gaming giant Nintendo, offering digital and physical prizes in exchange for coins earned from registering first-party Nintendo games and ...
Apps to get you moving in the morning
Tami Benedict
September 24, 2014
With summer officially over, fun late nights turn into study sessions and mornings become a challenge of how many times you can successfully hit the snooze button before being late. The bad habit of hitting the snooze button can get some of us in trouble though, causing us to be late for whatever...
Still Sort of Gr8 – iOS8 Impressions
Michael Leri
September 17, 2014
Disclaimer: This was tested using a 64 gigabyte iPhone 5. iOS7 was a drastic step up from iOS6. Apple finally hit their stride by streamlining what they had, borrowing from Android, and making it look a whole hell of a lot slicker. It has been a year since iOS7 was pushed on us and I still have not...
Twist of Fate – Destiny Review
Michael Leri
September 16, 2014
Platforms: PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 Release Date: September 9, 2014 Destiny is the child spun out of divorce. After splitting from Microsoft in 2007 and subsequently the Halo franchise, developer Bungie has executed a vision of the next generation of shooters that feels like it was thought up bef...
