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Matt Reat gives Scott Hanselman an overview of the new Network Watcher service and some of its features. Azure Network Watcher is Network Monitoring and Diagnostic service that recently became generally available in Azure Public Clouds. With Network Wa… Continue reading Azure Network Watcher | Azure Friday
Windows Template Studio is a Visual Studio 2017 Extension that accelerates the creation of new Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps using a wizard-based experience. Go to http://aka.ms/wtsinstall to install the extension. Or, if you want to… Continue reading Getting Started with Windows Template Studio
Nate McMaster gives and introduction to using MSBuild in .NET Core project files. Watch as he runs through the basics in a new .NET Core application (using Visual Studio Code on a Mac), then shows off a few useful tricks including property imports, dir… Continue reading Introduction to MSBuild in .NET Core with Nate McMaster | Code Conversations
Fan feedback is an important part of how we’ve built Xbox over the years, and this month’s update, which we expect to roll out later today, is all about addressing feedback from the community:
• Upload custom Gamerpics to your Xbox profile; choose how you want to express yourself.
• Mixer Co-streaming is now on console, for everyone: With just a few clicks, you and up to three of your friends can stream together in a single broadcast. Plus, never miss your friends’ streams inside your Club and Arena Tournaments.
• Sign-in to your Xbox One with just one press of the Xbox button on your controller. Now you can make your controller truly your own.
• New user-generated tournaments for Killer Instinct on Xbox One means it’s never been easier to go to battle with your friends.
Xbox App on iOS and Android updates bring support for LFG Sharing, Game Pass Browsing, an updated Language/Location Setting and an Android only feature supporting Messaging Chat Bubbles. Read more on these feature releases below:
Express yourself with custom Gamerpics, Club profile pics, and Club backgrounds
Starting this month, you’ll be able to upload an image from your console, Windows 10 PC, or mobile phone for your Gamerpic, or to customize your club’s profile pic or background. It’ll be available for everyone to see, so keep it clean – stick to the Xbox Live Code of Conduct.
Co-streaming comes to your Xbox One console, Mixer tab in Clubs
Co-streaming arrives on Xbox One! With co-streaming, you and up to three of your friends can broadcast together to create a shared, multi-view experience on Mixer. With co-streaming now on the console, you can invite others to co-stream and join a co-stream – entirely from your Xbox One. To invite another user to a co-stream, simply select ‘Invite to co-stream’ from their profile, or choose to invite your entire party to a co-stream. To accept, simply hold the Xbox button when you see the invite notification. At this point, if you’re not already broadcasting, simply pull up the broadcasting tab in the Guide while playing a game and select ‘Co-stream your game’ to start.
Speaking of streaming, it’s now easier to discover live broadcasts from Club members. From your Club home page, you will now see a ‘Mixer’ tab. Navigate there to get a list of any Club members actively broadcasting on Mixer. Continue reading Custom Gamerpics, Console Co-streaming, Arena Updates and More Roll Out to Xbox Fans Today
Tobias and Slava are back in the studio in this awesome video to show high-availability with SQL Server 2017 between Windows and Linux. After spending a few minutes discussing the background, thought process, discussions that went on trying to determin… Continue reading Setting up SQL Server High-Availability between Windows and Linux with SQL Server 2017 | Data Exposed
Here at Xbox, we’re still buzzing from our fans’ reaction to our news at E3 – from the unveiling of the Xbox One X to the 42 games shown on our stage. But we’re only just getting started. Today, we’re happy to announce that in August we’re coming to Cologne, Germany for gamescom 2017. This will be the first time Xbox One X will be on the ground in Europe and we’ll have a huge line up of 27 playable games for the Xbox One family of devices and Windows 10 PC from developers around the world, including Forza Motorsport… Continue reading Xbox at gamescom 2017
Sarah Buhr posted a very cool article on TechCrunch on how the Kinect is being used by MIT to 3D scan a T. rex skull (how cool is that!)
MIT’s Camera Culture group has been able to successfully capture a high-resolution 3D scan of a Tyrannosaurus rex skull using about $150 worth of equipment and some free software.
(Image Credit: MIT researchers)
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Last year, a group of forensic dentists tried to find out more about the holes by 3D-scanning an image of the skull using some high-tech equipment. However, the skull was too large for their equipment to handle.
MIT’s researchers decided to give it a try recently using the much cheaper Microsoft Kinect, an in-depth-sensing camera and free MeshLab software. Though MIT’s Media Lab does have a prototype system for producing high-resolution 3D scans, that system wasn’t ready yet for such a large scan, so the researchers improvised with the cheaper devices.
That was a pretty smart move, as most high-resolution scanning systems out on the market can cost tens of thousands of dollars for a resolution of about 50 to 100 micrometers. But, the Kinect works just fine for this type of job, with a resolution of 500 micrometers for about $100, enabling researchers to now take a good look at the skull without damaging the original.
Already, the group has been able to observe the mysterious holes taper from the outside in, undermining the hypothesis of a mouth infection. And now that the 3D image can be shared in the cloud, more research can be done to determine what may have happened.
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Project Information URL: https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/06/mit-researchers-used-a-150-microsoft-kinect-to-3d-scan-a-giant-t-rex-skull/, http://news.mit.edu/2017/kinect-3-d-scan-t-rex-skull-0705
In his hunt to uncover the secret Nazi nuclear project Deathstorm, agent Karl Fairburne must neutralize a Kriegsmarine facility and infiltrate a fascist stronghold in Deathstorm Part 3: Obliteration, the conclusion of our three-part Sniper Elite 4 adventure that takes place after the main campaign. In this chapter, we’re bringing Karl back to Germany for the first time since Sniper Elite V2. In the sleepy Bavarian town of Steigerloch, intelligence suggests a heavily guarded underground complex lies hidden from sight — the nuclear project Deathstorm is being researched at that facility. The war and society as we know it rests… Continue reading Deathstorm Comes to an End in Sniper Elite 4 on July 18
