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The original MORTAL KOMBAT movie in 60 fps is big uncanny valley vibes
Animating old photos using AI
MyHeritage, a company for "discovering family history" — as they describe themselves — has released "Deep Nostalgia", which uses AI to animate photos. Upload a picture, and the AI produces a gif that smiles, blinks, and moves its eyes around. It's based on tech by D-ID, and yowsa is it ever unsettling! I'm certain that… READ THE REST
Look at these incredibly realistic artificial humans from the Unreal game engine
Unreal announced its MetaHuman Creator, "a new tool that will empower anyone to create a bespoke photorealistic digital human, fully rigged and complete with hair and clothing, in a matter of minutes." The talking mouths, always the trickiest part, are a giveaway that these aren't videos of real people, but MetaHumans are a clear sign that… READ THE REST
The first 3D animations of a human face are wonderfully creepy
While a graduate student at the University of Utah in the early 1970s, computer graphics pioneer Frederic Parke created some of the first 3D models of human faces. The research was supported by the Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (now called DARPA). Parke's wife Vicky was one the models. Here's the full technical… READ THE REST
Win a Mac, an iPad, a MacBook and a ton of Apple products in this free giveaway
We all live for those moments when we can upgrade our tech. The anticipation from unboxing a new phone, laptop, or tablet gives us an endorphin hit like no other. Of course, most of us don't have the financial resources to trade up all of our tech at the same time. Thankfully, you can reoutfit yourself… READ THE REST
These Ergopixel microphones can improve any podcast, stream, or Zoom meeting
For a majority of online users, video is king. The quality and impact of a strong visual can make all the difference. But once you couple that fantastic video clip with inferior audio, everything falls apart. A Hollywood-caliber film with horrible audio becomes almost unwatchable. Even on a video conferencing call, users can get away with… READ THE REST
This complete SwitftUI guide will teach you how to build apps for any Apple device
For the past two years, app developers have slowly been warming to the advantages of SwiftUI. Much like its other offerings, Apple sought to make this app development arena a be-all, end-all solution for creating across the wide range of Apple products. While every new approach has its growing pains, SwiftUI has spent the 20… READ THE REST