This startup wants you to rent a gaming PC in the cloud just like you do Netflix

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PC ownership is dead. The future of PCs is subscription-based, just like Netflix.

That’s what Asher Kagan, president and co-founder of Blade, a French cloud-based computer startup, basically told me as he showed off the full-fledged PC version of Rise of the Tomb Raider — detailed 3D graphics and all — running on a phone, tablet, and MacBook Pro.

Founded in 2015, Blade’s philosophy is simple: Kill the PC as you know it. “A revolution is coming to the PC that will replace it with nothing. No hardware, no upkeep,” Kagan says. Read more…

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LG wants these large robots to follow you around airports and hotels

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LG electronics announced some rather large, human-sized conceptual robots today that it seems to be marketing to people that don’t want to schlep around their luggage or groceries.

The announcement comes just before the start of  CES, a time rife with of ideas — some which turn out to be useful and innovative, but many of which are junk. LG is betting on some interest for its three CLOi (pronounced KLOH-ee) robots: the Serving Robot, Porter Robot and Shopping Cart robot. 

These robots aren’t yet being produced for consumers, but will be on display at the CES show. Read more…

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Starry Internet’s beaming broadband tech hits LA and DC this month, with more cities coming soon

 Starry’s mostly been pretty quiet since coming out of stealth roughly this time two years ago. The Boston-based startup has been busy raising funds and running limited testing in its hometown. Starry Internet is still firmly in beta mode, mind, but later this month, it’s going to expand that testing to two new key markets, Los Angeles and Washington, DC. Launched by Aereo founder… Read More

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