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Ratchet and Clank for PlayStation 4 was originally revealed at E3 2014 as a "reimagined" version of the first Ratchet and Clank, a game released for the PlayStation 2 way back in 2002. At the time it was difficult to tell how much of the game would be copied over from the PS2 version and how much would be new. But after a recent hands-on session, we have word directly from developer Insomniac.

"Ratchet and Clank is a new game that takes elements from the original," explains production director Shaun McCabe. "What we imagined when we started was a curated first Ratchet experience."

Insomniac's initial vision was to mix the core story and world progression of the original Ratchet and Clank with some of the more modern aspects of...

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The follow-up to indie darling Thomas Was Alone finally has a firm release date. Developer Mike Bithell's incredibly stylish stealth-puzzler that hinges on you being heard, Volume, hits PlayStation 4, PlayStation TV, PS Vita and Steam August 18th. Pe...

Did you know that you’ve been toasting bread wrong all this time? Well, maybe not wrong, but vastly inferior to how Balmuda’s new humidifying toaster oven can do it. The intelligent appliance ensures your toast comes out not only perfectly browned on both sides, but also still soft and fluffy on the inside.

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Door locks that use Bluetooth or fingerprints have been around for years, but the makers of Ola appear to have combined both functions in one easy-to-install door lock.

Similar to recent smart locks such as Lockitron, instead of using keys you unlock Ola over Bluetooth using your mobile device. You can also grant temporary access to other people using its mobile app. But unlike those smart locks, you can also register your fingerprint on Ola’s app. You can then place your finger on the lock’s built-in scanner to open Ola even if you don’t have your phone with you.

If you’re concerned that someone might swipe your prints, Ola’s inventors claim that fake fingerprints won’t work on their lock: “Our sensor utilizes a radio frequency signal to scan the pattern under the surface of the skin. A fake fingerprint has no pattern under the surface, so our radio frequency technology saves you from worrying that someone may copy your fingerprints.”

Ola runs on four AA batteries, which should last you up to 2 years of normal use. It also has a built-in emergency set of batteries, and if those run out you can plug in an external power source into its microUSB port.

Pledge at least $159 (USD) on Kickstarter to receive an Ola fingerprint smart lock as a reward.

[via Gadgetify]

It feels like we've been hearing about the Oculus Rift forever.

In fairness, it's been a few years since the first duct-taped ski goggles model stole our attention, and there've been more than a few prototype models since. But the consumer version is almost here – Facebook-owned Oculus VR unveiled a mockup and a release window recently (The first quarter of 2016). The company has yet to offer a clear look at both its final model and how you'll interact with the world of virtual reality. Until now.

In unveiling a new website and logo on Tuesday, Oculus VR inadvertantly revealed images of the final Oculus Rift; VRFocus pulled the images together. As seen above, the headset looks much cleaner than previous prototypes, and features a camera on the front (presumably used to look "through" the headset, so you can, say, take a sip of water).

Perhaps even more interesting, the leak revealed what Oculus is calling a "simple input device." It looks like this:

Notably, the input device isn't a solution for playing games – the main use of the Oculus Rift – but for navigating menus and selecting content (as well as turning up the volume, it looks like). The black cicle is a touch pad, and we'd wager it's a clickable touchpad. It may very well be a haptic touchpad, which would give users subtle feedback. Oculus isn't saying just yet.

There's no price given in the leaked materials, but there is a full list of what'll come in the box when you finally get an Oculus Rift at home: the headset, cables, the input device seen above, and some form of gamepad.

It looks like pre-orders will go live for the Oculus Rift later this week; Oculus VR is holding a press event on June 11th that should officially reveal all of this information.

In the meantime, Oculus VR founder and genius wunderkind Palmer Luckey took to Reddit to temper expectations.

This is an old placeholder concept image that we accidentally leaked. Everything in it is ancient, certainly nowhere close to final (as evidenced by the GPU specs and the game named 'war'). Enjoy checking it out, at this point, but don't expect everything to carry through to the stream on the 11th.

As promised, we'll learn much more on June 11th when Oculus VR starts talking about all this stuff "officially."

SEE ALSO: The most immersive virtual reality experiences are going to be incredibly expensive and difficult to access

AND: We just found out what computer you’ll need for ‘Oculus Rift,’ Facebook’s virtual reality headset — and it’s not cheap

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Carnival Cruise passengers traveling any time after July 8 be warned that you’ll no longer be able to sneak on a water bottle full of vodka… or gin… or water for that matter, as the cruise line will no longer allow most bottled beverages to be carried on board their ships.

“Guests bringing bottled beverages on board are proving to be a source of multiple issues,” reads a Carnival FAQ about the policy change. The company says that they currently have to individually check all bottles to make sure passengers aren’t trying to smuggle booze, which brings boarding to a halt.

The bigger issue, says Carnival, is that the people sneaking liquor onto the ships tend to get a bit out of control.

“We are concerned over the potential for behavioral issues associated with the unmonitored consumption of alcohol that results from alcohol that has been smuggled on board,” writes the company. “[W]hen behavioral issues occur on board… smuggled alcohol often appears to be a factor.”

Passengers can still bring pre-packaged non-alcoholic beverages, but they have to be in sealed cartons or cans, and no more than 12 can be carried on. There is still an exception for a single bottle of wine or champagne.

And you’ll have trouble bringing those drinks on cold, as the cruise line is limiting coolers to maximum dimensions of 12x12x12.

Carnival denies that the policy change has anything to do with selling more booze to passengers. It points to a price drop in 12 packs of bottled water as evidence that it will not be raking in the cash. However, the price of $2.99 for pre-ordered 12-packs is about the same as you’d find at a grocery store and the $4.99 price is certainly a lot more than most of us would pay for that much water at the supermarket, so it’s not like Carnival is giving it away for free.

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We’ll get EVERYONE a tennis ball, OK? Dunlop 3’s for everyone! And we’ll let you snorf the can when we pop open the lid, fair enough? (Here’s another version.)

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The FBI's investigation into last summer's leaked celebrity nude photo scandal appears to be well underway.

New evidence shows that a man's house has been raided in response to the leak that quickly became known around the internet as "The Fappening."

A recently unsealed federal document indicates that the FBI has searched the house of a man it believes could be connected to the now-storied celebrity hack that resulted in a multitude of private celebrity photos being leaked online.

Up until now, no one was sure who was behind the attack or how they managed to access the private iCloud accounts of the targeted celebrities.

According to a Chicago Sun Times report from last month, the FBI conducted an investigation that resulted in the search of a Chicago man’s house. The FBI conducted this raid on October 16, 2014 and reportedly left with "several computers, cellphones, a Kindle, floppy disks, hard rives and dumb drives."

Now Gawker has posted the FBI warrant and we can finally see exactly what the FBI was investigating thanks to the newly unsealed documents.

The IP address of the man in question, Emilio Herrera, was allegedly used to hack into more than 500 "unique iCloud accounts," according to the affidavit which was posted on Gawker.

"In total, the unique iCloud accounts were accessed 3,263 times," the document states.

The FBI did not disclose how many celebrity accounts were hacked. These documents, however, disclose that Herrera allegedly worked fervently for over a year — between May 31, 2013 and August 31, 2014 — to obtain thousands of private photos.

Business Insider will update as soon as we learn more.

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