Yes, You read right…. It is a new trend that is gaining traction in South Korea. Theater chains know they've suffered a huge setback from the pandemic, but some are coming up with clever ways to offset some of those losses. BBC reports that CGV, the biggest film industry company in South Korea, has started allowing gamers to rent the screen for two-hour segments, starting for just $90 before 5 PM, and then going as high as $135 later in the evening. It’s a lot of money, especially when gamers have to bring their own consoles, controllers, and games. But with everything bundled into one package, who wouldn’t want to play on a screen 20 feet long with epic sound? Some of the games said the to play games at the theater is pretty cool and sound quality is top-notch and the graphics are almost life-like. This article mentions that Malco Theaters, an American movie theater chain with 36 cinemas based in the southern US, allowed people to rent screens for gaming or private viewing. It tu...
Elon Musk and his company SpaceX, also known as “The Modern-Day Iron Man,” have been working on an interconnected satellite network in low-Earth orbit so people can have an internet connection. On Monday, the company announced that its beta test will be available to the people who have expressed interest in signing up for the service. The product they call Starlink is priced at $99 per month and users will incur a $499 cost upfront for the Starlink Kit. Starlink Kit includes a $499 user terminal, mounting tripod, and WI-FI router. According to an email sent to interested parties, the company said people should not expect the test to blow their minds the way one expects from a standard Elon production. Quick reminder the Starlink is a satellite constellation that SpaceX has been trying to build in earth orbit, they have so far launched 900 satellites but that can only cover America and Canada. They have to send a few 1000 more satellites and try to cover the whole pl...