Ripley

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  • Devindra Hardawar/Engadget

    Facebook is reportedly making a video chat camera for your TV

    Facebook's Portal cameras might just be the start of the company's plans to bring video chat to your home. Cheddar sources claimed that the social network is making a "camera-equipped device" that brings video chat and streaming services (including Facebook's own) to your TV. Nicknamed Ripley, it's tentatively slated to launch in spring 2019. A Facebook spokesperson declined to comment.

    Jon Fingas
    10.16.2018
  • Amr Dalsh / Reuters

    Uber remotely locked PCs in foreign offices to thwart investigators

    We all know by now that Uber has some shady practices when it comes to law enforcement. Today, Bloomberg reported that the ride-hailing startup has a program called Ripley, which is designed to thwart local police and government investigators that raid Uber's local offices. When officials show up at Uber's offices, company managers were instructed to call a number that pinged Uber headquarters. Employees in San Francisco would then log onto the foreign office's machines remotely and sign out of computers and devices, change passwords and even lock up data in order to ensure that investigators couldn't find what they were looking for.

    Swapna Krishna
    01.11.2018

  • Japan's top oil company is building an 'Aliens' power loader

    This is turning out to be an awesome week for powered exoskeletons. First, America's MegaBot clears half of its initial $500,000 Kickstarter goal ahead of next year's fight against Japan's Kuratas in a little under 24 hours. Now, Mitsui, Japan's number one oil and ore mining outfit, has announced that it plans to develop real life versions of Ripley's power loader.

    Andrew Tarantola
    08.20.2015

  • Alienware adds Skullcap design option on Area-51 m15x

    Judging by the multitude of problems experienced by Area-51 m15x owners, we can't say we'd recommend said laptop without reservations, but those dead set on picking one up now have yet another design option to choose from. Yeah, the sleek Ripley motif is peachy for the milder sect, but those seeking something a bit more flamboyant will certainly appreciate the new Skullcap option (pictured). Initially, Skullcap will only be offered as a free option in silver, but if demand necessitates, we can certainly envision the company busting out the paint gun.

    Darren Murph
    06.17.2008