Toyota announced the completion of Phase 1 construction plans for its Woven City project at CES 2025 in Las Vegas on Monday. First unveiled in 2020, the futuristic company town is being built near the base of Mount Fuji, and features what Toyota calls an environmentally conscious and human-centric design aimed at enhancing peoples overall quality of life.As Gizmodo explained on Monday, Toyota first debuted its urban planning goals five years ago as many automotive companies publicized intentions to pivot from vehicles to the more nebulous concept of mobility. The basis for Toyotas mobility philosophy mainly focuses on a push towards fleet electrification, eventually combined with autonomous driving software systems and e-commerce partnerships. Seven years later, and Toyotas January 6th update indicates it still intends to stick to the plan through research and collaborations at facilities like Woven City.Woven City is built on the site of a former Toyota production plant. Credit: Toyota Woven City serves as a test course for Toyotas transformation into a mobility company, the automaker said, adding that the new town will help redefine the term by expanding its scope beyond transportation to encompass the movement of people, goods, information, and energy for the benefit of individuals and society.Other companies confirmed to be involved in the Woven City experiment are Toyota Groups WbyT, Daikin Industries, DyDo Drinco, Nissin, UCC Japan Co., and Zoshinkai Holdings. Each company is focused on software logistics, air conditioning, soft drinks, instant noodles, coffee, and education products, respectively.Woven City will eventually work on rocket production. Credit: Toyota Woven City is meant to expand on Toyotas mobility concept. Credit: Toyota UCC Japan is exploring the potential value of coffee through futuristic cafe experiences, for example, while Nissin will move beyond instant noodles towards creating and evaluating food environments to inspire new food cultures. Additional startups, universities, and research institutions will reportedly also be invited to contribute to Woven City through an accelerator program slated to open this summer.Only 100 residents, mostly Toyota and WbyT employees, are initially moving into the renovated former site of Toyotas Higashi-Fuji Plant in Susono City. These Weavers (named in reference to Toyotas initial loom product line) will share a passion for the expansion of mobility along with a dedication to building a more flourishing society. An estimated 360 citizens will live in the space at the end of Phase 1. Once completed, Woven City will accommodate around 2,000 total resident Weavers working for Inventors (Toyotas term for companies).Woven City will accommodate around 2,000 Weaver residents after its completion. Credit: Toyota Woven City is a test course for mobility where Inventors who share a commitment to working for someone other than themselves can develop, test, and validate innovative products and services in the shared pursuit of Well-being for All, Toyota explains.This concept of mobility extends not just to land, sea, and air, but space, as well. Part of Mondays announcement includes mention of a new investment by WbyT in Interstellar Technologies, Inc., intended to leverage Toyotas expertise to support the mass production of rockets.The post Welcome to Woven City: Toyota offers first glimpse at futuristic town appeared first on Popular Science.

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A huge magnitude 7.1 earthquake has hit the holy city of Shigatse, or Xigaz, in the autonomous region of Tibet in China.

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Razer has shown off a long list of new hardware and apps at CES 2025, and one of the coolest is the new PC Remote Play feature coming to its free Razer Nexus mobile app. As the name implies, the new feature lets users stream gameplay directly from their PC to various mobile devices, including Android phones, iOS devices, and Razer's Edge gaming tablet.According to Razer's press release, the PC Remote Play feature is a free update for the Nexus App. You can scroll through a list of all the supported games installed on your PC and launch and play them directly in the Nexus app while on the go. Razer claims the feature will allow for "full graphical fidelity" while streaming, and it uses Razer Sensa HD Haptics to add rumble and other tactile feedback while playing. Razer is demoing the PC Remote Play feature at its booth for CES attendees, and the beta is expected to roll out to the Razer Nexus app soon.Razer PC Remote Play on Kishi UltraIn the meantime, it's worth upgrading your mobile cloud gaming setup with the Razer Kishi Ultra controller to take advantage of the new PC streaming feature. You can currently grab the controller for just $130 at Amazon (was $150). The device works with select Android phones, tablets, and Apple devices with a USB-C port, including the iPhone 15, iPhone 16, and iPad Mini a17 Pro. While the Kishi Ultra offers the most feature support, you'll be able to use the feature with other Razer mobile controllers, including the Kishi V2 and V2 Pro.Continue Reading at GameSpot

With CES 2025 in full swing, one of the more intriguing exhibits at the trade show is a proof-of-concept entertainment experience from Sony. The PlayStation company is currently showing off what a future gaming room could look and smell like, as it's demoing what is essentially the closest thing possible to a Star Trek holodeck. According to Sony, the Future Immersive Entertainment Concept combines Crystal LED panels, audio, haptics, scent, and atmospherics with a PlayStation game like The Last of Us to create an interactive experience. You could compare this to a 4D version of Duck Hunt but with people horribly mutated by a fictional cordyceps fungus instead of mallards, and we don't even want to know what rotting mushroom-monsters smell like in a world bereft of personal hygiene products.Visually, it's a convincing step into that bleak world thanks to the realistic graphics. This isn't the first time that Sony has revealed conceptual gaming hardware, as back in May 2024, the company showed off a high-tech PlayStation controller in a promotional video, teasing a radical departure from the standard DualSense device.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku have released footage of the upcoming Virtua Fighter project, which was first shown at CES 2025. However, they made it clear that the footage is not actual gameplay, and that it's just "in-game" concept footage before development began.The quick 35-second video presents one stage that looks like a run-down city simply called The City, which is described as a "hotbed of vice, attracts both the wicked and desperate." The camera then pans out to show two characters fighting each other. Both of them are models of Akira, Virtua Fighter's mascot.A HUD with HP bars suddenly appear at the top and the two characters trade blows with each other before one of them kicks the other into a pile of boxes in a cinematic cutscene, ending the footage.Continue Reading at GameSpot