Author: Ismene

Software

OWO and Ubisoft collaborate on an Assassin’s Creed haptic shirt

Have you become bored with your haptic controller and chair? Feel the need for a more immersive experience? Well, OWO and Ubisoft want to give you exactly that with the Assassin’s Creed haptic shirts. The companies even claim that you will “never feel exclusive sensations before”, I don’t want to know.

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Purchasers of the Assassin’s Creed haptic shirts will also get a copy of “Mirage” with their purchase and Haptic OWO Sensations will be available on PlayStation5, PlayStation4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC. Here’s what the OWO says about this latest gaming device:

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Programming

Cowlitz County commissioners OK updated campground code

Campground and RV park owners can more easily add spaces after the Cowlitz County commissioners Tuesday approved the updated code.

The commissioners also split the previous campground code, which combined planning and health regulations, into separate sections to clarify compliance and enforcement.

In unincorporated areas, the county has 26 campgrounds, with 18 locally owned, said senior planner Adam Trimble.

Health codes also apply to three other facilities within city limits, Season Long, environmental health manager, said during a January Board of Health meeting. Most are a mix of tents and RV sites, he said.


Cowlitz County reviews making it easier to expand RV parks

The department sees ongoing interest

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Gadgets

Are robot vacuum cleaners worth it? What to know before you grab one this Prime Day

Robot vacuum cleaner by Roomba in a room with wood floors

Robot vacuum cleaner by Roomba in a room with wood floors

Ever wondered are robot vacuum cleaners worth it? Us too. After all, with so many new gadgets being invented it can be tricky to know if the hype is real or just, well, hype.

With the debate around robots, artificial intelligence, and smart technology heating up, homeowners are asking themselves the same question: should we incorporate these smarter appliances into our homes? The best robot vacuum cleaners have been a popular choice for those with less time on their hands for years, and there’s no doubt that these hands-free

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Network

Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) Reaches New 12-Month High at $26.95

Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXTR – Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week high on Friday . The company traded as high as $26.95 and last traded at $26.89, with a volume of 725807 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $25.90.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on EXTR. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on shares of Extreme Networks from $23.00 to $30.00 in a report on Monday, June 12th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Extreme Networks from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June

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Software

MS New Software Direct Pay Permit Available on DOR Website

Related Practices & Jurisdictions

Mississippi’s new direct pay permit for purchases of computer software and computer software services is now available on the Department of Revenue’s website. The Mississippi Legislature authorized this new permit earlier this year as part of the state’s comprehensive legislation on the taxation of remote software and services (see prior coverage here), which went into effect July 1.

This new and unique permit allows software consumers to remove vendors from the sales and use a tax collection process and instead handle those accruals and remittances internally. This will be very important when unbundling payments covering both

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Network

The Dutch government collapsed over immigration policy

The crisis was caused by the desire of Prime Minister Mark Rutte, of the conservative right-wing VVD party, to limit the flow of asylum seekers to the Netherlands. Tensions came to a head this week when Rutte demanded that three other parties in the ruling coalition – the Christian Democrats CDA, the liberal centrists D66 and the small Protestant party ChristenUnie – agree to set a quota for the number of children from areas of armed conflict who can obtain asylum in the Netherlands, reports AFP. It also calls for refugees already settled in the Netherlands to no longer be

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Software

MeWe opening up profiles for web view without an account

On July 1st, Elon Musk announced that Twitter would be closing its users’ profile from view on the web, if you do not have a Twitter account. Since Twitter’s launch, profiles and Tweets could be seen by anyone, even without an account. Musk attributed the move to a rash of data scrapping that Twitter is trying to get a handle on. MeWe, an alternative social network that I, personally, use and where we have a considerable following, has announced the polar opposite.

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MeWe has always been a closed ecosystem and you always need an account

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