Anki slot cars controlled by iOS

At Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference keynote, Apple CEO Tim Cook welcomed Boris Sofman on to the stage to show off a slot car demonstration. More than just a game, the slot cars, controlled by iOS, serve as a proof-of-concept for artificial intelligence technology from a new San Francisco startup named Anki.The demonstration showed four slot cars racing around a track, using their programming to adjust speed and braking based on upcoming curves. For the game, which comes out this fall, players will be able to control individual cars via Bluetooth using an iOS device and race against AI-controlled cars.Beyond racing, the cars have a virtual weapons mode, so can send signals out indicating they have fired, and the game's algorithms determine if a hit has been made.Sofman said that the Anki Drive beta app is available on the iTunes store now, so people can get familiar with it before the full game is released.

Angry mob hurls eggs at Apple's tardy Beijing store

Don't mess with an angry mob of people waiting in line for a shiny new Apple product--especially if they've got produce on hand. That was the lesson Apple's retail store in Beijing learned the hard way. Bloomberg reports that those who had lined up for the iPhone 4S on its launch day in the country became incensed when the store did not open up for sales at the previously announced time. According to the story, the 500 some person group began "pelting" the store with eggs, later transferring their rage to an unidentifiable "man with a bullhorn" who had told the group the phone wasn't yet available.Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reported altercation.Things went a little smoother in Shanghai, where the company's flagship store opened up an hour earlier than Apple had originally announced, Bloomberg said.Apple announced plans tobring the iPhone 4S to China and 21 other countries earlier this month. The phone, which is expected to be Apple's fastest-selling iPhone yet, launched in the U.S. and a number of other countries in mid-October of last year.This is the second product launch incident to take place at that particular Apple retail location. A fight broke out there on the day the iPad 2 launched that resulted in four people being injured and hospitalized, along with a glass door that was smashed by the crowd.