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what's going on Brian Tong here and welcome to Google issues for all the Google you could think of the s8 is officially on sale and we have stories around that but let's start off with some Google News first all right the next generation of Google's jumped camera rig for 3d 360-degree video is here and it's called halo it's a partnership between Google and the Xiaomi back brand Yi the halo features 17 4k cameras weighing 8 pounds with 100 minutes of battery life now there are 16 cameras on the rig and one facing upward to fully capture a scene and an Android app acts as the remote control and includes a live preview now Google introduced its first jump rig with the help of GoPro cameras back in 2015 the Yi halo will go on sale this summer there's also a jump start program to get free access to the rig from 100 creators with an application process that closes May 22nd now VR content is still evolving and content is always king with any new platform but Google Play is celebrating content of their own with their 2017 nominees for the Google Play award categories range from best standout in the best VR experience to standard stuff like your best app and best game for something more meaningful like best social impact and no snapchat is not one of the nominees now the winners will be announced at Google i/o which happens on may 17 to 19th this year ok this is Google related kind of ok not really but this is just plain awesome a new startup named Kitty Hawk is showing off its first flying car and the word car is a very liberal description alphabet CEO Larry Page is one of the company's Vegas backers it's really more like a hovercraft that's a recreational toy but the Kitty Hawk flyer has already been approved under the ultralight category for FAA regulations and can be used in areas that are considered uncongested like an open lake now you don't even need a pilot's license and they say you can learn to fly it in minutes I want this wee Kitty Hawk says you can pitch in 100 dollars to get a 2000 dollar discount when it comes out before the end of the year but no actual price has been announced yet okay we talked about how the Galaxy s8 pre-orders were looking good in Korea and now Samsung US has said that pre-orders for the s8 and si plus have topped the s7 by 30% that's a huge turnaround since the note 7 disaster and they deserve the credit for the Tehran with you know what a pretty kick-ass phone but it's still not without its blemishes Samsung went all-in for Bixby their virtual assistant even dedicating a specific button just for it now you already know about its delayed release here in the US but CNET has found one of its other features Bixby vision which can identify products with its camera and send you to Amazon to purchase them has been delayed on Verizon phones it's not even operational right now so no Bixby voice and no Bixby vision and a physical button on the side that was unnecessary to really just activate it now it's still a great phone really the best phone of the year so far but they double down hard on Bixby it's not even close to being ready for primetime yet and for those of you who are dealing with the red tinted screen issue on the s8 and s8 plus a fix for that screen is coming with a software update that is expected to roll out next week the galaxy s 8 line also made an interesting move and maybe it's something to come in the future we know how much they're married to their TouchWiz interface and it's the cleanest it's been this time around but the default music player on the s8 is the Google Play Music app and it has shown that maybe Samsung could change its tune and rely more on pure Android based apps from Google maybe and the last s8 story of the week if a new phone is finally available for sale then rumors for the next one have to be out by now right according to the Oz new business daily Qualcomm's next gen chipset will likely be called the snapdragon 845 and they are currently already working on the chip that will make its debut in the samsung galaxy s 9 the chip name may change but it will potentially include enhancements for VR and AR support and that's a story we could have all made up on our own that's still most likely true all right that's going to do it for this week you can email me at Google issues at cnet.com or tweet me at brian Tong they so much for watching we'll catch y'all next time for some more of two voyages give licious