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is Du ncan Jones in the directors chair. Italso helps

thatthe film is bolstered by a star-studded cast,with

the story penned by Chris Metzen himself.

In view ofthe films release,we have prepared

two features for this issu e of HWM Malaysia. The

first(page 52,Warcraft:From PC to the B ig Screen)

focuses on the heroes and villains ofWarcraft:The

Beginning,while the second (page 108,

The C hronicles

of Warcraft)serves as a retrospective on the early

Warcraftreal-time strategy trilogy,allthe way up to the

World of WarcraftMMORPG installments.

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issu e gets in your hands,the 2016 edition of

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(Toby Keb bell)and Lothar (Travis Fimmel)staring

straight on in an intimidating manner. Were,of

course,referring to the two key characters from

Warcraft:The Beginning,which is probably one of

the most anticipated video game film adaptations

in recent years. Su re,these movies tend notto

have a very good track record with fans and

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M O R EI N S I D E >

APPLE MACBOOK (2016)Skylake ready,available in rose gold.

KINDLE OASISSmallest and thinnest Kindle ever.

HASSELBLAD H6DMedium format,maximummegap ixels. Whoa!

G E A R

NEW THISMONTH

E v e r y m o n t h , w e r e c e iv e d o z e n s o f p r o d u c t a n n o u n c e m e n t s a n d m e n t io n s , s it

t h r o u g h m a n y a la u n c h e v e n t a n d t r y o u t a ll k in d s o f d e v ic e s . A ll t h e s e

p r o d u c t s a r e t h e n c a r e f u l ly c u r a t e d b y o u r c r a c k t e a m o f t e c h g u r u s . T h e fi n a l lis t is

p r e s e n t e d h e r e i n G e a r a n d it is o u r h o p e y o u ll fi n d s o m e t h in g t o g e e k -o u t t o .

NV IDIA G EFORC E

G TX 10 8 0

FOU NDERS

EDITIONBased on NVIDIAs new Pascalarchitecture,

the GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition is

the companys latestfiagship graphics card.

Equipped with 8GB ofGDDR5X memory,a base

clock of1,607MHz thatcan be boosted up to

1,733MHz,and 10Gbp s ofmemory bandwidth,

this card is truly a performance monster. Italso

comes with plenty ofoverclocking headroom for

you to squeeze outeven more outofthe card.

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SONY BRAVIA

X93D SERIES

If you w anttop-notch im age quality from

your TV,then youd de nitely be interested

in Sonys new range of 4K H D R TVs.Know n

as the B RA VIA X93D seres,these TVs are

available in 55-and 65-nch varants.Both

feature Slim BacklightD rve technology for

better backlightng,X -tended D ynam ic Range

PR O technology for better contrast,and the 4K

Processor X1 for a w ider color gam ut.

Sony C ustom er Interaction C enter

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H U AWEI P

For most, theres an abundance of fiagship

smartphones to choose from. For the

discerning individuals, theres the Huawei

P9. Designed with a slim and sleek metallic

body, and a dual 12MP main camera that was

co-engineered with world-renowned optics

manufacturer, Leica, the biggest and greatest

selling point of this phone doesnt just rest

on its basic functions, but also with its much

talked about monochrome mode, which

takes extremely detailed black and white

photos with every, satisfying click.

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XIAO MI MI MA X

Featuring a 6.44-inch Full HD display, the

Xiaomi Mi Max sports Qualcomms latest

Snapdragon 650/652 SOC for a phone thats

steady, yet still powerful to run day-to-day

tasks. The Mi Max is also the rst phone to run

Xiaomis all-new MIUI 8 OS, which features

refreshing redesigns and functions, such as

the ability to clone apps, or to manage multiple

accounts on the same device.

mi.com/en

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K IN D LE O ASIS

The Kindle Oasis is the smallest and thinnest

Kindle ever. A bulge at the rear evokes the

feel of the spine of an actual book, while

physical page turn buttons make a return

on the front. The screen is the same six-inch

300ppi e-ink display as on the Voyage, but it

now comes with additional LEDs for a more

even frontlight. Finally, an included leather

battery cover adds a dash of style and

extends battery life up to two months.

amazon.com

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HASSELBLAD

H6D

H asselblads new est digital m edium form at

cam era com es in tw o fi avors;one w ith a

100 MP sensor and the other w ith a 50MP

sensor.Theres a w ider range of sh utter

speeds, increased ISO range and a faster

shooting range,as w ell as a U SB 3.0 Type-C

connector that trans fers les rap idly.It also

shoots 4K video,w ith a touchscreen LCD

and Wi-Fi for m odern conveniences.

hasselblad .com

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SCA TOW I AGo Pro

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CASIO GSHOCK

MRG HAMMER

TONE

G-Shocks a re the ultim ate w orkhorses,and

the last year saw the release of C asios

m ost prem ium line,the MR-G,designed

w ith a titanium shell and sap ph ire glass.If

youve got US$6,20 0 to spare though, the

H am m er Tone is a lim ited edition MR-G

forti ed using the trad itional Jap anese

Tsuiki technique,w hich creates unique

relief patterns through ham m ering.

gshock.com

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SYNOLOGY

DISKSTATION

DS116

A re you in search for an affordable,yet

pow erful N A S? The 1-bay D S116 has the

pow er of a dual-core processor,and the ability

to encryptdata on the fi y.Equipped w ith tw o

U SB 3.0 ports,the N A Stransfer speeds are

rated at112MB /s w rite and 111MB /s read,

respectvely.On top of itall,the D S116 runs

on the highly-praised D iskStaton Manager,

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APPLE

MACBOOK

2016

A pp le has just updated its ultra-thin and

com pact MacBooks w ith Intels latestSkylake

processors w hich w ill provide up to 25 percent

better graphics perform ance,and a longer

battery life of up to 10 hours.The new ly

updated MacBook w ill also be available in a

rose gold nish sim ilar to thatof the iPh one 6s.

apple.com /m y

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LEN O VO

PO C KET

PRO JEC TO R

The Pocket Projector takes portability to

a whole new level. Capable of 90-degree

rotation and projection of up to 110-inches

in size, Lenovos pocketable powerhouse

adds much-needed fiair to presentations,

photo slideshows, and movie screenings.

The 50-lumen projector features DLNA and

Miracast support, as well as content playback

via microSD card and Micro-USB port.

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BUGATTI

CHIRON

Its been a long w ait,butthe successor to the

groundbreaking Veyron is nally here. Boastng

a quad-turbocharged W16 engine,the C hiron

has a m axim um pow er outputof nearly 1,500

horsepow er and 1,600nm of torque,m aking

itthe m ostpow erful producton car in the

w orld.Italso m eans thatitcan hit0-100km /h

in under 2.5 seconds,and h it200km /h in just

6.5 seconds.Top speed,if you should b e bold

enough to attem pt,is 420km /h.

bugatti.com

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AFTERSHOKZ TREK Z TITANIUM

Youve used sports earphones that com pletely

isolate you from the rest of the w orld

w hile w orking out,but have you used bone

conduction headph ones that let you retain

situational aw areness as you w ork out? Thats

w here the A fterShokz Treks Titanium com es in.

N ot only does it let you listen to your favorite

tracks w hile still letting you be aw are of your

surroundings,it also features a titanium fram e

and an IP55 rating to let it survive the elem ents

outside the com fy gym nasium setting.

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ASUS VIVOSTICK TS10

This pocket-sized P C goes up directly against

Intels Com pute Stick,and is pow ered by an A tom

x5-Z8350 processor,2GB of RA M and 32GB of

eMMC fi ash storage.Onboard U SB 2.0 and 3.0

ports letyou plug in a w ireless keyboard and

m ouse com bo,and still hook up an external drive.

With this,you can quickly turn any HD MI disp lay

into a fully functional Window s 10 PC .

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VIVO V3MAX

The V3Max m ay be a m idrange sm artphone,

but it's de nitely equipped to im press.Itoffers

a ngerprintsensor thatunlocks in 0.5 seconds,

w hile pow ered by Q ualcom m s Snapdragon

652 SoC w ith 4GB of RA M and 32GB of internal

storage.More interesting though,the V3Max

has a high-perform ance audio digital-to-analog

converter (DAC) for better audio quality w hen

paired w ith headphones.

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UE ROLL

Make yourself the life of the p arty w ith the U E

Roll Bluetooth speaker,w hich is able to deliver

360-degree sound at a very loud volum e of

85 dBA (anything louder w ould be considered

detrm ental to your hearing).A ccidentally got

som e dirtonthe U E Roll? Justgive ita w ash its

IPX7 ratng allow s itto be subm erged atdepths

of up to onem eter for a w hole 30 m inutes

w ithoutissue.The UE Roll w ould even be hap py

to pull an all-nighter w ith you,as its rechargeable

Lithium -on battery is able to provide up to nine

hours of battery life.

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OLIGHT S1 BATON

How abouta brghtLED fi ashlightthat ts right

into the palm of your hand? The O lightS1 Baton

outputs 480 lum ens to a distance of 110 m eters,

builtin a durable ttanium body.The tail cap

contains a strong m agnet,w hich lets you attach

the baton w hen you need both hands free.

olightw orld.com

HP OFFICEJET 250MOB ILE ALLINONE

H eres a printer targeted at eld service

professionals.The O f ceJet 250 Mobile A iO

features a 10-page autom atic docum ent feeder,

and can b e recharged over U SB via a vehicles

pow er outlet.The pow er adapter is integrated

into the b ody;theres no sep arate ch arging

brick.Its user-friendly too,w ith a 2 .65-inch

touchscreen.

hp.com

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GP PORTABLEPOWERBANK FP10MB

N otoften w ill you com e across a pow er

bank thats as im pressive as the GP Portable

Pow erBank FP10MB,w hich com es equipped w ith

Q ualcom m s Q uick C harge 2.0 technology.N ot

only is it able to charge m ostdevices battery

capacity from zero to 60 percentw ithin a b risk 30

m inutes,its also quick to recharge itself as w ell

up to 75 percentfaster than conventonal pow er

banks.Dontw orry,the FP 10MB has a num ber of

safety features builtin to preventshortcircuits,

overcharging,and overloading.

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ZTE BLADE V7 LITE

For a p hone that has the best of both w orlds,

there's the ZTE Blade V 7 Lite.A t an affordable

price point of just RM699 ,you get a 5-inch H D

display,a rear ngerprint sensor for added

security,a 1.3GH z quad-core Med iaTek SoC,

and the latest version of Google's A ndroid 6.0

Marshm allow O S.

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ACER SWITCH ALPHA 12

The Acer Sw itch A lpha 12 is the rst 2-in-1

convertible notebook in the w orld to be tted

w ith a liquid-cooling system ,called the A cer

LiquidLoop.If you think thats im pressive,w ait

until you see its hardw are,w hich include a 12-

inch Q H D (2,160 x 1,440) IPS m ulti-touch d isplay,

a 2.5GH z Intel Core i7-6500U processor,Intel H D

Graphics 520,8GB of DD R3L R A M,and a 256GB

SSD all w ithin a chassis that w eighs just 900g.

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POCK ETC.H.I.P.

N extThing C o.shook the single-board com puter

scene w hen itintroduced the U S$9 C.H .I.P.

com puter.Since then,the startup w enton

to break m ore barrersw ith the release of

PocketC.H..P.,w hich com es pre-installed w ith

PICO -8,for users to play and create gam es

on w hat is probably the m ostcom prehensive

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For the gam er w ho seeks a notebook thatoffers

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The BenQ SW2700P T is the m onitor to go

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A ssociaton (TIPA ),itis a lso the only disp lay

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OK I PRO6410 NEON COLOR

The new O KI Pro6410 N eo Color prnts im ages so

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This Roku Stream ing Stick replaces the 2014

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Robots and

androids are

the darling ofscience

fiction today,but

the history ofthe

automaton goes back

further than you maythink.

Textby A lvin SoonArtDirection Ken Koh

M O R EI N S I D E >M U SIC D ISC O V E R YSay goodbye to manually scanningplaylists and stillnotfinding your jam.Smartmusic curation really works. Isitmagic?

U NSU NG G IA NTMMD Singapores Kan Yeung talksabout Philips and AOC brandeddisplays in Malaysia and the APMEAregion.

T H I N K

PICTURE

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ISHIGURO

SYMBIOTIC

HUMAN-ROBOTINTERACTION

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MEETERICA, AN

INTELLIGENTANDROID

H u m a n i t y h a s b e e n

t r y i n g t o c r e a t e s e lf -

o p e r a t i n g m a c h i n e s fo r a

v e r y l o n g t i m e

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Erica answers the au diences

questions in Japanese. Shes a

little stiff,and she cantwalk on her

own. You notice her face,which is

beautiful. No wonder,as its based

on an average design

offeatures from 30

beautifulwomen.

Erica,an intelligent

android,is a

collaborative project

between Osaka and

Kyoto universities,

and the Advanced

Telecommu nications

Research Institute

International. She was u nveiled

last year,and is one ofthe most

advanced androids in the world

today,with the ab ility to make small

talk and answer basic questions.

You mightthink thatandroids,

robots builtto look and act human,

are a product ofthe lastcentury. Bu t

mankind has b een trying to create

automated machines for far longer

than that.

There are plenty ofmyths about

automata,self-

operating machines,in

the ancient world;the

Greek god Hephaestus

created talking

mechanicalservants

out ofgold,the Jews

animated clay golemsby writing holy words

on their foreheads,

and a robot made

ofleather and wood apparently

entertained K ing Mus cou rt in old

China.

None ofthese fables can be

proven,but there are pieces of

reality that have managed to survive

the decay oftime.

"YOUNOTICE

HER FACE,WHICH IS

BEAUTIFUL.

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A U T O M A T O NT H R O U G H T H E A G E S

The oldestmachine inthe worldT h e

A n t ik y t h e r a

M e c h a n is m

is t h e w o r ld s

o ld e s t s u r v iv in g

m a c h in e , w h i c h

t h e G r e e k s m a d e

n e a r ly 2 ,0 00 y e a r s

a g o . It w a s fo u n d o ff a

s h i p w r e c k in 1 9 01, a n d t h r o u g h a

s e r ie s o f r a d io g r a p h ic s c a n s , w a s r e v e a l e d t o

b e a c o m p l e x g e a r -b a s e d m e c h a n is m b u ilt t o

c a lc u la t e t h e m o v e m e n t o f t h e Su n , M o o n a n d

p la n e t s .

T h e fa c t t h a t t h e G r e e k s c o u ld d e s ig n

a n d c o n s t ru c t a n a n a lo g c a lc u la t o r lik e t h e

M e c h a n is m in 1 50 100 B C , m a k e s y o u t h in k

t w ic e a b o u t h o w a d v a n c e d a n c ie n t c iv iliz a t io n s

c o u ld h a v e b e e n . It m ig h t e v e n l e n d c r e d it to

w h a t th e a n c ie n t G r e e k p o e t Pin d a r (c . 522 c .

443 B C ) w r o t e a b o u t th e is la n d o f R h o d e s ,

w h i c h s o u n d s s u s p i c io u s ly lik e a u t o m a t a : T h e

a n i m a t e d fi g u r e s s t a n d / A d o r n i n g e v e r y p u b l ic

s tr e e t / A n d s e e m t o b r e a t h e in s t o n e , o r m o v e

t h e ir m a r b le / fe e t .

The earliest J apanese robotsA u t o m a t a fl o u r is h e d d u r in g t h e E d o p e r io d in

J a p a n , c ir c a 1 603 1 867. T h e J a p a n e s e c a l le d

t h e ir s k a r a k u r i n in g y o , o r m e c h a n ic a l d o lls

t h a t w e r e p o w e r e d b y c lo c k w o r k . T h e m o s t

c o m m o n w e r e k n o w n a s z a s h i k i k a r a k u r i, d o lls

t h a t m o v e d a n d s e rv e d c u p s o f t e a f o r h o m e

e n t e r t a in m e n t .

T h e r e w e r e o t h e r k in d s o f k a r a k u r i n i n g y o .

Sh in a t a m a n in g y w e r e m a g ic ia n d o l ls t h a t

c o u ld p e r fo r m s im p le m a g ic t ric k s , w h ile

y u m ih ik i d o ji, o r a r c h e r d o lls , c o u ld p ic k u p

a r ro w s a n d s h o o t t h e m a t ta r g e t s . A lt o g e t h e r ,

t h e k a r a k u r i n i n g y o w e r e s o r te d in t o t h r e e

m a in c a t e g o r ie s : a s p u p p e t s fo r t h e

t h e a t e r, s m a ll d o lls fo r h o m e

e n t e r ta in m e n t , o r o n e s t h a t

p e r fo r m e d o n w o o d e n

fl o a t s d u r in g r e lig io u s

f e s t i v a ls .

Th e golden age of automataT h e y e a r s f r o m 1848 t o 1 9 14 w e r e c a lle d

T h e G o l d e n A g e o f A u t o m a t a . A lt h o u g h

it w a s m a d e s lig h t ly e a r l ie r , c i rc a 1 80 0,

o n e o f t h e m o s t fa m o u s a u t o m a t a f r o m

t h is p e r io d is M a i lla r d e t s A u t o m a t o n ,

b u ilt b y a Sw is s m e c h a n ic ia n , H e n r i

M a i lla r d e t .

T h e s to r y o f M a illa r d e t s A u t o m a t o n s

r e s t o r a t io n is a s a s t o n is h i n g a s t h e

a u t o m a t o n it s e lf. In 19 2 8, t h e e s t a t e

o f Jo h n Pe n n B r o c k d o n a t e d p ie c e s

o f a c o m p l e x b r a s s m a c h in e t o T h e

F r a n k lin In s t it u t e s c ie n c e m u s e u m in

Ph ila d e l p h i a . T h e m a c h in e , w h i c h w a s

m a d e in t h e im a g e o f a b o y , h a d b e e n

d a m a g e d in a fi r e .

A n In s t it u t e m a c h i n i s t m a n a g e d t o

r e p a ir th e m a c h i n e , a n d o n c e it w a s

t u r n e d o n , t h e A u t o m a t o n c a m e t o

life , p r o d u c in g in t ric a t e s k e t c h e s f r o m

it s d r a w in g h a n d . A f t e r d r a w in g fo u r

p i c tu r e s a n d t h r e e p o e m s , it s ig n e d , in

t h e b o r d e r o f th e fi n a l p o e m , E c rit p a r

L A u t o m a t e d e M a illa r d e t , o r, W r it te n b y

t h e A u t o m a t o n o f M a illa r d e t .

R ecreatingthe AntikytheraMechanism

Ever sin ce it was discovered,

the Antikythera Mechanism hasfascinated the curious, and for goodreason. The astronomical calculatorand navigation tool was made out ofcomplex gear mechanisms that wouldnot be seen in history for another1,000 years after it sun k near the smallisland of Antikythera.

Since then, there have beenmultip le efforts to recreate theAntikythera Mechanism in workingorder. Ioannis T heofanides builtthe fi rst model in the 1930s. Othershave followed, like Michael Wright, aformer British museum curator whoconstructed a working model in 2006that he believes to be a near replica ofthe original.

In 2010, Andrew Carol, a softwareengin eer at Apple, debuted a working

replica of the Mechanism madeentirely from LEGO!

Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublotmade a mini ature, working replicabased on the Antikythera Mechanismthat you could wear on your wrist.Only four of the Antikythera Caliber2033-CH 01 watches were made, withthree sent to museums for di splay andone put up for auction i n 2012.

Two y ears later, however, Hublotreleased the MP- 08 Antiky theraSunmoon, a watch based on theAntikythera movement. H owever,only 20 were made of thismasterpiece watch.

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H o w Sp o t i f y

D i s c o v e r W e e k l yt o o k m e o n a jo u r n e yo f r e d i s c o v e r yWere all m u sic c u rato rs.

by oh Wanzi

Ive been apa ying sub scriber

of Sp otifyfor over a year

now .And despite having m ultiple

alternatives to choose from ,Im

not going anyw here any tim e soon.

Thats not because Sp otify puts all

the m usic I could possibly w ant at

m y fi ngertips it does but because

of the w eekly curated playlists that

justgetm e.

U pd ated every Monday m orning,

D iscover Weekly gives Spotify

listeners the equivalent of a tw o-hour

m ixtape tailored for them .For m e,

this m eans that m y w eekly playlist

has been stocked w ith Mandarin

songs.Ironically enough,w hile

m y grasp of the language is fairly

abysm al,I have alw ays enjoyed

listening to tunes from artists like Jay

C hou,Mayday,and Yoga Lin.

While D iscover Weekly has

defi nitely disapp ointed m e before,

in recent w eeks its served up som e

selections that m ake it seem alm ost

m agical.Suddenly,I w as being

confronted w ith songs I had listened

to and loved over a decade ago,but

had since forgotten about.

Furtherm ore,w hile Spotify says

that D iscover Weekly intentionally

includes s ongs that listeners h ave

heard before in order to build trust

and a sense of fam iliarity,these

songs ha d slipped off m y radar

entirely.I had never played them on

Spotify,so the stream ing service and

its algorithm s had no w ay of know ing

that I had ever listened to them

before.So w hen a long forgottentrack started up in m y ear a m onth

ago,I had a serendipitous feeling

of stum bling upon som ething that I

didnt even know I had m issed.

From Khalil Fongs (Red Bean)

to D avid Taos Melod y and F.I.R.s

Lydia,I w as having the tim e of m y

life looping these fam iliar tunes.But

perhaps the m ost signifi cant aspect

of rediscovering these songs w as the

nostalgia that cam e w ith them .Given

m y pencha nt for running m y favorite

tunes on endless repeat,Ive com e

to vividly associate specifi c songs

w ith p articular m em ories.So w henMichael Wongs (Fairy Tale) and

C oldplays The Scientist cam e on,it

w as easy to be transported back to

the tim e w hen m y biggest concern

w as w hether or not I had brought

the righ t textbook to class.It w as

alm ost uncanny S.B.D.Ws

(End of the World) even sh ow ed up

Your coremusicpreferences

Songs youreexperimentingwith/ secretlyembarassedabout

That time your niecelooped the Teletubbiestheme song on your phone

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one week,as ifSpotify knew thatI had been enamored with

Jay Chous 2001 rendition and wanted me to check ou t the

original. These were songs I loved back then,and stillap preciate

now (whatever you may think of my taste in music),and

Discover Weekly helped me see that perhap s some things

dontchange mu ch after all.

H ow does Spotify do it?Personalized music curation is hard. On the one hand,it

req uires a certain intimacy that machines and algorithms

cannot provide,but on the other its also nearly impossible

to hire enough music exp erts to handpick songs for

everyone.

But what Spotify has done is turn its user b ase into a

collective music cu ration resource,where user p references

are aggregated and parsed as a data layer that can be u sed

to provide personalized recommendations for everyone.

Simply put,Spotify leverages the playlist (ofwhich there are

over two b illion) an act ofcuration in itself to provide

cu ration at scale to its listeners.

SCALING U PHUMAN CURATIO N

You listen to and

save songs.

Spotify users

create

billions of playlists

Develops your

taste pro le

Spotify identi es

similar songsthat

appear on those

playlists

Spotify nds songs

that t your pro le,

but that you

havent listened to

D ISCO V ER WEEKLY

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D eep learning s m artsDiscover Weekly is actually pretty smart,b ecau se it knows when

notto include thatweird song your niece or nep hew played on

your p hone as partofyour taste profile. It differentiates between

the mu sic you actively listen to and the songs you listen to

passively (or outliers)through clustering algorithms. It works

something like this:

Songs you listen to,butwhich youre secretly emb arrassed abou t

The bu lk ofwhat you listen to,which also best represents your

musicalidentity

Outliers,p erhaps from when your p hone was hijacked b y friends

in a car

While Discover Weekly hasdefinitely disappointed mebefore, in recent weeks itsserved up some selectionsthat make it seem almostmagical.

PICTURES

SPOTIFY

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THE FALLING RISEOF COMPUTERSA n d o t h e r s t o r i e s f r o m t h e 2 0 16 IF A G lo b a l

Pr e s s C o n f e r e n c e by Z a c h a r y h a n

Back in April,I attended the 2016 IFA

GlobalPress Conference (GPC)in Hong

Kong and Shenzhen. Its an annualaffair

by Messe B erlin,the p eople b ehind the IFA

consumer electronics show thathappens

around September in B erlin,Germany. The

IFA GPC is more of a prelude ofwhats to

come,where brands and analysts talk trends.

Traditionally,the IFA GPC is held in Eu rope,butthis marks the first year theyre holding itin

Asia,and for good reason.

As China continues to become a major

player in globalconsu mer electronics and

technology,focus on China and Asia has never

been bigger. Last year,the American-based

Consumer Electronics Show was exported into

China as CES Asia,and this year,Messe Berlin

followed suitby b ringing the IFA conceptinto

China. K nown as CE China,the show was held

in Shenzhen from the 20th-22nd April.

The major recurring theme ofthe year is

the connected consumer and the surrounding

ecosystem ofwearab les and the Internet

ofThings. What you may find interesting is

the evolving definition of what a connected

consumer is.

In 2003,when Intellaunched their

Centrino platform,itwas hailed as a wireless

revolution thatwould usher in the era of

mob ile connectivity with better b attery lifeand integrated high-speed Wi-Fifor notebooks.

Some willsay that the true revolution began in

2007,when the Apple iPhone effectively shru nk

the computer down into the size ofyour palm,

offering communications,mob ile broadband

and ap ps in one device. The exp losive rise

and continued growth ofsmartphones since

then have put the PC market on the path of

continuous decline.

Every single sales or market rep ort points to

this trend toward the smaller mobile screen.

GfK reports thatthe comp uting devices market

in APAC (comprising desktop,notebook and

tablets)saw a 14-percent decline collectively

in 2015 compared to 2014. Smartphones,on

the other hand,saw a 17-percent increase in

totalunits sold in 2015. Ofthe 23,000 different

models being released through the year,

Chinese brands saw at3 0-percent increased

market share.

Further insights from GfK showed that

among 10 Asian markets surveyed,the number

ofconsumers who access the Internet daily

from a mob ile device has cau ghtup to that of

computers. Comparing PC access to mobile

access,Singapore polled 85 to 83 percent,

Malaysia polled 85 to 80 percent,Indonesia

polled 82 to 81 percent,and Thailand p olled 81

to 83 percent.

However,thatdoesntmean the PC market

hasnt been fighting to bu ck the trend,anditinvolves some creative p roduct marketing.

Think aboutthe last time you walked into

an electronics store or saw an ad for a PC,

youd probably have seen buzzwords like

convertibles,hybrids and 2-in-1s thrown about.

Rarely are computers referred to as comp uters

anymore,and according to Gerard Tan,APAC

Director for Technology and Consumer Choices

at GfK,this tactic may actually be working.

While globalnumbers are down as

mentioned before,these creative categories

and form factors are doing their part to drive

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up the hype and relevance for compu ters

again. Sales nu mbers show growth in every

niche PC segment in 2015 compared to

2014. Super-slim notebooks (

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On a worldwide level,TPV holds

34.9 percent ofthe globalmonitor

manufacturing market share in 2015

at 43.3 million units. That is more than

double its closest comp etitor,which is

at 13.4 percent. When it comes to LCD

TVs,TPV is no. 3 at 8.1 percent.

What is MMD s focus in the dis play

m arket? C onsum er,enterprise,

or gam ing?

We offer a wide range of displays

thatcaters to various needs. We have

displays for consumers,enterprises,andgaming au dience each with its own

requirements and features. For example,

enterprise cu stomers may need displays

with 4:3 asp ectratio to fit with their

legacy system,or a display thatcan

show advertisements for hours without

breaking down. A consu mer display

may feature low blue light technology

for your eyes,which we implemented

via hardware,while gamers look for

the latest technology and the fastest

response time. We cater for them all.

D oes MMD have a relationship

w ith the eSp orts scene?Through the AOC brand,we target

the GDP group,which consists of

gamers,designers,and photographers.

Specifically for gamers,AOC has

launched AGON,a series ofdisplays

specifically designed for gamers. The

series consists of20 models with

features like FreeSync technology and

bigger screens,for example a 35-inch

21:9 cu rve monitor.

In the eSports scene,AOC has been

the main organizer oftwo Southeast

Asian AOC Masters Championship

(AMC) Dota 2 tournaments,and

has partnered with European ESL

tournament organizers.

We have also named the Eastern

European eSports club,Team

NatusVincere (NaVi)as AGON Worldwide

Ambassador. The team has won

cou ntless internationaltournaments

across six major eSports games,

including Dota 2 and Counter-Strike:

GlobalOffensive. AOC also sponsors

Team Signature.Trust from Thailand and

Team TNC from the Philippines.

What are your best selling or

featured d isplay m odels?

For Philips,our best-selling modelsare the BDM4065UC (40-inch 4K2K),

BDM3490UC (34-inch curved,21:9,

WQHD),and 279 X6Q JSW (27-inch curved,

FreeSync).

For AOC,the C3583FQ (35-inch curved,

21:9,Adaptive Sync),G2460PF (24-inch,

144Hz 1ms,FreeSync),G2460VQ6 (24-

inch,1ms,Anti-Blue Light,FreeSync),and

G2778VQ (27-inch,1ms,FreeSync)are the

bestsellers.

Consumers generally look for the

latestin monitor trends,such as curved

screens,gaming-centric features,and 4K

resolution. Home users and retailers,on

the other hand,look for better qualitypanels,such as PLS,as wellas good

quality monitors that are more durable.

Good design and value are contributing

factors as well.

What can Malaysians look

forw ard to from MMD ?

We willcontinue to invest in Malaysia

to bring the latesttechnology like

quantum dot,AGON,PIO,and 5K . We

are also committed to providing better

after-sales service with 3-years onsite

warranty. Currently,we have 3,500 sales

and service centers worldwide. Lastbut

notleast,we aim to provide the most

competitive price with highestquality.

C ould you tell us about MMD ,

its parent com pa ny TPV,and

your role in the com pa ny?

You may nothave heard the name

before,butTPV currently holds the

crown as the worlds top monitor

manufacturer and the worlds no. 3

LCD TV maker. Under its wing is MMD

Singap ore,which is the main distributor

for AOC and Philips monitors in the Asia

Pacific,Middle East and Africa (APMEA)

region,and also a company that is

wholly owned by TPV. As the RegionalSales Director of MMD Singapore Pte

Ltd,I manage the sales and marketing

ofAOC and Philips monitors in

Malaysia,Taiwan,and the Philippines.

What is the com pa nys m arket sh are

in Malaysia and the A PMEA region

for the tw o m ain display b rands that

are dis tributed by M MD Singap ore?

For Philips and AOC b randed disp lay,

we hold a 20-percent market share in

Malaysia,and a 31.6-percent market

share in the APMEA region. This year,

we aim to conquer 25 percent ofthe

market share in Malaysia with these

two brands.

KAN YEUNG, REGIONALSALES DIRECTOR, MMDSINGAPORE PTE LTDby Azizul Rahman Ismail

U n s u n g g ia n t

o f th e d is p la y

m a rk e t

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NASA is conducting an

experiment called Optical

Payload for Lasercomm Science

(OPALS),using laser b eams to transmit

large amounts ofdata from the

InternationalSpace Station (ISS)to

Earth and vice versa.

Today,commu nication over such

long distances uses radio wave

transmission. B eaming informationwith lasers is faster than using radio

freq uencies were talking aboutgoing

up to 50Mbps from the old 20Kbps

and this means thata significantly

greater amou ntofinformation can

be transferred in the same p eriod of

time. For example,the ISS successfully

tested beaming a HD video to Earth in

3.5 seconds,instead ofthe 10 minutes

itwould have taken using radio waves.

The only caveatwould be how

precise the transfer needs to be

the satellite beaming the data needs

to accurately point the laser to the

receiving telescope on Earth. If the

technology succeeds,commu nications

between astronauts and Earth can be

sped up,reducing delays and errors.

Data from far-offsatellites and surface

probes can be sentback faster a

scan ofMarssurface,for examp le,

would reach us in nine weeks instead

ofnine years.

BEAMME U P,SC O TTYNASA attempts datatransfer using laser

beamsbyLiu Hongzu

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F E A T U R E

Wireless Internet technology is getting its

biggest shakeup in years,but w hat does it

m ean for you? Will the new est routers fi nally

be able to get rid of Wi-Fi dead-spots? Join us

on a journey to understand the very latest in

hom e w ireless technologies.

Text by Kenny Yeo

Photography by Winston Chuang

A rt Direction by Ian Chong

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w i Fi now

Wireless technology has come a long way.

YEAR

1997

1999

1999

2003

2008

2012

2015

S TA N D A R D

802.11 Legacy

802.11a

802.11b

802.11g

802.11n

802.11ac

802.11ac

F R E Q U E N C Y

2.4GHz

5.8GHZ

2.4GHz

2.4GHz

2.4GHz

5GHz

5GHz

D ATA TRA N SFER

RATE

1-2Mbps

54Mbps

11Mbps

54Mbps

600Mbps

1,300Mbps

2,167Mbps

"TH E VERY FIRST WIR ELESSSTA N D A R D - N O W K N O WN

A S 802.11 LEGA C Y -O FFERED D A TA TRA N SFER

R A TES O F JU ST 1 TO 2MB PS."

I

f you were old enough to be using the

Internet during the very early days, you

would probably remember the first time

you logged on to a wireless network. The

amazement and joy of being able to surf

the web or connect to your local network

without dragging along cumbersome

Ethernet cables is indescribable.

Today, Wi-Fi is something that we take

for granted. If you tried searching for

wireless networks at home, chances are

youll see at least 10 different Wi-Fi SSIDs

being broadcasted. And as one of the

most connected regions in the world, Asia

has Wi-Fi in many public places including

train stations, shopping malls, cafes and

restaurants.

Wi-Fi has undergone many major changes

since its inception in the late Nineties. The

very first wireless standard - now known as

802.11 legacy - offered data transfer rates

of just 1 to 2Mbps over a 2.4GHz frequency

network. It was slow, but it was a start.

Wi-Fi only really took off near the turn of

the millennium when the 802.11b wireless

standard was introduced and data transfer

rates were bumped up to 11Mbps.

One of the most significant leaps in

wireless transmission speeds came around

2008 when the first routers to support the

802.11n wireless standard were released.

For once, wireless transmission speeds

could almost rival that of wired connections.

The reason for this was the ability to

broadcast on the lesser-used 5GHz band,

which enabled higher data transfer rates.

Beyond that, connecting to the 5GHz band

would also allow devices to avoid using the

2.4GHz frequency band as interference was

becoming a serious issue due to many other

devices - such as wireless keyboards and

mice, cordless phones, remote controls, and

more - also using the 2.4GHz frequency band.

In 2012, the first routers to support the

802.11ac standard, todays predominant

wireless standard, went into retail. 802.11ac

builds on 802.11n by offering increasing

support for higher frequency bandwidths

and more streams. The earliest 802.11ac

routers could support up to 1,300Mbps on

their 5GHz bands - greater than that of a

Gigabit Ethernet connection.

Today, we have a new breed of devices

that build on 802.11ac technology;

sometimes collectively referred to as

802.11ac Wave 2. 802.11ac Wave 2

brings about even greater speeds by

increasing support for spatial streams

from three to four. Along with technologies

such as Broadcoms NitroQAM, certain

routers are able to provide data transfer

rates over the 5GHz band as high as

2,150Mbps. Theoretically speaking, this

is more than double that of most existing

Ethernet connections. These devices also

offer support a revolutionary technology

called MU-MIMO, which has the potential

to drastically improve our wireless

connections. So what is MU-MIMO?

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Without MU-MIMO,the rou ter transmits data one b y one to

each device. If alldevices are requesting data from the router,

it willtake three cycles before a device receives a second

packet ofdata. And ifwe add more devices,it willtake even

more cycles before a device can receive its next packet of

data. For high bandwidth and low latency op erations like

streaming high-resolution videos or gaming,this could resu lt

in jerky playb ack and lag.

In this example,we have a single rou ter supporting a

maximum of1,733Mbps on its 5GHz band and three client

devices connected to it. B ecau se itdoesn'tsupportMU-MIMO,

itcan only transmitdata to one device at any one time.

M U -M IM OThe great leap in w ireless.

O

ne ofthe mostimportantnew

wireless technologies is

MU-MIMO,or Multiple-user Multiple

Inpu tMultiple Outpu t. To appreciate

its importance,its rst necessary to

understand the way routers currently work

and their limitations.

The performance of a wireless router is

limited notjust by the quality and speed

ofthe connection,butalso by the number

ofdevices connected to the router. This is

because even though multiple devices can

be connected to a single rou ters network,

the router can actually only transmitdata

to a single device at one time. This is why

performance degrades rapidly as more

devices are connected to the router. The

router has to quickly serve one device and

go on to the next,and ifthere are many

devices connected,the waiting time is

increased.

Waiting times aside,this current

limitation ofrouters also means that

bandwidth is not ef ciently utilized. While

modern AC2400 or AC5300 class routers

can sup portdata transfer rates ofup to

1,733Mbps on their 5GHz networks,only a

fraction ofitis being used because most

client devices (devices thatconnectto the

router)usually only supp ortsp eeds ofu p

to 433Mbps or 867Mbps. The remaining

bandwidth is not employed because

the router can only transmitto a single

device. MU-MIMO aims to overcome these

problems by transmitting data to multiple

devices simultaneou sly.

Existing SU-MIMOWi-Fi Network

Time

1s-ac

SU1s-ac

SU2s-ac

SU

STREAM 1

STREAM 2

STREAM 3

STREAM 4

A router (4x4 devicesupporting four streams anda maximum of 1,733Mbps onthe 5GHz band).

A smartphone (1x1device, supportinga single stream andtherefore a maximumof 433Mbps on the5GHz band).

A tablet (1x1 device,supporting a singlestream and therefore amaximum of 433Mbpson the 5GHz band).

A notebook (2x2device, support twostreams and thereforea maximum of 867Mbpson the 5GHz band).

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STREAM 1

STREAM 2

STREAM 3

STREAM 4

A rou ter (4x4 device

su p p orting four streams

and a maximum of

1,733M bp s on

the 5GHz b and).

A sm artphone (1x1

device,sup porting

a single stream and

therefore a max imu mof433Mb ps on the

5GHz b and).

A tab let (1x1 device,su p p orting a single

stream and therefore a

maximum of433Mb ps

on the 5GHz b and).

A notebook (2x2

device,sup port two

streams and therefore

a maximum of867Mbp s

on the 5GHz b and).

New MU-MIMO

Wi-FiNetwork

Time

1s-ac MU

1s-ac MU

2s-ac MU

A dd itional tim e & capacity

for other SU/MU clients

With MU -MIMO ,the router w ill attem pt to send data to m ultiple

devices sim ultaneously.In the exam ple illustrated here,the router w ill

be ab le to m axim ize its total bandw idth of 1,733Mbps by transm itting

data to the handphone,tablet,and notebook all at once.N ot only is

this a m uch m ore effi cient w ay of utilizing the routers resources,it

also m eans that even w ith m ore connected d evices,w ait tim es are

reduced since the router can serve m ore devices in each cycle.

In this exam ple,a single MU -MIMO router can effectively m ake use

of its entire available bandw idth and transm it data to all three clientdevices sim ultaneously.

That said,theres a crucial lim itation to MU -MIMO .First and

forem ost,MU -MIMO only w orks w hen both router and device are

MU -MIMO com patible.Because the technology is so new ,there arent

m any devices that support it yet.

"MU-MIMO ONLY WORK SWHEN B OTH ROUTER ANDDEVICE SUPPORTS IT."

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802 11a dBlasting into the future at60GHz.

TP-Link Talon A D 720 0 Multi-Ba nd Wi-Fi Router.

W

ith MU-MIMO focusing on

efficiency, home users can also

look forward to a new wireless

standard that is set to take speeds to a

whole new level. At CES 2016 earlier this

year, TP-Link announced its new Talon

AD7200 Multi-band Wi-Fi router, which also

happens to be the first router in the world

to support the upcoming 802.11ad wireless

standard, also known as WiGig.

This new wireless standard will operate

in the 60GHz frequency range and will

provide wireless data transfer rates that are

beyond anything in the market right now.

Routers supporting 802.11ad will broadcast

a single 60GHz frequency network that

will enable data transfer rates of up to

4,600Mbps. This is over twice as fast as

the fastest 802.11ac connection currently

available, and over seven times as fast as

802.11n connections.

According to TP-Link, the new Talon

AD7200 router will therefore let users

download an entire feature-length 4K movie

in just four minutes. It can also transfer a

thousand photos in a mere five seconds.

This super-fast new wireless standard

will also open new possibilities, such as

wireless storage devices that work as quick

as connected ones.

Like MU-MIMO, compatible 802.11ad

devices are required for this technology to

work. But that aside, there is another crucial

drawback, and that is the short range of the

60GHz network. As frequencies get higher,

wavelengths get shorter and attenuation

becomes greater. And if you are already

suffering Wi-Fi dead-spots in your home

with your 5GHz network, then its only going

to become worse with 60GHz.

The range of 802.11ads 60GHz networks

could be as short as 10 meters. And unlike

2.4GHz and 5GHz, 60GHz signals cannot

pass through walls. In other words, a clear

line of sight is required for users to be able

to enjoy the high speeds of 802.11ads

60GHz networks.

To overcome this problem, 802.11ad

routers will likely broadcast additional

frequency bands that support the older

802.11ac and 802.11n standards for client

devices to fall back on as they move out of

802.11ad range. The TP-Link Talon AD7200,

for example, will broadcast additional

2.4GHz and 5GHz networks for the times

when compatible 802.11ad devices are not

in range.

B eyond MU -MIMO and 802.11adWi-Fi is ab out to get faster,b ut w hat

about problem s like d ead-spots and

lim ited range? Beyond these tw o new

technologies,theres a lso talk of tw o new

w ireless standards 80 2.11ah and 802.11af.

These tw o new standards w ill broadcast

low er freq uency signals that can better

pa ss through w alls and obs tructions and

provide g reater range.80 2.11 af,w hich

propose netw orks to be b roadcasted

betw een 54MH z and 790MH z,could

possib ly even p rovide coverage for up

to several kilom eters.H ow ever,b ecauseof their low er frequencies,thes e new

stand ards w ill not be suitab le for

ba ndw idth-intensive ap plications.That

said,these new standards w ill be useful

for sm art hom e autom ation,and can be

used to connect m ultip le sensors around

the h om e w ithout fear of the s ensors

being out of range.

900MH z

(80 2.11 ah )

2.4GH z

802 .1 1b/g/n

5GH z

802 .11ac

802 .11a h s acrifi ces p erform ance for range.In theory,it can broadcast netw orks that

can cover several kilom eters,m aking it ideal for sm art hom e autom ation.

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FRO M P C TO T H E BI G S CREEN

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ne of the most recognized video game franchises of recent time is none other than

Blizzard Entertainments Warcraft series. Originally a real-time strategy game, thefranchise has since evolved into a MMO RPG series, a standalone eSports competitive

game, and now, a blockbuster film helmed by Duncan Jones. However, a feature-length video

game film adaptation is only just as good as the talents involved. Heres what you need to

know about the characters behind Warcraft: The Beginning.

By Bryan Chan

THE HEROES & VILLAINS OF WARCRAFT: THE BEGINNING

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IN A WORLD

C A LLED A Z EROTH

Lets first talk aboutthe world of

Warcraft. No,notthe MMORPG,butthe

world in which everything takes place

Azeroth. Like many other fantasy

settings,the world ofAzeroth has been

eshed outwith continents,regions

and even sub-regions. Itwould take an

entire page just to explain them all,so

for the sake of simplicity and to keep

things relevant,allyou need to know

aboutWarcraft:The Beginningis thatit

revolves around the great wars,which

is set near the Eastern Kingdoms.

OF ORC S A ND M EN

As mentioned,Warcraft:The Beginning

centers around the firstofthe great

wars,so its allaboutOrcs trying to kill

Humans,and Humans trying to defend

their kingdom. Like any other fantasy

settings,there are heroes on both sides

ofthe fence.

The background stories of these

characters camefrom multiple

sou rces,including Warcraft:O rcs &

H um ans,Warcraft II:Tides of War,

World of Warcraft,and severalnovels

related to the Warcraft franchise. As

with many movie adap tations,the

background ofthe characters and

their roles may have been changed to

suitthe b ig screen.

SIR ANDUIN LOTHAR

In the movie,Travis Fimmel

portrays Lothar,whos the

Supreme Commander of

the Alliance a faction of

human,dwarves and high

elves that stood together

to fightthe Horde (Orcs)

in the Second War. As the

commander ofa unifiedarmy,Lothar is a powerful

fighter who inspires allu nder

his command.

MAGNA MEDIVH

Ifthere ever was a

character to feelsorry

for,itwould be Medivh.

Played b y Ben Foster in the

movie,Medivh is the last

Guardian ofTirisfal,p eop le

who were given great

magicalpowers to battle

the Burning Legion. Sadly,he gets corrupted even

before birth,and becomes

instrumentalin the events

seen in the movie.

LADY TARIA WRYNN

The queen of King Llane

Wrynn,Lady Taria is his

most trusted ally and

the love ofhis life. In the

movie,she is portrayed by

Ruth Negga.

MOROES

Moroes is Medivhs butler.

InWorld of Warcraft,he

is killed,before b eing

resurrected by the new

master ofMedivhs castle.

Its uncertain ofhis role

in the movie,so welljust

have to waitand see. He

is played by Callum Keith

Rennie in the movie.

KHADGAR

Considered one ofthe

mostpowerfulwizards

in allofAzeroth,Khadgar

apprenticed under Medivh

and was among those

responsible in stopp ing

the advancementofthe

Horde. Actor Ben Schnetzer

portrays him in the movie.

GARONA

A half-Orc,half-Draenei,

Garona joins Lothar and

Durotan to find a way to

stop the war between the

Orcs and Humans. Sadly,the

truth was hidden from her

from the start. Paula Patton

plays her in the movie.

KING LLANE WRYNN

A king who was forced

into war,King Llane Wrynn

is seen as a strong leader

and under his rule,the

Humans managed to

drive back the invading

Orcs. Unfortunately,

circu mstances led to him

being betrayed by one

ofhis childhood friends.

Dominic Coop er steps into

the shoes ofKing Llane

Wrynn in the movie.

TH E A LLIA NC E

TH E WORLD OF A Z EROTH

PICTURE

BATTLE.NET

Map of Azeroth, circa W o r ld o f W a r c r a f tW r a t h o f t h e L ic h K in g

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FOR TH E H ORDE OR TH E A LLIA NC E?

In Warcraft lo re th e re a re tw o m ajo r fac tio n s calle d th e

H o rd e a n d th e A llia n c e . The H o rd e c o n s is ts o f Orcs

Fo rsak e n Tau re n Tro lls B lo o d Elve s a n d G o b lin s. On th e

o th e r h a n d th e A llia n c e c o m p ris e s H u m a n s Nig ht Elve s

Dw a rv e s G n o m e s Dra e n e i a n d Wo rg e n .

WH A TS TH E DIFFERENC E?

Th e H o rd e is e ssen tially a factio n th at value s stre n g th an d

c o m b a t p ro w e s s w h ile th e A llia n c e v a lu e s

n o b ility a n d h o n o r.

ORGRIM DOOMHAMMER

Wielder of the legendary

w eapon Doom ham m er,

O rgrim is a close friend of

D urotan and the second-

in-com m and of the H orde.

H e places duty above

everything else,and obeys

the w ill of the Warchief,

desp ite disagreem ents.In

the m ovie,Robert Kazinsky

voices O rgrim .

DUROTAN

Toby Kebb el voices D urotan

in Warcraft: The Beginning.

D urotan is the ch ieftain of

the Frostw olf clan,and one

of the few w ho is against

the invasion of Azeroth.Torn

betw een duty and honor,

D urotan plays an im portant

role in shaping the role ofThe H orde.

DRAK A

A s D urotans w ife,she is

his greatest supporter.

D raka and D urotan are the

parents of Warchief Thrall,

w ho is one of the m ain

characters in Warcraft

III: Reign of Chaos.Anna

Galvin takes on the role of

D raka in the m ovie.

GULDAN

Theres only one w ay to

describe Guldan hes

the bad guy,and the one

responsible in uniting m any

O rc clans.H e is attributed

to founding The H orde

to som e degree.Daniel

Wu voices Guldan in the

upcom ing m ovie.

BLACKHAND THE

DESTROYER

The fi rstWarchief of the

O rcish H orde,Blackhand is a

pow erful w arrior w ho plays

a key role in leading the fi rst

charge of O rcs into battle

againstthe H um ans.He is

voiced by Clancy Brow n.

TH E H ORDE

GROMMASH

HELLSCREAM

Know n as Grom to m any,

Grom m ash is the chieftain

of the Warsong C lan and

a strong supporter of the

invasion of Azeroth.In

the gam es,Grom played

only a sm all role,so itll be

interesting to see h ow the

m ovie portrays him .Terry

N otary lends his voice to

Grom in the m ovie.

WA RC RA FT: TH E B EG INNING A RRIV ES IN

C INEM A S STA RTING JU NE 9 , 2 0 1 6 ,

C OU RTESY OF U NITED INTERNA TIONA L

P IC TU RES U IP ) M A LA YSIA .

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A C NC -M ILLED A LU M INU M B ODY.

DIM ENSIONS TH A T RIV A L TH E

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