Author: Randall

UK government opens trial for wirelessly charged taxis

[ad_1] The UK government is investing £3.4 million ($4.43 million) into the technology as part of a six-month trial, which will see 10 Nissan and LEVC electric taxis fitted with wireless charging technology and offered to drivers rent free. A similar pilot was launched in Oslo last year, helping Norway cement its reputation as a […]

Behringer’s synth clone train keeps rolling with modular System 100

[ad_1] Word is the Behringer System 100 parts will start at $50 and top out at around $99, which puts it at the extreme low end of Eurorack gear. And that’s just a fraction of a vintage Roland module, which can fetch well over $600. To start with there will be 11 modules in the […]

NBC’s Peacock streaming service costs $10 for ad-free Premium access

[ad_1] Depending on your tier, you’ll have access to various originals, TV shows, films, sports and news content. It will also have exclusive Olympics content this summer, including the Opening and Closing ceremonies live from Tokyo before they air on NBC in primetime. Execs also showed off the Peacock app, which will immediately begin streaming […]

‘Horizon: Zero Dawn’ is reportedly coming to PC this year

[ad_1] Other details on the port are scant at the moment. For instance, we don’t know if Sony will include the game’s excellent Frozen Wilds downloadable content in whatever base package it sells. However, as with most PC console ports, you’ll likely be able to play the game at a higher frame rate than the […]

Porn cam network leaked sensitive data for thousands of models

[ad_1] Data leaks by their nature subject people to some kind of unnecessary risk, but this latest could be genuinely dangerous. Researchers at vpnMentor have discovered that a porn cam affiliate network, PussyCash, left nearly 20GB of models’ extremely sensitive data exposed in an Amazon S3 bucket. The repository included not only 875,000 keys for […]

Apple Music partnered with the NBA for its latest curated playlist

[ad_1] As part of a new agreement with the NBA and a startup called UnitedMasters, Apple is curating a weekly playlist called BASE:LINE. It will feature songs from up-and-coming independent hip-hop artists picked by Apple Music director Ebro Darden. The NBA will soundtrack highlights its shares online with songs directly from BASE:LINE. This week, you’ll […]

Nancy Pelosi claims Facebook doesn’t care about the truth

[ad_1] “Even if they know it’s not true, they will print it,” Pelosi said, apparently referencing Facebook’s political ad policy which caused a stir last year. Facebook also refused to take down a doctored video of Pelosi that made her appear drunk. At the time, she accused Facebook of enabling the Russian interference in the […]

NBC’s Peacock lineup includes Mindy Kaling, Norman Lear and ‘MacGruber’

[ad_1] Other shows? Amy Poehler is executive co-producing the soccer coming-of-age comedy Division One. Norman Lear will help executive produce Clean Slate, the story of an estranged child coming home as a trans woman (played by Laverne Cox). If you’re more interested in non-fiction, veteran writer and journalist Nick Bilton is producing a series of […]

Wirecutter’s best deals: Save $99 on a 55-inch TCL 5 Series 4K TV

[ad_1] TCL 5 Series 55S525 4K TV Street price: $380; deal price: $281 with code TCLDOLBY15 Down to $281 when you use code TCLDOLBY15, this is a great deal on our top budget 4K TV pick. The TCL 5 Series 55S525 4K TV has a street price around $380, but this drop matches the previous […]

‘World of Horror’ brings MS Paint terror to Steam on February 20th

[ad_1] World of Horror was created by Pawel Kozminski, a part-time Polish dentist also known as Panstasz. Kozminski took inspiration from Junji Ito, the Japanese horror manga artist, and H.P. Lovecraft, the weird fiction and horror fiction author. The game plays out in a series of creepy stories set in a Japanese town full of […]