Author: Randall

UK police’s facial recognition system has an 81 percent error rate

[ad_1] The report, obtained by Sky News, is the first independent evaluation of the scheme since the technology was first used at Notting Hill Carnival in August 2016. Since then it has been used at 10 locations, including Leicester Square and during Remembrance Sunday services. Researchers measured the accuracy of the technology from six of […]

Firefly 2+ is a smart and stylish vape for cannabis connoisseurs

[ad_1] The process is a bit easier with concentrates. Simply plunk the included steel wool disc into the crucible chamber, add a dollop of concentrate, and replace the cover. You’ll have to take a few initial shallow puffs to melt the concentrate into the disc but after that, just go to town. Labor intensiveness aside, […]

Our foldable future is running a little late, and that’s OK

[ad_1] I have no doubt that Samsung believed in the Galaxy Fold’s usability and potential. Even so, it’s clear in hindsight that the company was in a rush to get these things out the door, and didn’t think through some key design decisions. That top-most layer of protective plastic? Yeah, it shouldn’t have been made […]

$450 off an LG OLED TV

[ad_1] LG B8 55-Inch OLED TV Street price: $1450; deal price: $1000 At $1000, this is a new low for the 55-inch size of this OLED TV, beating previous low pricing from reliable retailers by about a hundred dollars. While we’re seeing the expected drops on last year’s OLEDs at this point, it’s still a […]

Lightyear One is a long and expensive solar-powered statement car

[ad_1] For that price, though, you get a car with a 725KM (450 miles) range. Lightyear, a Dutch company founded by former winners of the World Solar Challenge, claims the car can reach 800KM (497 miles) depending on where and how you drive. “On its own, that’s carefree driving for the entire length of the […]

Is the Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Microsoft’s biggest Surface Pro rival?

[ad_1] Right now there’s only a single user review up on our Galaxy Book 2’s product page. However, whoever wrote it is effusive in their praise for the tablet: Brad says he loves his Galaxy Book 2 because his job requires a light device with a quick start up time and significant battery life. But […]

The best games for PC

[ad_1] Beat Saber Beat Saber is a euphoric gaming sensation that makes the most of virtual reality. You’ll swing your unofficial lightsabers at incoming boxes, slicing and slamming them to the beat of the soundtrack. Similar to iconic rhythm-rail-shooter, Rez, which has its own VR iteration, Beat Saber often makes you feel like you’re creating […]

‘Doctor Who’ might finally get a game that does it justice

[ad_1] Wrenching a satellite dish from the wall and grabbing that radio, you go on the hunt for a car battery to power it. A wreck of a car is nearby, and you use your device to pop open the hood and look to see if there’s a battery inside. Assembling the gear together, you […]

Honda’s e Prototype is designed to delight you

[ad_1] Honda is banking on something else to sell its first fully-electric car: joy. The runaround is rear-wheel drive, for instance, which gives the car some “sporty character,” according to Honda, and a ridiculously small turning circle of 4.3 metres. That figure will mean little in most US cities, which are known for their huge […]

Facebook and Instagram’s image outage

[ad_1] Instagram without the images.Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp outage lasted through most of Wednesday On Wednesday, Facebook’s service suffered an outage that screwed up image loading and even exposed some of the machine learning-generated tags it relies on to sort pics. According to a tweet, the issue was triggered during a “routine maintenance operation,” and […]