Author: Randall

Rivian will repurpose used EV batteries for solar power in Puerto Rico

[ad_1] Rivian will use the 135kw packs from its development vehicles as second-life batteries in Adjuntas, a city that was severely impacted by Hurricane Maria in 2017. In the event of future power outages, the microgrid will provide electricity to core businesses. At other times, the system will offset day-to-day electricity bills. The project is […]

HDHomeRun for Roku gives cordcutters access to live TV

[ad_1] To install it, users have to go to my.roku.com, log into their accounts and click Add Channel with a code. Once they input the code N6MN9QC and go through all the beta warning pages, they can use it to watch live shows. That said, they need a TV, an AV receiver or a sound […]

'Doom Eternal' is guns, gore and sophistication

[ad_1] The 2016 remake of Doom reinvigorated the series. It added new gameplay quirks and systems that rewarded your aggression as humanity's savior, the slayer. Depending on how you maneuvered and ended the lives of demons and other threats, you'd pick up… [ad_2] Source link

‘Shenmue 3’ is more Shenmue, for better and worse

[ad_1] Within a few minutes, though, that happiness had morphed into concern. Many of the series’ problems, I realized, hadn’t been fixed. The voice acting was atrociously bad and the characters conveyed little emotion during cutscenes. Ryo looked at everyone with a dead-eyed stare that was excusable in the Dreamcast era but now looks creepy […]

Bugs in a popular hospital pump may let attackers alter drug dosages

[ad_1] They also found that attackers can use the vulnerabilities to remotely kick the pumps offline, as well as adjust specific commands. For instance, they could change its configuration, which will alter infusion rates and change the dosages patients get. CyberMDX told TechCrunch that creating an attack kit is “quite easy,” but the actual infiltration […]

NFC-enabled Hot Wheels cars keep tabs on which is fastest

[ad_1] Hot Wheels has done a lot over the past few years to reinvent itself as a brand that’s more than just little die-cast cars. We’ve seen remote control vehicles, augmented reality racing and even cars you build yourself. Now the brand’s next step is to go back to its 1/64-scale roots, but with a […]

The Engadget Staff on ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’

[ad_1] Devindra HardawarSenior Editor Neon Genesis Evangelion helped me survive high school. I discovered it at the perfect time: It was 1996, and I was an angsty teen who never quite fit in anywhere. Anime and the early internet were my saviors, giving me a community (shout out to the late ’90s Sailor Moon Chat […]

Huawei delays the launch of its foldable phone until September

[ad_1] Foldable phones were meant to be the hot new thing this year, but sadly the technology clearly isn’t ready for the real world. Samsung seeded review units of the Galaxy Fold but journalists quickly found that the devices began to break after just days of use. The bending screen has an air gap around […]

Chrome can display websites in dark mode, if you want it to

[ad_1] The latest Chrome Beta release, version 76, supports a CSS option called “prefers-color-scheme.” When this option is enabled, websites that usually show a white background and black text may switch to a black background and white text (and vice versa). As it’s linked to your Chrome (or even your OS) dark mode preference, you […]