Category: av

We saw a black hole

[ad_1] Gotta put it on Instagram.This is the first real picture of a black hole After years of relying on computer-generated imagery, scientists using the Event Horizon Telescope have captured the first real image of a black hole. The snapshot of the supermassive black hole in the Messier 87 galaxy (about 55 million light years […]

Childish Gambino’s ‘Guava Island’ movie comes to Amazon this weekend

[ad_1] Donald Glover already has something special planned with Google’s Pixel 3 to go with his performance at Coachella this weekend, but he’s not stopping there tie-ins. After his set ends on Saturday morning (he’s scheduled to take the stage at 2:25 AM ET) the actor, comedian and musician will release a new movie, Guava […]

Ford CEO says the company ‘overestimated’ self-driving cars

[ad_1] Hackett’s announcement comes nearly six months after its CEO of autonomous vehicles, Sherif Markaby, detailed plans for the company’s self-driving car service in a Medium post. The company has invested over $4 billion in the technology’s development through 2023, including over $1 billion in Argo AI, an artificial intelligence company that is creating a […]

Hawkeye is the latest Avenger to reportedly get a Disney+ spinoff

[ad_1] Disney has a number of Marvel Cinematic Universe-adjacent shows in the works for its upcoming streaming platform, and it seems one of them is a limited Hawkeye series starring Jeremy Renner. The Disney+ show is reportedly an adventure series featuring Clint Barton (Renner) and Kate Bishop, a character from Marvel Comics who takes over […]

Netflix drops trailer for Uma Thurman horror series ‘Chambers’

[ad_1] “It’s just so weird that someone had to die for me to live,” reflects Sasha to a friend. There are obvious parallels between the two young women, one whose untimely death saved the life of the other. But Sasha’s initial feelings of gratitude are replaced by fear as she begins to notice some troubling […]

The Morning After: Amazon’s illuminated new Kindle

[ad_1] Smash that like and subscribe button.Blackmagic’s free video-editing app helps YouTubers cut faster Blackmagic Design has unveiled DaVinci Resolve 16 with a brand new “cut” page aimed at YouTubers and others who need to work quickly. The module is separate from the current edit page (though you can switch back and forth) and features […]

Fortnite’s new Reboot Vans mean the fight isn’t always over

[ad_1] Here’s how it works: When a squad member is eliminated in battle, they drop a Reboot Card that remains active for the next 90 seconds. Teammates must then collect the cards and bring them back to the Reboot Vans (which are scattered across the map in places of interest) to revive their fallen comrades. […]

See Apple’s unreleased 1993 W.A.L.T. phone in action

[ad_1] The video shows you a fully-functioning W.A.L.T. phone, complete with a touchscreen, a built-in address book, caller-ID and an attached stylus. The device had handwriting recognition, online banking access and even allowed you to customize ringtones. The W.A.L.T. came in both the classic white Mac color (a prototype which sold on eBay for $8000 […]

What we’re buying: Google’s discontinued Chromecast Audio

[ad_1] Terrence O’BrienManaging Editor Google has killed a lot of products over the years. Some of them are sorely missed (Google Reader). Others, less so (Wave). But the one that hurt me the most, was Chromecast Audio. I love my regular Chromecasts a lot, but I had been a Roku user for years. Streaming YouTube […]