[ad_1] It’s also stepping up efforts to curb the marketing of e-cigs to teens.New York state bans sales of flavored e-cigarettes New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced an “emergency executive action” that will ban sales of flavored e-cigarettes. The move will see the state Department of Health’s Commissioner hold an urgent meeting with […]
Category: gadgetry
Nissan envisions car-themed esports gaming chairs
[ad_1] Nissan’s connection to gaming might extend beyond the occasional car in a racing sim. The automaker has joined with FaZe Clan and OpTic Gaming to design a trio of “esports gaming chairs” themed around (what else?) some of its more iconic cars. The GT-R Nismo is a “performance” chair with a thin carbon fiber […]
The best USB-C hubs and docks
[ad_1] Our picks’ ports compared Name USB ports Video ports Card reader Ethernet Audio Charging Vava VA-UC006 USB-A (three), USB-C (one, charge only) HDMI (one) SD, microSD Gigabit – Yes (requires laptop’s charger) HooToo HT-UC001 USB-A (three) HDMI (one) SD Gigabit – Yes (requires laptop’s charger) Aukey CB-C64 USB-A (four) – – – – – […]
Apple pulls the plug on the iPod classic
[ad_1] It’s been just over five years since Apple killed off the iPod Classic (henceforth known as the iPod, because it is the One True iPod). Its death on September 9th, 2014 was no big surprise: Sales had been declining for years as the iPhone surpassed it in sales and feature set. Indeed, the notion […]
The Morning After: MoviePass shuts down
[ad_1] The end of a wild ride.MoviePass is shutting down on September 14th In a press release, the company said its “efforts to recapitalize MoviePass have not been successful to date.” All options are on the table, with MoviePass parent company Helios and Matheson Analytics saying it’s considering, among other things, selling itself off entirely. […]
Galaxy Tab S6 review: Good notepad, bad notebook
[ad_1] Samsung also made the buttons a little deeper than before and added a function key so you can use it to trigger shortcuts that have been added to the top row. On the old keyboard, this row simply had numbers and symbols that you could trigger by pressing downshift. Now, you can also get […]
Analogue’s DAC lets gamers play their throwback consoles on CRT TVs
[ad_1] Vintage game enthusiasts have driven the second-hand prices of Sony’s PVM and BVM monitors (which were originally used for security, broadcast and medical purposes) through the roof over the past several years. These high-end monitors are super sharp, color-accurate and RGB-compatible. In other words, they provide the best picture you can get out of […]
Researchers are using drones to study the Amazon rainforest’s health
[ad_1] Every plant emits a different volatile organic compound (VOC) signature, or fingerprint, which can change based on factors like drought or flood. By monitoring these signals, scientists can study how forest ecosystems adapt to stressors. Despite that valuable info, the Amazon’s VOCs were previously monitored by just a handful of towers built in one […]
Apple might have disabled bilateral wireless charging on its new iPhones
[ad_1] Reliable sources are saying iPhone 11 and 11 Pro do include the hardware for bilateral charging, but that it is software disabled. Uncertain whether this was removed prior to final production run. — Sonny Dickson (@SonnyDickson) September 13, 2019 Ahead of Tuesday’s launch, bilateral charging was one of the things that seemed a sure […]
Another AR headset startup closes its doors
[ad_1] At one point, the Wall Street Journal reported that Daqri had raised as much as $275 million in funding. But according to TechCrunch, investors have caught on to the technical difficulties of creating AR headsets and are less interested in funding AR startups. Earlier this year, the AR headset startup Meta, which had raised […]