[ad_1] More importantly, it’s an opportunity to see how 5G might transmit data between sensors faster than a rural broadband connection. It sounds fairly straightforward: when a cow enters a milking station, its collar alerts the machine to begin pumping. Of course, tracking animals with connected devices is nothing new, and we’ve seen plenty of […]
Category: Gadgets
Oculus put privacy-mocking jokes inside Touch controllers
[ad_1] The messages on final production hardware say “This Space For Rent” & “👁The Masons Were Here.👁” A few dev kits shipped with “👁Big Brother is Watching👁” and “Hi iFixit! We See You!👁” but those were limited to non-consumer units. [2/3] pic.twitter.com/po1qyQ10Um — Nate Mitchell (@natemitchell) April 12, 2019 The easter eggs were included “accidentally” […]
Acer has a new pro-grade computer line called ‘ConceptD’
[ad_1] ConceptD revolves around four pillars — performance, silence, design and precision — which is about delivering accurate colors on monitors. And the devices that Acer unveiled certainly seem to deliver on those fronts. First up is the ConceptD 9. It’s a 17.3-inch laptop with an “Ezel Aero Hinge” that lets users pull the screen […]
A gaming desktop stuffed inside a laptop
[ad_1] Alienware’s elaborate cooling, which includes two large fans that suck fresh air from below and spit heat out of the rear vents, managed to keep the GPU under 83-degrees Celsius. You have plenty of control over the cooling profiles, so you can rev the fans up for longer play sessions and make them near […]
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 […]
Google Assistant will finally work with business G Suite accounts
[ad_1] The updates include features like Google Assistant integration. While that’s still in beta and primarily works with Calendar, G Suite customers can now ask their Assistant when and where a meeting is. Google Assistant has worked with Calendar for a while, but only on personal accounts. It was an obvious and glaring omission from […]
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 […]
The Paperwhite gets a run for its money
[ad_1] The big news here is clearly that illuminated display. There was a time when even the premium Kindle meant reaching for the reading light (much as I loved my Kindle Keyboard, I also like reading at night). In fact, for about five years after the first one, all Kindle owners were consigned to squinting […]
Google has more Pixel tablets, laptops on the way
[ad_1] If you’re waiting for a follow-up to Google’s Pixelbook laptop or Pixel Slate convertible tablet, then there’s good news. Following a report last month by Business Insider that Google had trimmed its “Create” division by sending employees to other parts of the company and would likely “pare down” its hardware offerings, The Verge has […]
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 […]