[ad_1] My Blue Thoughts is a concept that started three years ago, when Lauv, whose real name is Ari Leff, installed simple blue boxes at his concerts where attendees could drop pieces of paper with their thoughts. After each concert, Leff (or his team) would share pictures of the collected thoughts to his Instagram. Leff […]
Category: Microsoft
Windows 10 preview brings Android phone calls to your PC
[ad_1] You’ll have to be ready for potential glitches when this is pre-release software. Microsoft has warned that older versions of some anti-cheat game software can produce crashes on this Windows build, for example. Don’t try this if you absolutely depend on a reliable PC. If that’s no obstacle, though, you no longer need third-party […]
Microsoft plans to bring internet access to 40 million people by 2022
[ad_1] Moving forward, the company plans to connect 40 million people across the world to the internet by 2022. Initially, Microsoft will focus on rural and remote communities in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa, with other regions to follow. The company adds that it plans to employ a four-part approach that will focus on working […]
Recommended Reading: The ICE surveillance playbook
[ad_1] How ICE picks its targets in the surveillance ageMcKenzie Funk,The New York Times Through the lens of officers operating in the Pacific Northwest, The New York Times explains how Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) collects information on possible targets. That includes monitoring social media accounts and tapping into “the world’s largest privately run database […]
The Engadget Podcast returns!
[ad_1] Get your headphones ready folks, because the Engadget Podcast is back in action! Keep an eye out early next week for our first episode in two years, hosted by myself and reviews editor Cherlynn Low. We’ll be diving deep into Microsoft’s Surface event from this week, and posing this question: Is Microsoft making better […]
Microsoft patent application describes a vibrating floor mat for VR
[ad_1] “In some examples, [the] computing device may take the form of a gaming console, and [the head-mounted display] and peripheral control devices […] may be peripheral to the gaming console,” it wrote in the filing, while the illustrations depict an Xbox as well as a Kinect. While some VR systems warn users when they’re […]
Dual displays are a safer bet than folding screens
[ad_1] During my very brief hands on time with the Neo and Duo, they both felt like premium devices. Opening and closing them, in particular, was very natural. The screens moved smoothly, but there was also a satisfying amount of resistance, especially when I twisted them into a laptop-like mode. Don’t forget that Microsoft has […]
Surface Earbuds look weird, but they feel great
[ad_1] Putting the Earbuds can be a simple affair, depending on how you choose to do it. On my first attempt, I simply stuck them into my ears, and they sat in there fine. But then a Microsoft rep at the demo area suggested I try putting them in with the bud pointing down first, […]
The Surface Pro 7 vs. the Pro 6: What’s changed?
[ad_1] Surface Pro devotees can rejoice, for the Pro 7 is here, bringing with it a new 10th-gen processor. But is that enough to get Pro 6 owners to upgrade, or for shoppers to ignore a recent discount on last year’s machine? You can take a peek at the changes in the table below and, […]
Windows 10X will power dual-screen PCs from Microsoft, Dell, and more
[ad_1] Take a look at Windows 10X. #MicrosoftEvent @windows @carmenzlateff pic.twitter.com/8FsIspI5ld — Microsoft Surface (@surface) October 2, 2019 As Microsoft describes it, Windows 10X is a more modularized version of the OS, which gives the company much more control over how it performs. For example, the subsystem for Win32 apps, which is always running on […]