Category: Tech

Roland reimagines the taiko drum with modern electronics

[ad_1] The TAIKO-1 uses a mesh surface rather than hard rubber to recreate the flexible feel of a drum’s skin without the loud noises. Each side of the drum has two zones that trigger different sounds — the center produces deep staccato hits while the edges create long, higher-pitched notes. And as with most electronic […]

New music label says it can use AI to find the next big artist

[ad_1] Snafu claims its the first “full-service, AI-enabled record label.” Each week, it uses an algorithm to scrape approximately 150,000 tracks on places like Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud and Tiktok. By taking into account blog posts, tweets and playlist additions, Snafu claims its software can identify “undervalued” artists within days of them releasing their first song […]

Fiat Chrysler and AutoX confirm plans to work on robotaxis

[ad_1] “The AutoX Driver has adopted local driving styles in China to navigate in complex and dynamic urban conditions,” AutoX wrote in a blog post. For FCA, this is another way to break into the self-driving vehicle field. The company lags behind some of its competitors when it comes to electric- and autonomous-vehicle tech. So […]

ACLU rejects Clearview AI’s facial recognition accuracy claims

[ad_1] For one, Clearview was searching nearly 3 billion public photos that included the politicians whose faces were part of the test, not arrest photos like the ACLU used. It didn’t account for what would happen if someone wasn’t in the database. Would it generate false positives, and would there be any bias in those […]

JLab Go Air review: These $29 wireless earbuds are surprisingly decent

[ad_1] Overall, the sound quality on the Go Air is mediocre. I didn’t expect to be wowed by a $29 set of earbuds, but they’re probably fine for some people. More specifically, the sound is compressed and thin. Even with the best of the audio presets, there was a lack of depth to almost all […]

British Airways breaks the New York to London subsonic flight record

[ad_1] This wasn’t even the only potential record-setter. Virgin Atlantic had two flights that came close, one arriving just a minute later while another was three minutes behind. The airline even took potshots at British Airways on Twitter, claiming that it came close with half as many engines (on an Airbus A350-1000) and half the […]

Amazon wants to question Trump over his role in the $10 billion DoD contract

[ad_1] In court documents unsealed Monday, Amazon said it is looking to depose “individuals who were instrumental” in the JEDI selection process, including Dana Deasy, the Defense Department’s chief information officer, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and former Defense Secretary James Mattis. The Department of Defense (DoD) awarded the $10 billion JEDI contract to Microsoft last […]

‘Ring Fit Adventure’ is the perfect winter workout

[ad_1] I was intrigued by Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure after seeing the hell it put our editor-in-chief Dana Wollman through. (It’s honestly hilarious seeing Dana, an accomplished marathon runner who can run circles around me, get wiped out by a “kids’ game.”) Ring Fit sounded like it could give me a decent workout in my […]

Google’s Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are $200 off at Amazon

[ad_1] Amazon has also discounted the bigger Pixel 4 XL. It’s likewise $200 off, making it $699, instead of $899. Just note currently only the Clearly White model is $200 off — the Just Black variant is a more modest $91 off. If you’re set on buying the phone in black, Google has discounted both […]