Category: Tech

NASCAR could introduce hybrid race cars by 2022

[ad_1] NASCAR is still determining how it would use hybrids. They may be better suited for shorter courses with more turns and braking, which would put the regenerative braking to use. The hybrid tech would likely be used in parallel with internal combustion engines to add power, rather than solely improve gas mileage. For instance, […]

What do you like about the Oculus Rift S?

[ad_1] When senior editor Devindra Hardawar tested the Oculus Rift S, he kept asking himself: Who really needs this VR headset? With built-in tracking, sharp resolution and a comfortable headstrap, the $399 Rift S makes a convincing argument for an entry-level VR purchase. However, it still needs to be tethered to a computer, its design […]

‘Untitled Goose Game’ and ‘What the Golf?’

[ad_1] The music and sound effects are similarly minimal but completely appropriate for the game. In fact, the music is one of my favorite things in the entire game. It’s a simple, mellow piano score that drops in and out of the game depending on what you’re doing. It hilariously ramps up in intensity the […]

HP targets businesses with its latest Chromebooks

[ad_1] What HP is really touting, though, is the “advanced security, flexible access, and simplified orchestration of Chrome Enterprise.” Specifially, it said that its “Device as a Service” (DaaS) that’s aimed at IT departments for security compliance, hardware health and more now supports Chrome Enterprise devices. That should scare Microsoft a bit, as both Dell […]

TP-Link’s $70 WiFi 6 router is destined for Walmart

[ad_1] Those who want a more substantial upgrade can pay $130 for the AX3000 (below). It boosts the peak speed to 2.4Gbps (574Mbps on 2.4GHz) and adds a USB port for your sharing needs. There’s also a slight computational boost through a leap to an unspecified Intel dual-core chip. Both routers will reach Walmart sometime […]

Microsoft and Lauv launch website focused on mental health

[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 […]

Apple removes Hong Kong protest app following Chinese pressure

[ad_1] The app, which shares information on the location of pro-democracy protests and police activity in Hong Kong, was slammed by China Daily — owned by the Communist Party of China — for enabling “rioters in Hong Kong to go on violent acts,” adding that Apple has to “think about the consequences of its unwise […]

Netflix greenlights Pixar veteran’s animated series ‘Ghee Happy’

[ad_1] Aimed at preschoolers, Ghee Happy will feature characters like Ganesha, Saraswati and Kali. “I’m so excited and lucky to be able to create a preschool series that introduces the great pantheon of Hindu Deities, not just into a beautiful and colorful series that is truly entertaining and original to my kiddos, but to families […]

Oppo made a Gundam edition of its fast-charging Reno Ace phone

[ad_1] The phone itself shares many traits with the OnePlus 7T from next door, namely Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855+ chipset, a silky smooth 90Hz AMOLED screen (6.5 inches, 2,400 x 1,080 resolution, “waterdrop” notch), in-display fingerprint reader, a 48-megapixel main camera (but f/1.7 instead of f/1.6), UFS 3.0 fast storage and stereo speakers. The quad camera […]