Making keyboards is easy, right? Just wire up a bunch of switches matrix-style to a microcontroller, slap some QMK and a set of keycaps on there and you’re good to go. Well, yeah, that might work for cushier environments like home offices and Hackaday dungeons, but what if you need to give input under water,
Read MoreFitbit Sense Credit: Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority Fitbit has begun the rollout for snore and noise detection on the Fitbit Sense and Versa 3. The feature will use the device’s microphone to track sound intensity and snoring. Snore & Noise Detect will only be available to Fitbit Premium members. Fitbit is bringing yet another
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Deals on Apple’s iPads are more common than you might think. Whether you’re after the affordable — now outgoing — entry-level iPad from last year, the high-end iPad Pro, or something in between like the iPad Air or iPad Mini, there’s usually some sort of sale happening somewhere.
Read MoreJon Porter / The Verge: The iPhone 13 might as well be called the 12S, as the updates to the lineup are iterative and lacking a major new addition like last year’s MagSafe — Apple’s ‘S’-year iPhones never went away, it just stopped advertising them — Apple had a lot of new features to announce
Read MoreA 22-month-old startup that is helping millions of blue- and gray-collar workers in India learn new skills and find jobs has become the youngest firm to join the coveted unicorn status in the world’s second-largest internet market. Apna announced on Thursday that it has raised $100 million in a round led by Tiger Global. The
Read MoreThe official Among Us costumes. | Image: Amazon Halloween is just around the corner, and if you still need a costume (smh if you haven’t gotten one yet, Halloween is 46 days away, what are you doing?) might I recommend the new official Among Us crewmate costumes? If you get one of these ridiculous inflatable
Read MoreMiss Phyllis Omido, a Kenyan environmental activist and Goldman Environmental Prize Winner. In a groundbreaking judgement Kenya’s Environment and Land Court ordered the government and two private investors to pay Kenya Shillings 1.3 billion (12 million USD) as a compensation to the residents of Owino Uhuru affected by lead poisoning. | Photo by James Wakibia/SOPA
Read MorePhoto: Sundar Pichai / Twitter Google is set to debut its first in-house smartphone chipset, the Tensor SoC, in its upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro phones. And if the latest report from XDA is correct, the Tensor’s rumored CPU setup could be very, very weird — even by Google standards. So far, Google
Read MoreCredit: Google The Google Tensor specs have leaked through a real-life Google Pixel 6 Pro device. The specs show Google using years-old hardware for no apparent reason. It’s possible Google is hiding the true information of the chipset to avoid leaks, but that’s unlikely. Yesterday, we found some apparent confirmations of Google Pixel 6 Pro
Read MoreOver $4,000 in prizes to be won! What you need to know Nintendo is hosting another Skyward Sword sweepstakes through My Nintendo. Participants can enter for the chance to win an art print, limited edition statue, Hyrule Historia and a handmade Zelda backpack. Those who are interested can enter before October 18, 2021. Fans of
Read MoreThe new base iPad iPad 9 From $329 at Apple From $329 at Amazon Pros A13 Bionic True Tone display 12MP front camera with Center Stage Cons Same old design While the new iPad 9 didn’t get a massive makeover, it still has some long-awaited features that last year’s model didn’t have. With a brand
Read MoreWith the right information, you’ll be a Pokémon cartridge pro. With many Pokémon games being remade, such as Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl for the Nintendo Switch, a lot of people, including me, are looking back to previous eras of Pokémon games. Some people will argue that the Pokémon games released during this era
Read MoreCredit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority The iPad may be the most popular tablet, but it’s far from the only option. Samsung has been fine-tuning the Galaxy Tab line for a few years now, and it’s led to some great Android Tablets such as the recently released Galaxy Tab S7 FE. However, those top tablets
Read MoreNow that Apple has announced the iPhone 13 Pro Max, it’s sure to be one of the best iPhones around. After all, you’re getting a brand new Super Retina XDR display that features ProMotion, allowing it to refresh at a rate of up to 120Hz, which is a big deal. You’re definitely going to want
Read MoreDaniel Liss Contributor Share on Twitter Daniel Liss is the founder and CEO of Dispo, the digital disposable camera social network. More posts by this contributor Move fast and break Facebook: A bull case for antitrust enforcement Today’s real story: The Facebook monopoly The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday reported Silicon Valley’s worst-kept secret: Instagram
Read MoreThis sophisticated beauty of a bike is a beast at hauling cargo—if you’re tall enough and don’t need to go too far.
Read MoreApple only just took the wraps off its redesigned iPad mini 6, but you can already place your order for one. The new diminutive tablet begins shipping next week so place your order now if you want to be among the first to get your hands on one. If you’re looking for the best place
Read MoreHot on the heels of the 2021 iPad announcement, pre-orders for the device have begun. The upgraded entry-level tablet starts shipping next week, so you’ll want to place an order soon to ensure you can be first in line to receive one. If you’re in the market for a tablet upgrade, we’ve listed all of
Read MoreThe Nintendo Switch has been capable of Bluetooth connectivity ever since it first released in 2017 and has even used it to connect wireless controllers. However, it wasn’t until the recent 13.0.0 update that we could use it with the best wireless headphones as well. This means that the setup process no longer requires a
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Read MorePhoto by Chaim Gartenberg Apple’s iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 are launching officially on September 20th, 2021, but you can test them in the public beta right now if you’re willing to risk encountering possible bugs. Here, we walk you through the steps for installing the software. It’s a similar process for the iPhone and
Read MoreClubhouse has hired a veteran editor from NPR to lead news publishing for the app. Nina Gregory will serve as Clubhouse’s Head of News and Media Publishers, working as a liaison between news publishers and the Clubhouse’s ecosystem of audio-based communities. Gregory led NPR’s Arts Desk for the last seven years, shaping the news outlet’s
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Deep Vision, which develops AI accelerator chips and software for edge computing workloads, raises $35M Series B led by Tiger Global — The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! — Deep Vision, a company developing …
Read MoreBest answer: No. The dimensions and shape of the Apple Watch Series 7 are slightly different than the Apple Watch Series 6, 5, 4, and SE. So what’s new and different about the Apple Watch Series 7? Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 7 at the latest Apple Event, to be released sometime this fall.
Read MoreTooling around downtown on a personal electric vehicle is a lot of fun, but it is even better when you do like [James Dietz] and ride on your own 3D-printed electric scooter. As one of the entries for the Hackaday Prize, RepRaTS (Replicable Rapid prototyper Transportation System) has a goal of doing for scooters what
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