The Raspberry Pi, although first intended as an inexpensive single-board computer for use in education, is now ubiquitous in electronics communities. Its low price as well as Linux platform and accessible GPIO make it useful in many places outside the classroom. But, if you want to abandon the ease-of-use in favor of an even lower
Read MoreIf you want to pay online, you need to register an account and provide credit card information. If you don’t have a credit card, you can pay with bank transfer. With the rise of cryptocurrencies, these methods may become obsolete. Imagine a world in which you can do transactions and many other things without having
Read MoreWhat are the options you have for securing your workpiece to the drill press table? [Rex Krueger] shows us that there’s plenty, and you ought to know about them. He goes through the disadvantages of the usual C-clamps, and shows options like the regular drill press vice and a heavy-duty version that even provides a
Read MoreAlyssa Meyers / Morning Brew: Spotify’s recent Podsights and Chartable acquisitions are raising concerns over the availability of third-party podcast metrics for advertisers and publishers — Some say it significantly reduces the number of third-party measurement options available. — When Spotify announced its acquisition …
Read MoreThere are plenty of stories floating around about the war in Ukraine, and it can be difficult to sort out which ones are fact-based, and which are fabrications. Stories about the technology of the war seem to be a little easier to judge, and so stories about an inside look at a purported Russian drone
Read MoreKate Kaye / Protocol: Virtual classroom startup Class is testing Intel’s “emotion AI” tech that claims to detect bored, distracted, or confused students, raising privacy questions — When college instructor Angela Dancey wants to decipher whether her first-year English students comprehend what she’s trying …
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: The iPad needs a “pro” mode when the device is connected to a keyboard and a trackpad, with Mac-like multitasking, a proper desktop, and more for advanced users — Ahead of Apple’s developers conference, here’s how I suggest fixing its iPad software conundrum: a “pro mode” …
Read MoreFor the electronic badge enthusiast, these last two years have seen something of a famine. While the pandemic may not be over yet, we’re learning to live with it in 2022, and there’s the prospect of a flush of new badges even if not all events are in-person yet. First to reach us is the
Read MoreThe three taikonauts spent 183 days on the Tiangong space station. | Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images Three Chinese astronauts, also known as taikonauts, safely returned to Earth yesterday after spending six months aboard China’s unfinished Tiangong space station, according to a report from Space.com. This is China’s second crewed mission to Tiangong and
Read MoreCredit: Netflix Netflix‘s Pieces of Her was a huge hit for the streamer, with tons of viewers tuning in to the thriller. If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you were one of them, and now you’re looking for something equally gripping to watch next. So, we’ve compiled a list of more shows like
Read MoreThere was a time when “real” engineering workstations ran Linux Unix. Apollo and Sun were big names and Sun’s version was Solaris. Solaris has been an iffy proposition since Oracle acquired Sun, but Oracle announced last month that you can download and use Solaris 11.4 CBE free for non-production use. Do you care? If you
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Samsung’s Expert RAW app has been available for the Galaxy S22 series and some older Samsung handsets for a little while now. As well as opening the door for RAW edits, Samsung claims its app offers a wider dynamic range than its standard camera apps and a whole host
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Data shows the percentage share of e-commerce in total US retail sales, which is still up from pre-pandemic levels, has started to drop as in-store sales rise — E-commerce retailers that rode a surge of online purchases in 2020 are now grappling with the fact that some customers have returned to stores
Read MoreFocus modes from iOS 16 may not work on iOS 15. I hope big changes are afoot! It’s spring for most people, which is typically a time of enjoying flowers, the trees budding, the warm sun air, and the promise of summer. Unfortunately, my city never got the memo. Yes, up here in my part
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority I’m a self-professed nerd. And like any self-respecting nerd, I love lasers. Lightsabers, Captain Kirk’s phaser, and of course, the light cycles in Tron, what’s not to like about them? But while all those examples are incredibly cool, futuristic visions of lasers in use, I didn’t realize that the
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla has stopped including its mobile connector with new car purchases, and will instead sell its Gen 2 (Level 1) bundle separately for a lower $200 price, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed in a series of tweets. The mobile connector bundle comes with an adapter that allows drivers
Read MoreElectromagnetic interference problems can be a real headache to debug. If you need to prove what causes your WiFi to slow down or your digital TV signal to drop, then the ability to measure electromagnetic fields (EMF) can be a big help. Professional equipment is often very expensive, but building an EMF detector yourself is
Read MoreMichael McSweeney / The Block: Beanstalk, a credit-focused stablecoin protocol built on Ethereum, has lost about $182M in various crypto assets to an exploit — Beanstalk, a credit-focused stablecoin protocol built on Ethereum, was exploited Sunday morning. — The protocol lost about $182 million in various crypto assets …
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Opinion post by Calvin Wankhede Samsung and Google made headlines last week after announcing that they would follow Apple’s lead with their own self-repair programs and would sell smartphone components directly to end-users. Better yet, both companies have partnered with iFixit — a reputable source of repair guides and
Read MoreImage: JK Brickworks via YouTube This LEGO flip-walking vehicle looks like it has a mind of its own, but it’s really just powered by gravity and a tiny motor. Custom LEGO builder JK Brickworks walks us through the build in a video on YouTube, which was actually inspired by the old-school Bear Mobill toy made
Read MoreA new analysis of W bosons suggests these particles are significantly heavier than predicted by the standard model of particle physics.
Read MoreThere’s no questioning the success of the iPhone. In fact, Apple apparently sold well over 40 million units of the iPhone 13 series just over the 2021 holiday season. The iPhone 13 Pro is one phone (two if you count the larger, but essentially identical iPhone 13 Pro Max) holding its own against an army
Read MoreRest of World: A look at adult webcam “monitors” in Colombia who train models and provide tech support; Colombia has the world’s second largest camming industry behind Romania — In Colombia, camming monitors train models, translate chats, and provide tech support.
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Read MoreThis simple utility is one of the Mac’s best tools. Here’s how to use it to preview code, peek into archives, and more.
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