Month: February 2023

Challenging the Limits of 3D Printing with Cymbals

We’re big believers in 3D printing here at Hackaday, but it’s important to recognize that there are plenty of applications where additive manufacturing (at least, from a desktop machine) just isn’t suitable. But that doesn’t mean we don’t want to see what happens if you try. For example, [The Drum Thing] wanted to test the limits

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The ARCHOS Cota is a security camera that needs no wires, not even for power

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Truly wireless power has been a long time coming, but it’s finally here at MWC 2023. The ARCHOS Cota Wireless Power Security Camera, powered by wireless technology from Ossia, doesn’t require wires, not even for power, to help keep your home secure. Ossia claims it’s the first commercially available

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Confirmed: The Nothing Phone 2 will have a Snapdragon 8-series processor

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority At MWC 2023, Nothing confirmed that the Nothing Phone 2 will have a Snapdragon 8-series processor. This will make the 2023 smartphone a premium device, as opposed to the Phone 1, which was a mid-ranger. Of course, the inclusion of this more advanced processor will certainly increase the

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Chinese media warned Elon Musk, effectively saying don’t bite the hand that feeds you, after he replied to a tweet implying COVID-19 spread via a Wuhan lab leak (Rohan Goswami/CNBC)

Rohan Goswami / CNBC: Chinese media warned Elon Musk, effectively saying don’t bite the hand that feeds you, after he replied to a tweet implying COVID-19 spread via a Wuhan lab leak  —  – Chinese state-run media warned Tesla CEO Elon Musk that he was risking his relationship with China, after the executive retweeted about

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Repurposing Old Smartphones: When Reusing Makes More Sense Than Recycling

When looking at the specifications of smartphones that have been released over the past years, it’s remarkable to see how aspects like CPU cores, clockspeeds and GPU performance have improved during this time, with even new budget smartphones offering a lot of computing power, as well as a smattering of sensors. Perhaps even more remarkable

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OnePlus is launching a foldable later this year

The Oppo Find N2 Flip pictured here might give us some clues as to what subbrand OnePlus’ foldable will look like. | Image: Jon Porter / The Verge This year’s Mobile World Congress is shaping up to be a real fiesta for unconventional form factors, and OnePlus is the latest company to join the celebration.

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Take a selfie instead of going to the doctor? This tech might make it possible.

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority A Toronto-based company called Nuralogix has an app that could revolutionize telehealth. Using a smartphone camera, you can capture a selfie, and an app can output a slew of health metrics. We tried it at MWC 2023, and it worked quite well. During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth become

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Google Pixel Watch can now track your tumbles with Fall Detection

Credit: Google Google’s Pixel Watch now features Fall Detection. Users can find the new feature on the Updates page in the Pixel Watch app. The watch will now automatically detect hard falls and contact emergency services. Google has finally rolled out Fall Detection to the Google Pixel Watch. When the watch originally launched, the feature

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Microsoft releases a Windows 11 update, adding the new AI-powered Bing search to the taskbar, Phone Link for iOS, screen recording, Notepad tabs, and more (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft releases a Windows 11 update, adding the new AI-powered Bing search to the taskbar, Phone Link for iOS, screen recording, Notepad tabs, and more  —  Microsoft is releasing a big update to Windows 11 today that adds the company’s new AI-powered Bing search to the taskbar.

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Xiaomi Unveils Slick Wireless AR Glasses Concept

(Credit: Xiaomi)There’s a consensus amongst tech folks that augmented and virtual reality would catch on if the headsets were more comfortable. So far, all we’ve had, aside from a few flash-in-the-pan concepts, are big, bulky headsets. Nobody wants to wear those all day, nor could they, as battery life becomes an issue. The thinking goes

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Google rolls out fall detection to all Pixel Watch users, four months after its launch, saying the feature “has been extensively tested” to avoid false alarms (Florence Ion/Gizmodo)

Florence Ion / Gizmodo: Google rolls out fall detection to all Pixel Watch users, four months after its launch, saying the feature “has been extensively tested” to avoid false alarms  —  The long-awaited feature can be toggled on through the settings starting today.  —  Four months after its launch …

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Intel’s Meteor Lake Desktop Rumored to Offer More PCIe Gen 5 Lanes, Wi-Fi 7

(Credit: Intel)There’s been a lot of speculation about the fate of Intel’s 14th gen Meteor Lake architecture. The rumors have ranged from it being delayed, again, to it being mobile-only, to it being outright cancelled. Now a leaker is providing new details that indicate it might still be on track and will offer several new

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Sources: the Biden administration considers revoking export licenses to US suppliers to Huawei, such as Qualcomm and Intel, impacting 4G and 5G devices (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: the Biden administration considers revoking export licenses to US suppliers to Huawei, such as Qualcomm and Intel, impacting 4G and 5G devices  —  Chip companies say restrictions on products supplied to the Chinese telecom will deny the U.S. industry revenue for research

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Bitwise Industries, which offers tech services and training in 10 US cities, raised $80M, sources say at a $600M+ valuation, up from $200M in early 2021 (Krystal Hu/Reuters)

Krystal Hu / Reuters: Bitwise Industries, which offers tech services and training in 10 US cities, raised $80M, sources say at a $600M+ valuation, up from $200M in early 2021  —  Bitwise Industries, a tech service provider that trains workers in underrepresented communities, has raised $80 million in a funding round led …

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