Master of 3D printed robots, [James Bruton], plans to do some autonomous rover projects in the future, but first, he needed a modular rover platform. Everything is cooler with tank tracks, so he built a rover with flexible interlocking track sections. The track sections are printed with flexible Ninjaflex filament. Each section has a tab
Read MoreA 5G iPhone 12 lineup and a new HomePod are expected at Apple’s Oct. 13 virtual event. How to watch the iPhone 12 launch: Apple's live event is Oct. 13 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJim Carrey’s Joe Biden jumps into a teleporter and well, you know the rest. SNL mocks Mike Pence debate fly with buzzy Jeff Goldblum homage – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLee Phillips / Ars Technica: A look at the key characteristics of the Julia programming language, as scientists increasingly adopt the language for tackling large-scale numerical problems — Fortran has ruled scientific computing, but Julia emerged for large-scale numerical work. — I’ve been running into a lot of happy and excited scientists lately. A look
Read MoreWhat do you do with an old cable modem in a closet? If you are [stdw] you reverse engineer it and turn it into a software-defined radio. The modem in question was a Motorola MB7220. After looking at a similar project using a different modem, it seemed like it should be doable. Cracking open the
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: HomeWAV, a video visitation provider used by prisons across the US, exposed private calls of inmates with their families and attorneys, on an unprotected server — Thousands of calls were spilling from an unprotected server. — Fearing the spread of coronavirus, jails and prisons remain on lockdown. HomeWAV, a video visitation
Read MoreBloomberg: Tuber browser, which let Chinese users register and access banned services like YouTube, has been blocked and removed from China’s third-party Android stores — – Service required registration with mobile phone numbers — An app backed by Chinese cybersecurity giant 360 Security Technology Inc … Tuber browser, which let Chinese users register and access
Read MoreBly Manor’s set designer Patricio Farrell talks about making a spooky structure from scratch. On The Haunting of Bly Manor set: This is how you build a haunted house – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMathew Di Salvo / Decrypt: Flow, a blockchain for non-fungible tokens built by CryptoKitties’s creator Dapper Labs, raises $18M in a token sale — The creators of CryptoKitties are creating a new place to store crypto collectibles. — In brief — Flow, a blockchain built for the entertainment industry, has raised $18 million in a
Read MoreWe weren’t surprised to learn that Braille tools are quite expensive. But it’s interesting to hear that there’s another class of tools altogether, and they are very cheap and imprecise. In devising the Braille Embossing Experience, aka BEE, [alatorre] sought to find an open-source middle ground. We think they succeeded marvelously. Another surprising thing —
Read MoreIgor Bosilkovski / Forbes: Airkit, a low-code customer engagement service for DTC businesses, comes out of stealth with $28M in funding from Accel, Emergence, and Salesforce Ventures — Low-code platform Airkit designed to improve customer engagement announced today that it is coming out of stealth … Airkit, a low-code customer engagement service for DTC businesses,
Read MoreAmazon’s best Fire tablet will hit its lowest price to date. The Fire 7 Kids Edition tablet will be $60 — that’s $40 off. Prime Day preview: Fire HD 10 tablet deal for only on Tuesday – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAmazon’s Paperwhite e-reader will drop to $80 for Prime Day, its lowest price. The Kindle Kids Edition will be $75, which is $35 off. Prime Day preview: Deals on Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Kids – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAt one time or another, most of us have seen a gadget for sale and thought we could build something similar for cheaper. Of course, we’re almost always wrong. Not about being able to build it, mind you. But when you add up the cost of the materials, the tool or two you almost inevitably
Read MoreThe crew access arm leading to the Crew Dragon, atop the Falcon 9 | Image: SpaceX NASA has delayed the launch of the SpaceX Crew-1 mission until early- to mid-November, the agency announced Saturday. The mission eventually will bring three NASA astronauts and an astronaut from Japan’s JAXA space agency to the International Space Station.
Read MoreWe are no stranger to peculiar and wonderful musical instruments here at Hackaday. [James Bruton] has long been fascinated with barcode scanners as an input source for music and now has a procedural barcode-powered synth to add to his growing collection of handmade instruments. We’ve previously covered his barcode guitar, which converts a string of
Read MoreThe delay of the Oct. 31 launch of a crew to the International Space Station is intended to let SpaceX review the causes for a problem that was detected during a launch earlier this month. Rocket problem prompts NASA and SpaceX to delay next launch of astronauts Source: Washington Post Tech
Read More“You can talk about us with the best esports teams of all time now,” said the Shock’s captain. San Francisco Shock beat Seoul Dynasty to become back-to-back Overwatch League champions Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreWith four iPhone models expected, prices may range from $699 to $1,099. iPhone 12 price: Could Apple's next phone really cost less than iPhone 11? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple has pushed for simpler case designs for years, removing ports, buttons and screws. That’s made the iPhones harder to open too. Apple's iPhone 12 will likely have a new design. Will it be easier to repair? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMike Moffitt / SFGATE: Mailers masquerading as progressive voter guides and endorsing Proposition 22, the initiative backed by Uber and Lyft, are showing up in California mailboxes — Political mailers masquerading as progressive voter guides and endorsing Proposition 22, the initiative backed by Uber and Lyft … Mailers masquerading as progressive voter guides and endorsing
Read MoreHuawei Huawei has tweeted that it will reveal its Mate 40 series on October 22nd, likely the last of its phones to have Kirin chips— at least for the foreseeable future— due to the ongoing economic pressure from the US. Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s consumer business unit, said at a conference August 7th that
Read MoreA Space Race-focused reboot of The Right Stuff arrived Friday, The Mandalorian returns Oct. 30 and Pixar’s Soul drops Dec. 25. Here are all the service’s big titles still coming and when. Disney Plus: Every major movie, show, original and surprise film still to come – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRazer Razer’s Blade Stealth 13 is one of the best portable gaming laptops you can buy. Today, the company is giving it a refresh: it just announced a “late 2020” model of its 13-inch rig. The only really big change from the Blade Stealth 13 that came out earlier this year seems to be the
Read MoreLast January, we showed you Razer’s awesome-looking Tomahawk Elite desktop PC case, with its gull-wing doors and auto-lifting lid for excessive heat. This January, I told you about the stunning Razer Tomahawk prebuilt desktop, with slide-out upgradable Intel NUC Element modules and space for the latest GPUs despite its tiny 10-liter frame. As far as
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