Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge It has been a few months since the iPad Pro (2018) had a big price drop, but you’ll find the best prices happening now at Best Buy and Amazon. The 11-inch model (64GB, Wi-FI) is available at Best Buy or Amazon for $649.99. This is $150 off
Read Morefrench flag (flickr) France’s finance minister says that it will continue to carry out a plan to tax technology firms, despite a threat of tariffs on French goods from US President Donald Trump, according to Reuters. The country’s senate passed the controversial bill earlier this month, and it was signed into law by President Emmanuel
Read MoreA Shark IONFlex Cordless Ultra-Light Vacuum, the Thermapen Mk4 in Seafoam, and the AmazonBasics 2.0 Channel Sound Bar lead off Saturday’s best deals from around the web. Read more… Saturday's Best Deals: Thermapen Mk4, Refurb. Shark IONFLEX Vacuum, Nespresso, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreJAXA A camera has successfully recorded a Japanese spacecraft’s attempt to grab a second sample from a distant asteroid. While the actual sample collection happened earlier in July, a video made of images taken during the maneuver was just released on Friday, July 26th. The sample-collecting spacecraft, Hayabusa2, has been in orbit around the asteroid
Read MoreUsually when one thinks of using a CNC machine for producing PCBs, one thinks of those big, bulky CNC machines that pretty much fill an entire desk. But what if a CNC machine could be small enough to fit on a desk without getting in the way, yet still be useful enough to make single-
Read MoreWhat does VO2 max mean for fitness and how can you increase it? VO2 max: Everything you need to know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Sony First Flight Sony has announced the Reon Pocket, a small cooling device that you can wear like a portable air conditioner. It’s currently live on Sony’s crowdfunding website, where prices start at ¥12,760 (about $117). SlashGear notes that as well as cooling you during hot days, the device, which slots into the back
Read MoreThe science is pretty convincing, but there are some caveats. Does Orangetheory Fitness work for weight loss and muscle toning? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCyrus Farivar / NBC News: A look at Earnin, an app to access money before payday with a suggested ~10% tip; critics say Earnin effectively acts as a payday lender but avoids regulations — “I definitely didn’t think about the payback time and the interest,” an Earnin user said. “They just portray it as being
Read MoreWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Let’s be honest, if you’re gonna buy the best smartwatch on the market, it’s got to be the Apple Watch. I’ve tried a fair number of wrist-wearables in my time, and although some are good (Fitbits in particular are
Read MoreWearable pumps won’t fix your every breastfeeding woe, but they give moms some freedom and dignity back. Elvie's wearable breast pump feels like breaking out of jail – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNot prepared to pay $400 for the Apple Watch? This budget alternative should be on your list. Apple Watch vs. Amazfit Bip: The smartwatch alternative – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere’s what you missed for the week ending July 27, 2019. Mid-engine Corvette, new Toyotas, prototype tests and more: Roadshow's week in review – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIt gets points for trying, but the second-monitor execution could use some refinement. HP Omen X 2S' dual-screen laptop shows promise – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHackers love to measure things, and enjoy monitoring the world around them. Weather stations are a big part of this, and many tinkerers have tried to interface such hardware with varying levels of success. [Ray] is one such individual, and was pleasantly surprised when working on a recent project. Unlike more old-school models, the model
Read MorePaul Mozur / New York Times: How both sides in Hong Kong’s protests use facial recognition as a weapon, with police using it for repression, and protesters using it to doxx police officers — A technology-driven quest to identify protesters and police officers has people in both groups desperate to protect their anonymity. How both
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Tired of Facebook too? We’ve got a guide for that. Oh, and Instagram? Yep, here’s how to delete that too. What, and Twitter? Here’s all you need to know.
Read MoreA frequent beginner project involves measuring soil moisture levels by measuring its resistance with a couple of electrodes. These electrodes are available ready-made as PCBs, but suffer badly from corrosion. Happily there is a solution in the form of capacitive sensor probes, and it is these that [Electrobob] is incorporating in to a home automation
Read MoreGenetic testing used to be something that happened in a specialist clinic for those few families that had serious inherited conditions, like Huntington’s Disease or rare cancers. Now, new genetic tests called “polygenic risk scores” have increased access to genetic risk information for a wide range of conditions. With a few clicks of a mouse
Read MoreDevin Coldewey / TechCrunch: Inside Microsoft’s Building 87, which includes a lab with models of body parts that are used to help test products and a quiet room to measure product sounds — “It’s amazing that we ever ship a product.” — Nestled among the many indistinguishable buildings of Microsoft’s Redmond campus … Inside Microsoft's
Read MoreSarah Frier / Bloomberg: Many young Instagram users have turned their accounts into “business” profiles to get detailed analytics by providing their phone number or email to the public — – Creating a ‘business’ account provides detailed analytics — Users say they are businesses, in order to get the information Many young Instagram users have
Read MoreIf you hang around Hackaday long enough, pretty soon you’ll start to see some patterns emerging. As the nexus of all things awesome in the hacking world, our front page offers a unique vantage point by which you can see what’s getting folks excited this particular month, year, or decade. Right now we can tell
Read MoreAndy Greenberg / Wired: Interview with Facebook’s ex-CSO Alex Stamos about the Stanford Internet Observatory, funded in-part by $5M from Craig Newmark, for monitoring online abuse — Alex Stamos’ Stanford-based project will try to persuade tech firms to offer academics access to massive troves of user data. Interview with Facebook's ex-CSO Alex Stamos about the
Read MoreWho ya gonna call to help you find extraterrestrials? Ghostbusters! Planning to storm Area 51 to see aliens? Ghostbusters have advice – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe FCC has revealed images of what looks to be the upcoming smartwatch. Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 pictures leak – CNET Source: CNet
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