But we’re looking forward to meeting them all at a later, safer date. A virtual CES 2021 means we're missing out on meeting these cool robots in person – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company also is developing new innovations that would use AI to make its TVs more accessible — and is working on making its TVs respond to sign language commands. Samsung makes its 2021 TVs more accessible for people with vision or hearing disabilities – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA projector the size of a pencil eraser, built into eyeglass frames. New Vuzix MicroLED smartglasses show how small the future is becoming – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJoin us on Wednesday, January 13th at noon Pacific for the Plant Communication Hack Chat with Lex Kravitz! As far as conversation goes, plants are usually a pretty poor choice of partners. Sure, we’ve all heard that talking to you houseplants is supposed to be good for them, but expecting them to talk back in
Read MoreThe movie won’t start shooting this year, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige told Collider. Deadpool 3 will reportedly be set in Marvel Cinematic Universe, have R-rating – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreModern vehicles don’t always have space for a car stereo install, so Pioneer is going modular with its next generation. Pioneer debuts new NEX car audio receiver with modular screen at CES – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreAside from one Republican Senator who’s currently mulling a decision to switch her political affiliation, Wednesday’s assault on the U.S. Capitol hasn’t necessarily compelled Republican lawmakers to flee the party en masse. The Trump era, with its normalization of incendiary rhetoric, only saw a handful of lawmakers… Read more… How to Change Your Political Party Affiliation
Read MoreAshley Gold / Axios: Facebook says it’s freezing all contributions from its PAC through at least Q1 as it reviews its political spending, joining other companies including Microsoft — Facebook is halting political spending for at least the first quarter of 2021 following last week’s deadly attack on the Capitol. Facebook says it's freezing all
Read MoreTwitter shares initially plunged by more than 10 percent Monday morning, leaving the tech giant bracing for fallout in Washington and on Wall Street over its decision to ban President Trump. Twitter shares plunge as company faces Washington, Wall Street blowback for decision to ban Trump Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreRegulators in China want to prevent excessive borrowing and fraud issues occurring by monitoring consumer credit data more closely. China’s tech giants face closer scrutiny of consumer credit data Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThe modern ham radio shack can take many forms. Some are shrines the “boat anchor” radios of old, named for their considerable weight. Others are simply a small, unassuming software-defined radio (SDR) hooked up to a laptop. Nowadays, many shacks fall somewhere in the middle. It’s not uncommon to find a sleek Icom IC-7300 sitting
Read MoreTenet on Blu-ray and insulated NFL mugs lead Monday’s best deals. Read more… Monday's Best Deals: Tenet Blu-ray, Insulated NFL Mugs, Giant Floor Piano, Katamari Damacy Reroll, Cuisinart 3-in-1 Cooker, BuddyFlex Outdoor Heaters, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe HUNCH – High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware – Program has expanded its partnership opportunities to the Dade County, Georgia, school system in Trenton. Students will increase their advanced manufacturing capabilities by producing super-strength carbon fiber elements for NASA, the International Space Station. Georgia HUNCH Students 3D Print Parts for Space
Read MoreHeather Somerville / Wall Street Journal: Airbnb, often forgotten in the Section 230 debate, has relied on the law to avoid responsibility for some listings and is lobbying to reshape it — Home-rental site is caught up in political push to change internet shield even as its efforts to use law haven’t always worked Airbnb,
Read MoreOne of the most exciting parts of buying a new car is configuring it to your specification. Choosing the interior, wheels, add-on features, and of course, the color. Cars have been, and probably always will be, extensions of our identity. Like jewelry that we climb inside, the cars we drive have the power to say
Read MoreVideo: Samsung Samsung is working on a robot that can pick up laundry, load the dishwasher, set the table, pour wine, and even bring you a drink. The robot is called Bot Handy, and Samsung says it’ll be able to recognize objects using a camera and AI. The bot is meant to be “an extension
Read MoreOnce upon a time, bailing out of a plane involved popping open the roof or door, and hopping out with your parachute, hoping that you’d maintained enough altitude to slow down before you hit the ground. As flying speeds increased and aircraft designs changed, such escape became largely impossible. Ejector seats were the solution to
Read MoreImage: Alarm.com Alarm.com has announced a new device for anyone worried about visitors catching COVID-19 from, of all things, their doorbell. Rather than using a button, the Touchless Video Doorbell is designed to chime when its camera detects visitors standing on your doormat. Alarm.com claims this is the “first commercially available video doorbell that rings
Read MoreChris Welch / The Verge: LG says Google Stadia and Nvidia’s GeForce Now are coming to its latest TVs in the second half of 2021 — Game streaming comes natively to the TV screen — LG has announced that it’s bringing two of the leading cloud gaming services, Google Stadia and Nvidia’s GeForce Now, to
Read MoreAlexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal: Intercontinental Exchange says its crypto venture Bakkt will go public via a SPAC merger at a $2.1B valuation — ICE’s Bakkt crypto venture plans to roll out an app for trading and making payments with digital assets — Intercontinental Exchange Inc., or ICE, will take its cryptocurrency venture public
Read MoreI didn’t use Windows 10's search feature often, because I didn’t find it very useful. By default, it’s handy to look up an app in a pinch or skip to a settings window without having to navigate through a tree of options, but that’s as much as I would interact with it. So I’m willing
Read MoreReah Keem is just like you and I — she loves working on music, vacationing abroad, and is pretty bummed out about not being able to visit any cool places right now. The biggest difference, however, is that Reah Keem isn’t a real person. LG introduced Reah Keem as a virtual influencer who appeared during
Read MoreWith improved sensors and 11 sport modes, the new model might be just right for your wrist. You can also get the very similar Amazfit Band 5 for $1 less. The Xiaomi Mi Band 5 fitness watch just dropped to – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDell Cameron / Gizmodo: A researcher says she archived 99.9% of posts on Parler, many with users’ location data, as Apple, Google, and Amazon took the service offline — In the wake of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by scores of President Trump’s supporters, a lone researcher began an effort to catalogue …
Read MoreMove over foldables, the rollables era may be upon us. LG Rollable phone makes a CES appearance, and we're intrigued – CNET Source: CNet
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