The NINA attachments on the liquor bottles measure how much alcohol you get. | Image: Sacramento Kings/NINA The Sacramento Kings arena will let guests in its suite and loft areas make their own drinks at the Golden 1 Center using an internet-connected gadget affixed to the top of liquor bottles to monitor how much alcohol
Read MoreAn ideal application for mesh networking is off-grid communication; when there’s no cellular reception and WiFi won’t reach, wide-area technologies like LoRa can be used to create ad hoc wireless networks. Whether you’re enjoying the outdoors with friends or conducting a rescue operation, a cheap and small gadget that will allow you to create such
Read MorePresidential candidate Bernie Sanders has spent the past several months promising to cancel student debt, provide Medicare for everyone, and stave off climate change. But pundits and fellow candidates have spent just as much time asking Sanders how he’s going to pay for all that. This week, the Sanders campaign… Read more… How Bernie Sanders
Read MoreThe annual Game Developers Conference will be “moving forward as planned” in San Francisco next month, despite concerns over the international coronavirus outbreaks. A spokesperson told The Verge that “the California Department of Public Health, the San Francisco Department of Public Health, and the San Francisco Travel Association continue to support the convening of public
Read MoreWith 382 horsepower onboard, the GLA45 remains small, yet mighty enough to surprise a stock, non-V8 muscle car at the drag strip. 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLA45 is not messing around – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Chinese smartphone finished 2019 on a high. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 was the must-have Android at the end of 2019, data shows – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has filed a libel lawsuit against The New York Times over an opinion article published last year about Trump’s dealings with Russia. The opinion article makes the case that Russia and Trump’s 2016 campaign team established a warm relationship to get mutual benefits,
Read MoreYou’re looking at a cost creeping toward $100,000 for a top-of-the-line model. 2020 Audi SQ7 commands attention and a lot of cash – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft revealed a number of new specs for its next-gen Xbox Series X game console earlier this week, but the company is dropping fresh hints about features today. In a new podcast, Microsoft’s Larry Hryb reveals that the new quick resume for multiple games will also let Xbox Series X owners resume games after the
Read MoreThe federal government has launched a “clearinghouse” website to help education institutions prepare for threats. Federal Resource Offers Guidance on School Safety Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreEducation is one of the categories that will help propel the growth of virtual reality over the next five years. Forecast: Education to Help Drive VR Growth Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreEven though my inbox is unwieldy, I try my best to keep it as clean and as organized as I can. That includes taking some time to ditch old emails with gigantic attachments, and then clearing out my trash to see just how much space I saved. Read more… How to Fix the Gmail Bug
Read MoreImage: Bungie Destiny 2 is the latest game to abandon paid loot boxes, with director Luke Smith announcing in a new “Director’s Cut” state of the game update that “we want players to know what something costs before they buy it.” The change means that the randomized “Bright Engram” items will be removed from the
Read MoreThe iPhone XR sold 46.3 million times last year. Apple iPhone XR was 2019's best-selling phone, data says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUber Eats and DoorDash might be convenient, but the apps are making you pay a juicy premium as high as 91 percent. How Delivery Apps Are Eating Up Your Budget Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft created a fun little Easter egg for its Edge browser to reveal the new logo last year. The Edge surf game is very similar to SkiFree, a classic skiing game that was released as part of Microsoft’s Entertainment Pack 3 for Windows back in 1991. While it was used as part of an elaborate
Read More{$inline_image} Potato skins are the weighted blankets of the food world—warm, comforting, and just heavy enough. And yet, we seem to have forgotten the appetizer that propelled TGI Friday’s into the national consciousness three decades ago. Potato skins—the bedrock of bowling alleys and dive bars —are an endangered species. Read more… The Potato Skin Casserole
Read MoreComing from Texas and now living in the northeast, I am perpetually in awe watching my Canadian husband maneuver a vehicle in winter weather. In the midst of a snowstorm a few weeks back, he busted out some wild moves with his handbrake that had me looking just like that Pikachu meme. Confident driving on
Read MoreThe City Council will consider a package of bills aimed at limiting how much food delivery apps can charge restaurants. New York City May Crack Down on Grubhub and Other Food Delivery Apps Source: NY Times Tech
Read More“Security is Clearview’s top priority.” Tor Eklund, attorney for Clearview AI. Clearview AI, the dubious startup that’s cozied up to the US law enforcement community with its facial recognition software, has managed to crap the metaphorical bed by allowing an intruder to exploit a security flaw and make off with its entire client list. The
Read MoreTwo satellites docked together high above Earth on Tuesday, successfully extending the life of one that was running out of fuel. A Meeting in Orbit Demonstrates a Space Junk Solution Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge Recent Federal Communications Commission filings reveal that new over-ear true wireless headphones from Bang & Olufsen’s B&O Play might be on the way. The filings are for a model called the Beoplay H95, so perhaps they will be an update to the Beoplay H9 line of over-ear noise-canceling
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The annual year end report from the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) has been released, revealing that paid subscriptions to on-demand streaming services jumped a whopping 25 percent over the past year. That’s especially noteworthy considering the report also says that streaming consumption increased incrementally in comparison,
Read MoreA brief look at Path of the Warrior, Twisted Pixel’s beat-em-up for the Oculus. Path of the Warrior Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe most famous cheat in video game history was initially a mistake, but it became Hashimoto’s legacy. Kazuhisa Hashimoto, creator of the famous ‘Konami Code,’ has died Source: Washington Post Tech
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