Let’s face it, breadboarding can be frustrating, even for advanced electronics wizards. If you have an older board, you could be dealing with loose tie points left from large component legs, and power rails of questionable continuity. Conversely, it can be hard to jam just-made jumper wires into new boards without crumpling the copper. And
Read MoreThe first new phones of the year are coming up fast. Here are the most important features and specs they’ll bring. What to expect from phones in 2020: Foldable, 5G, killer cameras – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGaming PCs will get faster, smaller and smarter. CES 2020 gaming predictions: Virtual reality, haptics and more hardware we expect – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYep, it turns out the average résumé actually gets about six seconds of attention before a recruiter moves on. Your resume has to practically jump off the stack — and with a service like Rezi, you can help improve those odds. Your résumé gets six seconds to make an impact. Rezi makes them count! Source:
Read MoreFrom smart homes to ultrafast wireless speeds, here’s what to watch. The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2020 Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWhether it’s driving a hot new car that recently debuted, or finally seeing a long-awaited model, here’s what we’re looking forward to most in the new year. The cars we're most looking forward to in 2020 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreHave any last-minute projects you finished just before the end of the decade? To help pass the time, [Erich Styger] decided to build a meta digital clock made up of 24 individual analog clocks, the perfect item to help welcome in the new year. The stepper clock is controlled by a network of LPC microcontrollers,
Read MoreDr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: Interview with AMD CTO Mark Papermaster on AMD’s release schedule and future products, partnerships with TSMC and Samsung, driving industry standards, and more — On the back of a very busy 2019, AMD is gaining market share and is now a performance leader in a lot of CPU segments. Interview
Read MoreAddressable LEDs are a staple of homemade Christmas decorations in our community, as is microprocessor control of those LEDs. So at first sight [Glen Akins]’ LED decorated Christmas tree looks pretty enough, but isn’t particularly unusual. But after reading his write-up you’ll discover there’s far more to the project than meets the eye, and learn
Read MoreA year full of highs and lows in space just ended, and the 12 months to come will be full of new highlights in orbit and beyond. Rocket Launches, Trips to Mars and More 2020 Space and Astronomy Events Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIf you’re the kind of person who hates this new generation of smartphone users and longs for a nostalgic past, you’re not far from the new target demographic for many commercial phone manufacturers. Major phone companies like Motorola and Huawei have been developing foldable versions of conventional smartphone designs, intended to be more versatile while
Read MoreThe GV80 will go on sale in 2020. 2020 Genesis GV80 officially drops on New Year's Eve – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence (AI) is already re-configuring the world in conspicuous ways. Data drives our global digital ecosystem, and AI technologies reveal patterns in data. Smartphones, smart homes, and smart cities influence how we live and interact, and AI systems are increasingly involved in recruitment decisions, medical diagnoses, and judicial verdicts. Whether this scenario is utopian
Read More{$inline_image}Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already re-configuring the world in conspicuous ways. Data drives our global digital ecosystem, and AI technologies reveal patterns in data. Smartphones, smart homes, and smart cities influence how we live and interact, and AI systems are increasingly involved in recruitment decisions, medical diagnoses, and judicial verdicts. Whether this scenario is utopian
Read MorePolitico: A look at the increasing prevalence of facial recognition and AI tech across the globe, as the US and EU governments’ efforts to limit their use have stalled — The result is an impasse that has left tech companies largely in control of where and how to deploy facial recognition. A look at the
Read MoreLine scan cameras are advanced devices used for process inspection tasks in industrial applications. Used to monitor the quality of silicon wafers and other high-accuracy tasks, they’re often outfitted with top-quality optics that are highly specialised. [Peter] was able to get his hands on a lens for a line-scan camera, and decided to put it
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: ProtonMail launches E2E encrypted calendar app ProtonCalendar in public beta, tied to users’ paid ProtonMail accounts, encrypting event info and participants — Encrypted email provider ProtonMail has officially launched its new calendar in public beta. The move is part of the Swiss … ProtonMail launches E2E encrypted calendar app ProtonCalendar in
Read MoreImage: Samsung / 4KFilme Samsung may have a new, groundbreaking type of television to show off at CES in Las Vegas next week: a completely bezel-less, 8K QLED model. Dubbed by some reports as the Samsung “Zero Bezel” TV and reportedly carrying model numbers of Q900T and Q950T, this TV is believed to have bezels
Read MoreNow pour him some ale. Toss A Coin to Your Witcher: Here's where to hear the song from Netflix's hit series – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok released its first transparency report yesterday, showing which countries have submitted requests for content removal as well as access to user data. China is notably absent from the report—the video sharing app, owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, claims it did not receive a single takedown request
Read MoreAlso: The IRS is no longer banned from creating its own online filing system. IRS stops firms like TurboTax from hiding free tax-filing products in searches – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe ride-hailing company takes a new approach with an 11th hour lawsuit aimed at California’s AB 5. The law reclassifies some gig workers as employees. Uber's last-minute effort to stop gig worker law is latest of many tries – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s New Year’s Eve, which means a lot of us will be drinking. Depending on how 2019 went for you, you might be potentially drinking a lot. My Limit is a free app that can help you monitor that consumption so you keep it within safe limits. Read more… Track Your Alcohol Consumption Tonight and
Read MoreDevin Coldewey / TechCrunch: Trump signs TRACED Act into law to increase robocall fines, extend statute of limitations from 1 to 4 years, and require carriers to deploy STIR/SHAKEN protocol — The Pallone-Thrune TRACED Act, a bipartisan bit of legislation that should make life harder for the villains behind robocalls, was signed into law today
Read MoreWhen it comes to building sets and props for movies and TV, it’s so easy to get science fiction wrong – particularly with low-budget productions. It must be tempting for the set department to fall back on the “get a bunch of stuff and paint it silver” model, which can make for a tedious experience
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