Right now you can get a custom circuit board delivered to your door in about a week for just a few dollars. There’s little reason to make your own circuit boards at home anymore, but when you need a board now, you want to have that capability. [tuval] designed a complete PCB etching station that
Read MoreAt almost every point in our day, we interact with digital technologies which collect our data. From the moment our smart phones wake us up, to our watch tracking our morning run, every time we use public transport, every coffee we purchase with a bank card, every song skipped or liked, until we return to
Read MoreIt is not a program for children of the rich. It is geared to lower-income families who have fewer prekindergarten options. An Online Preschool Closes a Gap but Exposes Another Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreLeticia Miranda / BuzzFeed News: A list of Amazon’s known businesses, subsidiaries, and brands, including some that have been discontinued or absorbed into other services — Everything about Amazon in 2019 is inconceivably big: Amazon will make up an estimated 38% of the US e-commerce market this year … A list of Amazon's known businesses,
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: 7-Eleven shut down its 7Pay service two days after launch after hackers exploited the app’s password reset function for ~900 accounts and made ~$500K in charges — Hackers exploit 7-Eleven’s poorly designed password reset function to make unwanted charges on 900 customers’ accounts. 7-Eleven shut down its 7Pay service two days
Read MoreA work of art is appreciated for its own sake and we will never tire of seeing stunning circuits from microscopic dead-bugs to ornate brass sculptures. We also adore projects that share the tricks to use in our own work. Such is the case with [Jiří Praus] who made some jewelry and shared his templates
Read MoreReuters: Source: CFIUS has cleared SoftBank’s $2.25B investment in GM’s Cruise after fresh assurances that Cruise’s technology would be completely off limits to SoftBank — (Reuters) – Cruise, a U.S. self-driving vehicle company majority-owned by General Motors Co, told Reuters on Friday … Source: CFIUS has cleared SoftBank's .25B investment in GM's Cruise after fresh
Read MoreThe ArduBoy is a tiny little gaming console that’s also extremely simple. It’s only a small, cheap, monochrome OLED display, a microcontroller with Arduino-derived firmware, and a few buttons. That’s it, but with these simple ingredients the community around the ArduBoy has created a viable gaming platform. It has cartridges now, and one version has
Read MoreKarlene Lukovitz / MediaPost: Comscore report: in March, 69.9M US homes had DVRs and 64.1M had smart TVs; monthly viewing hours on smart TVs hit 5.5B, vs. 4.6B for DVRs — Among the many positive indicators for OTT in Comscore’s newly released 2019 “The State of OTT” report is the platform’s imminent surpassing of DVR
Read MoreIf you’ve ever been in an earthquake you’d assume it would be pretty easy to detect one. If things are shaking, there’s an earthquake. In reality, though, a lot of things can shake a sensitive instrument that is detecting shaking, so — for example — mechanical sensors will produce a lot of false positives. Now,
Read MoreThe sort of pumps used in the filtration systems of fountains and swimming pools don’t take kindly to running dry. So putting such a pump on a simple timer to run while you’re away comes with a certain level of risk: if the pump runs out of water while you’re gone, you might come home
Read MoreNellie Bowles / New York Times: A look at the growing demand for screen time consultants, parenting coaches getting paid up to $250/hour to help parents wean their kids off devices — Screen consultants are here to help you remember life before smartphones and tablets. (Spoiler: get a dog!) A look at the growing demand
Read MoreOn Thursday, 7-Eleven Japan suspended a recently-launched mobile payments feature on its 7Pay app after a flaw allowed a third party to make bogus charges on hundreds of customer accounts. The company released the feature on Monday, July 1st: it allowed customers to scan a barcode with the app and charge a linked credit or
Read MoreIt’s been five decades since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Here’s a look at that achievement — and what lies ahead. Moon landing 50th anniversary: How Apollo 11 fired up the space race – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKlaus Fiala / Forbes: Profile of Omio, formerly GoEuro, a Berlin-based website and app for booking travel across Europe that has raised nearly $300M in VC funding — This article is the first in a new series: World of Forbes, a collection of stories from our 35 licensed editions and global partners around the planet.
Read MoreIt appears that Google will soon add a play button to its Chrome browser, as spotted by ZDnet and Techdows. The button will live on Chrome’s toolbar, and will allow users to play or pause a video or music that’s playing in a tab. The feature is called Global Media Controls, and it’s currently being
Read MoreTwo-factor authentication is one of those things that’s a good idea to set up pretty much everywhere that will allow you to. Read more… How to Set Up Two-Step Authentication on Your Amazon Account Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreNo one was injured in the latest Southern California quake reportedly, but the videos are unnerving. Earthquake videos: Watch SoCal shaking hit Dodger Stadium, Disneyland – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe actors behind Eleven, Mike and Will freak out a little while playing Stranger Things 3. Watch the Stranger Things cast play their own video game – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBetween the big twist and that Fury reveal, the latest Spidey adventure left us scratching our heads at times. Spider-Man: Far From Home — Our biggest WTF questions – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFormula E, the first global all-electric racing series, has unveiled the racecar that will run in its new upcoming off-road sister sport, “Extreme E.” Dubbed Odyssey 21, the all-electric SUV made its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK this weekend. It has even been making runs up the famous Goodwood hill,
Read MoreWood. Specifically, certain types of tone woods; woods that impart a certain tone. That’s what guitars are made of. And occasionally, plastic, or metal, or fibreglass or, well, anything. [_forwardaudio_] built his out of noodles, because, why not? Well, not completely out of noodles. Epoxy is used to give some strength to the noodles, because,
Read MoreChris Hamby / New York Times: Experts worry that the upcoming US Census, the first to incorporate digital methods, could fall victim to disinformation campaigns, glitches, and hacking — The government plans to deploy new technology for next year’s head count, but risks abound. — In the run-up to the 2020 census … Experts worry
Read MoreLooking at old social media posts is an easy way to get a quick snapshot into what was going on in your life during a certain time period. Read more… How to Find Old Tweets By Time Period, Keyword, And More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreLast week, the LightSail 2 officially made its first contact with Earth. The solar-powered spacecraft will be sailing around Earth’s orbit for the next year, all part of a mission to prove that solar sailing is a viable mode of space exploration. Read more… How to Track the LightSail 2 as It 'Sails' in Orbit
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