While robotic arms can handle a wide variety of tasks, the specific job at hand will have a major influence on the type of end effector used. For sorting ferromagnetic parts an electromagnet might be enough, while for more accurate location a mechanical gripper could be employed. If you’re working with particularly delicate objects or
Read MoreAfter years of rumors and speculation, it’s finally real: Apple is launching its own competitor to Netflix. It’s called Apple TV+, and it’s coming this fall. Right after announcing a revamped Apple TV app – which will now be available on third-party devices – Apple revealed it would be creating original content available via TV+.
Read MoreSince its creation in 2005, YouTube has been the go-to website (and app) for watching videos. Today, with more than a billion worldwide users, and videos ranging from high-budget original series to seconds-long clips of children’s birthday parties, it would seem that YouTube has established a platform that can’t be toppled. But at the same
Read MoreWe’ve reached a new level of descent into the world of emoji-based interactions. Starting March 1 of this year, drivers in Queensland, Australia will be able to personalize their license plates with an emoji. There are some limits to this, obviously; you can’t have a license plate with only emojis, and currently, there are only
Read MoreApple revealed a new service called Apple News +, a $10 a month subscription service that will include magazines like Sports Illustrated and The New Yorker. A first look at Apple News+ Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe iPhone maker is partnering with Hollywood heavyweights and publishers to provide broad new services to its users. Apple Unveils Video Streaming and News Services to Run on Its Devices Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAs expected, Apple today announced a dramatic overhaul of the Apple TV service, adding new subscription TV services, in addition to bringing the app to a swathe of new platforms. Let’s start with Apple TV Channels. These are analogous with existing premium cable stations but adjusted for a digital audience that overwhelmingly prioritizes ad-free and
Read MoreShenzhen, China is the home of the legendary electronics markets of Huaqiangbei. Friday was my first full day in the city, having spent the previous three days in Shanghai. We got a little bit of a late start as our flight didn’t arrive until after 1 am and we stayed at the first night at
Read MoreApple introduced a new credit card run by them, not a bank, at a live event March 25. Apple reveals new credit card Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreApple today revealed it’s launching its own, “better” version of a credit card, called Apple Card. It’s designed to work with the iPhone, but is also a physical card made out of titanium, married with special Wallet-based rewards. Apple CEO Tim Cook thinks it could be the biggest revolution in credit cards “in 50 years.” The
Read MoreApple today announced Arcade, its game streaming service that claims to span mobile, desktop and other devices. With a subscription, gamers will have access to games on any of their Apple devices, and it will offer over 100 new games not available anywhere else at launch. The Arcade will be a new tab on the
Read MoreJournalists star in Apple’s push to share magazines digitally. Apple celebrates journalists in video promoting News Plus service – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGet all the articles you want from select publishers. Apple News Plus is an on-demand service for news junkies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhat’s been announced thus far about Apple’s TV series, news subscription service and everything else expected at its launch event today, March 25. Apple Event 2019: Apple News Plus, Apple Card and everything announced so far – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew numbers come out at an event launching new Apple services. Apple Pay hits 10 billion transactions in 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe card will live in Apple’s Wallet app. Apple introduces new Apple Card, a virtual credit card – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’re not familiar with the 555 timer, suffice it to say that this versatile integrated circuit is probably the most successful ever designed, and has been used in countless designs, many of which fall very far afield from the original intent. From its introduction, the legendary 555 has found favor both with professional designers
Read MoreMicrosoft’s Bing has boasted it successfully blocked more than 5 million cryptocurrency-related ads, after it imposed a strict marketing ban last year. In a blog, Bing detailed its problem with spam from sketchy advertisers. It described how they inundate the service with “harmful and misleading ads, persuasive content, and innocent looking URLs that lead to
Read MoreIn January, 25 autonomous delivery robots descended on George Mason University’s campus. Today, the company that managed the machines — Starship Technologies — revealed how they’ve changed student behavior. How GMU students’ eating habits changed when delivery robots invaded their campus Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreJoin us Wednesday at noon Pacific time for the ESP32 Video Tricks Hack Chat! The projects that bitluni works on have made quite a few appearances on these pages over the last couple of years. Aside from what may or may not have been a street legal electric scooter, most of them have centered around
Read MoreFEMA data exposure affects 2.3 million disaster victims Source: Search Compliance
Read MoreA man in the US has been barred from trading following his alleged involvement in a Bitcoin scam that resulted in losses of approximately $1.5 million in investors’ funds. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FIRA) – a non-governmental organization that regulates member brokerage firms and exchange markets – looked into claims that Daniel Todd Levine, of Englewood (Colorado),
Read MoreOn Tuesday, March 26, the final plenary vote on the incredibly controversial Copyright Reform will take place in the European Parliament. It’ll be the decisive vote on whether it’ll become EU law and it’s fair to say the stakes are high. One of the most disputed parts of the current version (there are quite a
Read MoreThe fact that Facebook is working on its own cryptocurrency and blockchain applications is no longer a secret – so it’s not surprising the company is looking to grow its distributed ledger division. The social media giant already has a 50-strong team squirreled away in a secretive corner of its Menlo Park head offices. Yet, going
Read MoreJet engines are known to be highly demanding machines, requiring the utmost attention to tolerances, material specifications, and operating regimes. If any of these parameters are ignored, failures can be catastrophic and expensive. Despite these exacting requirements, it is possible to build a jet engine in the home workshop – and using a turbocharger is
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