[Thomas Sanladerer] wanted to create some molds using 3D printing for concrete and plaster. He used a delta printer with flexible filament and documented his process in the video below. If you’ve printed with flexible filaments before, you know you need an extruder that has a contained path. [Tom] borrowed a printer, but it didn’t
Read MoreThe SmartThings smart home platform has expanded beyond an app to Samsung devices in your house. Samsung SmartThings is now in your TV and on your fridge – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBut will that be enough to make a dent? Oculus Quest feels like the Nintendo Switch of VR – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSeveral major classes of technology stand a good chance of changing healthcare as we know it. Home healthcare, in particular, could see tremendous benefits from digital breakthroughs like the Internet of Things, more advanced medical-minded wearables, blockchain and artificial intelligence. All of this tech is already finding a home in a variety of types of
Read MoreSouth China Morning Post: After a nine month freeze, Chinese regulators finally approve several game titles from Tencent and NetEase — – The State Administration of Press and Publications has now approved a total of 352 new game titles since March last year — Tencent Holdings and NetEase, which run China’s … After a nine
Read MoreBack in the early days of radio, it was quickly apparent that the technology would revolutionize warfare, but only if some way could be found to prevent enemies from hearing what was said. During World War II, the Allies put a considerable amount of effort into securing vocal transmissions, resulting in a system called SIGSALY
Read MoreIf you’re working on any sort of promotion, whether as a PR person or simply trying to get the word out about your own company, you’ll need to understand journalists. Rebecca Grant who was a journalist at VentureBeat for a number years wrote a blog post describing how she felt at her job: I thought
Read MoreNicole Nguyen / BuzzFeed News: Independent artists say Amazon has failed to implement even minor changes that would make it harder for merchants to sell goods that violate artist copyrights — Independent artists, who aren’t afforded the same protection as big brands on Amazon, say that fighting copyright infringement by third-party sellers is never-ending. Independent
Read MoreDave Jones is something of a celebrity in the hacker and maker communities, bringing his considerable knowledge and experience to bear on a wide variety of electronic and engineering topics. His unique voice and candor have endeared him to many, and he’s one of the more quotable YouTubers currently on the scene. With that in
Read MoreIssie Lapowsky / Wired: Profile of David Carroll, whose two-year fight to reclaim his data from Cambridge Analytica has brought to light large questions around data privacy — David Carroll has been locked in a legal war to force the infamous company to turn over its files on him. He’s won a battle, but the
Read MoreJane Zhang / South China Morning Post: Didi says its global ride-hailing network had 550M users, over 31M drivers, and covered more than 1,000 cities around the world in 2018 — – Following scandals, Didi has focused on safety overhauls, including in-trip audio recordings by passengers and drivers and in-car panic buttons Didi says its
Read MoreWhile WiFi controlled lights are readily available, replacing your lighting fixtures or switches isn’t always an option. [Thomas] ran into this issue with his office lights. For the developers in the office, these lights always seemed to run a little too bright. The solution? A 3D printed, WiFi controlled finger to poke the dimmer switch.
Read MoreCate Cadell / Reuters: Inside Alibaba’s futuristic 290-room FlyZoo hotel where it showcases its prowess in AI and incubates tech it wants to sell to the hospitality industry — HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – Gliding silently through Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s futuristic “FlyZoo” hotel, black disc-shaped robots … Inside Alibaba's futuristic 290-room FlyZoo hotel where it
Read MoreNikhilesh De / CoinDesk: tZERO, Overstock.com’s security token trading platform which raised $134M in an ICO last August, went live on Thursday — Overstock.com’s much-anticipated security token trading platform, tZERO, officially began trading Thursday afternoon. — The company announced in a press release … tZERO, Overstock.com's security token trading platform which raised 4M in an
Read MoreThe next Pokemon adventure will be penned by 22 Jump Street screenwriter. Get ready for Pika-Two: Detective Pikachu movie sequel on the way – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCombining documentary footage with dramatic reconstructions, this entertaining film reminds us that migrants are real people with real families. The Infiltrators review: Docudrama breaks into migrant detention centres – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUsually, when we are talking about homebrew around here, we mean building your own equipment. However, most other people probably mean brewing beer, something that’s become increasingly popular as one goes from microbreweries to home kitchen breweries. People have been making beer for centuries so you can imagine it doesn’t take sophisticated equipment, but a
Read MoreRacing and drifting legend Steph Papadakis pulls one apart to show us how it works. How does a NASCAR stock car transmission work? – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreJames Vincent / The Verge: Pictures of what appear to be the two models of Samsung’s Galaxy S10 leak, showing “Infinity-O” display, very thin bezels, USB-C port, and a headphone jack — Well, the leaks start coming and they don’t stop coming — There’s less than a month to go before Samsung unveils … Pictures
Read MoreAmazon sealed a reported $13 million deal for Kaling’s film Late Night, the first big purchase of this year’s film fest and one of the biggest ever. Amazon writes Sundance's first big check, for Mindy Kaling movie – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWill Oremus / Slate: An overview of projects like NewsGuard, and how efforts to rank the credibility of news sites can be problematic, despite good intentions — In the era of fake news, a cottage industry of startups is competing to turn media credibility into a booming business. Do we really want that? An overview
Read MoreIf you collect trading cards of any kind, you know that storage quickly becomes an issue. Just ask [theguymasamato]. He used to be really into trading cards, and got back into it when his kids caught the bug. Now he’s sitting on 10,000+ cards that are largely unorganized except for a few that made it
Read MoreThe Under Presents is a new kind of VR experience that teleports you from your living room to a sprawling absurdist universe with live actors. Could it finally be VR’s killer app? Oculus' VR time-warping nightclub game with live actors is unlike anything I've tried before – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKurt Wagner / Recode: Zuckerberg’s WSJ op-ed and rumored push to unify messaging infrastructure across Facebook’s apps may be signs of company’s increased concern about regulation — It sure feels like regulation is coming for Facebook. — The threat of government regulation has been looming over Facebook … Zuckerberg's WSJ op-ed and rumored push to
Read MoreReview: Premiering at Sundance this week, Share is a raw and uncomfortable movie that tackles the modern era of sexual abuse revelations. In film Share, a video tears teens apart. It's a timely #metoo parable – CNET Source: CNet
Read More
