A Raspberry Pi with a camera is nothing new. But the Pixy2 camera can interface with a variety of microcontrollers and has enough smarts to detect objects, follow lines, or even read barcodes without help from the host computer. [DroneBot Workshop] has a review of the device and he’s very enthused about the camera. You can
Read MoreIt’s never been cheaper to get Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, ESPN, DirecTV Now and more to your TV. Here are the best discounts (so far) on our favorite streamers. Black Friday 2018 streamer deals: Roku, Chromecast and Fire TV, starting at – CNET Source: CNet
Read More‘Tis the season for discounted smart home gadgets, and we’re keeping a running list of the best deals from Amazon, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Lowe’s and more. Check back for regular updates. Black Friday 2018 smart home deals: Bargains on Echo Dot, Google Home Hub, Facebook Portal, Apple HomePod and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Big Apple’s ascendance as a major technology hub highlights the depth of the city’s massive talent pool. What makes New York attractive to tech industry Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe last thing you need is a stuck-open throttle connected to a 707 horsepower V8. Jeep recalls Grand Cherokee SRT, Trackhawk for dangerous floor mats – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreFitbit, Apple Watch and Samsung — we take a look at some of the best deals on these wearable devices ahead of Black Friday. Black Friday 2018 smartwatch and fitness tracker deals: off Fitbit Versa, off Apple Watch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCan’t wait for Black Friday? This weekend Best Buy’s presale has some great bargains online and in-store. Black Friday 2018 bargains at Best Buy available now: Apple, Windows PCs, headphones and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe colors and brightness of your screen play a significant role in battery drain. Using Android's dark mode improves battery life, Google confirms – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt could be rescheduled for a later date, or it might just never happen. US Senate pumps brakes on Hyundai, Kia engine fire hearing – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe future of sex work, despite what you may have heard from frantic journalists decrying the death of human interaction, is not robots. It’s humans. But those humans, and their clients, will rely on AI for their safety. Well, the lucky ones will. It’s difficult to put the global plight of sex workers in perspective.
Read MoreLaser aficionado [Martin Raynsford] has built up experience with various laser cutters over the years and felt he should write up a blog post detailing his first-hand findings with an often overlooked aspect of the machines: aiming them. Cheap diode laser cutters and engravers operate in the visible part of the spectrum, but when you get
Read MoreLast time I talked about how I took the open source Verifla logic analyzer and modified it to have some extra features. As promised, this time I want to show it in action, so you can incorporate it into your own designs. The original code didn’t actually capture your data. Instead, it created a Verilog
Read MoreDisney this week revealed details about its homegrown streaming service. It’ll be called Disney+, and it’ll be populated by new material in Disney’s most popular franchises, including Marvel and Star Wars. At the moment, there’s not much to the site except for a sign-up page where you can elect to receive updates. We do have
Read MoreThe information age has delivered innumerable wonders to us and continues to churn out astonishing innovations on a daily basis. The only reason that contemporary society enjoys such awesome technology and progress these days is that we can gleam so much insight from our data, particularly when we combine disparate datasets together and comb through
Read MoreNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine says Russia’s space agency has been “very transparent” following recent safety issues. “They have shared with us all the data we need to be comfortable and confident that we understand the problem and that it has been resolved.” After rocket failure, Russia moves up its next launch. NASA says it is
Read MoreOn Nov. 1, 2018, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured a false-color view of flooding along the Nueces River in a series of storms that have delivered historic amounts of rain to central Texas. Flooding Along the Nueces River Source: NASA
Read More[Coffeetrac]’s ESP32-based Autosteer controller board, complete with OLD OLED display for debugging and easy status reference. Modern agricultural equipment has come a long way, embracing all kinds of smart features and electronic controls. While some manufacturers would prefer to be the sole gatekeepers of the access to these advanced features, that hasn’t stopped curious and enterprising
Read MoreDish blames the blackout on AT&T’s merger with Time Warner, but the telecom giant says it has nothing to do with the situation. Why millions of Dish Network’s customers have been cut off from HBO Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreFinding Microsoft-authored product and strategy information is becoming increasingly challenging. Here are a few resources that might help. As Microsoft moves more blogs off its MSDN and TechNet sites, here's how to stay current Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWe wander the wasteland in the upcoming online game’s ongoing beta. Fallout 76: You'll never walk alone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe S60s built in Charleston will no longer ship to The Middle Kingdom. Volvo upends US manufacturing plans in reaction to China tariffs – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreDemocratic control of the House of Representatives means consumer privacy legislation could be on the agenda in 2019. After the midterm elections, the odds improve a little for a US data privacy law – CNET Source: CNet
Read More2018 will certainly go down as the year of the exit scam as yet another initial coin offering (ICO) has disappeared out of thin air – along with millions worth of investors’ cryptocurrency. Blockchain company Pure Bit has seemingly walked off with $2.7 million worth of investors’ money after raising 13,000 Ethereum in an ICO.
Read MoreRegulators from all over the world have been waking up to cryptocurrency regulation this year and it seems the Bahamas are the latest to open their eyes. The Central Bank of the Bahamas (CBOB) has published a regulatory framework in preparations to integrate cryptocurrency-based assets into its financial services industry, according to the Nassau Guardian.
Read MoreThe Russian space program experienced its first serious incident on a manned mission in 35 years when Soyuz MS-10 failed during ascent on October 11th, 2018. The abort system worked as designed, and crew members Aleksey Ovchinin and Nick Hague landed safely approximately 430 km from the launch site in Baikonur. Beyond being put through
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