Canadian Jason Shron eats, sleeps, and dreams trains. He also builds replicas of full-size ones and puts them in his basement. And it doesn’t end there. With the pandemic keeping him home over the last year, Shron turned his attention to another project that he says has been on his mind since he was a […]
Talk about leaving the competition behind! DJI’s latest drone is its fastest flying consumer drone to date, easily capable of beating the Tesla Model S on paper when it comes to acceleration. The DJI FPV has a max acceleration of 0 to 62mph in two seconds. Let that sink in for a moment. It’s a […]
There’s a new name entering the gaming headphone space: VZR. The audio company aims to bring audiophile quality to gamers at a reasonable cost with its new VZR Model One headphones. Preorders for the VZR Mode One open in Q2 2021 and the headphones are expected to ship out in that timeframe as well. The […]
In a major U-turn, the UK is ditching the way its current coronavirus-tracing app works and shifting to a model based on technology provided by Apple and Google. The Apple-Google design has been promoted as being more privacy-focused. However, it means epidemiologists will have access to less data. The government now intends to launch an […]
In a newly published paper, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) researchers propose a system for training and running AI models in a way that’s more environmentally friendly than previous approaches. They claim it can cut down on the pounds of carbon emissions involved to “low triple digits” in some cases, mainly by […]
Google today announced TensorFlow Lite Model Maker, a tool that adapts state-of-the-art machine learning models to custom data sets using a technique known as transfer learning. It wraps machine learning concepts with an API that enables developers to train models in Google’s TensorFlow AI framework with only a few lines of code, and to deploy […]
Even during times when we are not facing a public health crisis, traveling on an airplane seemed a sure-fire way to get sick. Put a whole lot of people in close proximity in a tin can in the sky, add one or two miscellaneous viruses, then breathe each other’s recycled air for the duration of […]
HTC’s $ 999 VR headset Vive Pro Eye has been targeted specifically at enterprises since it debuted last year, augmenting the older Vive Pro model with integrated Tobii eye tracking at a premium. Following a similar January price drop on the Vive Pro, HTC today cut the Vive Pro Eye’s MSRP to $ 799, effectively […]
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Desktop Kit review: Homebrew hacking “The Raspberry Pi 4 is the most capable Pi ever made, and an awesome affordable PC.” Extremely compact More powerful than any Pi before Standalone Pi PCB is very affordable Desktop Kit has everything you need Gets hot under load High-res video can be choppy […]
The first major wave of laptops with OLED displays is here, and the results are stunning. The Razer Blade 15 Advanced Edition OLED ($ 3,299 as tested) marries the cutting-edge panel technology to the excellent design of Razer’s flagship 2019 laptop to head-turning effect. The screen is a joy, shining with incredibly vibrant colors and […]
Ahmad Mohammed/Unsplash If you recently bought a Nintendo Switch, you might be able to trade Nintendo for the new, better battery life model. According to Reddit users, Nintendo representatives said that anyone who bought a Nintendo Switch after July 17 is eligible to exchange it for the refreshed Nintendo Switch, which has significantly better battery […]
HQ TriviaHQ Trivia HQ Trivia has had a rough 2019. The live game show startup has struggled to recover from the loss of co-founder and CEO Colin Kroll, who died unexpectedly in December 2018. In April, about half of HQ Trivia’s 35 employees signed a letter asking the company’s board to remove co-founder Rus Yusupov […]
Ctrl + N I am spending two days driving a Tesla Model 3. (Photo by Jada Chin, The Washington Post) Note to readers: We’re taking a break for the Fourth of July holiday, and hope you are, too! Cat Zakrzewski will back at the helm of this newsletter on Monday, July 8. Thanks for reading. SAN FRANCISCO […]
A highly stylized rendition of our solar system NASA/JPL If someone asked which planet was closest to Earth, you’d be pretty certain — it’s Venus. We measure distances in the solar system in terms of Astronomical Units (AU), where 1 AU is the distance between Earth and the Sun. So, with a orbit distance of […]
Equal parts whimsy and innovation, the tiny Raspberry Pi computers have captivated the attention of children and grown-up programmers alike since the first model went on sale almost exactly six years ago. The latest version, the Pi 3 Model A+ ($ 25), brings a new level of performance to the diminutive, primitive micro-desktop. It’s essentially […]