Previous Next An unprecedented drone incident at one of the world’s busiest airports in December 2018 led to flights being suspended for around 36 hours, which in turn resulted in ruined travel plans for around 140,000 people as well as huge costs for the airport operator and affected airlines. The problem of rogue drone flights […]
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 […]
Daven Mathies/Digital Trends GoPro’s Fusion 360 camera packs in the most potential for an immersive camera that we’ve seen yet — but the list price reflects that potential. But with a price cut at B&H Photo Video, the GoPro Fusion is both one of the best 360 cameras and one of the most affordable. Originally […]
(Reuters) — Apple’s main regulator in the European Union, Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), has opened a third privacy investigation into the iPhone maker over the last few weeks, a spokesman for the DPC said on Tuesday. The probe is examining whether Apple has complied with the relevant provisions of the EU’s new General Data […]
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The artificial muscle consists of polymer material, into which the researchers have integrated enzymes. A solution of glucose and oxygen in water powers the polymer actuator, in a similar way as biological muscles. Thor Balkhed/Linköping University Aside from some impressive robotics tech and a synthetic Austrian accent, what’s the most important component for building a […]
According to the Gregorian calendar, it’s summer — and that means it’s time for some summer games. But I am only interested if we can get them done quick. Thankfully, the annual speedrunning charity marathon Summer Games Done Quick is here. SGDQ 2019 has already raised more than $ 900,000. And that’s thanks in part […]
Microsoft has claimed for years that it’s committed to PC gaming. But even as the company began putting more Xbox games on Windows, it was difficult to take the effort seriously due to a number of issues. At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) industry event earlier this month, Microsoft once again made that claim. Only […]
Enlarge / Google’s customary “We’re going to kill this service soon” pop-up. Another day, another dead or dying Google product. This time, Google has decided to shut down “Hangouts on Air,” a fairly popular service for broadcasting a group video call live over the Internet. Notices saying the service is “going away later this year” […]
Lindsey Bever General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news June 20 at 2:00 PM [embedded content] How many lamp owners does it take to change a high-tech lightbulb? Actually, it may be more complicated than you’d think — and make you miss the good old days when all you had to do was screw […]
Synthesized voices like those used by Siri and Alexa are fine for telling us the day’s weather forecast or how many minutes remain on a cooking timer, but would you really want their flat, monotonous tones reading you audiobooks? Probably not, which is why most of us turn to human-voiced services like Audible to get […]
In the market for a gaming laptop that won’t break the bank? Walmart is running a great deal on a Dell G5 15 gaming laptop (G5587) that’s definitely worth checking out. This model, which normally sells for $ 1,099, features a 15.6-inch Full HD screen, eighth-generation Intel Core i5 processor, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 graphics […]
Anyone who has ever washed dishes in a restaurant knows only too well how sweaty, grimy, and tiring the task can be. That’s one of the reasons why an increasing number of eateries are finding it so hard to hire people for the position. Keen to discover whether automation could be effectively applied to the […]
[embedded content] There are multiple animals that are able to cling onto and clamber up vertical surfaces. For all the things that today’s most exciting robots are capable of, however, not too many of them have been able to replicate this particular feat. But that may be about to change. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University […]
As the Apple Watch’s ECG-reading tech has made clear, wearable devices have moved well beyond high-tech gimmicks and become genuine lifesavers. The latest demonstration of this is a new device, developed by researchers from the Army Medical University and China Academy of Engineering Physics. Their “hybrid instrument” uses two different light measurement techniques to build […]