[ad_1] Unless you’re a hard-core vintage car enthusiast, you’ll have noticed that vehicles are becoming increasingly connected, both to each other and to the outside world. With car operating systems running everything from infotainment to autonomous driving, vehicles are becoming ever more intelligent and less reliant on human operation. Vehicle ...
Read More »Evidence shows Google may change Android Wear name to Wear OS
[ad_1] Julian Chokkattu/Digital Trends Google may change the name of its Android Wear platform to Wear OS, according to evidence discovered inside the latest Google Play Services app update, and the Android P Developer Preview software. Android Wear is Google’s operating system for wearable devices, including smartwatches. The potential name ...
Read More »Stealth startup launches four unauthorized rogue satellites into orbit
[ad_1] The Indian-built PSLV-C40 launched in January with 31 satellites onboard. It carried a lot of cool stuff into orbit, including the Arkyd-6 satellite — which could lead to asteroid mining — and the first commercial satellite for Finland. It also carried an unauthorized payload: four tiny satellites from a stealth ...
Read More »Artist Uses Nearly 25,000 Dominoes To Depict Donkey Kong
[ad_1] TheDominoKing is an artist on YouTube that has long been putting together domino creations related to pop-culture. His latest creation is dedicated to Donkey Kong, and it’s a spectacular homage to this famed video game mascot and the surrounding series. “The Donkey Kong Country series as a whole are ...
Read More »The Tapplock One is a fingerprint padlock with solid smarts
[ad_1] Apple’s Touch ID was a step change in convenience for securing its mobile devices, and now that same level of convenience is available in a padlock. The Tapplock One is now shipping, and features a fingerprint sensor for unlocking, as well as a companion app with a Bluetooth unlock ...
Read More »Witnessing the Church of Elon Musk
[ad_1] Minutes later, and the easy listening instrumental track being piped through the theater died down. A whoop from somewhere in the venue sparked some excited chatter. A journalist sitting in front of me asked her neighbor “Is that him at the side there?” (It wasn’t.) Someone started chanting “Elon, ...
Read More »Facebook launches AR effects tied to real-world tracking markers
[ad_1] Facebook’s augmented reality camera is evolving beyond selfie masks and randomly placed 3D objects to using location markers in the real world that trigger AR experiences in a precise location. Spotted today, Facebook confirms to TechCrunch that it’s testing the feature in closed beta with promotions for the upcoming ...
Read More »Fortnite Snobby Shores Treasure Map
[ad_1] Weekly challenges have been added to Season 3 of Fortnite Battle Roayle and this page shows you how to complete and unlock all the Week 3 challenges. These were made available on March 8, 2018 and the reward for completing all seven challenges is 4000XP. Collect 3,000 materials from demolishing buildings. ...
Read More »VCs have discovered the Midwest
[ad_1] The Midwest is back! At least, that’s the conclusion from a group of venture capitalists who went on a multi-day bus tour through the region recently. As Kevin Roose wrote in the New York Times this week, “The trip, which took place on a luxury bus outfitted with a ...
Read More »After Math: When it all comes crashing
[ad_1] Twice: Since being launched in September of 2011, China’s Tiangong-1 space station has only hosted a pair of crewed missions. There won’t be a third because that big ole’ hunk of space metal will come crashing down into the Earth’s atmosphere sometime between now and the middle of April. ...
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