SpaceX’s Dragon capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, delivering a bunch of supplies and experiments that included everything from a group of genetically engineered mice to a floating robot called CIMON. The crewless Dragon capsule docked with the orbiting outpost three days after launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
Month: December 2019
[embedded content] An airport in France has become the first in the world to test an autonomous baggage tractor in a working environment. It’s the latest example of how a growing number of industries are looking to utilize the fast-developing technology. Air France, which has a presence at Toulouse-Blagnac airport where the tractor is being
Return to a simpler time in gaming, no download required. It feels like only yesterday I was sitting at the foot of my childhood bed, my head buried deep in the screen of a yellow Gameboy Color as I attempted my 4th playthrough of the original Donkey Kong Country. Originally released in October of 1998,
Kiernan Shipka as Sabrina. Image: Netflix Hell hath no fury like a teenage witch absolutely ready to wreck shop. That seems to be roughly the situation that Sabrina finds herself in for the third season, “Part 3″, of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, the Netflix series that has made Sabrina’s adventures into something between actual occult
tech2 News StaffDec 08, 2019 22:21:15 IST After the launch of the Chandrayaan 2 mission, which took front and centre in ISRO’s calendar this year, the agency is already gearing up for the proposed successor to the mission, Chandrayaan 3. The mission is expected to be launched by November 2020, and ISRO has now filed a request for Rs 75
Instant Pot multi-function programmable pressure cookers continue their status as one of the most-asked-for and most-frequently-purchased gifts for cooks. Instant Pots help novice and expert cooks alike save time, effort, and money, which explains their continued popularity. Amazon discounted several of the most popular Instant Pot pressure cooker models by as much as 50% as
League of Legends developer Riot Games will expand the universe of its massively popular online battle arena game with the help of other developers, through its newly launched publishing label Riot Forge. Greg Street, Riot Games’ vice president of IP and entertainment, shared his excitement about Riot Forge through Twitter. I have been fortunate to
From the first camera obscura to 35mm film to the modern cameraphone, the tools photographers use have come a long way. How we understand and use imaging technology keeps advancing, and manufacturers are working hard to ensure they continue to create tools that meet the evolving needs of photographers. New cameras are released constantly, but
Raysecur says at least ten times a day someone sends a suspicious package containing powder, liquid, or some other kind of hazard. The Boston, Mass.-based startup says its desktop-sized 3D real-time scanning technology, dubbed MailSecur, can intercept and detect threats in the mailroom before they ever make it onto the office floor. Mailroom security may
Press F, y’all. Screenshot: Gizmodo Google’s suite of cloud computing services were hit with some technical difficulties most of the day Saturday that caused connectivity problems on at least one of the services dependent on it: Discord, a chat and voice platform geared towards gamers (don’t worry, it’s back up now). Now, if you don’t
Everyone wants to get in shape. The downside is the amount of effort involved in doing so, especially if you are working long hours. When you’re so busy you barely have time to sleep, it’s nearly impossible to find time to get to the gym, even to carve out a few minutes on a treadmill.
Getting a brand-new MacBook Pro can be an exciting thing, but before you dive right in, there are a few settings that you should change first. These can help tweak your Mac to perfection, making it work the way you want it to instead of forcing you to adapt to its will. Whether that means
NYT app users can view the air pollution levels from their city’s worst day. It’s a sad fact that our Earth is currently suffering from rampant pollution. It’s in our waters, our land, and in the air. It is one of the world’s leading risk factors for death, with air pollution alone being responsible for
Echo Flex Review: A $25 plug-it-in Alexa speaker “Being a stand-alone, fully functional Echo speaker, the Echo Flex is an excellent value.” Compact size Inconspicuous Has audio output jack An independent Alexa speaker Very affordable Accessories cost extra Poor audio quality Poor voice recognition Amazon recently released several new Alexa devices, and one of the
Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy startups and venture capital news. Before I jump into today’s topic, let’s catch up a bit. Last week, I wrote about Chinese investor activity in Africa. Before that, I noted Airbnb’s issues. Remember, you can send me tips, suggestions
As Amazon’s 12 Days of Deals continues in the wake of Cyber Monday, the online giant has just slashed the price of the Fire HD 8 Tablet back to the lowest level ever. Arguably the best of Amazon’s current tablet series, regardless of price, the Fire HD 8 is an incredible value even at its
Hanif Jackson/Digital Trends How crazy is that rumor the 2021 Apple iPhone will have no charging port, and therefore no ports at all? That would mean the only way to charge this iPhone is wirelessly, and there’s no way to plug in a dongle to use wired headphones. Forget removing the headphone jack a few
Ameya DalviDec 07, 2019 15:57:00 IST We have been flooded with wireless audio products lately and there’s simply not enough time to review all of them. But some of the products are interesting indeed, and we thought of letting you know what we think about them in a bit more detail. Again, I am strapped
tech2 News StaffDec 07, 2019 14:03:51 IST What may seem like an obvious feature to have in the first place, WhatsApp lacked support for call waiting for its voice calls. However, the Facebook-owned company has finally released an update to add the call-waiting function. Representational Image. Image: Reuters. Starting from version 2.19.352, the app will
OnePlus might be gearing up to return to the midrange phone market next year. A new report by 91Mobiles and prolific leaker OnLeaks offers the first look at a supposed OnePlus 8 Lite, a relatively affordable option in the company’s forthcoming OnePlus 8 line of phones. The OnePlus 8 Lite renders reveal a familiar all-glass
No one is going to quibble with the idea that mobile phones have been an amazing addition to our lives, but the results of new research this week suggest the ubiquitous device is also sending quite a few of us to the emergency room. And the problem is only getting worse. The study, published on
Image: Away If we’ve learned nothing else this year, it’s that behind every breezy inspirational lifestyle brand advertising vast sunny horizons lurks a demon tyrant draining the sweat and blood of Millennial urbanites slaving day and night in the miserable dungeons of Slack. This is to say that it’s been a whirlwind 24 hours since
September 29, 1996 remains forever etched in the minds of video game fans as one of the industry’s most defining moments. The sun rose that Sunday morning and people across America flocked to the closest electronics store in hopes of securing a Nintendo 64 to experience Mario’s foray into 3D. But even those who bought
We encounter a lot of robot vacuums. While we continue to see capable competitors arrive on the market at ever-decreasing prices, iRobot’s Roomba line remains the brand to beat. There is a good reason the word Roomba has become synonymous with robot vacuums. We’ve reviewed dozens of Roomba models to find out which ones perform
On this episode of Digital Trends Live, hosts Caleb Denison and Nicole Raney break down the biggest-trending tech stories of the day, including the iPhone 11 location-data controversy, Qualcomm’s team-up with Pokémon Go’s creators, Uber’s sexual assault problem, and more. Randall Field and Joanna Mood Randall Field, executive director of the Mobility of the Future
Daniel Jędzura/123RF If you own a TV of any kind, be it a souped-up 8K TV, a modern 4K TV, or an aging HDTV, one thing’s for sure: It’s going to become infested with dust and household debris, and possibly even bodily fluids (you have your children to thank for this), at some point or
Nathan Beckord Contributor More posts by this contributor Non-obvious fundraising tips from a Silicon Valley outsider 2017 is the year your startup gets funded As the world grows increasingly digital, the craving for face-to-face connections is surging. Squad, an invite-only community and app, is trying to fill the need for offline connections by curating tight-knit
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at a developer conference in 2016.Photo: Eric Risberg (AP) Researchers with the NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence released a report this week showing that—shocker!—it remains as easy as ever to buy followers and engagement on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. The researchers wrote in the report
A match made in heaven. Earlier this morning Adobe announced the purchase of Oculus’ 3D VR sculpting app, Oculus Medium. Originally released in December of 2016 alongside the Oculus Touch controllers, the popular sculpting/modeling/painting tool has been used on numerous high profile projects, from the production of AAA VR games like Archangel: Hellfire, to the
Meatable, the Dutch startup developing cruelty-free technologies for manufacturing cultured meat, is pivoting to pork production as a swine flu epidemic ravages one quarter of the world’s pork supply — and has raised $10 million in financing to support its new direction. When the company unveiled its technology last year, it was one of several