Interacting in a confined space, a swarm of ‘smarticles’ can form spontaneous choreographies.Image: Courtesy Thomas Berrueta In January 2020, a second-floor lab at Northwestern University was filled with the mild-mannered clacking of three robots pushing each other around. The trio were in a small ring as they hit against one another, though the petite robots
Month: December 2020
Abigail BanerjiDec 31, 2020 21:05:06 IST Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series about tech gadgets and devices that helped Team tech2 and some of our friends through the pandemic, lockdown, and the year 2020, in general. The pandemic is a black swan event; unbeknownst to us it has changed our lives in the
Nandini YadavDec 31, 2020 16:13:22 IST Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series about tech gadgets and devices that helped Team tech2 and some of our friends through the pandemic, lockdown, and the year 2020, in general. Having spent close to 300 days indoors in 2020, my mind, body, and soul experienced chaos in
Photo: Mike Windle (Getty Images) ESPN+ is the latest streaming service to get a price hike. The sports service currently costs $50 per year when subscribers opt for annual billing over monthly. But starting Jan. 8, that price will jump to $60 per year for new customers, the company confirmed to Gizmodo on Wednesday. The
Embarrass your leagues last-place-finisher with these hilarious 3D visuals. League punishments are a staple within the fantasy football community. Those unfortunate enough to find themselves at the bottom of the bracket come the end of the season often times find themselves facing a harrowing gauntlet of humiliating penalties (pun very much intended). This year Yahoo
For many people living on Earth, knowing when to clink champagne glasses and shout “Happy New Year!” is usually a straightforward process that’s hard to mess up (so long as you’re not boggle-eyed on booze, that is). But for astronauts aboard an orbiting outpost hurtling around Earth 16 times a day at a speed of
If you’ve been looking for an affordable gaming laptop to take your gaming experience on-the-go, you can snag a rare discount on the Asus Rog Zephyrus M15 15.6-inch Gaming Laptop at Best Buy today. Initially listed at $1,300, you can now get this powerful laptop for $1,000. Shipping is free and financing is available. We
A little known piece of legislation called Section 230 is making headlines after President Donald Trump’s latest effort to repeal the legislation, demanding that Congress fold that repeal in with another round of stimulus checks, defense spending, and the massive bill that keeps the lights on in Washington D.C. It seems politicians are alwasy struggling
FP TrendingDec 30, 2020 17:54:16 IST Lava Mobiles is surging ahead to make most of the Atma Nirbhar Bharat scheme with the launch of Made in India smartphones soon. The homegrown company has started to market the launch with social media posts and a video from their top executives. According to a Twitter update, Lava
Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS / Contributor (Getty Images) The cryptocurrency exchange startup Coinbase consistently paid women and people of color less than other employees performing similar jobs, new data from the New York Times has found, exposing a glaring pay gap that’s large even by the tech industry’s miserable standards. Advertisement According to salary details analyzed
Riley Young / Digital Trends We may have passed the holidays, and are almost at the new year, but it’s still a great time to explore discounts on the hottest tech, from laptops to headphone deals. Right now, at Amazon, you can get $72 off Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones. These industry-leading headphones are
Robert “Buz” Chmielewski, a quadriplegic man who suffered an accident in his teens that left him with minimal movement and feeling in his hands, recently fed himself dessert with the aid of two prosthetic robot arms he was able to control using his mind. Two years ago, Chmielewski underwent a 10-hour brain surgery at Baltimore’s
Despite being out for over two years, Among Us only hit its stride in mid-2020. Now, it’s one of the most popular games on Steam, drawing over 100,000 players a day on the platform, plus countless more on Nintendo Switch and mobile. Everyone from world-class streamers like Disguised Toast to U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have gotten
It’s no secret that the hottest item this Christmas — heck maybe of the entire year, decade, and century — is the PlayStation 5. Despite the holidays being passed, it’s a great time to be on the lookout for video game deals, even on the newest titles. Right now, at Best Buy, you can get
It didn’t feel like it, what with a major pandemic and massive financial crisis, but 2020 was actually an incredible year for gadgets. For companies like Apple and Microsoft, this could have been a landmark year were it not for everything else going on. While the competition for our attention this year was steep, there
A deep dive into VR concerts, what’s happening in the industry, and hopes for the future. As 2020 draws to a close, I continue to search for the next killer app combining music and technology in the context of virtual concerts. Millions of dollars are being spent on one-off productions like in-game concerts hosted in
FP TrendingDec 29, 2020 17:08:35 IST The latest update for Google Camera 8.1 disables the use of astrophotography in Pixel 4a 5G (Review) and Pixel 5 with the help of the ultrawide lens. The lens was able to click wide astrophotography shots before but users have reported that they were no longer able to, ever
FP TrendingDec 29, 2020 15:31:05 IST The latest update for Google Camera 8.1 disables the use of astrophotography in Pixel 4a 5G (Review) and Pixel 5 with the help of the ultrawide lens. The lens was able to click wide astrophotography shots before but users have reported that they were no longer able to, ever
Ever since it launched as a free PlayStation Plus title, Rocket League has enjoyed a large and healthy population of players. With a concept as simple as “soccer … but with rocket-powered cars,” it has all the elements that make it fun for casual players to pick up and play for an hour, plus enough depth
Photo: WPA Pool / Pool (Getty Images) Welcome to our dystopian hellscape, where you might soon have to flash your Apple Wallet when trying to enter an airport in order to prove that you’ve been given the covid-19 vaccine. Advertisement According to a recent Bloomberg report, that’s the reality being faced by residents in Los
If you’ve been a fan of the series since the beginning then you’ve had plenty of reasons to be excited with Destiny 2 recently. Starting with bringing back old zones to explore again, Bungie has also reintroduced some fan-favorite Exotic weapons back into the pool in the Beyond Light expansion. This came as a major surprise, with
Now that many of you have started getting your hands on Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X|S console, you might want to migrate your saves from Xbox One. Specifically, if you started playing Cyberpunk 2077 on any Xbox One console, whether an original model, the S, or the X, you’re able to move that save to
When it comes to YouTube and the rankings of its most popular videos, you’ll most likely think of it in terms of how many views or likes a given video receives. But just because a YouTube video happens to have a ton of views or millions of likes, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s protected from
From stationary mode to room-scale, here’s what you need to know. With Christmas 2020 officially in the rear view mirror, a new wave of Oculus Quest 2 users now find themselves enjoying all the incredible games and apps available on Facebook’s magical standalone VR headset. We’ve talked a lot in the past about the best
While most people like playing Fortnite casually, some players turn it into a career through competitive gaming, entering the world of e-sports. Players enter massive competitions, some of which award the top players with millions of dollars. There are lots of these competitions held throughout the world annually, meaning countless professional players participate, looking to take
Granite, marble, and quartz are primo countertop surfaces and big wins when shopping for a new home. While they’re easy to clean and maintain, beautiful to look at, and able to withstand whatever utensils, appliances, and tough love you and yours bring to a kitchen, there’s a catch: With premium counters come premium pricing. If
In 2019, domestic startups had raised a total of $14.2 billion from January 1 to December 23. The decline is primarily attributed to the outbreak of COVID-19. Investors have poured in about $9.3 billion into Indian startups so far in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic upending many sectors of the economy, data from industry tracker
Mm hmm, Xiaomi. Mm hmm.Photo: Wang Zhao / AFP (Getty Images) It’s a lesson many of us learn throughout life: First they laugh at you, then they copy you. That’s exactly what Xiaomi did when it made fun of Apple for deciding to stop shipping wall chargers with its iPhones earlier this year. In the
NYT’s Shattered Crosswords can be accessed via the Effects tab of its Instagram account. Puzzler fans rejoice. The beloved New York Times crossword puzzle is now available in AR, offering fans of the long-running daily puzzle the chance to test their word skills in a whole new way. To access the AR-enhanced puzzle, head to
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