Long-time Slashdot reader cshamis tipped us off to this story in HotHardware: It is official, folks — Retro Games is releasing a full-size retro reboot of the original Commodore 64, called TheC64, on December 5… Of course, modern amenities abound for this reboot. TheC64 can connect to any modern TV via HDMI, to deliver “crisp…
Tetris Royale is Tetris 99 meets mobile, and it’s now in the works – CNET
Gaming company N3twork is developing a mobile rival to the Nintendo Switch battle royale game. …read more Source:: CNet
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is great until you start paying for it – CNET
Commentary: It’s easy to max out your free storage space for magical items you need to play the game. …read more Source:: CNet
The Flat-Pack 3D Printed Model
For a hundred years or thereabouts, if you made something out of plastic, you used a mold. Your part would come out of the mold with sprues and flash that had to be removed. Somewhere along the way, someone realized you could use these sprues to hold parts in a frame, and a while later…
Microsoft Claims Unauthorized Repairing of Its Devices Would Be a Security Risk
In comments submitted to America’s Federal Trade Commission, Microsoft says repairing its devices could jeopardize protections from the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security chip. “Don’t believe them,” argues a group of information security professionals who support the right to repair. Slashdot reader chicksdaddy quotes their report: The statement was submitted ahead of Nixing the Fix,…
German Scientists Say Spinach Should Be Banned In Sports
Thelasko quotes a surprising CNN story about spinach: A study released by Freie Universitat Berlin suggests that ecdysterone, a chemical found in the leafy green vegetable, has a similar effect to steroids and should be added to the list of substances banned in sport, CNN affiliate RTL reported. The researchers ran a study involving 46…
Performance-Enhancing Bacteria Has a Symbiotic Relationship With Athletes
Long-time Slashdot reader tomhath shares some big bacteria news from Harvard Medical School: Researchers from Joslin Diabetes Center determined Veillonella metabolizes lactic acid produced by exercise and converts it into propionate, a short chain fatty acid. The human body then utilizes that propionate to improve exercise capacity… “It creates this positive feedback loop. The host…
Amazon’s future vision of AI, warehouse bots and Alexa – CNET
An exclusive look at Amazon’s artificial intelligence and automation work, and how it may impact jobs. …read more Source:: CNet
Trump Relaxes US Ban On Selling To Huawei In Surprise G20 Concession
hackingbear tipped us off to a breaking news story. CNN reports: US President Donald Trump has appeared to soften his tone on Chinese communications giant Huawei, suggesting that he would allow the company to once again purchase U.S. technology. Speaking at a press conference in Osaka, Saturday, Trump said that the U.S. sells a “tremendous…
Lighting Tech Dives into the Guts of Laser Galvanometers
There’s something magical about a laser light show. Watching that intense beam of light flit back and forth to make shapes and patterns, some of them even animated, is pretty neat. It leaves those of us with a technical bent wondering just exactly how the beam is manipulated that fast. Wonder no more as [Zenodilodon],…
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