When a wall-sized screen backed by the awesome Roku interface like this Hisense 55R7F is this cheap, it’s almost an impulse purchase. …read more Source:: CNet

All of this will supposedly be ready for production by the end of 2022. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader quotes the nonprofit environmental magazine Grist: On Sunday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a new set of guidelines for citizens hoping to help contain the burgeoning outbreak. They included working from home, if possible, avoiding subways during rush hour (a breeding ground for respiratory viruses), and walking or biking…

Why read on your phone or tablet when there are great E Ink e-readers out there? Here are our current top picks. …read more Source:: CNet

“We don’t often talk about power supplies, but Intel’s new ATX12VO spec — that’s an ‘O’ for ‘Oscar,’ not a zero — will start appearing soon in pre-built PCs from OEMs and system integrators, and it represents a major change in PSU design,” reports PC World. “The ATX12VO spec removes voltage rails from the power…

Latest COVID-19 updates: US President Donald Trump says he’s been tested for the coronavirus, with results still to come. Also: The US’ European travel ban gets extended to include the UK and Ireland. …read more Source:: CNet

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As you read this, the Open Hardware Summit is taking place, but differently than in previous years. This year, it’s taking place in cyberspace! To what do we owe this futuristic development? Unfortunately, COVID-19, the corona virus. And OHS isn’t alone. Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest was cancelled outright. In Germany, where I live, the…

KitchenAid’s newest hue, “Kyoto Glow” is a nod to the culture of Japan’s ancient city. …read more Source:: CNet

Long-time Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a startling report from the Washington Post: Whisper, the secret-sharing app that called itself the “safest place on the Internet,” left years of users’ most intimate confessions exposed on the Web tied to their age, location and other details, raising alarm among cybersecurity researchers that users could have been unmasked…