Day: November 15, 2020

Doctor Who’s Sonic Pioneers Will Turn the Internet Into a Giant Musical Instrument

“The Radiophonic Workshop has always broken new sonic ground, from the Doctor Who theme to the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Now they’re at it again — this time using the internet as a musical instrument,” reports the Guardian. “The band includes composers from the original BBC Radiophonic Workshop, which created soundtracks for most BBC…


Will these Prime Day low prices return to Amazon Fire tablets by Black Friday? – CNET

We saw deep discounts on Amazon tablets in October. Will those prices return? …read more Source:: CNet


Black Friday 2020 Apple deals available now: $350 Apple Watch Series 6, $194 AirPods Pro, $850 Intel MacBook Air and more – CNET

Black Friday deals on Apple products are already underway. Here are the best ones we’ve found so far. …read more Source:: CNet


Aaron Swartz’s Memory Honored with Virtual Hackathon

Saturday saw 2020’s virtual observation of the annual Aaron Swartz Day and International Hackathon, which the EFF describes as “a day dedicated to celebrating the continuing legacy of activist, programmer, and entrepreneur Aaron Swartz.” Its official web site notes the wide-ranging event includes “projects and ideas that are still bearing fruit to this day, such…


OnePlus 9 may sport a bigger screen, triple camera setup – CNET

New flagship handsets could debut in mid-March, 91Mobiles reports. …read more Source:: CNet


Best robot vacuums for 2020: iRobot Roomba, Eufy, Electrolux, Neato and more – CNET

To pick our favorite robot vacuums we rigorously tested many leading models from iRobot, Electrolux, Eufy, Ecovacs, Neato and others. …read more Source:: CNet


Halloween Pumpkin Scares With An Evil Eye

These days, a classic Jack O’ Lantern just doesn’t cut the mustard. Kids are expecting to be scared by high-quality animatronics at a minimum. This haunting work by [Zero To Infinity] might just do the trick. A real pumpkin is pressed into service in this build, with the usual threatening grin and candlelit interior. However,…


Whole Foods adds a new plant-based bacon – CNET

Hooray bacon sets a new high-water mark for bacon without the pig. …read more Source:: CNet


NFL 2020: How to watch Seahawks vs. Rams, Bills vs. Cardinals, RedZone and the rest of Week 10 today without cable – CNET

You don’t need cable to watch the Week 10 action. …read more Source:: CNet


MSNBC: Parler Does Censor, Removes Users, and Really Hates Trolling

For seekers of a right-leaning free-speech utopia, “Parler may turn out to be, in the end, a false refuge,” warns Marc Ambinder at MSNBC: First — sorry, folks — Parler does censor. It removes users, regularly. It does not actually seem to tolerate hate speech, and because it’s a much smaller platform, it might even…