Day: November 29, 2020

Cyber Monday: Best gaming chair Cyber Monday deals – CNET

Treat yourself — or your favorite gamer — to the perfect home-office or gaming-lair throne. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft Also Patented Tech to Score Meetings Using Filmed Body Language, Facial Expressions

Remember when Microsoft was criticized for enabling “workplace surveillance” over “productivity scores” in its Microsoft 365 office software which gave managers highly detailed profiles of each individual employee’s activity. Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: The Microsoft 365 Productivity Score apparently has roots in another Microsoft patent application for Systems, Methods, and Software for Implementing a…


The Crown season 4: What it gets right (and wrong) about Princess Diana – CNET

Note to Netflix: The Spencer tiara should NOT look like a Burger King crown. …read more Source:: CNet


Get paid to have your face printed onto a creepy, super realistic mask – CNET

“We will buy and sell your faces. A science fiction story has now become reality.” …read more Source:: CNet


That Mysterious Silver Monolith In the Utah Desert Has Disappeared

Slashdot reader Iwastheone quotes CNN: A tall, silver, shining metal monolith discovered in the desert in southeastern Utah — which prompted theories of alien placement and drew determined hikers to its secret location — has now disappeared, the state’s Bureau of Land Management said Saturday. The monolith was removed by an “unknown party” sometime Friday…


Home Depot Cyber Monday deals available now: Save on Arlo video doorbells, LG smart fridges, vacuums, power tools and more – CNET

Whether you’re looking for tools, vacuums or smart home gear, Home Depot still has some great deals. …read more Source:: CNet


Cyber Monday 2020 camera stabilizer deal on Zhiyun Weebill-S gimbal $100 off – CNET

Zhiyun’s stabilizers for phones and smaller cameras are reduced, too. …read more Source:: CNet


Making A “Unpickable” Lock

Every time manufacturers bring a new “unpickable” lock to market, amateur and professional locksmiths descend on the new product to prove them wrong. [Shane] from [Stuff Made Here] decided to try his hand at designing and building an unpickable lock, and found that particular rabbit hole to be a lot deeper than expected. (Video, embedded…


Best Walmart Cyber Monday deals: $19 Google Nest Mini, $398 Samsung Smart TV, save $153 on Roomba – CNET

Black Friday is gone, but Cyber Monday savings are here. Rejoice. …read more Source:: CNet


Quibi, Twitter hack and misinformation: The biggest tech fails of 2020 – CNET

Commentary: From torrents of misinformation to the quick rise and fall of Quibi, these tech flops stood out in a dumpster fire of a year. …read more Source:: CNet