The Hackaday Superconference is taking on a life of its own. Speaker selection is done and invitations are on the way out. Below is a taste of the confirmed talks in store for you this November in Pasadena. This is the Ultimate Hardware Conference and you need to be there! We’ll continue to announce speakers…

HP announced Monday the Spectre Folio, a convertible laptop made of leather. From a report: Unveiled in an over-the-top press event in Manhattan today, that included such turns of phrase as “aluminum has become the gold standard,” the device is a convertible laptop with a leather case. As HP put it at the event, “this…

Mike Manley, the new CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, is making some changes in the executive structure, effective immediately, meaning some familiar names will find themselves in new offices this week. …read more Source:: CNet

The online program may not be living up to its promises, according to a CBS News investigation. …read more Source:: CNet

We’ve seen [Johan]’s AA-battery-sized Arduino/battery crossover before, but soon (we hope!) there will be a new version with more MIPS in the same unique form factor! The original Aarduino adhered to classic Arduino part choices and was designed to run as the third “cell” in a 3 cell battery holder to relay temperature readings via…

It can work beautifully. But with the wrong touch of the finger, it could go oh so wrong. …read more Source:: CNet

WWW daddy punts decentralised internet project WWW creator Tim Berners-Lee has taken aim at the internet giants with his new decentralised web project Solid, which pushes for individuals, not firms, to control their data.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

In what may be a world first, the FBI has forced a suspect to unlock his iPhone X using Apple’s Face ID feature. From a report: Agents in Columbus, Ohio entered the home of 28-year-old Grant Michalski, who was suspected of child abuse, according to court documents spotted by Forbes. With a search warrant in…

GE Appliances is expanding its laundry and dishwasher facilities this year and adding more than 400 jobs. …read more Source:: CNet

By the onset of the 1990s one thing was clear, the future was digital. Analog format sales for music were down, CD sales were up; and it was evident, at least in the US, that people were bringing more computing devices into their homes. At the beginning of the decade, roughly 1 in 3 American…