Month: March 2019

Gehry greatness and the stainless curves of the Walt Disney Concert Hall – CNET

Stunning inside and out, the WDCH is a modern architectural masterpiece. Here’s a full tour. …read more Source:: CNet


5 Galaxy S10 features you’re going to love most – CNET

The Galaxy S10 phones are tested and the verdict is in. Here’s what it does best. …read more Source:: CNet


ROS Gets Quick Sensor Debugging In The Terminal

Sensors are critical in robotics. A robot relies on its sensor package to perform its programmed duties. If sensors are damaged or non-functional, the robot can perform unpredictably, or even fail entirely. [Dheera Venkatraman] has been working to make debugging sensor issues easier with the rosshow package for Robot Operating System. Normally, if you want…


Can Marc Andreessen Stop Technology From Eating Our Jobs?

Technology writer Tom Chanter explores the life story of venture capitalist Marc Andreessen to ask whether software will not only eat the world, but also the jobs of what one historian predicts will be a “massive new unworking class: people devoid of any economic, political or even artistic value.” Can Marc Andreessen prevent a so-called…


Galaxy S10 Plus vs iPhone XS Max: Which camera is better? – CNET

Can the three cameras on the iPhone XS Max compete with the five cameras on the Galaxy S10 Plus? We compared photos, portraits and video from both to crown our winner. …read more Source:: CNet


Every upcoming Marvel movie and TV show – CNET

If it’s confirmed or rumored to join the MCU, it’s on this list. …read more Source:: CNet


Ikea Furniture Hacks Make Accessibility More Accessible

The ThisAbles project is a series of 3D-printed IKEA furniture hacks making life easier for those without full use of their bodies. Since IKEA furniture is affordable and available across most of the planet, it’s the ideal target for a project that aims to make 3D-printed improvements accessible to everyone. These hacks fit all meanings…


Does India’s Anti-Satellite Missile Test Mean The Weaponization of Space?

Reuters reports: India expects space debris from its anti-satellite weapons launch to burn out in less than 45 days, its top defense scientist said on Thursday, seeking to allay global concern about fragments hitting objects. The comments came a day after India said it used an indigenously developed ballistic missile interceptor to destroy one of…


SNL spoofs Jordan Peele movie Us with Discover Card parody ad – CNET

Ego Nwodim and Kenan Thompson meet their Discover Card doppelgangers. …read more Source:: CNet


Bidirectional IP with New Packet Radio

There are a few options if you want to network computers on amateur radio. There are WiFi hacks of sort, and of course there’s always packet radio. New Packet Radio, a project from [f4hdk] that’s now on hackaday.io, is unlike anything we’ve seen before. It’s a modem that’s ready to go, uses standard 433 ISM…