On its 30th anniversary, we take a look at what made the original Nintendo Game Boy so special. …read more Source:: CNet

Potentiometers, or variable resistors, are a standard component that we take for granted. If it says “10k log” on a volume pot, than we fit and forget. But if like [Ben Holmes] you are modelling electronic music circuitry, some greater knowledge is required. To that end he’s created a rig for characterising a potentiometer to…

An animated Doodle slideshow spotlights different endangered organisms from different elevations. …read more Source:: CNet

Both are great fitness smartwatches, but the Galaxy Watch Active costs half the price of the Apple Watch. Does that make it the best choice? We’ll help you decide. …read more Source:: CNet

My kid and I talked to Labo creator Tsubasa Sakaguchi on the present and future of Nintendo’s weirdest cardboard ideas. …read more Source:: CNet

Firefox’s former VP accused Google of sabotaging Firefox — for example, when Gmail and Google Docs “started to experience selective performance issues and bugs on Firefox” and demo sites “would falsely block Firefox as ‘incompatible’… There were dozens of oopses. Hundreds maybe… [W]hen you see a sustained pattern of ‘oops’ and delays from this organization…

All the rumors swirling around Samsung’s upcoming, ultra-luxe phone …read more Source:: CNet

When designing furniture, material choice has a huge effect on the character and style of the finished product. Wood is a classic option, while more modern designs may use metal, plastic or even cardboard. Less popular, but no less worthy, is concrete. It’s heavy, cheap, and you can easily cast it into a wide variety…

“Russian operatives used cryptocurrency at almost every stage in their online efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, according to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report on his investigation.” So says CNN, adding that “Systems used in the hacking of the Democratic Party were paid for using Bitcoin, as were online hosting services…

Putting a 3D printer on a mobile robotic platform is one thing, but two robots co-cooperatively printing a large object together is even more impressive. AMBOTS posted the video on Twitter and we’ve embedded it below. The robots sport omnidirectional wheels and SCARA format arms, and appear to interact with some kind of active tabletop…