Day: March 8, 2020

Amazon Nixed ‘Green’ Delivery Proposal to Avoid Alienating Shoppers

An anonymous reader quotes Bloomberg: The team building Amazon’s Prime Now same-day delivery service knew that the quickest delivery options tended to be the worst for the planet. A guaranteed one-hour delivery window sometimes meant sending couriers in mostly empty vehicles darting to far-flung neighborhoods, all the while emitting roughly the same greenhouse gas emissions…


Best streaming device of 2020: Roku, Apple TV, Fire Stick, Nvidia Shield and more compared – CNET

Plenty of hardware options exist for streaming Netflix, YouTube, Amazon and the rest. Here are our picks for the best. …read more Source:: CNet


Best TVs in 2020 for gaming with low input lag – CNET

Any delay between your controller and the game can kill you. These are the TVs that minimize it. …read more Source:: CNet


7 things I never travel without in 2020 – CNET

After years of traveling all over the world, these are the gadgets I never leave home without. …read more Source:: CNet


Best action cameras of 2020: GoPro, DJI and more compared – CNET

These tiny rugged cameras are made for shooting and sharing your adventures — even if they only happen in your backyard. …read more Source:: CNet


Z80 Computer Is Both Arduino And Shield

There have been plenty of Z80 computer builds here on Hackaday, but what sets them apart is what you do with them. [Andrew] writes in with his Z80 single-board computer made from scratch, using the Arduino standard headers for its I/O. In turn, since he needed an easy way to program the flash memory which…


70% of Americans Hate Daylight Saving Time

“America is approaching one of its most contentious hours,” writes the Phildadelphia Inquirer, “and officially, it’s one that doesn’t exist.” According to the National Conference of State Legislators, lawmakers in 32 states are considering bills that would change the current system of splitting the year into about eight months of daylight time and the rest,…


Engaging Young Women and Girls in STEM to Bridge the Cybersecurity Job Gap

To more effectively bridge the cybersecurity job gap, we should look towards a particularly underrepresented group in STEM – young women and girls. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine


Google Doodle highlights history of International Women’s Day – CNET

The multilayered 3D mandala spotlights different eras in the women’s rights movement. …read more Source:: CNet


If coffee == true {

Having a shared coffee maker in the workplace is both a blessing and a curse. It’s nice to have constant access to coffee, but it can be frustrating to find the coffee pot emptied right as you walk in to the break room. To solve this problem in their office, [Vitort] and co. built an…