Day: April 11, 2020

9 great reads from CNET this week – CNET

How a determined bride and groom get married despite cancer and COVID-19, why next-gen video games could be bad news for the environment, and what it’s like for coronavirus patients to lose their smell. …read more Source:: CNet


2020 Toyota Highlander tested, coronavirus effects and more: Roadshow’s week in review – Roadshow

Here’s a look at our most important stories for the week ending April 11. …read more Source:: CNet


The Key To This City Opens A Real Lock

There are few more satisfying moments than the first time you pick a lock. No matter that it’s a dollar-store padlock that you opened with a pick from a $10 eBay kit, the magic of something that should be secure clicking open in the palm of your hand is hard to beat. Pin tumbler locks…


Every upcoming phone available this spring and summer of 2020 – CNET

From the iPhone 12 to the Galaxy Fold 2, here are 13 phones we still expect to see in the coming months. …read more Source:: CNet


Everyone Can Now Access Their Instagram DMs On the Web

Instagram announced Friday that it’s rolling out access to DMs on the web to everyone globally. The Verge reports: Web DMs are especially convenient for people who use Instagram all the time, like reporters, influencers, and social media managers. It’s the easiest way to communicate privately on the platform, especially if someone is trying to…


Bootstrap, a UI framework used by 20% of internet sites, is dropping IE support

WordPress team is also considering a ways to gracefully degrade de CMS for older IE versions. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Harvesting Energy From Ambient Moisture

Generating electricity out of thin air is the fantasy for our modern technology dependant world, but still falls squarely in the world of science fiction. However, researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst claim that they have found a way to do exactly that, using protein nano-wires to produce tiny amounts of electricity from ambient…


Remembering Apollo 13 at 50

Marcia Dunn from The Associated Press remembers the Apollo 13 mission 50 years later: Apollo 13âs astronauts never gave a thought to their mission number as they blasted off for the moon 50 years ago. Even when their oxygen tank ruptured two days later â” on April 13. Jim Lovell and Fred Haise insist they’re…


Samsung Galaxy A Series: New lineup starts at $110 and two models have 5G – CNET

The cheapest phone starts at $110, while the most expensive 5G device costs $600. And they all have headphone jacks. …read more Source:: CNet


Planetary Gears Tell Time In This Ornamental Clock

A clock is perhaps one of the the most popular projects among makers. Most designs we see are purely electronic and do not bother with the often more complicated mechanical part. Instructables user [Looman_projects] though was not afraid of calculating gear ratios and tooth counts for his planetary gear clock. As shown in the picture,…