Day: August 30, 2020

Best coffee grinder for 2020: Oxo, Breville, Cuisinart, Baratza and more – CNET

A good coffee grinder is critical for brewing quality cups of joe. To find out which ones are worth buying, we tested multiple models from Cuisinart, Oxo, Baratza, Bodum and others. …read more Source:: CNet


Best cold-brew coffee maker of 2020: Filtron, Oxo, Bialetti, Takeya and more – CNET

We took many popular cold-brew coffee makers for a spin, including models from Filtron, Oxo, Takeya, Espro and others, to find which one is the best. …read more Source:: CNet


Google Play apps promised free shoes, but users got ad fraud malware instead

White Ops discovers a collection of Android apps that installed a hidden browser to load ad-heavy pages and commit ad fraud. …read more Source:: ZDNet


TrueLimb robotic arms look real and cost less than traditional prosthetics – CNET

Each arm from Unlimited Tomorrow is custom 3D-printed for a perfect match. …read more Source:: CNet


P-Valley on Starz is ridiculously good. We talk with show creator Katori Hall – CNET

On the I’m So Obsessed podcast, Hall explains the complexities and appeal of a southern strip club, and how her nearly all-female creative team humanized sex workers and black working-class women. …read more Source:: CNet


Best place to buy tires in 2020 – Roadshow

Here are the best places to buy tires near you. You can choose from the best selection, online ordering and even retailers that will install your tires at your home. …read more Source:: CNet


Mini-LED LCD TV tech: Tiny lights could lead to better picture quality – CNET

The affordable new TCL 6-Series is powered by smaller LEDs than competitors. Here’s why that matters. …read more Source:: CNet


Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review: Amazing features, but is anyone a ‘power user’ anymore? – CNET

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G is possibly the right phone in the wrong situation. The newest power phone is too expensive for a steep global recession, and its feature set will be too much for many. …read more Source:: CNet


Olaf Lets an ESP32 Listen to the Music

The joys of overengineering a simple gift. [Joren] wanted to create a dress for his daughter’s fourth birthday that would react with lights in sequence for a song from Frozen. The dress and an LED strip, along with a digital microphone and a battery were easy to procure. But how to make it all work?…


Cory Doctorow’s New Book Explains ‘How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism’

Blogger/science fiction writer Cory Doctorow (also a former EFF staffer and activist) has just published How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism — a new book which he’s publishing free online. In a world swamped with misinformation and monopolies, Doctorow says he’s knows what’s missing from our proposed solutions: If we’re going to break Big Tech’s death…