Autor: Quad Oner
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Vero is the anti-Facebook social network everyone is talking about
Reading Time: 4 minutesVero is the anti-Facebook social network that’s blowing up on iOS and Android. More Just when you thought there were enough social networks to distract you from your family, friends and work, there’s a new app in town. Except this one isn’t exactly new. Vero, which was originally released in 2015, has…
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Measure RPM with an IR sensor and Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesMeasure RPM with an IR sensor and Arduino Arduino Team — February 27th, 2018 When dealing with robotics and other electronics projects, it can be important to know how many revolutions a motor is making. From here, you can infer the distance that your device has traveled, or any number of other…
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Sony's PlayStation Vue just became an even better cable TV killer
Reading Time: 3 minutesSony’s (SNE) PlayStation Vue is one of the best deals in over-the-top cable services, the term used to describe offerings that compete directly with traditional in-home cable TV. It’s got more than 100 channels, a nearly limitless DVR and the ability to watch TV on up to five devices in the home.…
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How Glassdoor became the No. 2 jobs site in the US
Reading Time: 4 minutesGlassdoor didn’t start as a jobs site, but after a decade of serving up tens of millions of anonymous employee reviews, salaries and employer approval ratings, that’s precisely what it’s become — and all that momentum could be paving the way for an IPO. With 50 million unique users and growing, Glassdoor…
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The headphone jack isn't dead yet
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe headphone jack still won’t go away. More BARCELONA — If you want your next smartphone to work with all of the wired headphones you may have accumulated over the last decade, the smartphone selection on display at Mobile World Congress suggest two simple strategies: Buy a Samsung, or don’t spend too…
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Make your own 3D-printed robotic vacuum with Arduino
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMake your own 3D-printed robotic vacuum with Arduino Arduino Team — February 26th, 2018 Tired of cleaning your house? A robotic vacuum may be the logical solution, but if you’re “theking3737” something off-the-shelf just isn’t quite cool enough. Created as part of a school project, he was responsible for the hardware design,…
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Samsung's Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus bring major camera improvements
Reading Time: 6 minutesSamsung’s Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus are all about the cameras. More Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus are here. Sure, the leaks have ensured that we already know what the handsets look like, but there’s a big difference between seeing a photo of a smartphone and actually using it. The S9…
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Smart speaker showdown: Apple HomePod vs. Google Home vs. Amazon Echo
Reading Time: 6 minutesApple’s Siri-powered HomePod goes head-to-head against its smart speaker competitors, but can’t quite keep up. More There was a time when buying a speaker just meant grabbing a boombox off the shelf of the nearest Radio Shack and rocking out in your room until your parents told you to stop blasting Kenny…
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Tax return scammers are taking a big hit
Reading Time: 4 minutesTax return scams have fallen off significantly over the years. More There’s a lot to dislike about taxes, but the Internal Revenue Service has quietly given taxpayers one thing to appreciate: Less of us are seeing our tax refunds get hijacked through identity-theft scams. Credit for this goes to the IRS, as well…
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Let an Arduino notify you when the coffee is ready
Reading Time: 2 minutesLet an Arduino notify you when the coffee is ready Arduino Team — February 23rd, 2018 Hacker “wesgood,” apparently not satisfied with randomly checking the office coffee pot to see if a fresh brew was available, decided to make his own notification system. His device uses a current sensor to monitor power…
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‘Secret of Mana’ review: Can't capture that old-school magic
Reading Time: 5 minutes‘Secret of Mana’ is a beloved game, but its remake doesn’t do it justice. More If you’re going to remake a venerated video game, then for god’s sake, do it right. For the 25th anniversary of “Secret of Mana,” developer Square Enix has created a 3D released of the title for Sony’s…
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Strange vocal interactions with ‘you, me and all these machines’
Reading Time: 2 minutesStrange vocal interactions with ‘you, me and all these machines’ Arduino Team — February 22nd, 2018 Moscow-based artist ::vtol:: is back again with an interesting interactive exhibit entitled “you, me and all these machines.” His latest work, a collaboration with Lovozero, allows two participants to produce otherworldly vocals together. One participant wears the…
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Designing an Arduino-powered split-flap display
Reading Time: 2 minutesDesigning an Arduino-powered split-flap display Arduino Team — February 22nd, 2018 If you’d like a split-flap display with numbers and letters, options tend to be quite expensive. This though was no problem for hacker “scottbez1” who reports that after “only” two-plus years of work, he has produced a split-flap assembly that plugs into…
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8 must-have toys from New York Toy Fair 2018
Reading Time: 7 minutesYou better believe there are a ton of “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” toys. More The New York Toy Fair is the ultimate kid and kid-ult’s dream. Thousands of the newest toys destined for store shelves in 2018 fill the cavernous Jacob K. Javits Convention Center ready and waiting to be played with……
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Lunar landing conspiracy put to rest(?) with LIDAR
Reading Time: 2 minutesLunar landing conspiracy put to rest(?) with LIDAR Arduino Team — February 20th, 2018 On July 20th, 1969 man first set foot on the moon with the Apollo 11 mission, or so they say. If it was faked, or so the theory goes, one would think that there were a few details…
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Bitmoji is this week's David Pogue's Rated:App
Reading Time: 4 minutesWelcome to David Pogue’s Rated:App, a new video series. Each week, I’ll install whatever the No. 1 bestselling app is (on the iOS or Android store) and review it, to save you the effort in case it’s a turkey. If you’re viewing this on your phone, in an app or Facebook or…
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Levitate water drops with RGB LEDs and Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesLevitate water drops with RGB LEDs and Arduino Arduino Team — February 19th, 2018 Water normally falls from the sky to the ground, the time fountain from hacker isaac879 appears to work much differently. As shown in the video below, water droplets somehow levitate from a circular orange apparatus to a blue one…
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Play Striker Air Hockey on a capacitive touch surface
Reading Time: 1 minutePlay Striker Air Hockey on a capacitive touch surface Arduino Team — February 19th, 2018 After discovering capacitive touch interactions with a Makey Makey device and an Arduino Leonardo, Jason Eldred realized it could also be used to control the Unity game engine. After a night of hacking, he had a basic…
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Trump needs to do more to get more Americans online
Reading Time: 4 minutesTrump’s proposed infrastructure plan doesn’t do enough to improve broadband internet access to Americans. More President Trump’s massive infrastructure plan may speed your commute, if it passes, but it almost certainly won’t help you browse the web any faster. The plan barely mentions broadband infrastructure — the systems of cables, wires, conduits,…
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What to do when you're hacked
Reading Time: 8 minutesSo you think you’ve been hacked. Maybe your computer is acting strange, tossing pop-ups and random errors up on screen without warning. Or perhaps your social media account has taken on a life of its own, sending out weird messages to your friends telling them you’re stranded in Belarus with no money,…
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Water speakers enhanced with an Arduino Mega
Reading Time: 2 minutesWater speakers enhanced with an Arduino Mega Arduino Team — February 14th, 2018 Maker “cool austin” is a fan of water speakers, which pulse jets of water inside plastic enclosures to the beat of your music, but thought they could be improved. What he came up with is a multi-tower setup that…
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Researchers say AI will improve more jobs than it kills
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe machines are coming! They’re going to steal our jobs, our livelihoods, and maybe even turn us into goo-covered batteries for their twisted mechanical needs. Or, you know, just take our jobs. Whatever. But it turns out, even that might not be entirely true, at least to the degree many people fear.…
