Kategorie: Technology
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The 10 best iPhone and Android games of February
Reading Time: 7 minutesThese are the best mobile games of the month. More Cutting-edge consoles like the Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox One, Sony’s (SNE) PS4 and Nintendo’s (NTDOY) Switch might score more headlines and pump out flashier games, but when it comes to sheer size, no gaming platform on the planet can compete with that smartphone…
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Simulate sand with Adafruit’s newest project
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Ruiz brothers at Adafruit have used Phillip Burgess’s PixieDust code to turn a 64×64 LED Matrix and a Raspberry Pi Zero into an awesome sand toy that refuses to defy the laws of gravity. Here’s how to make your own. BIG LED Sand Toy – Raspberry Pi RGB LED Matrix Simulated…
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Meet CIMON: The Floating AI That Will Live on the International Space Station
Reading Time: 3 minutesAirbus is using artificial intelligence from IBM to create an AI robot that will live on the International Space Station. This 3D printed mission and flight assistance system is called the Crew Interactive Mobile Companion, also known as CIMON. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will soon have their own AI-based mission…
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Don't buy these smartphones through your carrier
Reading Time: 5 minutesSometimes it’s better to avoid your carrier when buying a new smartphone. More BARCELONA — Most of the smartphones on display here at Mobile World Congress 2018 lack a common ingredient commonly found in U.S.-market devices: a carrier’s stamp of approval. In much of the rest of the world, a wireless carrier…
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How 5G wireless will soon supercharge the internet
Reading Time: 5 minutes5G wireless connectivity is coming this year, and companies are running a full-court press to make sure you know about it. More BARCELONA — 5G wireless is coming faster than you might think. But as the advent of this next generation of over-the-air broadband draws near, the hype surrounding it is starting…
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Magic Wheelchair Wins Gigaprize 3D Printer for Epic Wheelchair Costumes
Reading Time: 3 minutesre:3D’s Gigaprize for 2017 of a large format 3D printer has gone to Magic Wheelchair, an organization empowering handicapped children to follow in their heroes’ footsteps with incredible costumes that integrate wheelchairs. Magic Wheelchair is an organization dedicated to creating mesmerizing costumes for disadvantaged children. The venture began for founder Ryan Weimar back in…
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Happy birthday to us!
Reading Time: 8 minutesThe eagle-eyed among you may have noticed that today is 28 February, which is as close as you’re going to get to our sixth birthday, given that we launched on a leap day. For the last three years, we’ve launched products on or around our birthday: Raspberry Pi 2 in 2015; Raspberry…
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OpenCat: 3D Print Your Own Robotic Cat
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’ve always wanted a cat, but happen to be allergic to feline friends, fear not as you can soon make your very own robotic cat. Thanks to a design by Rongzhong Li, a programmer, the robotic cat combines artificial intelligence with some pretty exciting features. As part of his “OpenCat” project,…
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[DEAL] Peopoly Moai Fully Assembled SLA 3D Printer, $300 Off at $1,695
Reading Time: 2 minutesMatterHackers is casting the wonderful world of SLA under its 3D printer spotlight this week, knocking $300 off the price of a fully assembled Peopoly Moai. After a successful Kickstarter campaign and launch to market Peopoly’s Moai SLA 3D printer kit can now be found churning out highly detailed prints across the…
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Now Available on Steam Early Access – Deep Rock Galactic
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDeep Rock Galactic is Now Available on Steam Early Access! Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op-first sci-fi FPS featuring badass space Dwarves, 100% destructible environments, procedurally-generated caves, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Website: LINK
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Woom Bikes Uses 3D Printing to Design Custom Bicycles For Children
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn the hunt for the perfect bicycle for his child, Austrian designer Christian Bezdeka decided to start woom Bikes. The company is using 3D printing to create lightweight and comfortable bicycles for children aged 1.5 years and older. In an effort to design the perfect bicycle for his own kid, Austrian designer…
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Now Available on Steam – Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online | 四女神オンライン CYBER DIMENSION NEPTUNE | 四女神ONLINE 幻次元遊戲戰機少女, 30% off!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online | 四女神オンライン CYBER DIMENSION NEPTUNE | 四女神ONLINE 幻次元遊戲戰機少女 is Now Available on Steam and is 30% off!* In this hack ’n‘ slash adventure co-developed with Tamsoft and Compile Heart, everyone’s favorite four Goddesses enter an online fantasy game world inspired by… themselves! Choose from 12 characters,…
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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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YouTuber 3D Prints and Tests a Screw Drive RC Tank
Reading Time: 3 minutesCreate your own radio controlled 3D printed screw drive tank by following along with YouTuber Ivan Miranda’s latest six-part project. Maker Ivan Miranda has a message for you: never give up. These words flash up on his latest video about creating a 3D printed screw drive RC. It’s the final video in…
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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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Can the 3D Printed Synthetic Pollenizer Help the Bee Population?
Reading Time: 3 minutesA conceptual 3D printed idea called the Synthetic Pollenizer by an artist from Brisbane aims to keep bee populations alive and thriving. A whopping third of our food sources rely on bees. And yet, it’s no secret that bees are in danger of dying out. The varroa mite and still-in-use pesticides called neonicotinoids have…
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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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In case you missed it: Android announcements at Mobile World CongressIn case you missed it: Android announcements at Mobile World CongressVP, Business & Operations
Reading Time: 3 minutesAndroid’s mission, from day one, has been to bring the power of computing to everyone. We’re proud that the platform has made mobile technology accessible and useful to billions of people over the last 10 years. While we continue to celebrate Android’s open platform, we’ve been working closely with our partners to…
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[DEAL] Monoprice 3D Printers – up to $200 Off
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS electronics retailer Monoprice has chopped up to $200 off the price of some of its 3D printers — including the Maker Ultimate, the company’s rebadging of the heavy hitting Wanhao D6. Not content to sit back and ship stuff at full price, Monoprice has once again cut the prices of its…
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New free online course about building makerspaces
Reading Time: 2 minutesHelping people to get into making is at the heart of what we do, and so we’ve created a brand-new, free online course to support educators to start their own makerspaces. If you’re interested in the maker movement, then this course is for you! Sign up now and start learning with Build…
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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…