In my previous essay on TechCrunch, I examined the profound challenges which confronted the computer engineers trying to fit tens of thousands of Chinese characters in a memory system designed to handle a much smaller alphanumeric symbolic system. The engineering daring that led to the first Chinese personal computer Now, I turn to the question […]
Raspberry Pi、史上初の (一時的な) 値上げを発表
Raspberry Pi が史上初の (一時的な) 値上げを発表している (Raspberry Pi のニュース記事、 The Verge の記事、 Ars Technica の記事、 The Register の記事)。
これまでRaspberry Pi では製品を値下げすることはあっても値上げしたことはなかったが、世界的な半導体不足により一時的にでも一部製品を値上げせざるを得ない状況になったという。
昨年 2 月には 1 GB 版の Raspberry Pi 4 を廃止して 2 GB 版を …
Intelligent Implants raises $8.7M to help you grow a spine
Spinal surgery is not for the faint of heart at the best of times, but Intelligent Implants raised €7.5 million ($8.7 million) to make spinal surgery less of a pain in the backside. The company’s smart implants’ first application is in spinal fusion surgery — where two or more vertebrae are permanently connected to improve […]
John Carmack pushes out unlocked OS for defunct Oculus Go headset
Future-proofed update will let coders “repurpose the hardware for more things.”
Mesh++ raises $4.9M to make the world more connected than ever
If you’re standing at the water’s edge of the San Francisco Bay, chances are that you have half a dozen high-speed internet providers clamoring for your attention, eager to give you gigabits of internet. That isn’t the case for billions of people in rural communities around the world, who often have to make do with […]
Google’s Pixel 6 camera smartens up snapshots with AI tools
Google’s latest flagship phones have an impressive set of automated, AI-powered tools to help make your photos look better, with smart blurs, object removal, and skin tone exposure. While we’ll have to test them out to see if they work as advertised, they could be useful for everyone from pixel peepers to casual snapshot takers. […]
Google introduces Pixel Pass, an all-in-one subscription combining phones and premium services
Alongside the launch of the new Google Pixel 6 smartphones, the company also introduced a new way to purchase them: Pixel Pass. This all-in-one subscription service allows consumers to purchase a Pixel phone for a low monthly price, rather than paying for it all upfront. The service is available $45 per month for the Pixel […]
Google revamps its smartphone line with the Pixel 6
May of 2020 marked the end of an era for the Pixel. Google’s team lost a few key players, as it looked forward toward a transformative future. Understandably so. The Pixel has never been bad a phone (though it’s had some struggles through the years), so much as an unremarkable one. But in an era […]
Facebook Portal Go review
Since its earliest days, the Portal line has been plagued by one major question: why? Not so much why did Facebook make it (for that I give you the following: $$$), but rather, why should people be interested, given Amazon and Google’s respective head starts in both the smart assistant and display categories? In addition […]
Modular Framework Laptop Gets Marketplace For All Those Modules
Framework, makers of the modular 13.5-inch Framework laptop that’s designed to be easily repaired and upgraded, has launched a dedicated marketplace filled with replacement parts and upgrades for its portable computer. The Verge reports: Writing in a b…