Palm probably wasn’t a name you were expecting to hear from again, but to the surprise of many, the company recently posted some teasers on Twitter foreshadowing a new gadget coming out later this month. From a report: While Palm hasn’t officially reve…
Rad Power Bikes founder Mike Randenbaugh on fueling the e-bike revolution
We sat down with Radenbaugh to talk about the e-bike revolution, diversifying the supply chain and building a product that’s made for how people want to use it.
Review: Nintendo Switch OLED is a boon to handheld users but skippable as a home console update
The new version of Nintendo’s hit Switch console is just different enough to justify itself, but hardly a must-buy for any of the millions who bought the launch version. With a bigger, brighter and better screen, it’s a good choice for someone buying now who intends to use it mostly as a handheld — but […]
Regher Solar is ready to meet the new space industry’s demand for cheaper, better solar panels
The math is pretty basic. How many satellites are going to go up over the next decade? How many solar panels will they need? And how many are being manufactured that fit the bill? Turns out the answers are: a lot, a hell of a lot and not nearly enough. That’s where Regher Solar aims […]
The Mega65: A Modernization of the Canceled Commodore 65 Computer From 1991
Slashdot reader TommyROM writes: The Commodore 65 was a never-released computer slated to follow the fabled Commodore 64 from 1982. Developed between 1990 and 1991, it would have been the most powerful 8-bit computer on the market with 128K RAM, high-r…
来年 2 月のジュネーブ国際モーターショー、COVID-19 パンデミックによる移動制限とチップ不足により中止
headless 曰く、ジュネーブ国際モーターショー (GIMS) 常任委員会は 8 日、来年 2 月に予定していた GIMS 2022 の中止を発表した (ニュースリリース、 The Verge の記事)。
中止は COVID-19 パンデミックの直接的・間接的な影響によるものだ。直接的な影響としては移動の制限が続くことが挙げられており、間接的な影響としては半導体チップの品不足が挙げられている。来年も続くとみられるチップ不足により多くのブランドが経済的に悪影響を受ける中、4 か月後のトレードショ…
Valve Opens Up a Steam Deck To Explain Why It Thinks You Shouldn’t
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Valve has posted an official teardown of its upcoming handheld gaming PC, the Steam Deck. Before diving into the teardown, though, the company spends about a minute to strongly caution against taking …
D-Wave Announces New Hardware, Compiler, and Plans For Quantum Computing
On Tuesday, D-Wave released its roadmap for upcoming processors and software for its quantum annealers. The company is also announcing that it’s going to be developing its own gate-based hardware, which it will offer in parallel with the quantum anneal…
Kobo refreshes e-reader line with Sage and Libra 2, adding Bluetooth and stylus support
A pair of new e-readers from Kobo iterate on the company’s high-end options, adding Bluetooth audiobook and stylus support to the now familiar asymmetrical design of its larger devices. The Sage and Libra 2 also gain a new charging cover so you only have to plug the device in every few months rather than every […]
Ad Astro
Let’s talk about arms for a second. Or, rather, let’s talk about a lack of arms. It’s a common thread between Jibo, Kuri and now Astro. I suppose one could make the argument that Anki’s Cozmo had arms of a kind, but the overhead forklift wasn’t good for much beyond hooking into a proprietary block. […]