… or going to Mars. They’re working on some new ideas, with Soyuz as the only remaining vehicle.
Amazon has filed a patent for a mini-drone that would be easily transportable (perhaps in a bag or attached to your clothing), and would be able to find things. You might have your car marked in some way, and when you get to the parking lot, the drone would fly from your clothing, locate your…
As the owner of a Palm Pixi, which I’ll admit I only own because Sprint brought the price down to $0, I’m glad to see that HP has big plans for webOS.
I find people’s reaction to various technological tools somewhat baffling. If your child is about to use a hammer, you’ll likely give her some pointers. There’s a learning curve. If it’s a power tool, the instruction may be more careful. When the tool is technological, we tend to fear it and decline to spend the time actually learning to use it.
This is on sale for just $99.99 on Amazon through October 9. I am not recommending this as something I’ve tested, but the competition is heating up for voice command devices, and Amazon got into it early with the Echo and now this. If you’ve had any luck with things like Siri and Cortana, you…
Back in my earlier days in electronics, as the glaciers receded, the NiCad battery was a new, great, and often expensive thing. We were taught to frequently let the battery drain and then recharge, as the cycle helped condition the battery. I get asked this question frequently regarding modern cell-phone batteries, and I admit my…
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