Backtalk Highlights The Danger Of A "Digital Assistant"

12-20-2020 • https://www.zerohedge.com, by Bruce Wilds

When one of those so-called personal digital assistants started to babble the other day I cursed it and told it to "shut the f**k up."

Wrapping up 2020: Top 5 Android Threats You Need to Know

12-15-2020 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com, Brian Wang

With people working from home more this year the opportunity for hackers to use mobile connectivity to gain access to personal and work systems has increased massively.

Progress Toward 250 Million Person Smart Megacity in 2035

12-14-2020 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian Wang

China is integrating multiple cities into megacity regions. China has deployed regional integration plans in 2019.

Amazon Sidewalk will create entire smart neighborhoods. Here's what you should know

12-06-2020 • https://www.cnet.com, Ry Crist

Launching soon via Echo speakers and all sorts of other devices, Amazon's low-bandwidth IoT network lets your smart home stretch beyond Wi-Fi range.

Avoid These "Smart" Doorbell Devices Due To Security Vulnerabilities

12-04-2020 • https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

After months of lockdown and social distancing due to the virus pandemic, Americans have greatly had their work environments shifted from commercial spaces to the home, and their shopping habits have migrated to e-commerce.

Pi Zero W and HQ camera module used as cheap webcam

12-01-2020 •

With help from manufacturers like Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, Panasonic and Sony, DSLR and mirrorless camera owners could put them to good use as USB webcams. But developer Jeff Geerling decided to take a more DIY approach by utilizing a Raspberry Pi Zer

Envo kit turns regular bikes into snow-going ebikes

12-01-2020 • New Atlas - Ben Coxworth

We've already seen kits for converting traditional bikes to ebikes, and for converting them to pedal-powered snow machines. The Electric SnowBike Kit goes a step further, by combining the two.

Raspberry Pi Foundation Releases Official Cooling Fan for the Pi 4

11-30-2020 • https://www.makeuseof.com, BY IAN BUCKLEY

The new fan costs only $5 and makes overclocking easier than ever.

Cerebras Trillion Transistor AI Wafer-Chip Crushes GPU Supercomputer by 200 Times

11-26-2020 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian Wang

Researchers at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Cerebras showed that a single wafer-scale Cerebras CS-1 can outperform one of the fastest supercomputers in the US by more than 200 X.

UN Announces Biometric Digital ID Wallet

11-19-2020 • https://www.zerohedge.com, by Spiro Skouras

Recently, the United Nations had some big announcements that went largely unnoticed, including the rollout of a biometric digital wallet and an announcement that one of its specialized agencies...

Oppo X 2021 concept phone teases a rollable display

11-18-2020 • https://newatlas.com, By David Nield

Although foldable phones have only just made their way onto the smartphone scene, manufacturers are already exploring the next innovation: handsets with rollable displays.

Samsung's hologram prototype sports 4K visuals and wide viewing angle

11-13-2020 • https://newatlas.com, By Michael Irving

Science fiction has been dangling the promise of holograms in front of us for decades, but like hoverboards and flying cars, the tech always feels just out of reach.

BMW Creates Electrified Wingsuit To Extend Range Of Flight

11-09-2020 • InsideEVS

Range anxiety would happen without the batteries. Isn't it ironic?

The Fix It to Value Ratio

11-04-2020 • Eric Peters Autos

Probably the single best thing about modern cars is how long they last and how little trouble they usually give while they last. Until they break. And then it's often time to throw them away.

Underwater GPS system powered by sound could open up ocean exploration

11-03-2020 • https://newatlas.com, By David Szondy

MIT scientists have developed an acoustic system that acts like an underwater GPS, yet doesn't need batteries to operate.

This $70 Computer Is a Raspberry Pi Built Into a Keyboard

11-03-2020 • https://www.vice.com, By Matthew Gault

Why buy a separate keyboard for you Raspberry Pi when you can buy a computer that IS a Raspberry Pi?

Is the Real Estate Industry Crossing a Privacy Line With Biometrics?

10-28-2020 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian Wang

Biometric data is derived from measuring and calculating unique human characteristics like fingerprints and palm prints.

New Keyboard Phone Runs Android, Ubuntu, and Lineage OS

10-28-2020 • https://www.makeuseof.com, BY DAVE LECLAIR

The phone comes from a partnership between F(x)tec and popular website XDA Developers.

Star Trek, Intel and Boeing Lost Their Engineering Mojo

10-28-2020 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian Wang

Intel was the dominant computer hardware leader for decades. However, they are now a generation or two behind in computer chips compared to competitors like Taiwan Semiconductor.

Activists Build Their Own Facial Recognition System to ID Bad Cops Who Hide Badges

10-24-2020 • Free Thought Project

"Beat them at their own game." "Flip the script." "Give them a taste of their own medicine." Any of these phrases will apply to the absolutely ingenious measures taken by activists who are creating their own facial recognition systems to

Samsung's Premiere 4K UST laser projectors start shipping next month

10-24-2020 • https://newatlas.com by Paul Ridden

Last month we brought news of a couple of new ultra-short-throw 4K laser projectors from Samsung both sporting the Premiere moniker. Now full specs have dropped, along with pricing and a shipping date.

Scientists capture world's first 3,200-megapixel photos

10-24-2020 • https://www.cnet.com, Andy Altman

They successfully test the focal plane on the world's largest digital camera, which will eventually help explore the cosmos.

THIS is the most private and secure phone on the planet - GrapheneOS review and how to install

10-22-2020 • The Hated One - YouTube.com

There is only one spot available for the most private and secure phone you can get - and that spot has been taken by GrapheneOS.

How to Access Google's Built-In Bubble Level on Android

10-19-2020 • https://www.makeuseof.com, By Ben Stegner

If you ever need to quickly check that something is level, you can do it with the built-in spirit level tool on your Android phone.

Live - iPhone 12 5G!, Google Warrants, and Q&A

10-19-2020 • https://www.youtube.com, Rob Braxman Tech

Someone left a comment about my video that Protonmail had a server audit and passed with flying colors. Therefore there must be no risk. And additional comments to that effect.

UK Paves Way For Smart Meters To Directly Control Home Appliances

10-14-2020 • https://www.technocracy.news, BY: SARAH DAVIDSON

Absolute control over energy distribution and consumption is a core doctrine of Technocracy and England is upgrading their Smart Meters to allow direct shut-off access to all appliances in consumers' homes. America is largely equipped to do this as