Ah, 2007: the days when Windows Vista was all the rage (or inducing rage), the Apple TV was brand new and music download stores were the hottest way to get the latest albums. Apple certainly remembers that year… and would…
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Oculus Rift headsets are offline following a software error
This morning, people around the world couldn’t use their Oculus Rift VR headsets. System software couldn’t “reach Oculus Runtime Service” according to error messages posted to the Oculus forums, spotted by Polygon. One possible explanation is that an Oculus security…
7 reasons why you’ll want Android P
Jason Cipriani/CNET Earlier this month, Google rolled out the developer’s preview of its latest mobile OS, Android P. Right now, the update doesn’t add a lot in the way of obvious features, and Google discourages regular consumers from installing it.…
BitTorrent client exploits could let rogue websites control your PC
Jon Fingas/Engadget BitTorrent’s peer-to-peer app and its lightweight uTorrent counterpart are susceptible to particularly nasty hijacking flaws. Google researcher Tavis Ormandy recently detailed a host of DNS rebinding exploits in Windows versions of the software that lets attackers resolve web…
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 VR kit needs software to make it shine
When Qualcomm announced its new Snapdragon 845 Mobile VR platform earlier this year, it threw around terms like “6 DoF SLAM” and “foveated rendering” as highlights. While it’s easy to understand the benefits of these tracking and graphics improvements in…
What’s New In Tech From CES 2018
ROME, ITALY: If Samsung has its way, its intelligent assistant Bixby will make its presence felt in every household, converting every house into a smart home. From big TV screens to fridges with tablet-sized displays, from voice control to touch…
6D.ai is building AR tech that crowdsources a 3D mesh of the world
The problems that augmented reality startups aim to solve often seem trivial. Just as the HBO show Silicon Valley skewered the industry’s obsession with placing digital mustaches precisely on people’s faces, the problem of allowing multiple phones to know where…
What’s New in Civic Tech: Connecticut CDO Works to Create State Data Officers Network
Connecticut Chief Data Officer Tyler Kleykamp has previously contemplated how nice it would be for state CDOs to have a professional network similar to the Civic Analytics Network, which consists of data officers at the municipal level. In a recent…
Surgical Needle That Sucks Wine From Bottle Without Removing Cork
ORAVIN WINE ACCESS SYSTEM Brian Klutch Wanting only a glass or two of wine puts drinkers in a tough spot. Once the bottle’s opened, the wine starts to oxidize and lose its flavor. No rubber stopper will halt the process,…
Finally, A Super-Simple Modular Robotics Kit
EZ-ROBOT REVOLUTION JD Brian Klutch The robot of the popular imagination, whether it’s R2D2 or Rosie, just works. But in reality, making a robot just work takes a lot of hard work. Many would-be roboticists give up when faced with…