October 26, 2020 A Pandemic-Induced Bankruptcy Killed the HAL-9000 Smart Speaker If you need another reminder that it’s an especially risky time to back crowdfunded products on sites like Indiegogo and Kickstarter, Master Replicas Group,…
October 26, 2020 Q&A with Ludia: How top developers are balancing IAP+IAA Once relying solely on in-app purchase (IAP) revenue, Ludia has now implemented a hybrid model with in-app ads.Read More via VentureBeat Check out the…
October 26, 2020 Is That Gadget Haunted or Just Broken? Ghosts. They’re said to haunt anything, even electronics. I’m sure the first people who put light bulbs in their homes thought they were being…
October 26, 2020 MIT tests autonomous ‘Roboat’ that can carry two passengers We’ve heard plenty about the potential of autonomous vehicles in recent years, but MIT is thinking about different forms of self-driving transportation. For the…
October 26, 2020 iPhone 12 drop test confirms the new screen helps durability, to an extent Apple made much ado over the iPhone 12’s more resilient Ceramic Shield screen, but does it really help? The answer is apparently yes, although…
October 26, 2020 Stranger Things Set Pictures Tease an Intriguing New Character Marvel’s still hunting for writers for its Blade reboot. Tom Holland says work’s begun on the next Spider-Man. Fear the Walking Dead gets procedural…
October 26, 2020 Discord could be the next esports ecosystem Discord already has millions of gamers using it — but it’s also a fantastic way to talk to your esports communities, in or out…
October 26, 2020 MIT CSAIL’s Roboat II is an autonomous platform large enough to carry human passengers Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed an autonomous boat large enough to carry human passengers.Read More via VentureBeat Check…
October 26, 2020 Lenovo’s Chromebook Duet is almost $80 off its original price at Walmart Photo by Monica Chin / The Verge Lenovo’s Chromebook Duet is an excellent choice if you’re looking for a portable Chromebook, and it’s far…
October 26, 2020 Shure’s $249 MV7 is a USB/XLR microphone built for podcasters For many podcasters, Shure's SM7B just may be the holy grail of microphones. Its first iteration, the SM7, was a beloved radio workhorse that…