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Category Archives: Hardware
Norway’s Consumer Council Calls for Right to Repair and Antitrust Enforcement – and Mocks ‘Enshittification’
The Norwegian Consumer Council, a government funded organization advocating for consumer’s rights, released a report on the trend of “enshittification” in digital consumer goods and services, suggesting ways consumers for consumers to resist. But they’ve also dramatized the problem with … Continue reading
ASUS Zenbook Duo (2026) review: Two screens really are better than one
It takes time for novel designs to catch on. But even so, I am still wondering why the Zenbook Duo hasn’t had a bigger impact on the market after ASUS released its first true dual-screen laptop two years ago. Notebooks … Continue reading
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Azeron Keypad – Joystick Keyboard Gaming!
CYBORG II Hall effect thumbstick for WASD or 360° movement; 30 mappable inputs with quick-fire Omron switches; tall towers with knuckle keys; six slots to swap controls on the fly; adjust every element for the best fit; personalize with your … Continue reading
Los Angeles aims to ban single-use printer cartridges — new ordinance will target ink and toner that can’t be properly recycled
Most printers, laser or inkjet, are powered by cartridges that are single-use by design; you have to buy a new one when the old one runs out. This is exacerbated by the DRM-infested curfews manufacturers often put on these things, … Continue reading
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World’s Smallest Programmable, Autonomous Robots, smaller than grain of salt
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created the world’s smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots: microscopic swimming machines that can independently sense and respond to their surroundings, operate for months and cost just a penny each. … Continue reading
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phonon laser created for tiny surface wave acoustic sensors (SAWS)
Engineers have taken a major step toward producing the smallest earthquakes ever created, shrinking seismic-style vibrations down to the scale of a microchip. The breakthrough centers on a device called a surface acoustic wave phonon laser. The technology could eventually … Continue reading
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Bose made the consumer friendly move to open source its SoundTouch speakers just before End of Life
Bose recently announced the pending end of cloud support for its SoundTouch line of home speakers. This will, in effect, turn the smart speakers into dumb speakers as they will no longer have access to many features and any related … Continue reading
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A self-cleaning, bio-inspired high retention filter for a major entry path of microplastics | npj Emerging Contaminants
Microplastic (MP) fibres from washing machines are a major source of environmental pollution, yet, existing domestic filtration solutions are prone to clogging and have limited retention. Inspired by the gill arch system of ram-feeding fishes, we developed a bio-inspired filter … Continue reading
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Lenovo Ultrawide Gaming Laptop That Uses a Rollable Screen
Lenovo wants to make rolling screens more ubiquitous. These flexible screens can extend out from their normal aspect ratio, so a device like the ThinkBook Gen 6 Rollable can go from a 14-inch laptop to a 16-inch screen. Gamers, on … Continue reading
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New Nintendo DRM allows them to remotely brick the device you bought permanently – you don’t own what you bought part XXX
In the lead up to its Switch 2 console release, Nintendo updated its user agreement and asserted broad authority to make consoles owned by its customers permanently unusable. Under Nintendo’s most aggressive digital restrictions management (DRM) update to date, game … Continue reading
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The unpowered SSDs in your drawer are slowly losing your data
SSDs have all but replaced hard drives when it comes to primary storage. They’re orders of magnitude faster, more convenient, and consume less power than mechanical hard drives. That said, if you’re also using SSDs for cold storage, expecting the … Continue reading
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Makers slam Qualcomm for tightening the clamps on Arduino. Guess everyone will move to ESP32 now.
Qualcomm quietly rewrote the terms of service for its newest acquisition, programmable microcontroller and SBC maker Arduino, drawing intense fire from the maker community for grabbing additional rights to user-generated content on its platform and prohibiting reverse-engineering of what was … Continue reading
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Planned Obsolescence: this is something the EU should care about
Manufacturers are making things to deliberately break just outside of warranty and also making it hard or impossible to repair components that should be easy to repair. The video below shows this clearly with washing machines. As an appliance expert … Continue reading
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Innovative aviation projects cleared for take off – UK invests paltry $4.4m in 14 projects.
An investment of £4.4 million across 14 innovative aviation projects will support areas such as the NHS, emergency services and nature restoration in the UK. Innovate UK, in partnership with the Department for Transport, has announced the latest group of … Continue reading
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Windows MR Headsets Revived By Free ‘Oasis’ SteamVR Driver
A lone Microsoft employee released an unofficial SteamVR driver for Windows MR headsets, called Oasis, re-enabling their use on Windows 11. The Oasis driver arrives just under one year after Microsoft started rolling out Windows 11 24H2, which completely removed support for … Continue reading
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Toxic Fumes Are Leaking Into Airplanes, Sickening Crews and Passengers
[…] After months of worsening symptoms, Chesson was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury and permanent damage to her peripheral nervous system caused by the fumes she inhaled. Her doctor, Robert Kaniecki, a neurologist and consultant to the Pittsburgh Steelers, … Continue reading
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Futurehome smart hub owners must pay new $117 subscription or lose access. Or use a different app (link on bottom)
Smart home device maker Futurehome is forcing its customers’ hands by suddenly requiring a subscription for basic functionality of its products. Launched in 2016, Futurehome’s Smarthub is marketed as a central hub for controlling Internet-connected devices in smart homes. For … Continue reading
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Better Airplane Navigation Using Quantum Sensing of a map of the Earth’s Crust
Airbus’s Silicon Valley-based innovation center, Acubed, and artificial intelligence and quantum-focused Google spinout SandboxAQ are on a mission to demonstrate an alternate way. It involves a small, toaster-size box, lasers, a single GPU chip and a deep knowledge of the … Continue reading
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Synology starts selling overpriced underperforming 1.6 TB SSDs for $535 — self-branded, archaic PCIe 3.0 SSDs the only option to meet ‘certified’ criteria being enforced on newer NAS models
Synology has begun selling its newest SNV5400 enterprise NAS SSDs, and the asking prices for what you receive are nothing short of shocking. For a 1.6 TB NVMe SSD at PCIe Gen3 speeds, Synology is asking $535 on B&H Photo … Continue reading
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HDMI 2.2 is here with new ‘Ultra96’ Cables — up to 16K resolution, higher maximum 96 Gbps bandwidth than DisplayPort, backwards compatibility & more
The HDMI Forum has officially finalized HDMI 2.2, the next generation of the video standard, rolling out to devices throughout the rest of this year. We already saw a bunch of key announcements at CES in January, but now that … Continue reading
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First successful demonstration of quantum error correction of qudits for quantum computers
In the world of quantum computing, the Hilbert space dimension—the measure of the number of quantum states that a quantum computer can access—is a prized possession. Having a larger Hilbert space allows for more complex quantum operations and plays a … Continue reading
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Volvo EX90’s Lidar Sensor Will Fry Your Phone’s Camera
[…] That pod on the roof of Volvo’s new electric SUV is essentially just shooting out a bunch of high-powered infrared beams, determining the distance of the vehicle’s surroundings by measuring the time taken for reflected light to return to … Continue reading
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Army Will Seek Right to Repair Clauses in All Its Contracts
A new memo from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is calling on defense contractors to grant the Army the right-to-repair. The Wednesday memo is a document about “Army Transformation and Acquisition Reform” that is largely vague but highlights the very … Continue reading
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Synology confirms that higher-end NAS products will require its branded drives
Popular NAS-maker Synology has confirmed and slightly clarified a policy that appeared on its German website earlier this week: Its “Plus” tier of devices, starting with the 2025 series, will require Synology-branded hard drives for full compatibility, at least at … Continue reading
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Printers start randomly speaking in tongues after Windows 11 update
Has your printer suddenly started spouting gibberish? A faulty Windows 11 23H2 update from Microsoft – rather than a ghost in the machine – could be the cause. The update in question is KB5050092, a preview released at the end … Continue reading
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