Robots doing Parkour is cool but watching them fall is way more fun
Boston Dynamics has yet again managed to impress us and totally freak us out at the same time. The robotics firm published a new video Tuesday with its humanoid robots, called Atlas, going beast mode on a parkour gym. The company describes it as a landmark for teaching robots the human behavior involved in mastering […]
E-scooters make their NYC debut in the Bronx
Welcome to New York! The city’s been waiting…for what feels like forever for rentable electric scooters to arrive. Tuesday is finally the day when the biggest city in America allows the battery-powered two-wheelers onto roads. Lime, Bird, and Veo are the three operators that received permits for scooter-sharing in a section of the Bronx, the […]
What is Yik Yak and how to use it
Yik Yak is back after a four-year hiatus. Yik Yak is a location-based anonymous social media app with a controversial past. Yes, seriously, the once-popular app Yik Yak has relaunched, and the premise of the app is basically the same. What is Yik Yak used for? People post anonymous text posts on Yik Yak that […]
Snag a 27-inch 4K LG monitor at its best price yet
Save $82: The LG 27UK500-B 4K monitor with IPS display, AMD FreeSync, and HDR 10 is on sale for $267.99 at Amazon as of Aug. 17. If you’re in the market for a new laptop for school or your home office, a separate monitor will make a world of difference. A second screen not only […]
Notorious germ soup CES announces 2022 vaccine mandate
The hottest new trend in tech is vaccine mandates. CES announced Tuesday that, come 2022, proof of vaccination against the coronavirus will be required for those in attendance. The annual Las Vegas consumer electronics conference, which in 2020 drew a crowd of over 170,000 people from around the world, is scheduled for a mix of […]
The best place to pre-order the new Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Series
TL;DR: As of Aug. 17, you can get a free Samsung Wireless Charger Duo (worth $59.99) when you pre-order the new Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 or Galaxy Watch 4 Classic from Amazon (starting at $249.99 and $349.99, respectively). Thinking about snagging one of Samsung’s snazzy new smartwatches? The company is running a deal for proactive […]
Google Pixel 5a is the best Pixel yet, but it doesn't reinvent the wheel
When it comes to Google’s Pixel phones, it’s always best to just wait a year. That’s not to say its Pixel flagships are bad phones, because they certainly aren’t. It’s just that you can always hold off a bit and get an only slightly compromised version for way cheaper thanks to Google’s A-Series product line. […]
OnlyFans launches a new app with no nudity and no paywall
OnlyFans is releasing an app with no nudity. In the past, because OnlyFans hosts adult content, it couldn’t launch an app on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Now the company has pivoted to safe-for-work material from OnlyFans creators on a new app on iOS and Android called OFTV. The app was in […]
Hate the iPhone's Night Mode? Soon you'll be able to turn it off for good.
On the iPhone 11, Apple introduced a very useful camera feature called Night Mode. It automatically turns on when the iPhone detects you’re taking a photo in a dark environment, and typically produces a far brighter, better photo. The key word here is “typically,” though. Sometimes, Night Mode will produce a photo that’s just too […]
Robots are delivering pizzas to dorms now — Strictly Robots
Starship Technologies is sending robots to college campuses, delivering everything from Starbucks to Panda Express.