Thursday, March 27, 2025

Old phone

"Selling your old phone shouldn’t mean settling for pocket change."

https://www.ba-bamail.com/tips-life-hacks-and-diy/how-to-keep-your-phones-value-high-for-resale-9-tips/

UPS theft

"A Texas UPS driver is accused of stealing a massive haul of luxury goods and tech items from the packages intended for local residents."https://gizmodo.com/ipads-and-fendi-handbags-among-200k-of-stolen-packages-found-in-ups-drivers-home-2000581702?utm_source=gizmodo_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-03-27-pm

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Smartphone

"Once again, the foldable smartphone I want is unavailable in the U.S., and it’s a real shame."https://gizmodo.com/this-foldable-smartphone-offers-the-best-of-both-worlds-2000578655?utm_source=gizmodo_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-03-20-pm

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Muscles

"We move thanks to coordination among many skeletal muscle fibers, all twitching and pulling in sync."


https://news.mit.edu/2025/artificial-muscle-flexes-multiple-directions-offering-path-soft-wiggly-robots-0317?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Starlink

"Starlink is the name of a satellite network developed by the private spaceflight company SpaceX to provide low-cost internet to remote locations."https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites.html?user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Taara

"Light-based internet project Taara is exiting Alphabet’s “moonshot” incubator X, spinning off into an independent company. Taara’s tech uses lasers to transmit data, and is envisaged as a rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink when it comes to connecting rural areas to the internet."https://www.theverge.com/news/631049/alphabet-spins-off-starlink-competitor-taara?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Robotic Arms

"Researchers at UC San Francisco have enabled a man who is paralyzed to control a robotic arm that receives signals from his brain via a computer."https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2025/03/429561/how-paralyzed-man-moved-robotic-arm-his-thoughts?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

ESP32 microchip

"The ubiquitous ESP32 microchip made by Chinese manufacturer Espressif and used by over 1 billion units as of 2023 contains undocumented commands that could be leveraged for attacks."https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/undocumented-commands-found-in-bluetooth-chip-used-by-a-billion-devices/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Saturday, March 1, 2025

GLOBAL DAY OF UNPLUGGING



"From sundown to sundown on Global Day of Unplugging, a 24-hour period kicks off, to unplug, unwind, relax, and do things other than using today’s technology, electronics, and social media."


https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/march/global-day-of-unplugging-sundown-to-sundown-march-1-2?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12725626&hashed_email=6c23328441e0f46865e8039a24ce7ccf8880f2d7&email=yeremiah%40aol.com