3D printing fixes a hospital’s ventilators, saves lives
A hospital in Italy was having difficulty sourcing parts for their proprietary ventilators. Ventilators are especially important when treating the respiratory effects of COVID-19. The …
Author: Victor Marks
If you’re a student without broadband, here’s the fix: free internet
You are probably experiencing a school closure. Right now, your teachers are scrambling to figure out how to teach you online.
Swarms of self-organizing robots – nothing could go wrong, could it?
Researchers at Northwestern University have been working on making self-organizing robots that figure out how to efficiently arrange themselves into patterns. The problems are what …
Walmart’s ecommerce failure
Walmart wants to beat Amazon, desperately. This is why it’s so disappointing when they fail at basic app cart and checkout.
Crowdfunding criticism: A watch with no way of setting the time
Hi. I rarely want to talk badly about a crowdfunding campaign. It’s just not fun or right to punch down when there are so many …
ErgonBand, the handmade leather strap for Apple Watch (and others)
This thing is weird. The ErgonBand takes a traditional watch or Apple Watch and turns it at an angle to make it easier to glance …
Keychron K2 – better living through superior keyboards
Keychron K2 is a small ten-keyless mechanical keyboard that can be ordered with your choice of mechanical key switch. It’s Bluetooth, but capable of being …
Crash Bandicoot hacked the Playstation
Ars Technica‘s War Stories interviews Andy Gavin to talk about how Crash Bandicoot came to be. Crash, as you may remember, was the unofficial mascot …
Iconfactory’s Tot is the new hotness in text editors and sticky-notes
Tot from Iconfactory was released yesterday. It’s a slightly different take on text editors. Sure, you could use Apple’s Notes app, or any one of …
Jamming with the Robot – what happens when machine learning makes you feel things?
Shimon is a robot. His makers at Georgia Tech have adapted him to learn about different kinds of genres of music. What’s a robot do …