Nokia Invents System that Detects Fevers, Mask Use
But can it determine if the mask is worn correctly? Technology company Nokia has invented a detection device that’s designed to help contain the spread of COVID-19. The automated system uses a thermal camera to detect whether a person has a higher-than-normal body temperature. It can also decipher whether the person monitored is wearing a…
An Atlantis might wait beneath the Great Lakes
A group of non-scientists might have found the proof. The group, made up mostly of Native American tribal citizens, utilized a remote-operated underwater vehicle in the Straits of Mackinac to take a look at Enbridge’s Line 5 oil and natural gas pipelines on the lake bottom. But among the things they found were stones they…
Sony Shows Spatial Reality Display
Sony Electronics announced the debut of the Spatial Reality Display (SR Display), a new product made with Sony’s Eye-Sensing Light Field Display (ELFD) technology. Using spatial reality to combine the virtual and physical world, the Spatial Reality Display creates an incredible 3D optical experience that is viewable to the naked eye. This is made possible…
What Apple didn’t tell you about the new iPhones
Sometimes it’s the details they leave out that getcha later on. On Tuesday, Apple did a masterful job at its big reveal event of hyping its lineup of four new iPhones that, on the face of it, will have faster processors, improved camera features and connect to the new 5G wireless standard. In addition to…
“Asteroid” entering Earth’s orbit may actually be a 1966 NASA rocket
It’s a bird, a plane, no…and asteroid? The jig may be up for an “asteroid” that’s expected to get nabbed by Earth’s gravity and become a mini moon next month. Instead of a cosmic rock, the newly discovered object appears to be an old rocket from a failed moon-landing mission 54 years ago that’s finally…
Physicists who disproved ‘5th force’ win $3 million ‘Breakthrough’ prize
Three physicists won a $3 million Breakthrough prize for proving there is no fifth force (at least, that we know of). These Eöt-Wash researchers got their start in the mid-1980s, using a device known as a “torsion balance” to disprove claims of an undiscovered fifth force in physics. Since then, they’ve used more elaborate versions…
AMD Launches Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop Processors
Today, AMD introduced their new AMD Ryzen 5000 Series desktop processor lineup powered by the new “Zen 3” architecture. Offering up to 16 cores, 32 threads and 72 MB of cache in the top-of-the-line AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Ryzen 9 5000 series processors dominate in heavily threaded workloads and power efficiency, while the AMD…
New Jetson Nano 2GB Developer Kit Pre-Order
The NVIDIA Jetson Nano 2GB Developer Kit is designed for learning, building, and teaching AI and robotics—built for creators and priced but reasonably priced. NVIDIA JetPack gives you a head start on projects with fast and efficient AI. It includes a familiar Linux environment and offers every Jetson developer the same NVIDIA CUDA-X software and…
Modern Warfare no longer fits on a 250GB SSD
Well, this is something that will require some watching – with all the graphics, game modes etc. in new games, the storage requirements are getting crazy. Remember when the system requirements for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare recommended 175GB of free space and we thought that was a lot? What a long time ago that…
Apple catches electronics recycler illegally reselling products
Apple has sued the Canadian electronics recycling company Geep after it was caught illegally selling over 100,000 Apple devices that were supposed to be recycled. Reported by iPhone Addict (via The Logic) Apple says that Geep sold over 100,000 of its devices for a profit including iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches that it was obligated…