“Alexa, How do I treat a migraine?” “Alexa, what are the symptoms of flu?” Soon Britons will be able to get the answers to questions like this and more, as UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has announced what it claims is a world first: a partnership with Amazon’s Alexa to offer health advice from […]
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Google Recreates Apollo 11 Cockpit In AR To Celebrate Its 50th Anniversary
It was back in 1969 when the Apollo 11 spaceflight made history as it landed two humans, namely Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon. And on July 20, the world will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 that open doors for further lunar research. NASA had already set its plans to […]
Here’s Where and How You Can Celebrate the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing’s 50th Anniversary
Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the lunar surface, and the historic steps were taken by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on July 20, 1969. The 50th anniversary of this monumental event is being celebrated this summer throughout the country. The mission was the 11th flight using Apollo equipment, with the […]
Nintendo Introduces the Switch Lite
Last week Nintendo revealed the Switch Lite, a redesigned version of the device that’s designed explicitly to be played on the go. Unlike the main Switch, you can’t connect it to a television to play at home. You might think that a handheld-only Switch would mark the death knell for the Nintendo 3DS, but Nintendo […]
How to Spot the Best Deals During Amazon Prime Day 2019
Amazon Prime Day 2019, the two-day shopping extravaganza held exclusively for Amazon Prime subscribers, starts Monday, July 15th at 12AM PT / 3AM ET, and ends on July 16th at 11:59PM PT / 2:59AM ET. There will be thousands of deals to check out across every product category on Amazon’s massive online storefront, and some […]
Lego Designed a Lunar Lander that can Fly!
It’s not quite as challenging as actually landing a pair of astronauts on the moon, but aerospace engineer and talented toy hacker Adam Woodworth has managed to upgrade Lego’s Apollo 11 Lunar Lander set with all the motors and electronics needed to make it actually fly and recreate that memorable landing all over again. […]
Google is Testing a Play Button for Chrome’s Toolbar
It appears that Google will soon add a play button to its Chrome browser. As first reported by ZDnet and Techdows, the button will live on Chrome’s toolbar, and will allow users to play or pause a video or music that’s playing in a tab. The feature is called “Global Media Controls,” and it’s currently […]
There’s an Earthquake. Did Your ShakeAlert App Warn You?
After the recent earthquake near Los Angeles, some residents were left wondering why their ShakeAlert LA app hadn’t notified them. After all, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocked Ridgecrest, California, about 150 miles away, and that quake was the first test of ShakeAlert since the app was released in 2018. The system was working exactly as […]
Microsoft Goes Back to the Future with Stranger Things 3 and Windows 1.0 Tie-In
For the first few days in July, Microsoft was making a number of very curious teases all centered around Windows 1.0. Which is odd, because it’s been decades since Windows 1.0 was the operating system of the day, so these teases definitely piqued the interest of many. From the very start, multiple people have been […]
Fourth of July Tech Deals and Steals
Prices on tech tend to drop around each major US holiday, and with July 4th here, it’s happening again. These are the best deals that we’ve seen this week, courtesy The Verge. Phones Sony’s Xperia 1 is now available for preorder. The price is $949.99, which is admittedly not cheap for a phone, but if […]