After defeating Hernando de Soto, the Chickasaw took his stuff and remade it
The site offers rare evidence of interactions between de Soto and Indigenous people. Enlarge / Florida Museum archaeologist Charles Cobb holds an axe head known as a celt, one of more than 80 metal objects likely from the de Soto expedition. To.....»»
Five cool features and one weird thing you’ll find in macOS 14 Sonoma
Forget the headliners; let's talk about some less obvious stuff. Enlarge (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Apple released its first public beta for macOS Sonoma (among other operating systems) this month, and per usual, headli.....»»
Samsung could be bringing Chromecast support to their phones
If you own a Chromecast device and want to use it with a Samsung phone, you may soon be able to do that. Google’s Chromecast platform is pretty cool because it allows users to cast stuff like photos or videos from their phones onto a la.....»»
AnkerWork M650 Review: All the Right Stuff
The AnkerWork M650 comes with all the ideal ingredients, but what does it manage to do right? Let’s take a look! Anker’s product expansion into new territories under its AnkerWork branding has yielded some rather impressive hardware, an.....»»
These two CPUs are the only ones you should care about in 2023
Forget the high-end stuff. You can get away with buying a $200 CPU and still enjoy your new PC. These two CPUs are the champions of performance-per-dollar......»»
SwitchBot is the smart home stuff I recommend to doubters, and it’s on sale
No voice assistants, no AI, just buttons and bots that do what you tell them. Enlarge / For those with a mini-split, a TV, a desire to know the temperature, and a real thing for light-grain wood, the Hub 2 is mighty appealing. (c.....»»
The link rot spreads: GIF-hosting site Gfycat shutting down Sept. 1
Snap-owned service has little to say, other than save or delete your stuff. Enlarge / A myriad of ways one might react to Gfycat's closure, trending on Gfycat itself at the moment. (credit: Gfycat) The internet continues.....»»
Cramming CircuitPython Into Your Baby’s Toys
What does any self respecting electronics wiz do when they have a house full of baby toys and the knowledge to build custom circuitry? Obviously you customize stuff to play better music. Adafruit has just shown some prototypes of their new “To.....»»
Ecovacs Deebot T20 Omni Review: Smart home vacuum with auto-rising mops
The Ecovacs Deebot T20 Omni is the company's first smart robot to include auto-rising mop heads, but does it hold up with the amount of stiff competition hitting the market?The new Ecovacs Deebot T20 OmniLet's get some stuff out of the way. The Deebo.....»»
Op-ed: Why the great #TwitterMigration didn’t quite pan out
The flight from Musk's Twitter to the "free" fediverse never really took off. Enlarge / Let's look deep within. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) I've been using fediverse stuff (Mastodon and, most recently, Calcke.....»»
Find My Apple Pencil is the last missing piece of the puzzle
Speaking of lost stuff, there’s one iPad feature that I hope Apple finds a way to deliver. There’s already a patent for it, and iOS 17 is a positive sign that it could actually happen. more… The post Find My Apple Pencil is the last missing p.....»»
Send your name to space as part of Europa Clipper mission
Traveling to space may be the stuff of dreams for most folks, but sending your name instead is a distinct possibility......»»
Mars isn"t as red as you might have thought
For good reason, Mars has earned the nickname the Red Planet: Its ruddy color comes from high levels of oxidized iron, the same crusty stuff people observe on old, corroded metal.But a new mosaic image of Mars shows Earth's neighbor as much more than.....»»
This flash deal knocks $200 off the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 is a laptop made for getting stuff done. Get yours today for $200 off!.....»»
This Artificial Muscle Moves Stuff on Its Own
Actuators inspired by cucumber plants could make robots move more naturally in response to their environments, or be used for devices in inhospitable places......»»
Space tractor beams may not be the stuff of sci-fi for long
On Feb. 10, 2009, disaster struck hundreds of miles above the Siberian Peninsula. That evening, a defunct Russian satellite orbiting Earth crashed into a communications satellite called Iridium 33 moving at a speed of thousands of miles per hour. Bot.....»»
The Physics of ‘Sniping’ for Gold
Before you go prospecting in the nearest river, here’s the science of what separates the rocks from the good stuff......»»
MGS3 is being remade as Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
The cold-war set stealth game is being remade with a fancy new title.....»»
AEW Fight Forever to feature comical amounts of blood
Don't worry, AEW Fight Forever will be positively coated in the red stuff......»»
Horror game "Layers of Fear" launches for Apple Silicon Macs on June 15
"Layers of Fear" is an upcoming first-person psychedelic horror game, and on launch day, it will be available with native support for Apple Silicon Mac computers."Layers of Fear"The new version of the game is being remade in Unreal Engine 5, a game d.....»»
Mozilla’s Pocket is getting some quality of life upgrades
If you use Mozilla’s Pocket app to save articles for reading later, then this upcoming update is one you’ll want to keep an eye out for. While apps like Pinterest are a great way to save images and interesting stuff you might find onl.....»»