Month: September 2024
An out-of-warranty battery almost left this paralyzed man’s exoskeleton useless
In parallel, as Mr. Straight’s device is now more than 10 years old, we are also encouraging him to replace it, now that Medicare coverage and other options are becoming available for reimbursement of personal exoskeletons for medically eligible individuals. Lifeward has committed to working to expand access to exoskeletons through…
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Google hails move to Rust for huge drop in memory vulnerabilities
Google has hailed Rust, a memory safe programming language, as a significant factor in its ability to cut down on vulnerabilities as part of its Safe Coding initiative. Memory access vulnerabilities often occur in programming languages that are not memory safe. In 2019, memory safety issues accounted for 76% of…
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Mini PCs like this shows why your traditional desktop PC is going the way of the Dodo — Geekom’s latest powerhouse has eight USB ports, can drive four 4K monitors and has two 2.5GbE LAN ports
Geekom makes some of our favorite mini PCs, including the new Mini Air12 Lite, which features a 9-pin port on the front that could be useful for DIY projects. At IFA 2024, the Taiwanese tech maker unveiled a selection of new mini PCs, most notably the impressive GT1 Mega. Measuring…
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Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra hands-on: AI arrives on Samsung’s premium Android tablet
In a surprise 30-minute event today that could have been an email, Samsung unveiled new additions to its portfolio of devices this year, including the Galaxy S24 FE and the Galaxy Watch FE LTE. The highlight of today’s news has to be the new Galaxy Tab S10 tablets, though, since…
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Moment’s SuperCage smartphone rig has more ports and more power for filmmakers
Moment’s SuperCage is a new smartphone accessory that improves the functionality and ergonomics of using a smartphone as a pro video camera. Smartphone cages for mobile filmmakers aren’t a new idea — even Moment sells a cheaper alternative — but the SuperCage is its first one integrating a USB-C hub…
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Sony justifies the PS5 Pro’s high price with the console’s new tech – “it’s more of a full package that will give that exceptional value to the players”
Sony has commented on the PS5 Pro‘s controversial cost, while also revealing that the console was in development before the PS5 was released. Speaking in a recent interview with IGN, PlayStation’s senior principal product manager, Toshi Aoki, confirmed that there were already talks about the mid-generation console before the PS5…
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