Author: Zach_Wilson

What to Do With Old Phones, Cameras, Laptops, and Tablets

Step away from the trash bin! There are plenty of ways to repurpose your old gadgets. Source

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It’s official: you can’t play Oculus Go games on the new Oculus Quest 2 null

Some slightly disappointing news for those of you who’ve invested your money in a brand new Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset: unlike the original Quest, the second generation model doesn’t support games from the Oculus Go. While the news isn’t entirely unexpected, and doesn’t detract too much from what…

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Google Assistant’s driving mode for Android is nearly ready, one year later

Google promised an Assistant driving mode for phones would arrive in mid-2019, but that clearly didn’t happen — over a year passed without any sign of it. It appears to be ready, though. XDA-Developers has discovered (via Android Police) that Google… Source

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Cloud leak exposed sensitive data from over 200,000 voicemails

Some data leaks contain more sensitive info than most. Security researcher Bob Diachenko and Comparitech discovered (via Threatpost) that Broadvoice, a cloud VoIP provider for businesses, left over 350 million records exposed online in an unprotected… Source

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Simone Giertz built a selfie photo booth for her dog out of Legos and it’s perfect

Simone Giertz, the self-described Queen of Shitty Robots, has created a selfie photo booth out of Legos for her dog Scraps and yes it’s as cute as it sounds. It helps that the dog is a VERY GOOD GIRL and extremely photogenic. Giertz used a Lego Mindstorms kit and Lego…

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Tesla increases the range for existing Model Y EVs through an update

You don’t have to buy a new car to get a range upgrade from Tesla, at least for the right model. Electrek reports that Tesla is pushing a software update that improves the range of existing Model Y crossovers. The exact gains aren’t clear, but one Lo… Source

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