Tag: computing
NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Thursday, April 18 (game #46)
When people say that Thursday is the new Friday, they’re typically referring to it being the main office night out day. In my case, it’s more about it being the day at which I start wishing it were already the weekend. Fortunately Strands is here to provide a pick-me-up, which…
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You’ll wish you could purchase this beautiful custom Fallout gaming PC
There’s always been tons of merchandise to match the popularity of the Fallout series, and this lovely custom gaming PC is easily one of the best. The chassis for the NZXT H6 Flow PC is based on the iconic Vault-Tec aesthetics of the game series, with the blue paint covered…
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The Apple Notes app could seriously step up its game in iOS 18 with these two upgrades
The Apple Notes app is a cultural fixture as well as an essential tool, and it looks like Apple is going to supercharge the iconic app in iOS 18, the next major update for Apple’s flagship mobile operating system. iOS 18 is expected to be previewed alongside the latest versions…
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Google Maps AI upgrades could solve your EV charging headaches
It’s a big day for Google Maps. First, the 3D buildings layer is rolling out to all Android users after months of waiting. And now we’re learning the app is expanding its eco-friendly features by introducing new ways to find EV charging stations and “lower-carbon travel alternatives”. The former, according…
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Boston Dynamics reveals its most astonishing humanoid robot so far – and I can’t stop watching it
Boston Dynamics all but trade-marked jaw-dropping robot videos with its hydraulics-power Atlas robot’s dancing and parkouring videos. Now it’s upped the ante and I’m scraping my jaw off the floor again after watching the brief introduction video for its all-electric and completely redesigned Atlas robot. The All New Atlas is…
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YouTube can stream 8K videos to your Meta Quest 3 – even though its displays aren’t 8K
Following news that Meta’s Quest 3’s getting some big mixed reality upgrades including an AI that can recognize furniture and improved passthrough quality, there’s yet another improvement on the way this time for one of my favorite Quest apps: YouTube. That’s because the VR version of the video-sharing platform now…
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