Last minute geek

1. Teardown reveals how much hardware Samsung crams into the Galaxy Z Flip
(English/engadget)

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip lays out a welcome mat for dust and debris. But while the hinge gap is concerning, it is impressive that Samsung was able to fit so many components into a foldable design. iFixit's ...

2. The Mevo Start is all that you need to live stream from start to finish
(English/the-gadgeteer)

NEWS – These days, everywhere you go, it seems like everyone is streaming live content either preplanned or on the spot as things happen. A few years ago, when I first started streaming, the hardware options ...

3. Samsung's discounted Galaxy S10 series starts at $599
(English/engadget)

Now that the Galaxy S20 series is here, there are bargains to be had if you don't need Samsung's absolute latest hardware. The phone maker has cut prices for the Galaxy S10 family. The S10e now ...

4. OpenShot 2.5 Open-Source Video Editor Adds Hardware Acceleration
(English/Linuxtoday)

OpenShot 2.5 is here two and a half years after the OpenShot 2.4 release Read all

5. 'Space Channel 5' returns in VR form on February 25th
(English/engadget)

If you're still pining for Space Channel 5, Tetsuya Mizuguchi's first big music-focused games, you're in for a treat... if you have the right hardware, anyway. Grounding and Sega are releasing ...

6. Meet The Linux OS From Intel That’s Beating Windows 10 And Ubuntu — On AMD Hardware
(English/Linuxtoday)

Forbes: Looking for a Linux distribution that’s performance-optimized for your AMD processor? It may already exist, and it’s called Clear Linux. Read all

7. Xbox Series X e PS5 rinviate per il coronavirus?
(Italiano/webnews)

Xbox Series X e PS5 rischiano di subire uno slittamento a causa del coronavirus, che potrebbe rallentare la produzione hardware. The post Xbox Series X e PS5 rinviate per il coronavirus? appeared first ...

8. Open Source Hardware Certifications For January 2020
(English/makezine)

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) runs a free program that allows creators to certify that their hardware complies with the community definition of open source hardware.  Whenever you see the ...

9. Google open-sources the tools needed to make 2FA security keys
(English/engadget)

... project that will help hobbyists and hardware... Read all  ...

10. Fox apps are abruptly disappearing from Roku before the Super Bowl
(English/engadget)

If you're planning on watching Super Bowl LIV using a streaming app, then you might not be able to use Roku hardware. While the platform has had a number of Fox apps available for years, their distribution ...

11. Roku's speakers can finally turn into a surround sound system
(English/engadget)

Roku has been steadily building up its audio hardware over the past few years -- first with its wireless speakers ($150), then with a soundbar and subwoofer ($180). So really, it's not too hard to ...

12. Firewalla is a simple but effective way to take control of your home network
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... enjoys the conveniences of some smart home technology. And that's why I've really been enjoying my Firewalla, a small piece of hardware that you plug into your router to access an app that gives me clear ...

13. Linux 5.6 "HWMON" Changes Sent In With Big AMD Improvements
(English/Linuxtoday)

Phoronix:  Following the Linux 5.5 kernel release one of the first pull requests sent in is for the hardware monitoring "HWMON" subsystem updates. Read all  ...

14. Solus 4.1 Fortitude Released
(English/Linuxtoday)

This release delivers a brand new desktop experience, updated software stacks, and hardware enablement. Read all  ...

15. The company behind the Eve V laptop is back with crowd-developed monitors
(English/engadget)

Finnish company Eve focuses on crowd-developed products, taking input from gamers and power users to shape hardware designs. In 2017 the Eve V, a convertible tablet similar to the Microsoft Surface, was ...

16. Hardware and craft cabinet - great for makers
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

My daughter and I have a nice little home makerspace going, but we have been storing all of our components (resistors, capacitors, solder, arduinos, raspberry pis, etc) in plastic boxes stacked into a ...

17. "Edge AI": encapsulating machine learning classifiers in lightweight, energy-efficient, airgapped chips
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... to the cloud, meaning that they are privacy respecting and energy efficient. Thompson focuses on Picovoice, which makes a speech-recognition system that has a limited vocabulary and whose per-unit hardware ...

18. Arduino Aims to Secure IoT With New Dev Platform, Hardware
(English/Linuxtoday)

LinuxInsider: Arduino has achieved prominence as a go-to developer of an innovation platform for connecting IoT products. Read all

19. HP's Back to Business sale means it's time to upgrade your office tech
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... laptops, printers, and monitors, all synced up and doing the heavy lifting for your workload, day after day. Whether you're managing the hardware for a company or just your own business at home, this might ...

20. Google Stadia plans to add over 120 games in 2020
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... modest investment in hardware. Just open up Chrome, an app or tu... Read all  ...

21. Fitbit quietly enables blood oxygen tracking on its wearables
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Fitbit's devices from recent years have blood oxygen monitoring (SpO2) hardware, but they haven't used it -- until now. Users on Reddit and elsewhere have noticed that their Versa, Ionic and ...

22. Galaxy S20+ leaks show 8K video, 120Hz display
(English/engadget)

... some of its hardware capabilities, along with hands-on loo... Read all  ...

23. December 2019 Certified Open Source Hardware
(English/makezine)

The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) runs a free program that allows creators to certify that their hardware complies with the community definition of open source hardware.  Whenever you see the ...

24. Moshi QuickDuo Car Charger review
(English/the-gadgeteer)

... effective. Let’s check it out! What is it? It’s a USB-C and USB-A charger for your car. Hardware … Moshi QuickDuo Car Charger review Read More Read all  ...

25. Save over 50% on this slim battery case for your iPhone 11 Pro Max
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

So you've got an iPhone 11 Pro Max. It's an impressive piece of hardware - sometimes, too impressive. The more you're compelled to use it, the more an age-old problem pops up: The dreaded low battery warning. Even ...