Whether you’re a glamping enthusiast or just a gadget-addicted park lover, you’ll need more than a simple battery pack to get through the day. It’s also the season for outdoor adventures, usually far from hardwired power sources, so Monoprice timed t…
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Monthly Archives: June 2016
Feeling Poor Doesn't Stop Once You Make Money
From the day I got my first job as a cart pusher at Walmart, I spent years living from one paycheck to the next. I hovered around the poverty line, hoping that I would last until next month’s rent. At the time it felt normal. It wasn’t until after I started making more money that I realized the psychological scars that living the poor life left on me.
Source: LifeHacker – Feeling Poor Doesn’t Stop Once You Make Money
Hey Silicon Valley nerds designing the city of the future: Here are some ideas
Here are 130 years of blank slates filled with ideas for modern urban living.
Source: TreeHugger – Hey Silicon Valley nerds designing the city of the future: Here are some ideas
This $170 Chromebook Runs For 13 Hours, and Will Support Android Apps
This $170 Chromebook has a super-thin design, 13 hours of battery life, and 4GB of RAM, all solid specs. But most importantly, it will support Android apps via Google Play in the coming months, which should dramatically
expand its capabilities. If you’re in the market for a travel-friendly portable, you could do a whole lot worse for the price.
Source: LifeHacker – This 0 Chromebook Runs For 13 Hours, and Will Support Android Apps
Bot Lawyer That Successfully Appealed 160,000 Parking Tickets Is a Damn Hero
Parking tickets are the worst. Sadly, the burden of challenging a ticket is far greater than just paying the damn thing. But what if an artificially intelligent robot could do the dirty work for you?
Source: Gizmodo – Bot Lawyer That Successfully Appealed 160,000 Parking Tickets Is a Damn Hero
No, Cormac McCarthy Didn't Die of a Stroke
Cormac McCarthy, author of such utopian sci-fi novels as The Road, didn’t die today at 82 from a stroke. But that didn’t stop the death hoax rumors from getting tweeted out by respected news outlets like USA Today.
Source: Gizmodo – No, Cormac McCarthy Didn’t Die of a Stroke
Dealmaster: Get a 1500VA APC UPS battery backup for only $128
Greetings, Arsians! Courtesy of our partners at TechBargains, we’ve got a bunch of great deals to share—and a fantastic one on a battery backup. Now you can get an APC 1500VA 10-outlet UPS battery backup for only $128. The backup comes with automatic voltage regulation, an LCD display, energy-saving features, and PowerChute management software. It would be an great addition to anyone’s high-performance PC setup, and the best part is that you won’t have to shell out a bunch of cash to get it.
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High-tech buoy lets scientists listen to whales in real-time off New York's coast
The new buoy will let scientists better understand how whales are affected by some of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.
Source: TreeHugger – High-tech buoy lets scientists listen to whales in real-time off New York’s coast
Marvel’s Canadian Superheroes Will Bitch to Justin Trudeau About Annoying American Colleagues
He’s buff. He’s charming. He’s smart
. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau feels pretty damn close to being a real-life superhero sometimes
. So it makes sense that he’ll be showing up in an Alpha Flight-focused Civil War II spinoff story.
Source: io9 – Marvel’s Canadian Superheroes Will Bitch to Justin Trudeau About Annoying American Colleagues
Google Partners With LyricFind To Display Songs Lyrics In Search Results
Google has signed a multi-year licensing deal with LyricFind, a Toronto-based firm that provides lyrics of songs. As a result of the collaboration, users will now see song lyrics directly in the search results, both the companies have announced. From a BillBoard report:A query for the lyrics to a specific song will pull up the words to much of that song, freeing users from having to click through to another website. Google rolled out the lyrics feature in the U.S. today (June 27), though it has licenses to display the lyrics internationally as well. While the terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, LyricFinder Chief Executive and co-founder Darryl Ballantyne projects publishers and songwriters seeing “millions” of dollars in additional revenue from this arrangement.The move comes six years after Microsoft partnered with LyricFind to display lyrics on Bing.com (Archived link).
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Google Partners With LyricFind To Display Songs Lyrics In Search Results
Ask Alexa to add new features to your Amazon Echo
Amazon opened up Alexa to developers a year ago, and there are now over 1,400 apps or “skills,” as the company calls them. To take the hassle out of installing those on your Echo product, it now lets you do it automatically just by asking Alexa. For…
Source: Engadget – Ask Alexa to add new features to your Amazon Echo
Not working out: Xbox Fitness users losing their purchased training videos
As of today, you can no longer “Get the complete program.” In about a year, you won’t be able to use that complete program even if you bought it previously.
Xbox users who purchased training videos through the Xbox Fitness app probably thought they were buying a workout program they’d be able to use regularly for the life of the Xbox One, at the very least. Instead, those videos will soon be completely unavailable to those who paid for them up front, according to a “sunset” plan announced by Microsoft yesterday evening.
Xbox Fitness launched alongside the console in late 2013 as a unique, Kinect-powered health app, using the 3D camera to evaluate users’ form as they followed along with on-screen streaming video trainers. The app provided 30 basic routines for free with an Xbox Live Gold account, but that subscriber benefit will end on December 15.
Xbox Fitness also included numerous branded training programs that cost real money up front, from $60 P90X routines to Jillian Michaels videos that could run $12 each. That paid content is no longer available for purchase as of yesterday. Those who purchased it previously will be able to use it for just over one more year before the app becomes completely unavailable for download or use on July 1, 2017.
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Source: Ars Technica – Not working out: Xbox Fitness users losing their purchased training videos
The Interior Paint Colors That May Boost Your Home’s Value
Paint can transform the entire look of a room—so much, in fact, that it can actually affect your home’s value. Zillow studied tens of thousands of sold homes around the U.S. to see how the paint colors of certain rooms affected the home’s sale price.
Source: LifeHacker – The Interior Paint Colors That May Boost Your Home’s Value
These Massive Slip 'N Slides Will Put Your Fun Childhood Memories to Shame
There is perhaps nothing more American than careening down a massive slip ‘n slide at a former Olympic park wearing a stars and stripes flag cape and a helmet.
Source: Gizmodo – These Massive Slip ‘N Slides Will Put Your Fun Childhood Memories to Shame
Hacker claims to have 655,000 health care records for sale
Source: Engadget – Hacker claims to have 655,000 health care records for sale
System Shock System Requirements
If you are planning on playing System Shock when it comes out, you should probably make sure your system is up to snuff first. Oh, who am I kidding? Damn near all of you have specs better than what is recommended:
MINIMUM:
OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
Processor: Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 670 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or better
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 2 GB available space
RECOMMENDED:
OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770/AMD FX-8350 or better
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 4GB/AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB or better
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 2 GB available space
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Source: [H]ardOCP – System Shock System Requirements
Tesla Settles Model X Case Over Alleged Design Flaws
This guy doesn’t seem too impressed with his Tesla Model X. In fact, he was so upset over the “numerous” quality issues that he sued the company. Tesla settled the lawsuit and the man returned the Model X but, oddly enough, the man still owns a Roadster and a Model S.
It’s unclear how many people are seeking refunds over the Model X. But in the course of reporting on the Lyon case, Fortune obtained examples of other Tesla Model owners expressing frustrations with the process of returning one. Part of this frustration appear to stem from what one owner, who returned a Model X and described Tesla’s request for “an onerous NDA/release” and “information lockdown.”
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Source: [H]ardOCP – Tesla Settles Model X Case Over Alleged Design Flaws
North America Is Set to Announce Its Most Ambitious Clean Energy Target Yet
The United States, Canada, and Mexico are poised to announce an ambitious new energy pledge that would see 50 percent of North American electricity drawn from clean sources by 2025.
Source: Gizmodo – North America Is Set to Announce Its Most Ambitious Clean Energy Target Yet
Today's Best Deals: Logitech Gadgets, Never-Flat Air Mattress, UPS Power Backups
Popular Logitech gear, APC UPS power backups, and an intelligent air mattress lead off Tuesday’s best deals.
Source: LifeHacker – Today’s Best Deals: Logitech Gadgets, Never-Flat Air Mattress, UPS Power Backups
Game of Thrones Showrunners Confirm There Are Only 15 Episodes Left, Max
The rumors have swirled for a while now. Various people who have worked on the show have dropped hints. But now David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones’ showrunners, have officially, irrevocably confirmed that we only have 15 episodes of the show left… at most. Probably less.
Source: io9 – Game of Thrones Showrunners Confirm There Are Only 15 Episodes Left, Max