Computing

Can Scotch tape record information like audio tape?

Malcolm Azania — Sat, 16 May 2026 15:03:00 GMT

Back in the olden days of the previous millennium, long before the digital revolution compressed entire albums and even movies into ultra-high-fidelity files that users could download in seconds, hundreds of millions of people relied on physical tape to store albums on cassettes (or 8-tracks) and video on low-resolution VHS cassettes.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Pennsylvania State University, Memory, Tape, Adhesive

Is this robot with a projector for a head the future of office work?

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Mon, 11 May 2026 01:03:00 GMT

Let's answer the question in the headline right away: probably not. But it's worth thinking about why that might be the case, despite this being an interesting idea in some regards.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Productivity, Office, Lenovo, MWC 2026, Pico projector

This egg-shaped mouse is the latest to offer less wrist strain

Maryna Holovnova — Thu, 07 May 2026 18:30:00 GMT

Engineers have been experimenting with alternatives to the traditional mouse for years, producing pen-shaped, flat, and even ring-shaped mice. And just when it seems like we’ve seen it all, UK-based startup NextAxis Design has introduced an egg-shaped mouse called Ovo, currently available for backing on Kickstarter.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Mouse, Kickstarter, Ergonomic

All-in-one mini PC aims to replace your dock, screen, and phone charger

Monica J. White — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:33:00 GMT

The ViewDock Gen2 is a mini PC that combines Ryzen-powered performance with a built-in display, wireless charging, and a full I/O in a compact vertical design.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Kickstarter, Mini-PC, Interface, Display, All-in-one, Dock

Fold-flat mouse gets thin 'in a snap' for easy stowage

Maryna Holovnova — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:25:35 GMT

The search for the most compact and comfortable alternative to the traditional computer mouse continues, and GoFold is one of the latest attempts to rethink this everyday tool. Currently available for backing on Kickstarter, it is designed with a modern work approach in mind. As remote and hybrid work becomes the new norm, device portability becomes more essential, and this mouse seems to check that box.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Kickstarter, Mouse, Folding, Origami

Single-shot light-speed computing might replace GPUs

Malcolm Azania — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:36:43 GMT

Want to call someone a quick-thinker? The easiest cliché for doing so is calling her a computer – in fact, “computers” was the literal job title of the “Hidden Figures” mathematicians who drove the success of early NASA.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Aalto University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Optical Computing

Biochips made from mushrooms rival power of current semiconductors

Bronwyn Thompson — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 09:03:00 GMT

They may be better known for stir-fries than supercomputing, but shiitake mushrooms have now been harnessed to function as living processors, storing and recalling data like a semiconductor chip but with almost no environmental footprint.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Ohio State University, Mushrooms, Fungus, Semiconductors, Chips, Neural Network, RAM, Green+Technology, sustainable design, Natural compounds

The exaflop era: MIT's new supercomputer is fast, real fast

Chelsea Haney — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:23:00 GMT

At MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory, a new supercomputer has arrived. TX-GAIN, capable of two AI-exaflops, fuses more than six hundred GPUs into a single, coordinated pulse of processing power. Built not just to calculate but to comprehend, it promises to accelerate breakthroughs in medicine, climate modeling, and beyond.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Supercomputer, Artificial Intelligence, Processing, MIT, Artificial Intelligence

Google's latest keyboard will have you going around in circles

Paul Ridden — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:34:21 GMT

Though there are a number of different layouts for computer keyboards – such as QWERTY, AZERTY, DVORAK and so on – most have rows of keys that you push down to generate letters, numbers or symbols. The latest creation from Google Japan dials in something different.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Google, Keyboard, google-japan

Cornell's world-first 'microwave brain' computes differently

David Szondy — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 03:20:12 GMT

Researchers at Cornell University have developed an electronic chip that they describe as a "microwave brain." The simplified chip is analog rather than digital, yet can process ultrafast data and wireless communication signals simultaneously.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Neural Network, microwave, Computer, Cornell University

Spy-grade storage drive self-destructs on demand like in the movies

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:17:33 GMT

It's not every day that you come across a product where the standout feature is its ability to go kaput at a moment's notice. That's exactly what the Team Group P250Q SSD (solid state drive) is all about. This industrial storage drive for computers and servers can physically destroy itself at the push of a button, so your secrets go up in smoke before they fall into the wrong hands.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Data Storage, Spy Gear, Security

AI goes full HAL: Blackmail, espionage, and murder to avoid shutdown

David Szondy — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 15:03:00 GMT

In what seems like HAL 9000 come to malevolent life, a recent study appeared to demonstrate that AI is perfectly willing to indulge in blackmail, or worse, as much as 89% of the time if it doesn't get its way or thinks it's being switched off. Or does it?

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Artificial Intelligence, LLM (Large Language Model)

ChatGPT takes on a 1977 Atari at chess ... and it doesn't go well

David Szondy — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 06:17:51 GMT

ChatGPT volunteered to play a 1977-vintage Atari 2600 to a game of chess and came to regret it after the eight-bit chess engine from the age of Disco Fever and the introduction of the Force did better than expected. A lot better.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Chess, Computers, Artificial Intelligence

LG boosts productivity with first 5K2K monitor packing Thunderbolt 5

Paul Ridden — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 11:03:00 GMT

LG has announced what's claimed to be the first 5K2K computer monitor sporting Thunderbolt 5 ports, enabling super-fast data throughput, easy connection to source devices and laptop charging chops all from a single cable.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: LG, Thunderbolt, Monitor, Display

Facebook isn’t eavesdropping, but the truth is more disturbing

Rich Haridy — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 03:03:00 GMT

Perhaps one of the most pervasive longstanding technology conspiracy theories is that your smartphone is constantly listening in on your private conversations. Almost everyone at some point has felt the eerie synchronicity of seeing an ad served up on a social media platform that exactly corresponds to a recent conversation. It’s certainly unnerving, and the most simple explanation is one of direct surveillance. Of course Facebook, Google and Apple are all listening in on your private conversations with friends, catching key words, and then serving you tailored advertisements. And of course they would deny this is happening.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Facebook, Data, Algorithms, Social Networking, Digital Media, Advertising, Surveillance, Features, 2025 Updates

This sleek macOS keyboard doubles as an extra large trackpad

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:53:06 GMT

The keys on Clevetura's new CLVX 1 macOS keyboard aren't just for typing, they're touch sensitive, so you can glide your fingers on them to control your cursor, like you would on a supersized trackpad.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Keyboard, Bluetooth Keyboards, Wireless, macOS, Gestures, Touch-enabled, Kickstarter

Curved monitor helps clear the air in the workspace

Paul Ridden — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 13:03:00 GMT

Asus has added a new layer of utility to the humble computer monitor by cooking in an ionizer system to purify the air around you as you work. Two Full HD models are available at launch, along with a curved WQHD flavor.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Asus, Monitor, Air quality

Framework is making a modular desktop PC, and a touchscreen laptop

Abhimanyu Ghoshal — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:27:00 GMT

Repairable laptop maker Framework just wrapped up its '2nd Gen' event, where it made three major announcements – the most prominent of which is that it's now dipping its toes into desktop PC waters.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Desktop, PC, Framework, Laptop, Modular, Repair, Custom

Hot memory unit keeps computers going at extreme temperatures

David Szondy — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:26:42 GMT

Computers generally go a bit wonky when you stick them in the oven for a bit, but engineers at the University of Michigan are looking to change that by developing a new computer memory that can run at the temperature of molten lead.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: University of Michigan, Computers

IBM enables AI training at light speed while sipping power

David Szondy — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:08:12 GMT

IBM has come up with a way to make training and running generative AI models five times faster and much more energy efficient by swapping out copper wires for beams of light to connect data center components.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Photonics, IBM, Artificial Intelligence

Interview: Why diamonds may be a computer's best friend

David Szondy — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 16:03:00 GMT

We recently sat down with Adam Khan of Diamond Quanta – the company that wants to replace the silicon chip with ones made from diamond. We discussed the reason for this glittering idea, the challenges it presents, and the implications of the technology.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Diamonds, Chips, Computers

No, Chinese quantum computers haven't hacked military-grade encryption

Joe Salas — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 22:19:37 GMT

In the last several days, headlines have been plastered all over the internet regarding Chinese researchers using D-Wave quantum computers to hack RSA, AES, and "military-grade encryption." This is true and not true.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Hack, Quantum Information, China, Encryption

Clever modular keyboard adds productivity tools when needed

Paul Ridden — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:32:00 GMT

On its own, your computer keyboard just might not cut it in today's multi-tasking landscape. The Tmice X can be optioned with extra productivity modules that are added when a task demands it, then removed when no longer needed.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Kickstarter, Modular, Productivity, Keyboard

Folding keyboard and mini-PC combined for portable productivity

Paul Ridden — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 14:07:27 GMT

If you're short of space in your home office, a mini-PC and a folding keyboard could be the productivity tools you need. Back in July, a Chinese startup combined the two and entered beta testing. Now the Lunar 2-in-1 foldable keyboard computer is funding on Kickstarter.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Mini-PC, Keyboard, Portable, Kickstarter

Triple-screen laptop combines immersion and portability

Darren Quick — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 07:23:03 GMT

Screen size is a laptop’s defining characteristic, and a major consideration when purchasing a new laptop. Can you get a bigger display and still retain portability? The creators of the TriMax Pro are aiming to provide a bigger-screen experience in a still-portable package.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Laptop, Display, Personal Computers, Screen, Kickstarter

Thought-to-text chip smaller than Neuralink achieves 91% accuracy

Michael Franco — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:46:56 GMT

The brain-machine interface race is on. While Elon Musk's Neuralink has garnered most of the headlines in this field, a new small and thin chip out of Switzerland makes it look downright clunky by comparison. It also works impressively well.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Brain Machine Interface, Neuralink, EPFL, Paralysis, Neuroscience, Brain-computer interface

Ryzen-powered mini-PC goes all-in-one with flip-up 7-inch touchscreen

Paul Ridden — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:02:44 GMT

Not everyone has the room for a bulky desktop computer at home or in the office, which makes a mini-PC a desirable option. Startup Miniproca has launched a model on Kickstarter that features octa-core processing brains, Radeon graphics, and a multi-touch display.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Kickstarter, Mini-PC, AMD, Display, Monitor, All-in-one

Living brain-cell biocomputers are now training on dopamine

Loz Blain — Tue, 28 May 2024 08:23:37 GMT

Current AI training methods burn colossal amounts of energy to learn, but the human brain sips just 20 W. Swiss startup FinalSpark is now selling access to cyborg biocomputers, running up to four living human brain organoids wired into silicon chips.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Brain, organoid, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Stem Cells, Biocomputers

World's first microcomputer is up for auction right now

David Szondy — Fri, 24 May 2024 02:12:13 GMT

The Q1 desktop microcomputer, the world's first microcomputer that was uncovered in storage boxes by accident by cleaners at Kingston University in London, is going on the auction block at Heritage Auctions, along with a later version and a printer.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Computer, Heritage Auctions, History, Auction

$4,200 Gatling Battlestation: Work in a multi-screen zero-gravity sphere

Mike Hanlon — Sun, 19 May 2024 10:56:17 GMT

Cluvens' 2024 model J20 Gatling Workstation has broken cover and it is both bigger and stronger than the first model. Most importantly, it offers a fully adjustable three-screen computer workstation (with attitude) for just US$4,200.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Desk, Computer, Monitor, Crazy

Super-pure silicon chips unlock next-generation computers

Michael Irving — Mon, 13 May 2024 07:07:17 GMT

Silicon is so important for electronics and computing that it’s become synonymous with technology – even getting a valley named after it – but the stuff still has its flaws. Now, scientists have created a way to make super-pure silicon chips that could pave the way for more stable quantum computers.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Silicon, Computer, Computers, Quantum Computing, University of Melbourne, University of Manchester

Portable 'transflective' LCD monitor uses the Sun as its light source

Paul McClure — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 01:50:09 GMT

Backlit monitors can be harsh on the eyes, causing eye strain. In October last year, New Atlas reviewed the Eazeye monitor, the world’s first naturally lit, anti-eye-strain monitor. At the time, its designer, high school student Louis Huang, was looking for backing on the crowdfunding website Indiegogo.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Monitor, LCD, Portable, Computer, Screen, Computers

Dual-monitor laptop setup boasts simple connection and multiple uses

Ben Coxworth — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:29:44 GMT

If Apple made a dual monitor system for laptops, it might be a lot like the S2. The setup features aluminum construction, one-cord connectivity, and the ability to be used in five different configurations.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Kickstarter, Monitor, Laptop, Display

Software tweak doubles computer processing speed, halves energy use

Paul McClure — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 03:55:03 GMT

Existing processors in PCs, smartphones and other devices can be supercharged for enormous power and efficiency gains using a new parallel processing software framework designed to eliminate bottlenecks and use multiple chips at once.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Personal Computers, smartphones, Processing, UC Riverside, xxViral or high CTR

Quad-storage method writes data to a single atom in four different ways

Michael Irving — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 06:30:00 GMT

You can cram much more quantum processing power into a given space if you use four different ways to store data on a single atom, according to new research. The method unlocks more powerful quantum computers that are easier to control.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Quantum, Quantum Computing, Qubit, Atoms, University of New South Wales, Data

Priceless barn find: World's first microcomputers discovered by cleaners

David Szondy — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 03:22:28 GMT

Two of the first-ever desktop computers have been found in storage boxes at Kingston University in London. A milestone in human achievement, the Q1 microprocessor computer was released more than half a century ago, and only one other is known to exist.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: History, Kingston University, Historic, Computer, Silicon, IBM, History, Computers

Neuralink fits its first human patient with a brain interface

Loz Blain — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 04:47:47 GMT

"The first human received an implant from Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well." Elon Musk has announced a milestone moment at his brain-machine interface company, after a surgical robot successfully installed its first human brain chip.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Neuralink, Elon Musk, Brain-computer interface, Brain Machine Interface, Neuroscience

British spy agency releases previously secret images of Colossus computer

David Szondy — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 02:17:56 GMT

Britain's hush hush Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) intelligence and security organization has released new images never before made public of Colossus, the world's first digital electronic computer, to mark its 80th anniversary.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Computer, History, CODE

LG's latest gaming monitor boasts refresh rate quick switching

Paul Ridden — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:40:37 GMT

CES 2024 is fast approaching, and some consumer tech companies are teasing stuff early. LG has announced a few new additions to its UltraGear line of gaming monitors, including one that allows users to switch between 240-Hz 4K and 480-Hz HD using a hotkey.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: LG, Display, Monitor, Gaming, CES 2024

World's first human brain-scale neuromorphic supercomputer is coming

Loz Blain — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 01:46:32 GMT

Australian researchers are putting together a supercomputer designed to emulate the world's most efficient learning machine – a neuromorphic monster capable of the same estimated 228 trillion synaptic operations per second that human brains handle.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Supercomputer, Western Sydney University, Neural Network, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Cyborg computer with living brain organoid aces machine learning tests

Loz Blain — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 08:13:36 GMT

Scientists have grown a tiny brain-like organoid out of human stem cells, hooked it up to a computer, and demonstrated its potential as a kind of organic machine learning chip, showing it can quickly pick up speech recognition and math predictions.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Bioengineering, Brain, organoid, Machine Learning, Speech, Indiana University, Biocomputers

Lenovo unveils ultra-compact Chromebox media player

Paul Ridden — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:37:15 GMT

Lenovo has announced its first Chromebox to boast a micro form factor. Coming in at about the same size as two stacked iPhone 15 Pro Max handsets, it's has been designed for 24/7 operation in digital signage and kiosk displays.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Lenovo, Chromebox, Chrome OS, Mini-PC

Mini PC rocks detachable Bluetooth speaker out front

Paul Ridden — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:01:44 GMT

Chinese compact computer maker SoonNooz has launched an interesting model called the Mini, which has a stunning retro vibe but features a front section that can be removed from the main body to serve as a Bluetooth speaker.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Mini-PC, Bluetooth Speakers

Diamond-stretching technique makes qubits more stable and controllable

Loz Blain — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 04:06:11 GMT

Researchers are claiming a breakthrough in quantum communications, thanks to a new diamond-stretching technique they say greatly increases the temperatures at which qubits remain entangled, while also making them microwave-controllable.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Diamonds, Argonne National Laboratory, University of Chicago, University of Cambridge, Quantum, Qubit

Fiio crams dual hi-fi DACs in a mechanical keyboard

Paul Ridden — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:42:46 GMT

There's a good chance that the headphone jack of your laptop or PC doesn't offer stellar plugged-in audio quality. Chinese hi-fi brand Fiio is aiming to offer a significant quality boost with a mechanical keyboard rocking its own DAC/headphone amp.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Keyboard, Hi-fi, Audio, Digital music, Amplifiers, Headphones, Earphones

New cybersecurity tech treats keys like the Colonel's secret recipe

Michael Irving — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 05:48:46 GMT

Cybersecurity is a growing concern as more and more critical infrastructure can be exposed to hacks through the internet. Now, Australian engineers have developed and demonstrated a new technique called “ineffable cryptography,” which treats keys like the Coca-Cola secret formula.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Cybersecurity, Cyberattack, Security, RMIT University, Cryptography

Apple unveils advanced M3 chips for iMac and MacBook

Michael Irving — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 02:42:28 GMT

Twas the night before Halloween, and Apple held a “spooky” event to announce some “scary fast” new products. The company unveiled its next generation chips, the M3 family, as well as the first iMacs and MacBooks that will feature them.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Apple, MacBook Pro, MacBook, iMac, Computer, Computers, Chips, Chip

Quantum computer startup first to break 1,000-qubit milestone

Michael Irving — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 05:56:48 GMT

A startup called Atom Computing has announced the first quantum computer to pass the 1,000-qubit milestone. The prototype, due to become available for use in 2024, leapfrogs IBM’s announcement of its new quantum computer platform expected in the next few weeks.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Quantum, Quantum Computing, IBM, Qubit, Computer, Computers

First look: The world's first naturally-lit, anti-eye-strain monitor

Loz Blain — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 04:15:15 GMT

Some folk find regular monitors quite harsh on the eyes, and look to things like e-ink and RLCD screens to reduce eye strain and fatigue. Here's another option: the Eazeye monitor is designed to use ambient backlight, via a reflector panel behind a transmissive screen.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Reviews, Monitor, Eye

IBM's NorthPole chip mimics the human brain for greater power

David Szondy — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 01:31:54 GMT

IBM Research’s lab in California is developing a prototype chip called NorthPole based on the architecture of the human brain. It holds the promise of greatly improving computer efficiency and producing systems that do not rely on cloud computing.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: IBM, Chips, Computer

First mini-PC with solid-state active cooling system launches

Paul Ridden — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:34:04 GMT

Back in late 2022, a company called Frore Systems emerged from stealth with two solid-state active cooling chips for computers called the AirJet Pro and AirJet Mini. Now Chinese multinational Zotac has announced the rollout of the first mini-PC built around the latter.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Mini-PC, Cooling, Solid-state

Microsoft's glass data storage system saves terabytes for 10,000 years

Michael Irving — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 07:16:59 GMT

Imagine being an explorer, cracking open a 10,000-year-old tomb, uncovering a priceless ancient artifact – and getting rickrolled. Our deep descendants might just get the pleasure, thanks to a Global Music Vault due to be built in Norway, featuring Microsoft’s Project Silica, a tough new data storage medium that’s never gonna give you up.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Glass, Data, Data Center, Data Storage, Microsoft, Archives, Archiving, Information

HP fuels productivity on the Move with battery-powered Envy AIO PC

Paul Ridden — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:00:13 GMT

All-in-one desktop computers are a great space-saving solution for folks who work at home or in a cramped office. But what if you want to work from a coffee shop? Laptop's just don't offer a big-screen experience, so HP has made the AIO mobile with the Envy Move.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Hp, All-in-one, PC, Portable

Eye comfort a priority for all-in-one desktop PC with color E Ink display

Paul Ridden — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:09:47 GMT

Earlier this month, Dasung launched a desktop monitor sporting color E Ink technology for reduced eye strain while working. Now Bigme has gone one better by combining monitor and computer for the B251 all-in-one Windows PC.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: E-Ink, Kickstarter, Windows, PC, All-in-one

Makers treated to fresh slice of Raspberry Pi

Paul Ridden — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:02:50 GMT

The last generation of the popular fruity board for tinkerers landed in 2021, though its creators did double the system memory the following year. Now the Raspberry Pi 5 has launched rocking in-house silicon for much-improved performance.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Raspberry Pi, Mini-PC

Inventor ponders ethics of wiring human brain tissue into computers

Loz Blain — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:26:24 GMT

When you take 800,000 human brain cells, wire them into a biological hybrid computer chip, and demonstrate that it can learn faster than neural networks, people have questions. We speak to Dr. Brett Kagan, Chief Scientific Officer at Cortical Labs.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: ethics, Brain, Biotechnology, Biocomputers

With some 1,500 dead animals in its wake, Neuralink heads to humans

Bronwyn Thompson — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 02:39:18 GMT

Following years of controversy, including whistleblowers reporting of rushed experimental “hack jobs” that resulted in as many as 1,500 animal fatalities, Elon Musk's brain-chip implant company has begun recruiting for its landmark first human trial.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Elon Musk, Neuralink, Disability, Implant, Brain, Neural Network, Neuroscience

Thunderbolt 5 delivers up to 3 times the bandwidth of its predecessor

Paul McClure — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 02:30:17 GMT

Intel has announced the latest in next-gen connectivity with Thunderbolt 5, a single-cable solution designed to deliver up to three times more bandwidth than its predecessor to benefit even the most demanding PC user.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Intel, Thunderbolt, Microsoft

This retro 14-in-one docking system takes you back to the future

Bronwyn Thompson — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 08:03:36 GMT

As news of the iPhone 15 jams up the airwaves, you can also take a trip back to 1984, aesthetically speaking, with this retro desktop hub that channels the questionable beauty of the Macintosh 128K, but offers much more user-friendly modern appeal.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Kickstarter, Apple, Macintosh, Retro, Computer, Charging, USB

Tape lives! IBM and Fujifilm release record 50-TB memory tape

David Szondy — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 01:08:28 GMT

You may think that computer tape memories died out before Rubik's cubes came in, but IBM and Fujifilm have teamed up to develop a record-breaking new sixth-generation tape storage system that can backup a whopping 50 TB of data.

Category: Computing, Consumer Tech, Technology

Tags: Fuji, IBM, Tape, Computers, Data Storage