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Raspberry Pi Universal Lego Sorter Recognizes Any Brick

Home News (Image credit: Daniel West) Looking for a Lego brick? Daniel West’s Raspberry Pi universal Lego sorting machine is just what you need. It’s made of Lego bricks, for Lego bricks, and can recognize any brick shape! The machine is made with 10,000 individual Lego bricks. To power the main sorting operation, a Raspberry… Read more

What gaming mouse? What mechanical keyboard? What to choose? Purchasing guide and recommended peripherals for January 2021

The customer’s life is not easy today. To buy a good product, it is not enough to have only money. In the era of such a diverse product range, equally important (maybe even more important) is the knowledge of product specifications, as well as the awareness that certain elements of this specification are more important… Read more

Ninja Theory shows off ultra-realistic visuals in Project: Mara developer diary

Home / Software & Gaming / Ninja Theory shows off ultra-realistic visuals in Project: Mara developer diary Matthew Wilson 3 hours ago Software & Gaming It has been one year since Ninja Theory first announced that it was working on Project: Mara, a new game aiming to raise the bar for psychological horror with new… Read more

Homeschooling: Call for digital sovereignty through free software

The Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI) is concerned that many schools are using “proprietary software solutions that are questionable under data protection law” against the background of the corona crisis and the current level of suffering in homeschooling. Above all, programs that transfer data from those affected to third countries such as the USA are questionable… Read more

MacBook and iPad production in Vietnam: Factory comes for $ 270 million

Apple will in future rely on Vietnam as the second central production location in Asia. According to reports from last autumn, the efforts are now taking shape. The Group’s main contract manufacturer, the Taiwanese producer Foxconn alias Hon Hai Precision Industry, will build a large factory for a total of 270 million US dollars. Foxconn… Read more

We’re getting closer to a Nintendo Switch-sized gaming PC

One year ago at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Alienware made waves with a modular gaming PC that worked like a Nintendo Switch, with a pair of gamepads flanking a powerful Windows 10 tablet. Sadly, Alienware’s UFO was just a concept, as was Lenovo’s take on the idea this year — but two companies are… Read more

Thermaltake ToughDesk 500L RGB: L-shaped gaming table is height-adjustable (update)

Thermaltake presented a whole range of new products as part of its Thermaltake EXPO. The biggest novelty by far is also the most unusual: The ToughDesk 500 L RGB is an L-shaped gaming table, which can be electrically adjusted in height. Gaming furniture is no longer a new trend – but mostly it revolves around… Read more

First details about the new iMac with M1 chip – and a revived cube

There is a leak in Apple’s hardware department: After the first detailed information about the new MacBook Pro, details about the group’s new desktop computers have now also leaked. The most concrete information relates to the iMac, which has been in the same guise for many years. According to the well-known Apple reporter Mark Gurman… Read more

TechStage | Ikea Symfonisk table lamp in the test: Sonos with lamp

Testing Tests overview Smartphone Motorola Moto G 5G Plus test: A lot of battery for little money Huawei P Smart 2021: Budget model with room for improvement Asus Zenfone 7 Pro: Turbo smartphone with flip camera Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro in the test: hard but slow Oneplus Nord N 09 5G in the test: Galloped… Read more

Virgin Orbit set to try and send satellites to space for the first time

Virgin Orbit — the sister company of billionaire Richard Branson’s space tourism outfit Virgin Galactic — will try a second test of its small satellite-launching rocket later today, months after it failed to reach orbit during a first attempt. It will also be the first time that the company tries to launch working satellites into… Read more

Electric car with solar modules: Sono Motors shows another prototype of the Sion

Sono Motors has further developed its electric car with Sion solar modules and presented it at the virtual CES. The second generation of prototypes differs from the first in that all straight and curved outer parts of the vehicle are equipped with solar panels, the company announced. High-quality surface materials and the near-series dashboard should… Read more

Alienware AW2521H 360Hz Monitor Review: Motion Blur Be Gone

Our Verdict Though priced at the premium level, the Alienware AW2521H delivers something almost no other monitor can: 360 Hz with a 3 ms screen draw time. That means there’s no motion blur, period. If you have an equally premium gaming PC to go with it, you can’t get better performance from any other display… Read more

Study: The number of e-cars is expected to increase thirty-fold by 2030

The importance of electromobility will increase significantly globally. The Association of Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies (VDE) describes this development in its recently published study “Logistics, Energy and Mobility 2030″ (PDF). 2019 the number of electric cars including plug-in hybrids and fuel cell vehicles was 4 worldwide, 79 Millions. The experts estimate: By the year… Read more

WhatsApp and privacy: no longer 8 February, the new rules postponed

With an official statement WhatsApp communicates having postponed the date to accept the new privacy terms by Rosario Grasso published 16 January 2021 , at 08: 51 in the Telephony channel WhatsappFacebook There continues to be a lot of concern about recent communications on the change of WhatsApp privacy rules and increased integration with Facebook…. Read more

What Is Nvidia Max-Q Graphics? A Basic Definition

Home References (Image credit: Nvidia) If you’re looking for a gaming laptop that’s able to handle demanding titles or high-resolution gaming but don’t want the thickness, weight and loud fans that often come with gaming laptops, a PC running an Nvidia Max-Q graphics card may be the answer. When shopping for a gaming laptop, you’ll… Read more