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Samsung cuts B‑Series soundbar price to $97.99
Samsung reduced the price of its B‑Series HW‑B400F soundbar by 30%, now $97.99 down from $139.99. The compact unit adds a built‑in woofer, dialogue enhancement and surround‑sound expansion, and supports Bluetooth, HDMI ARC and remote‑control operation.
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that AI-driven frame generation technology will be added to upcoming PlayStation hardware, extending its partnership with AMD. The feature is not slated for release in 2026, signaling a longer development timeline for the next-gen console.
Harvard engineers have demonstrated a nanophotonic chip that can twist and steer light’s handedness on demand, using a MEMS‑controlled, twistable bilayer architecture. The proof‑of‑concept device shows real‑time control of orbital angular momentum, opening a new programmable dimension for photonic circuits.
Investors are shifting capital toward two obscure quantum‑computing companies, spurring a surge in market attention. The move reflects broader enthusiasm for advanced‑technology sectors, even as detailed financials remain undisclosed.
SES announced a strategic partnership with K2 Space to develop the meoSphere medium‑Earth‑orbit broadband constellation. The rollout will begin with a Spring 2026 pathfinder on SpaceX’s Transporter‑16, scale to 28 satellites by 2029 and reach full operational capability in 2030, positioning...
Decathlon, the world’s largest sporting‑goods retailer, announced that its seven European warehouses using Exotec’s Skypod robots have seen productivity surges, including a 100% increase in orders at its Portugal hub. The automation cut picker walking distance by up to 90%...
Researchers at Université de Montréal examined how cycling‑desk intensity influences students' post‑lecture eating and drinking habits. In a three‑condition crossover study, participants either sat, pedaled lightly, or pedaled at moderate intensity while watching a documentary and then ate from an...
This is good. Since I’ve been using Cowork so much I wasn’t using the Qualcomm-based notebooks a lot. Time to pull them back out.
The MusiBaby Portable Bluetooth Speaker costs less than a burger and fries at your local bar, but does it sound good? I checked out two - a stereo pair - and found them middling, but typical for their very budget...
Motorola’s Sound MA1 wireless Android Auto adapter is currently on sale for about $35, a steep drop from its original $75 price. The USB‑A dongle lets drivers pair their Android phones via Bluetooth and 5 GHz Wi‑Fi, eliminating the need for...
The memory crisis is still a major issue with PC hardware, and handheld gaming devices may be in serious danger if the AI boom continues apace. https://t.co/Jpeyu50gNW
Bengaluru‑based NeoSapien launched Neo 1, a thumb‑size AI wearable that records conversations, creates transcripts and reminders, and retails for roughly $120. The startup recently closed a $2 million seed round backed by Merak Ventures and several angel investors, and claims to be...
The Linux 7.0‑rc6 merge introduces new ASUS Armoury and NB WMI driver support for several ROG laptops, as well as HP WMI driver updates for the Omen 16 series. These additions bring GPU switching, fan‑curve control, hot‑key mapping, and power‑profile exposure to the kernel....
An Apple iPad pairs beautifully with an Apple Pencil, but the gestures to paste, scribble, and annotate images are surprisingly unintuitive. No worries, I gotcha covered. Here's how to do it all, step-by-step: https://t.co/A7HWnNAQSt #ipad #applepencil https://t.co/tuLD1R2OsS
A joint Israeli‑Japanese research team has demonstrated a graphene switch that requires virtually no power to operate, a development published in Nature Nanotechnology. The device, built from nanometer‑scale graphene islands that slide over each other, could accelerate low‑energy computing and...
Apple has launched the MacBook Neo, priced at $599 globally and $499 with student discounts, with an Indian launch price of Rs 69,900 (about $840). The device retains premium features such as an aluminum body, 13‑inch Liquid Retina display, long battery...
Amazon has purchased New York‑based Fauna Robotics, the two‑year‑old startup behind the $50,000 Sprout kid‑size humanoid robot. The deal, whose financial terms were not disclosed, expands Amazon’s robotics reach beyond warehouse automation into the emerging personal‑robot market.
Smart TVs like Samsung's Frame collect extensive user data, prompting a Texas lawsuit that forced Samsung to curb telemetry and seek clearer consent. The case highlights growing regulatory pressure on manufacturers to be transparent about data practices. Consumers are turning...
Nvidia’s GTC 2026 unveiled a strategic pivot from pure GPU dominance to a full‑stack AI inference platform that blends GPUs, its new Vera ARM CPU, and Groq LPUs. The company highlighted the NVL72 superchip system and the MGX ETL rack...
Nikolay Grebentsov, president of Nikovit Inc., is scaling a clean‑energy venture that sells affordable heat‑pump and mini‑split systems through its EZCOOL brand. Recent accolades—including the Best Entrepreneur in HVAC award and a Small Business Breakthrough Award—coincide with a push to...
Corewell Health Service Center in Southfield, Michigan replaced its decade‑old galvanized cooling tower with a 300‑ton high‑density polyethylene (HDPE) unit from Delta Cooling Towers. The metal tower suffered extensive corrosion and leaks, driving up water makeup and chemical losses, while...
The article argues that brain‑computer interfaces must evolve from one‑way readers to truly bidirectional systems that both decode and write native neural representations. It highlights recent advances in high‑density electrode arrays that approach synapse‑scale resolution, and suggests optogenetic organoids and...
Prologis CEO Dan Letter says AI‑driven data‑center demand will sustain growth, with a 5.7 GW power pipeline—1.8 GW secured and 3.9 GW in advanced stages—under lease discussion for the next three years. The company recorded its second‑largest leasing year in 2025 and expects...
Salute announced a partnership with Ecolab to embed the latter’s Cooling‑as‑a‑Service (CaaS) into Salute’s Direct‑to‑Chip (DTC) liquid‑cooling operations. The joint offering streamlines management of the “tech loop,” the circulatory system that regulates coolant flow in AI‑focused data centers. By leveraging...
NORD Drivesystems introduced its MAXXDRIVE industrial gear unit series, capable of delivering up to 2,495,900 lb‑in of torque for heavy‑duty mining equipment such as crushers, mills, and conveyors. The units feature a one‑piece UNICASE housing that resists dust, temperature swings, and...
Altera announced an expanded partnership with Arm, integrating its data‑center‑grade FPGAs with Arm’s new AGI CPU built on the Neoverse CSS V3 architecture. The joint solution targets AI‑focused data centers, offering low‑latency, highly flexible and scalable compute platforms. Leveraging Altera’s established...
Nintendo released firmware version 22.0.0 for the Switch 2 on March 16, introducing Handheld Mode Boost. The feature tricks Switch 1 titles into thinking they are docked, delivering 1080p resolution at 60 fps while in handheld mode. Enabling the boost cuts battery life by...
Apple’s visionOS 26.4 update introduces native CloudXR 6.0 integration, enabling foveated 4K streaming of RTX‑rendered content to Vision Pro from a PC or cloud workstation. The system tracks users’ gaze and renders full resolution only where they look, dramatically cutting bandwidth while preserving...
The Philips ST19 Vintage Edison Smart LED bulbs combine classic Edison‑style design with modern smart‑home functionality. Reviewers praised the warm, adjustable color temperature, dimming capability, and music‑sync features, while noting that initial app pairing can be finicky. The bulbs integrate...
Polar Light Technologies secured a €1.1 million (≈ $1.2 million USD) Eurostars grant for an 18‑month project called ‘2ndGenMicroLED.’ The consortium, which includes Germany’s Finetech GmbH & Co KG, will develop the first dual‑color micro‑LED micro‑display using a bottom‑up pyramidal GaN/InGaN architecture. The technology targets ultra‑compact,...
The EU has adopted a Batteries Regulation that will require all electronic devices placed on the market after February 2027 to feature easily replaceable batteries. The rule, initially focused on electric vehicles and micro‑mobility, now extends to consumer gadgets such as...
At RSA Conference 2026, vendors highlighted password‑less authentication for both humans and AI agents, with Swissbit unveiling a biometric FIDO2 key that adds post‑quantum resistance, and RSA extending its identity suite to Microsoft 365 E7. IBM, Auth0 and Yubico introduced...
Nex Playground, the motion‑control console that captured the kids market, will increase its price by $50 on April 1, moving from $250 to $300. The hike marks the second adjustment in under two years and is directly linked to a global...
I decided to go with the motorized fader on my midi keyboard instead of the faderport. Less cables Less desk clutter Overall, just more convenient.
Dyson’s flagship V15 Detect Plus cordless vacuum is on sale at Amazon for $599, a 29% discount from its regular $850 price, saving shoppers $250. The model features a laser that reveals microscopic allergens and a sensor that quantifies particle...
Interesting interview with a Sr Engineer in networking at AWS. Optical is ramping fast. Looking to shift to 1.6T but still can't get all the capacity they need at 800G. Diversified across vendors with InnoLight currently the most share....
Datacenters create jobs and prosperity Is it a surprise that the forces that want to seize all assets also want to stop building all datacenters? https://t.co/d4JVZfWDLu
Fime’s EMEA laboratory has earned EMVCo recognition to test fingerprint sensors against the new Biometric Card Specification, enabling certified evaluation of reliability, liveness detection and user convenience. Fingerprint Cards AB became the first provider to have its complete fingerprint‑based payment...
GMKtec NucBox K13 offers Windows-Ubuntu dual-boot, OpenClaw AI with security flaws, Intel Ultra 7 power, but heat and reliability issues may persist. https://t.co/CjbZeRLqZF
We ran the tests and these are the Geekom mini PCs you'll want to check out, whether you need a reliable office machine or a content creation workstation that's AI-ready. https://t.co/ygFScqIQpS
Amazon’s spring sale slashes the KAMRUI mini PC price to $399, a 48% discount from its regular $769 tag. The compact system packs a high‑performance processor, 16 GB DDR4 RAM, and a 512 GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, plus support for triple 4K...
The cost of all key PC components is being hit, as apparently, CPUs are now in the firing line. https://t.co/Q7gfwtRsye
China Deploys #AI-Powered Electric Mining Trucks, Driving Heavy Industry Toward Full #Automation by @IntEngineering #SelfDrivingCars #AutonomousVehicles #ArtificialIntelligence #Automation #Automotive #Transport https://t.co/IEENy7uDyD
Lace Lithography, a Microsoft‑backed Norwegian chip‑making equipment startup, closed a $40 million Series A round led by Atomico. The funding will accelerate its helium‑atom beam lithography platform, which promises feature sizes ten times smaller than today’s EUV tools and a test tool...
Cars are rapidly turning into computers as Android Automotive update will soon make it the ‘brain’ of your car, but Micron says vehicles will soon need 300GB of RAM to function. https://t.co/tApQvUtSay
Samsung’s 15.6‑inch Galaxy Book5 360 convertible is now $949.99, a $400 discount for a limited spring promotion. The device features an Intel Core Ultra‑7 CPU, ARC 140V integrated graphics, 16 GB RAM and a 512 GB SSD, delivering solid performance for streaming, light creative...
Taiwan Semiconductor (TSC) launched automotive‑grade 1200 V silicon carbide Schottky rectifiers in SOD‑128 packages, offering 1 A and 2 A versions. The diodes, TSCDFS01120G2H and TSCDFS02120G2H, claim industry‑leading performance and AEC‑Q qualification for high‑reliability applications. They target compact power‑train functions such as auxiliary...
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a plan to build a public supercomputer dedicated to climate modeling, aiming to improve forecasts and early warnings for extreme weather. The initiative will partner with Barcelona’s Supercomputing Center to standardize Mexico’s weather data, leveraging...
A deep dive into Arm’s first full-fledged datacenter CPU. $ARM $NVDA $TSMC $AMD $INTC https://t.co/2LhQgo6i3s
Some deep discounting on eero routers right now. Both the Prime Week or whatever this is discount plus a stacked discount for upgraders without recycling current ones. Do I pull the trigger? https://t.co/qEkHzuI46y https://t.co/J1UQ0jkhHL
So the DRAMs $MU / NAND $SNDK smoked today on a Google post dated last night Yet the abstract is from April 28 2025 Deepseek Bs moment https://t.co/It0N68O7YX
