As more smartphones get on device AI processing powers it could support a new range of advanced consumer features. But what kind of value exchange might be required for mobile users to tap into these touted ‘AI smarts’? Read More
Our verdict of the 3DRudder:Perfect for slower-paced flying experiences like Google Earth, where it feels like an entirely natural way to interact with the world. 710The VR community is split right down the middle, between those who enjoy the full immersion offered by “room scale” games, and those that would rather sit on their comfy sofa with an XBox controller. 3DRudder is an innovative controller design to bridge those worlds. It increases immersion with a more natural control mechanism, while still being able to play seated: just use your feet. 3DRudder Design Looking decidedly more like a an autonomous vacuum than a...
Read the full article: 3DRudder Review: Can This Foot Controller Solve the Problem of VR Motion Sickness? (And Giveaway!)
A large portion of new year’s resolutions revolves around health and fitness. Participating in a 30-day challenge is an excellent way to get started on your goals while getting the guidance you need. These tests target different types of needs, from losing weight to exercising certain body areas. Some are time-based, while others are a pass/fail variety. Pick what works for you, and looks interesting enough to keep doing. Ideally, a fitness challenge should get you to find a base workout and fitness routine that you’re happy with. 1. 30-Day Full Body Workout Without Any Equipment (Web) Workouts shouldn’t necessarily...
Read the full article: 5 Fitness Challenges to Lose Weight and Get Healthy
The first sentence has been handed down in a case centered on the use of Grindr as a platform from which to perpetrate hate crimes. Nigel Garrett was given 15 years yesterday after pleading guilty to a list of crimes including assault, carjacking, and use of firearms, the Tyler Morning Telegraph reported. Read More
The first sentence has been handed down in a case centered on the use of Grindr as a platform from which to perpetrate hate crimes. Nigel Garrett was given 15 years yesterday after pleading guilty to a list of crimes including assault, carjacking, and use of firearms, the Tyler Morning Telegraph reported. Read More
Putting solar panels into our roads isn’t the craziest idea, but we may as well admit that it poses some unique challenges. For instance, people may want to walk away with pieces of it. That’s what happened in China, anyway, just five days after authorities opened up what they claim is the world’s first solar panel-paved highway. Read More
SoundCloud users have accused the music streaming service from lowering the quality of its audio streams. SoundCloud stands accused of switching from streaming 128 kbps MP3s to 64 kbps Opus files. Which, at first sight, looks like a terrible decision. While this shouldn’t necessarily mean a reduction in sound quality, SoundCloud users with a keen ear for this sort of thing (AKA audiophiles) claim they can hear the difference. And according to them it’s not a change for the better. Switching From MP3 to Opus Soundcloud recently changed their streaming format from 128kbps MP3 to 64kbps Opus. This drastically reduces...
Read the full article: SoundCloud Makes Its Streams Sound Worse
African tech in 2017 was about the normalization of market events mostly absent even a decade ago. There were acquisitions, multiple investment rounds, lots of expansion, big strategic partnerships, and some surprise failures. Africa is fast becoming home to a dynamic tech sector. Here’s a snapshot of the news that shaped that transition over the last year. Investment Andela’s… Read More
Web Crawling is extremely useful to automate certain tasks performed routinely on websites. You can write a crawler to interact with a website just as a human would do. In an earlier article, we covered the basics of writing a webcrawler using the python module, scrapy. The limitation of that approach is that the crawler does not support javascript. It will not work properly with those websites that make heavy use of javascript to manage the user interface. For such situations, you can write a crawler which uses Google Chrome and hence can handle javascript just like a normal user-driven...
Read the full article: How to Make a Web Crawler With Selenium
