If you own an Apple Watch and want to charge it with something more interesting than what Apple designed, the Lift levitation charger might be just the ticket. This charger uses an induction system that works with a charging base that levitates your watch in the air and charges it at the same time. The charging station can also act … Continue reading
Researchers and scientists working for SETI and similar organizations around the world are currently deep into an investigation of a signal that could be from a much more advanced civilization than our own. The signal was detected on May 15, 2015 by the RATAN-600 radio telescope array in Russia and kept secret from the international community. The signal discovered came … Continue reading
Virtual machine software is theoretically a one-and-done purchase, but you know that’s not how it works in practice. You typically end up buying an upgrade every year just to get the latest operating system support, whether it’s in the virtual enviro…
Playing its part in the ongoing game of shameless social network feature copying, Twitter launched stickers for all users last month. These let you spice up your pictures with emoji and other cartoony overlays before posting them, and you can also se…
When it launched in 2013, Kwikset’s Kevo smart lock was the first to allow users to unlock their front door with just a tap on the deadbolt. Today, Kwikset is launching the second generation Kevo with the same touch-to-open feature that made it The W…
If you’re in the market for new monitors, you’re in luck as LG has announced a trio of new ultrawide monitors ahead of IFA 2016. These monitors are of the 21:9 variety and are sized between 34-inches to 38-inches, so safe to say that these aren’t necessarily for the average computer user.
Starting with what LG is calling the “world’s largest” 38-inch curved monitor, this display has the model number 38UC99 and will be priced at $1,500. It will sport a QHD+ resolution of 3840×1600 and will come with a USB-C port, which apparently it will be the world’s first monitor to do so as well. This means that if your computer is out of ports, you can always use it to charge some of your newer USB-C compatible gadgets.
Next up we are looking at the 34UC79G and the 34UM79M. Both of these monitors are of the 34-inch variety, with the former being a curved monitor, while the latter is of the more traditional flat display variety. They are priced at $700 and $600 respectively which is actually pretty decent, with the former also supporting AMD’s FreeSync technology.
According to Brian Kwon, president of LG Home Entertainment Company, “With tablets and smartphones at their disposal, consumers today don’t feel shackled to their desks anymore so it’s more important than ever that their monitors offer additional user benefits and conveniences.” The monitors are expected to go on sale in September, October, and November respectively.
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One of the rumored changes that Apple will be making to the iPhone 7 would be the removal of the headphone port. This means that using headphones with future iOS devices means that you’ll either need to connect it via Lightning, or get a pair of Bluetooth headphones, or maybe purchase an adapter of sorts.
There have been some speculation that Apple could either provide iPhone users with an adapter and a regular pair of EarPods, or they could bundle a set of wireless headphones. While the jury is still out on that one, it has recently been discovered by Russian website iPhones.ru (via MacRumors) that Apple has recently been granted Eurasian certificates for something called “AirPods”.
Granted the name could mean just about anything, but it does sound like they could be referring to wireless EarPods that connect via Bluetooth. This is also not the first time the name has popped up as MacRumors notes that back in July, the AirPods name was also trademarked, and this certificate seems to corroborate that.
However like we said, whether or not these headphones will be sold separately or bundled with the new iPhones remains to be seen, but Apple has already scheduled an event for the 7th of September so hopefully we will find out more then.
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One of the reasons why Xiaomi has managed to grab themselves a hefty chunk of the wearables market is because their Mi Bands have been priced very competitively, at least compared to the competition. Recently the company’s sub-brand Huami has launched their latest wearable in China called the Amazfit Watch.
If you’re wondering why the model sounds familiar, it is because back in 2015 the company launched a device also called the Amazfit, but if anything the device back then reminded us of Misfit’s wearables where it was more of a tracker. The Amazfit Watch on the other hand looks more like a smartwatch that we have all come to know.
So what can we expect with the Amazfit Watch? For starters it features a ceramic bezel and it also comes with a 1.34-inch display. It is also IP67 certified meaning that you can get it wet and not have to worry about ruining it. Under the hood, the watch sports a 1.2GHz processor with 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage, and a 200mAh battery.
As for its operating system of choice, it runs its own platform that will work with the Mi Fit app, so if you’re hoping for Android Wear, you might be disappointed. No word on whether it will be making its way stateside but for a price tag of $120, it does seem like quite a steal.
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WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Paul Ryan’s re-election to his leadership post in January is fast turning into a potential showdown between establishment Republicans and conservatives looking to weaken the speaker and win changes to House rules.
Conservatives don’t have enough votes to oust Ryan (R-Wis.). But they say their coup movement shows his hold on the speakership is far more tenuous than he realizes. Denying Ryan re-election on the first ballot would undermine his political future and cast him as a conservative pariah, they say, and may give conservatives leverage to enact rules changes that would help them push their agenda for years.
“If he loses the speaker election, he’s not going to be president,” one conservative member told The Huffington Post on Monday.
Conservatives hold no illusion of preventing Ryan from remaining speaker (or, you know, becoming president), according to the eight Republicans HuffPost interviewed on Monday. That there is coup chatter at all, however, suggests Ryan’s relationship with conservatives is already fraying, less than a year into his speakership.
Even without a clear alternative candidate, one member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus said, Ryan may not have the votes he needs to win on the first ballot. Members of the Freedom Caucus, a group of roughly 40 hard-line conservatives, said that may give them a way to link the speaker election and the 115th Congress rules package.
“The only leverage any Republican member of the House has for getting rule changes is the speaker vote,” said one member of the caucus.
House Freedom Caucus members are discussing four major proposals, though the talks are in early stages and haven’t gained formal backing. Their ideas include increasing caucus representation on committees, bulking up subcommittee staff with hard-liners who could be groomed for election, allowing the GOP House campaign arm to collect contributions for the Freedom Caucus that could be directed to conservative candidates, and clarifying rules-suspension votes.
Ryan’s re-election as speaker could be greatly complicated if Republicans lose more than a dozen seats on Nov. 8. Republicans currently hold 247 seats in the House, with 218 votes needed to win the speakership (if every member votes).
One conservative noted that nine Republicans opposed Ryan’s election to speaker in October ― technically 10, if you count Rep. Daniel Webster (R-Fla.) abstaining ― and at least that many would be against him in January. Another conservative predicted more than 20 Republicans would disapprove of Ryan.
Of course, a lot could change before 2017. Members talk a big game in August. And all of those interviewed by HuffPost would only speak anonymously.
Much of the coup chatter may just be posturing for rules changes. The changes conservatives are eyeing include giving House Freedom Caucus members proportional representation on committees. So, if there were 40 Freedom Caucus members in a 240-Republican majority, caucus members would get one-sixth of the GOP seats on committees.
Another Freedom Caucus idea is to allow subcommittee chairs to pick the staff for their panels. The conservative goal is for subcommittee chairs to select hard-line Republican staff members who would create a bench of potential candidates for the future, in addition to giving the subcommittees more independence and power.
The House Freedom Caucus also wants the National Republican Campaign Committee to set up a separate account to accept Freedom Caucus donations. The caucus could direct those donations to candidates of its choosing. The Freedom Caucus also wants to end an informal requirement that GOP committee and subcommittee leaders contribute to the NRCC.
Finally, Freedom Caucus members want more transparency on bills brought to a vote under rules that are suspended. They want to know what rules are suspended, and who voted to suspend them.
These rules changes, on their face, all are long shots, according to a GOP leadership aide. But one conservative said his allies hope to be able to extract concessions by opposing Ryan.
“But they better get a better promise than Huelskamp got on committee assignments,” the member said, referring to conservative Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.), who just lost his primary, in part, because of uncertainty over whether he would return to the Agriculture Committee.
Huelskamp’s primary loss in early August seems a major part of Ryan’s worsening relationship with conservatives. Freedom Caucus members said Ryan could have done more to prevent outside groups from spending millions to defeat one of their own.
One HFC member said Ryan came into the speakership promising to try to stop establishment GOP groups from going after conservatives.
“In a way, it’s only accelerated under Ryan,” the member said.
Another member, who downplayed the seriousness of Freedom Caucus coup discussions, nevertheless acknowledged that many conservatives were “extremely concerned” by the successful effort to defeat Huelskamp.
“If it’s addressed satisfactorily,” the member said, “it’ll calm any concerns. But it hasn’t been addressed since the Huelskamp loss.”
In fairness to Ryan, Congress has been on break since mid-July. And even if the House had been in session, it’s unclear what Ryan could have done. Telling outside groups not to oppose a member could be seen as illegal coordination with a PAC.
Conservatives, nevertheless, are looking for payback.
“How can you have a gang, and have one in your gang get stabbed, and do nothing?” another member asked. “You got to stab somebody, or else what’s the point of having a gang?”
As Congress works through spending decisions this fall, and an election that may be disastrous for Republicans, conservatives said other members may be more willing to go after Ryan in January.
One member suggested researching Robin Williams’ joke on a fictitious prescription drug the late comedian called “Fukitol.”
“After this Nov. 8, I think there’s a lot of members who will be taking Fukitol,” the member said.
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“One tends to think of oneself as being somewhat more functional and dynamic than one actually is.” Join the incomparable David Shrigley for a thorough and humorous talk about making art that some people think is absolute rubbish.
David Shrigley, known particularly for his naïve, yet poignant works on paper, started drawing “because I had a lot to say and I could say it very quickly and efficiently.” Often working small-scale at the beginning of his career, Shrigley’s first books were made while the artist was employed as a gallery assistant minding the exhibitions and, in his own words, “being paid to take care of other people’s work. There was a certain irony or paradox there.” Incidentally, the drawings in these books were often about Shrigley’s own boredom: “In a way they were paying me to make art about how pissed off I was working for them.”
Today Shrigley’s work revolves around what the artist calls “slippage”: “I’m interested in the way image and text works together … I try to make images that don’t illustrate text and text that doesn’t describe the image.” His work is a proposition to which there will be different answers. The worst, he says, is if people find it boring: “Saying it’s rubbish is fine! But saying it’s boring, I guess that’s pretty damning criticism.”
David Shrigley (b. 1968) is a British visual artist, perhaps best known for his distinctive drawing style and works that make satirical comments on everyday situations and human interactions. Shrigley works across a range of media including large-scale installation, animation, painting, photography, music and sculpture. He has held solo exhibitions at venues such as Stephen Friedman Gallery in London, Galerie Yvon Lambert in Paris, Transmission Gallery in Glasgow and Galleri Nicolai Wallner in Copenhagen, and his works are included in prominent collections internationally, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Art Institute of Chicago and National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne. In 2013, Shrigley was a Turner Prize nominee. He is based in Brighton, England. For more about him see: http://www.davidshrigley.com/
David Shrigley was interviewed by Christian Lund at Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen in January 2016 in connection to his exhibition ‘Coloured Works on Paper’.
Camera: Simon Weyhe
Edited by: Klaus Elmer
Produced by: Christian Lund
Copyright: Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2016
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