May 16
May 16
The state attorney general has five days to file an emergency appeal challenging the ruling.
May 16
Netgear has launched a new product in its home security Arlo product line, the Arlo Security Light. As the name suggests, this Arlo product is designed to illuminate potential threats outdoors, working wirelessly and with the maker’s existing security cameras. This light is part of the Arlo Smart Home Security portfolio; it boasts a completely wire-free design. The Arlo Security … Continue reading
May 16
Run a large-enough WiFi network and there’s bound to be that one device that can’t quite hold on to a fast connection, like the tablet in your bedroom or a laptop in the backyard. But how do you quantify that flaky connection? Google can help. It’s d…
May 16
May 16
Earlier this year Nintendo announced a new Mario game for the Nintendo Switch in the form of Mario Tennis Aces. Last we heard the game is set for a release on the 22nd of June and the good news is that if you wanted to check out the game before buying it, you’ll be pleased to learn that there will be a playable demo ahead of its release.
Similar to what Nintendo ahead of the launch of ARMS and Splatoon 2, Mario Tennis Aces will be getting a playable demo, although in this particular instance, Nintendo is framing it as an online tournament of sorts. It will be going live on the 1st of June and will run until the 3rd of June.
The times listed in the trailer above are presumably for Japan which means that if you live in the US or other parts of the world, you’ll have to adjust your time accordingly., but basically it looks like it will run from 6PM June 1st until 11:59PM June 3rd. There will be four playable characters during the demo, such as Mario, Peace, Yoshi, and Bowser, and five more that can be unlocked as you progress in the game.
So far from what we can tell, the trailer of the game does look pretty fun and if you’re after a party game, this could be worth checking out, so fire up your console come 1st June if you’d like to take it for a spin!
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May 16
Spike Lee Bashes Trump At Cannes: ‘That Motherf**ker’ Didn’t Denounce Nazis
Posted in: Today's ChiliSpike Lee slammed Donald Trump’s response to Charlottesville at the premiere of his film “BlacKkKlansman” at Cannes.
May 16
The Insight launch earlier this month had a couple stowaways: a pair of tiny CubeSats that are already the farthest such tiny satellites have ever been from Earth by a long shot. And one of them got a chance to snap a picture of their home planet as an homage to the Voyager mission’s famous “Pale Blue Dot.” It’s hardly as amazing a shot as the original but it’s still cool.
The CubeSats, named MarCO-A and B, are an experiment to test the suitability of pint-size craft for exploration of the solar system; previously they have only ever been deployed into orbit.
That changed on May 5, when the Insight mission took off, with the MarCO twins detaching on a similar trajectory to the geology-focused Mars lander. It wasn’t long before they went farther than any CubeSat has gone before.
A few days after launch MarCO-A and B were about a million kilometers (621,371 miles) from Earth, and it was time to unfold its high-gain antenna. A fisheye camera attached to the chassis had an eye on the process and took a picture to send back home and inform mission control that all was well.
But as a bonus (though not by accident — very few accidents happen on missions like this), Earth and the moon were in full view as MarCO-B took its antenna selfie. Here’s an annotated version of the one above:
“Consider it our homage to Voyager,” said JPL’s Andy Klesh in a news release. “CubeSats have never gone this far into space before, so it’s a big milestone. Both our CubeSats are healthy and functioning properly. We’re looking forward to seeing them travel even farther.”
So far it’s only good news and validation of the idea that cheap CubeSats could potentially be launched by the dozen to undertake minor science missions at a fraction of the cost of something like Insight.
Don’t expect any more snapshots from these guys, though. A JPL representative told me that the cameras were really only included to make sure the antenna deployed properly. Really any pictures of Mars or other planets probably wouldn’t be worth looking at twice — these are utility cameras with fisheye lenses, not the special instruments that orbiters use to get those great planetary shots.
The MarCOs will pass by Mars at the same time that Insight is making its landing, and depending on how things go, they may even be able to pass on a little useful info to mission control while it happens. Tune in on November 26 for that!
May 16
AT&T’s OTT streaming television service DirecTV NOW has expanded its DVR features, making them available for all subscribers despite the continued “beta” status. The features are being made available to iOS and tvOS users first, though AT&T promises that Android, Roku, and Fire TV users will get access to the DVR and other changes in coming weeks. Joining the DVR … Continue reading
May 16
Epic Games may be planning to launch Fortnite, its hit battle royale game, on Nintendo Switch. A hint of the unofficial plans appeared in a job listing posted by Iron Galaxy Studios, the company that brought The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to the Switch. The job listing, which has since been edited to remove all references, made a mention of … Continue reading
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