Jun 26
20 Mining Claims Have Been Staked On Land Trump Cut From Monument Protection
Posted in: Today's ChiliMost of the mineral rights are being eyed by a Canadian copper mining firm. But there’s other interest.
Jun 26
Supreme Court Strikes Down California Law On Anti-Abortion Centers In 5-4 Ruling
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe ruling represented a significant victory for abortion opponents who operate crisis pregnancy centers around the U.S.
Jun 26
Antwon Rose Protests Continue In Days Following Teen’s Police Shooting Death
Posted in: Today's Chili“Three shots in the back! How do you justify that?” they shouted a week after the unarmed teen’s death near Pittsburgh.
Jun 26
Federal Judge Dismisses Groundbreaking Climate Change Lawsuits Against Big Oil
Posted in: Today's ChiliSan Francisco and Oakland had sued major oil firms to hold them accountable for global warming’s damaging effects.
Jun 26
Nintendo Labo‘s Toy-Cons are already capable of some interesting things, but up until now, compatibility has been limited to the software that ships with Labo. That all changes today, as Nintendo has announced Toy-Con support for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. As part of a new update, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe players can now use the Motorbike Toy-Con to control their … Continue reading
Jun 26
One of the disadvantages to most prosthetics is that they’re rather stiff in nature. For example while on the surface people with prosthetic legs look the same, when they walk it is usually a dead giveaway. However a company by the name of Vanderbilt has built a prosthetic leg that comes with a “smart” ankle that will allow it to adapt to uneven ground.
Basically it has been designed to move and function like an actual human leg/ankle. This means that those who wear it will not have problems with climbing up the stairs, a slope, or walking on uneven surfaces as the ankle will be able to move and adapt accordingly. According to the company’s mechanical engineering professor Michael Goldfarb, who helped create the smart prosthetic, he claims that the device “figures out what you’re doing and functions the way it should.”
The device was also tested by prostheses-wearer Mike Sasser who said, “I’ve tried hydraulic ankles that had no sort of microprocessors and they’ve been clunky, heavy and unforgiving for an active person. This isn’t that.” Unfortunately for now it seems that device is still in the early stages of development and still runs on wired power, meaning that it is clearly not designed to be taken outdoors just yet. However Goldfarb plans to introduce the device to the commercial market in the next few years.
Smart Prosthetic Ankle Can Adapt To Uneven Grounds , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Jun 26
One of the issues many had with the iPhone X wasn’t so much its design or hardware, but rather its price where the base model was priced starting at $1,000. This led to reports that the phone was not selling as well as Apple would have liked, but could Apple be remedying that “problem” this year?
Some reports have claimed that Apple could drop the price and this is something that a Morgan Stanley analyst seems to believe as well. In a report from Market Watch, Katy Huberty from Morgan Stanley has predicted how much Apple could price their iPhones this year, and if they are accurate it could be good news for would-be customers.
According to Huberty, she claims that the 5.8-inch iPhone X could be priced anywhere between $800-$900, a good $100-$200 cheaper than last year’s model. She also predicts that the rumored larger 6.5-inch model could be priced starting at $999 which was the price of last year’s base model. Last but not least, she predicts that the rumored 6.1-inch LCD model could be priced at $699.
There have been reports claiming that the LCD model could actually make up the bulk of iPhone sales, and assuming the $699 price tag is true, it’s not hard to imagine why. In any case take it with a grain of salt for now, but we’ll have to wait until later this year before we get the official information.
Analyst Claims 2018 iPhone X Could Be Priced Starting At $800 , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Jun 26
Virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa are useful for a lot of things, like telling you what the weather’s going to be or reminding you of an upcoming calendar appointment. But they can be entertaining too, providing the occasional fun fact or playin…
Jun 26
Arabic language authors don’t get many opportunities in the e-book world, whether it’s due to a basic lack of support for the language (which reads right-to-left, is written in cursive and includes pronunciation marks) or the complexities of distribu…
Jun 26
Today, Google announced that Assistant on its Home, Mini and Max products can now speak and understand Spanish. Additionally, consumers in Mexico will be able to find Google Home on store shelves starting today; the product launched in Spain last wee…
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