Mar 04
Every Third Wheel Can Relate To These Memes Of ‘Queer Eye’ Star Antoni Porowski
Posted in: Today's ChiliWhile Pete and Kate aggressively made out at a New York Rangers game, Porowski gave a look that might look familiar.
Mar 04
This summer should be a good one for fans of pizza and robots, as Pizza Hut is planning to test a new way of delivering pizzas. The company will be using an autonomous pizza delivery bot in select markets. This will help improve efficiency and will require less support staff. The pizza chain is is working with FedEx and its SameDay Bot, which is a new autonomous device for same day local deliveries.
The SameDay Bot can navigate difficult terrain, including unpaved surfaces, curbs, and even climb steps so that it can get to your door and deliver hot pizza. But it’s not just pizza that FedEx has its eyes on. FedEx is also working with several other businesses and retailers so that they can make it possible to accept orders from local customers, and quickly deliver products to homes or businesses nearby.
Will pizza delivery guys and gals stalk these robots and beat them with baseball bats? What if it runs out of battery power on your doorstep? Do you get to keep it? Do we have to tip our delivery robots? So many questions.
Mar 04
Sony’s handheld, the PlayStation Vita had a good long run. It was no Nintendo 3DS, but it did have many loyal users. But like other handhelds that have come and gone, the time has come to put this one to rest. The PlayStation Vita is now no more, as Sony has discontinued the last two PS Vita models.
It was a long time coming and Sony has been phasing it out for a while. Way back in 2015, they put a halt on first-party games, then later they discontinued physical games. So it was a slow burn into oblivion.
The Vita launched in Japan in December of 2011, but at that time phone and tablet gaming were just becoming popular. The system had its issues, like expensive, proprietary memory cards and it had to compete with Nintendo’s handheld as well, and just could never really overcome these obstacles.
Sony has yet to announce plans for a new handheld, but so for now, the PS4 will have to handle all of your Sony gaming needs. It’s a sad day for those who have devoted time and money to this handheld, but 8 years is a pretty good run for any gaming system.
[via Engadget via Geeky Gadgets]
Mar 04
Your cable nightmare might soon be over. The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has unveiled the specifications of USB 4.0, as Engadget reports. And USB 4.0 looks a lot like Thunderbolt 3.
While specifications won’t be finalized until later this year, USB 4 should support speeds of 40Gbps. The USB-IF is using Thunderbolt 3 as the foundation for USB 4.
Intel originally developed the Thunderbolt interface with Apple back in 2011. It was supposed to be a faster and more versatile interface that supports multiple protocols. For instance, you can use Thunderbolt cables and devices to connect displays and hard drives. You can daisy-chain your peripherals, which can be useful for external graphics cards for instance.
With Thunderbolt 3, Intel added USB 3.1 Gen 2 support, which means that you can plug a USB device to a Thunderbolt port. And Intel adopted the USB-C port. In other words, Thunderbolt ports became USB ports with Thunderbolt capabilities on top. It means that any USB device can be used with a Thunderbolt port. If you’re using a MacBook Pro, you’ve probably taken advantage of that feature.
But USB devices plugged into Thunderbolt ports don’t magically become Thunderbolt devices. If you plug an external USB 3.0 hard drive in a Thunderbolt port, you’re limited to USB 3.0 speeds.
Even though Thunderbolt is technically superior, it hasn’t been as popular as USB devices. Device manufacturers had to pay royalty fees to Intel. Making a Thunderbolt device is also more expensive in general.
A couple of years ago, Intel announced that it would make Thunderbolt available to everyone without any royalty fee. So the USB-IF is taking advantage of that by integrating Thunderbolt 3 specifications into USB 4.
USB 4.0 will support charging speeds of 100W of power, transfer speeds of 40Gbps, enough video bandwidth for two 4K displays or one 5K display. USB 4 should also be backward compatible with USB 3.x, 2.x and 1.x devices.
If you have USB 3.x cable with Type-C connectors, you may have to upgrade to USB 4 cables. But Thunderbolt 3 should work fine as they’re essentially the same thing as USB 4 cables. I hope there will be a way to distinguish USB 3.x ports from USB 4 ports though.
Intel won’t drop the Thunderbolt name altogether. Thunderbolt devices are certified by Intel, while you don’t need any certification to release a USB device.
USB 4 sounds like a great way to start from a clean slate. One port and one cable type to rule them all. But let’s hope manufacturers follow the official specifications and don’t try to cut corners.
Mar 04
After months of talking about it, it seems that dark mode is finally rolling out to Facebook Messenger users. Facebook is playing a little game with this release, as dark mode isn’t initially available as a toggle in settings. Instead, users need to unlock the feature through an emoji Easter egg before they can turn it on. Thankfully, unlocking dark … Continue reading
Mar 04
Delete Never: The Digital Hoarders Who Collect Tumblrs, Medieval Manuscripts, and Terabytes of Text Files
Posted in: Today's Chili
When it comes to their stuff, people often have a hard time letting go. When the object of their obsession are rooms full of old clothes or newspapers, it can be unhealthy—even dangerous. But what about a stash that fits on 10 5-inch hard drives?
Mar 04
Monday's Best Deals: Dyson V8 Absolute, Timbuk2 Custom Bags, Rakuten Sitewide Sale, and More
Posted in: Today's Chili
A ski and snow outerwear sale at Backcountry, a Nintendo Switch dock set, and taco holders lead off Monday’s best deals from around the web.
Mar 04
When whispers started swirling that OnePlus was going for a fully bezel-less design on its next major phone, the immediate question became: How would the company do it?
Mar 04
Google released a new feature for Maps in December last year which allowed users to locate Lime bikes and scooters within the app in 13 cities across the globe. It made it much easier to find a Lime vehicle and get going. The company has now announced that it’s expanding this integration. It will now be possible for Google Maps users to locate Lime bikes and scooters in more than 80 cities worldwide.
Google confirms on its official blog that starting this week, users will see nearby Lime scooters, pedal bikes, and e-bikes from the transit tab on Google Maps in more than 80 new cities across the globe.
When someone needs to travel a short distance, the proverbial last mile, Google Maps will be able to tell them if a Lime vehicle is available, how long it will take to walk to the vehicle, and how much the ride could cost in addition to the total journey time and ETA.
The full list of cities is available on Google’s blog. It includes dozens of locations across the United States in addition to major cities such as Paris, London, Brussels, Sydney, Mexico City, Madrid, and many more. This functionality is available in these cities through both the Android and iOS apps of Google Maps.
Google Maps Will Now Show Lime Bikes In More Cities
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Mar 04
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