I don’t normally go for gaming keyboards with fancy shapes, but there’s something sleek and dangerous about Kaliber Gaming’s HVER Pro X optical-mechanical gaming keyboard. It’s probably the jagged sheet of aluminum screwed atop its otherwise unassuming plastic frame.
One of the core secrets of the universe could be another step closer to a solution, with scientists making a huge breakthrough in understanding matter and antimatter and the interplay between the two. Little-comprehended and shrouded with questions, antimatter theory has nonetheless become a key part of many explanations about modern physics. However uncertainty about its proportions has continued to … Continue reading
Apple is changing how its MacBook batteries charge, with an upcoming update for macOS Catalina promising to learn from how the notebooks are used in order to maximize battery life. Currently, when you plug your MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro into its power supply, it automatically charges up to 100-percent. That, though, may not be the best strategy for … Continue reading
League of Legends and Valorant developer Riot Games just shared its next big bet. On Thursday, the company said it had acquired Hypixel Studios, the creator of an upcoming role-playing game called Hytale. If you’re not familiar with the game, think M…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex officially exited the royal family on March 31.
The U.S. is already facing a flooding crisis as sea-level rise pushes tides ever higher. But it’s only going to get worse with flood risk doubling every five years in the coming decades, according to a new study. That means floods that used to happen once in a person’s lifetime occur every year or even every day.
Demolition Man's Writer Wasn't Trying to Be Prescient, He Just Wanted to Make a Funny Movie
Posted in: Today's ChiliIf there was any piece of entertainment that no one expected to be a foreteller of the future, it was Demolition Man. However, the 1993 sci-fi action comedy predicted everything from corporate conglomerates to smoking bans—and now, social distancing. In a new interview, writer Daniel Waters said he’s just as surprised…
Potentially Habitable Earth-Sized Exoplanet Spotted in the Kepler Reject Pile
Posted in: Today's ChiliFor years, a dedicated team of experts has manually sifted through troves of rejected Kepler data in hopes of finding something the computers had missed—an exercise that has resulted in the discovery of what is now arguably the most Earth-like planet known to astronomers.
Forget iPhone SE: this alcohol-proof flip phone is the perfect pandemic mobile
Posted in: Today's ChiliYour smartphone is probably dirtier than a toilet seat, and while that’s an unpleasant thought at the best of times, during the COVID-19 pandemic it’s positively life-threatening. While advice on how to clean a phone varies, even IP-rated waterproofing probably isn’t going to hold up to things like alcohol disinfectant. That is, unless you’re willing to consider Kyocera’s newest handset. … Continue reading
The single most pervasive element to come out of Star Wars: Episode 1 “The Phantom Menace” was podracing. The race was a movie unto itself, a sporting element inside a major motion picture about an innocent young kid from Tatooine that’d one day become a murderer of thousands… but for now, a great pilot! The game is called Star Wars … Continue reading