'The Most Musical Animals in the World': This New Electronic Album Features Endangered Birds

Put in some headphones, close your eyes, and let chill jams and tropical endangered birdsongs transport you to the threatened jungles of Latin America. A Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean is a new album that features birds and artists from the region all with the purpose of sharing the…

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Sony a7s III camera release event set for late July

Today Sony Alpha revealed their next big camera event for the new Sony a7s III. This event will be virtual, as most events these days tend to be, and will take place near the end of July 2020. This event’s tagline is Imagination in Motion, and the rumors are flying. This camera will be rather powerful, as all new cameras … Continue reading

This special new surface coating neutralizes COVID-19

Chemical engineering professor William Ducker of Virginia Tech has developed a new type of surface coating that is able to inactivate the novel coronavirus that causes the respiratory disease COVID-19, the institution has announced. The coating can be painted onto commonly touched surfaces like doorknobs and faucets where it renders the virus useless within an hour. SARS-CoV-2 is a respiratory … Continue reading

LG TONE Free earbuds released in USA, kill germs with light

Today LG released their LG TONE Free FN6 earbuds for sale in the United States. These earbuds were first announced back at the tail end of June, 2020, but a release date and/or price weren’t revealed for the United States. Now the earbuds are ready to roll here in the USA in two distinct colors – Matte Black and Gloss … Continue reading

Microsoft just discontinued these Xbox One consoles

With the next generation of game consoles on the horizon, Microsoft has made the rather surprising decision to discontinue production on the Xbox One X and the Xbox One S All Digital Edition. Obviously, we expect to see platform holders discontinue their older consoles – even the PlayStation 2, which is the best-selling console of all time, was discontinued at … Continue reading

Facebook is adding labels to all posts about voting starting today

Throughout much of 2020, Facebook has been embroiled in yet another controversy, this time around its apparent unwillingness to remove posts that essential amount to attempts at voter suppression. A few weeks ago, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that t…

Uber's latest acquisition should bring better public transit accessibility

Uber’s efforts to pivot towards becoming a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider for local transit agencies continued on Thursday as the ride-hailing startup announced its acquisition of Atlanta-based Routematch.Routematch offers accessibility servic…

DoorDash now delivers 'everyday essentials' from Walgreens

DoorDash is expanding its on-demand delivery portfolio once again. The service announced today that it would begin offering deliveries of “everyday essentials” from retail pharmacy chain Walgreens. DoorDash says customers in select cities will be abl…

Google's Fabricius uses machine learning to decode hieroglyphs

Google’s Arts and Culture vertical has been known to release fun apps and tools to help people engage with art and history. In 2018, it launched a feature to let you find your fine art doppelganger by taking a selfie, and more recently it added ways…

'Destiny 2' Beyond Light expansion delayed to November 10th

Bungie has delayed the launch of Beyond Light, the next chapter of Destiny 2, to November 10th. The expansion was originally scheduled to land on September 22nd. Beyond Light is a major installment in the living, online game, and it’s meant to kick o…