Aug 11
Aug 11
If you’re looking for a great entry point to the colorful, thoccy, and expensive world of mechanical keyboards, keep an eye out for MelGeek’s upcoming Mojo68. It’s a stylish and fully assembled 60% mechanical keyboard with a transparent plastic chassis, gasket-mounted components, RGB backlighting, and wired and wireless connectivity options.
The Mojo68’s biggest appeal is obviously its look. Its chassis comes in six colors, each with a matching set of keycaps. I like that the keycaps aren’t palette-swaps and actually have varied designs. There’s something for almost everyone. As expected, the keyboard is programmable and has a hot-swap PCB. Inside you’ll find silicon and poron dampening pads as well as a plate, so you’ve got plenty of ways to tune its sound. The keyboard can be connected via USB, Bluetooth 5.1, and what I’m assuming will be a USB dongle as the third option.
MelGeek says it will soon launch a Kickstarter fundraiser for the Mojo68. You can leave your email at the company’s website to get notified when the fundraiser goes live. You can also put down a $1 (USD) deposit to avail of the limited pledge tier that will get you the Mojo68 as a reward for only $149, a $99 discount from its final retail price.
Aug 11
Over the years, Apple has expanded on their Find My network to make it better at locating lost or stolen iPhones or iPads. With the launch of the AirPods, an item that can be easily lost, it seems that with iOS 15, Apple will better integrate the AirPods into their Find My network by linking it with your Apple ID.
This doesn’t mean that your AirPods will suddenly have Activation Lock, which is something that iPhones have. But rather, by linking it to your Apple ID, it will make it easier for users to locate their missing device, even if it is out of Bluetooth range and even if someone else might have found it and paired it with their iPhone.
According to the warning text discovered in the latest iOS 15 beta, “These AirPods are linked to your Apple ID. Removing them will allow another person to configure Find My Network. [ . . . ] Removing these AirPods will allow another person to configure Find My Network and it will no longer be linked to your Apple ID.”
This would also suggest that if you do want to sell off your AirPods, you will need to unpair them, or the person who buys it will have to unpair as well, otherwise it might potentially be used as a way to track people without them knowing. That being said, this feature is said to only be applicable for the AirPods Pro and AirPods Max, so those with regular AirPods will have to sit this one out.
iOS 15 Will Better Integrate AirPods Into Apple’s Find My Network
, original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Aug 11
As some of you have heard, Apple is working on a MacBook Pro refresh that could launch later this year. One of the main changes, along with a new design and new size option, is that Apple could finally give the display an upgrade where instead of LCD, they might use mini LED, but that could change again in 2022.
This is according to a report from The Elec who claims that Samsung could be the ones to supply Apple with OLED panels that could find their way into the 2022 MacBook Pros. The report claims that Samsung is working to try and build OLED screens bigger than 10-inches, and that this could be used to attract Apple to consider using the tech for their laptops.
While it is intriguing, we reckon this will only add to the confusion. Apple’s products right now are a mix of LCD, mini LED, and OLED. While this is a good way to distinguish between the products, we’re not sure how some customers might feel about using mini LED one year and then going OLED the next.
So far the only OLED Apple devices are the iPhone and Apple Watch, while the iPad Pro is the only Apple product to date that uses mini LED. In any case, there’s no guarantee that any of this will happen so don’t get your hopes up just yet, but hopefully Apple’s MacBook Pro launch later this year will give us a better idea of the direction the company is headed.
2022 MacBook Pros Could Come With An OLED Display
, original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Aug 11
Image credit – Jon Prosser X RendersByIan
The last time we saw Apple refresh the MacBook Air was towards the end of 2020 where the computer was among the first Mac computers to get the new M1 chip. However, the overall design remained the same as its predecessor. If you were hoping for something different, you might need to wait until 2022.
This is according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo who suggested that a new MacBook Air with a redesigned body and new colorful options might only arrive next year. Kuo had previously suggested that a mini LED MacBook Air could launch in 2022, so this report basically expands on that with some other potential changes.
According to Kuo, this MacBook Air will sport a brand new design that is apparently going to be similar to the upcoming MacBook Pros. While we can’t say for sure what it might look like, leakster Jon Prosser had previously shared some concept renders of what the laptop could look like with their new color options.
What’s interesting is that Kuo says it is unclear if the current MacBook Air could be discontinued once this model launches. This is because it is possible that Apple could keep the current lineup and maintain that $999 price point, while pricing the newer MacBook Airs higher. Needless to say that this should be taken with a grain of salt, but if you were hoping for a MacBook Air refresh this year, that might not be happening.
Colorful, Redesigned MacBook Air With Mini LED Expected In 2022
, original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Aug 11
Sen. Lindsey Graham Urges People To Get Vaccinated After He Recovers From COVID-19
Posted in: Today's Chili“I’m confident if I hadn’t had the vaccine it would’ve been a lot worse,” the South Carolina Republican said.
Aug 11
Last week, Apple announced that they would be launching a new CSAM scanning feature for iOS in which it would scan photos on iPhones to detect potential child abuse images, after which they would then report it to the authorities. However, following the announcement, there has been quite a bit of backlash which some might have hoped Apple would listen to.
Unfortunately, that has changed just about nothing. According to a report from MacRumors, they have reached out to Apple to see if the negative feedback they’ve received could have impacted their plans, but as it turns out that isn’t the case as Apple is still committed to launching the new feature by the end of the year alongside iOS 15.
Now to be fair, scanning for CSAM imagery is a good thing, especially with the millions of devices that Apple has sold to date. This gives them a massive reach and we imagine will probably go a long way in helping authorities nab people involved in such activities.
However, many privacy and legal experts point out the potential for abuse of such a system, where governments could persuade Apple to eventually get them to start scanning for other types of images.
Apple has attempted to assuage those concerns by saying that the feature will never go beyond CSAM, and that they will refuse all other demands. It remains to be seen if they do and only time will tell if they’ll be sticking to their guns, but in the meantime, this is a feature that users can expect to see by the end of the year.
Yea, No, Apple Isn’t Backing Down From Its CSAM Scanning Feature
, original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Aug 11
In sports, when a team or player scores a point or a goal, they celebrate. This is common, but at the same time, it feels almost cruel because while one side is celebrating their win, the other side is mourning their loss, and to see someone celebrate when you’re down and out can be rather hard to watch.
This can be said for games too, where victory dances and celebrations can make the other person or team feel bad, but the good news is that this is something the developers of FIFA 22 want to address by allowing players to turn off the celebrations of the other players.
According to them, “Conceding a goal is always heartbreaking, especially in a closely fought match. While celebrations are an important part of real world football, we know watching them can be a frustrating experience for some players. That’s why we’ve introduced new Celebration Camera Focus settings that allow you to focus on either your team’s reaction or your opponent’s celebration when conceding a goal.”
This doesn’t mean that the other side won’t get to celebrate, but rather if and when they do, you won’t be forced to watch it. For now, the feature will be defaulted to “Opponent Celebrations”, meaning that by default you’ll see their celebrations, so you’ll have to change it manually if you’d rather not watch.
FIFA 22 Will Let You Turn Off Other Players’ Celebrations
, original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Aug 11
If you look at a lot of today’s PC rigs, they’re huge, hulking, RGB-filled monstrosities that look so cool, but if that’s not your style, we get it. Maybe you prefer something smaller, more compact, that can sit on your desk without making it bow on one side. However, the problem with smaller builds is that you might be limited in your choice of components.
This is because certain components like fans or GPUs might be too tall or too long to fit inside of a smaller PC, which means that sometimes you have to sacrifice on that powerful GPU for something that fits, but the good news is that soon you won’t have to.
This is because NVIDIA has announced their latest GPU, the RTX A2000, in which one of the options they’re offering is a smaller-sized version that can fit into small form factor PCs.
According to NVIDIA, the RTX A2000 is the company’s smallest Ampere-based GPU to date. It isn’t necessarily designed for gamers but rather industry professionals who might need ray tracing features.
It also feature NVIDIA’s AI and can deliver 8 teraflops of performance, 3328 CUDA cores, 6GB of GDDR6 VRAM with ECC, and a memory clock of 6001Mhz. It also only consumes about 70 watts of power, making it rather efficient.
NVIDIA is working with various PC makers to include the RTX A2000 in their builds, but for those who prefer a DIY project, the RTX A2000 should be available from NVIDIA’s partners in October and will be sold for around $450.
NVIDIA’s RTX A2000 Is Perfect For Small Form Factor PCs
, original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Aug 11
Jurors will be referred to in court only by their numbers during the trial.
Who's in charge here?
This is site is run by Sascha Endlicher, M.A., during ungodly late night hours. Wanna know more about him? Connect via Social Media by jumping to about.me/sascha.endlicher.