Some of the most haunting images of the U.S. were captured from 1935 to 1945, as the country emerged from the depths of the Great Depression and rallied for World War II. A team from Yale has collaborated on one of the most visually stunning interpretations of the era, called Photogrammar : 170, 000 photos from the period, plotted on a map of the country. Read more…
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Get Lost in This Map of 170,000 Photos From Depression-Era America
Trachman writes: Popular Science magazine recently published an article about a network of cell towers owned not by telecommunication companies but by unknown third parties. Many of them are built around U.S. military bases. “Interceptors vary widely in expense and sophistication – but in a nutshell, they are radio-equipped computers with software that can use arcane cellular network protocols and defeat the onboard encryption. … Some interceptors are limited, only able to passively listen to either outgoing or incoming calls. But full-featured devices like the VME Dominator, available only to government agencies, can not only capture calls and texts, but even actively control the phone, sending out spoof texts, for example.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Mysterious, Phony Cell Towers Found Throughout US
It took Thames Water four days to remove the biggest and smelliest blockage yet from beneath the city. ( Previously )
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80-meter fatberg removed from London sewer
When does a fitness band become a smartwatch? We’d argue that an e-paper display is one feature you can use to make that distinction, which is exactly what Sony’s added to its “lifelogging” SmartBand. A display isn’t the only thing new about the SmartBand Talk, because as the name suggests, you can also make/take calls on the wearable thanks to an embedded microphone and loudspeaker. There’s an ARM Cortex-M4 32-bit processor to power the whole thing with 2MB of flash memory and that 1.4-inch black and white display to keep you updated on progress. As you might expect, Sony’s Core is at work here as well with edge-mounted volume and menu buttons to round out the on-board controls. The IP68 waterproof and dustproof wearable connects to an Android 4.4 (and above) device via NFC and Bluetooth to wrangle tasks for up to three days before needing a charge. If you’re looking to get a bit more active, €160 (around $210) will be the cost of admission when the SmartBand Talk arrives this fall in four different color options. Filed under: Wearables , Sony Comments
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Sony outfits the SmartBand Talk with an e-paper screen and voice calling
Watch out, ASUS: you’re not the only one with an extremely fast WiFi router these days. Netgear has just released the Nighthawk X4 , the latest version of its sinister-looking flagship hotspot. The X4’s four antennas let it deliver 802.11ac wireless as quickly as possible on any frequency; it offers the same speedy 1.73Gbps as its ASUS rival on the 5GHz band, and a still quick 600Mbps on 2.4GHz. You shouldn’t have to worry about your devices starving for bandwidth just because they have to use a less-than-ideal network, in other words. There’s also a relatively brawny 1.4GHz dual-core chip inside to keep traffic flowing smoothly, and you can plug hard drives into the eSATA and USB 3.0 ports to share storage throughout your home. This latest Nighthawk is the antithesis of cheap at $280, but you probably can’t find a more capable home router right now. Besides, who doesn’t want a network box that can masquerade as a stealth fighter ? Filed under: Networking Comments Source: Netgear (1) , (2)
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Netgear’s ultimate WiFi router gives you full speed on any frequency
Saqqara, in Egypt, is the oldest stone complex ever built by humans—and within it sits the oldest pyramid in Egypt. It’s a piece of irreplaceable history that’s been crumbling for 4, 600 years. But according to local news reports, it’s currently being destroyed by the company hired to “restore” it. Read more…
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Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid Is Being Destroyed By the Company Hired to Fix It
Rambo Tribble writes: In an apparent move to push those using older browsers to update, Google is reported to be serving outdated search pages to said browsers. The older pages lack features available on the newer versions, and this policy compounds with the limits announced in 2011 on Gmail support for older web clients. As a Google engineer put it, “We’re continually making improvements to Search, so we can only provide limited support for some outdated browsers.” The BBC offers a fairly comprehensive analysis. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Google Serves Old Search Page To Old Browsers
Arby’s, inspired by customers who inquired about the mountain of various meats seen on this poster in the restaurant, now sells an off-menu “Meat Mountain” piled with various kinds of animal flesh for $10. Here’s what’s between the buns: Read the rest
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Arby’s new Meat Mountain
Tens of thousands of photons go into making up each pixel in your standard cat photo That’s because e xisting cameras—even infrared night-vision ones—rely on many, many photons of light to create an image. But now physicists have photographed in almost pitch blackness, where there on average is less than one photon of light per pixel. Read more…
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Physicists Figure Out How to Take Photographs In Near-Total Darkness
