HP is recalling batteries used in a variety of the company’s laptops because of fire concerns. The affected models include the HP ProBook, HP ENVY, Compaq Presario, and HP Pavillion laptops sold between March 2013 and October 2016. Read more…
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HP Recalls Over 100,000 Laptop Batteries, Here’s How to Check Yours
On Tuesday, an international team of scientists announced they successfully tested “Bivoj, ” a high peak power laser named after a legendary Czech strongman—and boy, they really want you to know it’s really, really strong. Read more…
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Insecure Scientists Build 1000-Watt ‘Super Laser’ 10 Times Stronger Than Stupid Regular Lasers
In a move that sounds convenient and a little terrifying, international travelers to Australia may not need a passport by 2020. Officials say that the country is implementing a system to replace the standard paper ID with biometric technology that recognizes faces, irises and/or fingerprints. Read more…
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Australia to Replace Passports With Biometric Tech
You can purchase a smart lock that you control with your phone easily enough, but it’s much more fun to actually make one yourself. YouTubers Hacker House make one with a Raspberry Pi. Read more…
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Build Your Own Smartphone-Connected Door Lock With a Raspberry Pi
The original iPhone has died. AT&T, the phone’s only carrier, decided to end its support for 2G cellular networks , thus rendering the original iPhone useless. This means that iPhone can no longer make calls or send text messages. He was just nine and a half years old. Read more…
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The Original iPhone Is Dead
New research on Ötzi the Iceman, an exquisitely preserved 5, 300-year-old human found in a European glacier, shows that he ate a form of dry-cured meat known as “speck”—a fatty, bacon-like snack that’s still found on charcuterie boards today. Read more…
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Ötzi the Iceman Was Making Prosciutto Over 5,000 Years Ago
Abracadabra! Read more…
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The Fascinating Secret Origin of ‘Abracadabra’
Sometimes, owning a smartphone feels pricy. There’s the hefty chunk of change you’ll need to spend on the phone itself, and then the monthly fee you’ll need to fork over to operate it. But for just $400 and the cost of a few old Zack Morris-style brick phones, you can avoid those expenses and build your own damn 1G… Read more…
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It Only Costs $400 to Build Your Own Cell Phone Network
The Pi Zero is awesome because it’s so small, but it still requires all kinds of cables and chargers. Over on NODE, they show off how to build the Pi Zero into a USB hub and power supply for an all-in-one computer. Read more…
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Wire a Raspberry Pi Zero Directly Into a Power Supply for a Low-Profile Computer
It’s dark and a bit grainy, but marine biologists working off the coast of western Australia have finally captured footage of a ruby seadragon in its natural habitat. Up until 2015, scientists didn’t even know this strange creature existed. Read more…
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This Is the First Footage Ever Captured of the Ruby Seadragon in the Wild