Google has sold more than 30 million Chromecasts for the simple reason that it’s a super easy, super cheap way to get the stuff you’re watching on your computer on to your TV. Now it’s getting an upgrade for the TVs of tomorrow. Read more…
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Google’s New 4K Chromecast Ultra Is Way Fast
If you come across a symbol you’ve never seen before, or you want to look up the unicode for a certain symbol, it may be a small challenge to search for it if you’re not entirely sure of its name. Mausr lets you draw the symbol instead, then identifies it based on your drawing. Read more…
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Mausr Helps You Identify Unknown Symbols
The United Nations just announced a date for its first ever mission to space—and it’s pretty soon. Read more…
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The United Nations Will Send Its First Mission to Space in 2021
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This Old Ass Commodore 64 Is Still Being Used to Run an Auto Shop in Poland
Dang. This is some truly gorgeous footage. Read more…
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Watching the Movement of Colorful Coral Is Really Something Special
It’s the end of an era. BlackBerry, a name once synonymous with high-end smartphones, will no longer make mobile devices. Along with a dismal financial report, the company announced on Wednesday it “plans to end all internal hardware development and will outsource that function to partners.” Read more…
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Sad BlackBerry Will Stop Making Phones
Autonomous vehicle technology is still in its infancy, which means that most self-driving vehicles still have a way for humans to take over when needed. But as Komatsu demonstrates with a design for a new autonomous dump truck, in some cases there are real advantages to eliminating humans altogether. Read more…
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This Giant Autonomous Dump Truck Doesn’t Have a Front or Back
We’re finally going to hear Elon Musk’s plans for a mission to Mars. You can watch along to find out what it is at 2:30pm EDT. In the meantime, here’s some of what we expect to hear—and what it means to the plan to finally put a person on Mars. Read more…
Tonight, presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will meet for their first debate. Here’s how to tune in for free online, even if you don’t have cable. Read more…
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How to Stream Tonight’s First Presidential Debate Online, No Cable Required
Most of us can only imagine what it was like in the early 2010s, when visual content was still primarily consumed via plastic video discs, but one lucky urban explorer got to experience it firsthand when he discovered a deserted but otherwise intact Blockbuster store in south Texas. Read more…
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Perfectly Preserved Blockbuster Offers a Fascinating Glimpse of Life in 2010