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Tech tip: Film cameras are trendy again. Here's an analog guide for how to use one
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (621+ words) But while Gen-Zers and younger Millennials embrace film, analog cameras are not as easy to use as the digital cameras they grew up with. What does ISO mean? What is an f/stop anyway? How do I figure out the…...
Counter-rotating fan delivers powerful airflow
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (256+ words) Lifestyle brand Life On Products Co will begin selling its new "Mini Double Fan" on March 25. The secret to its powerful airflow despite its compact size is the counter-rotating fan, which rotates two blades in opposite directions, increasing the directionality…...
Iran-linked hackers take aim at U.S. and other targets, raising risk of cyberattacks during war
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1238+ words) Pro-Iranian hackers are targeting sites in the Middle East and starting to stretch into the United States during the war, raising the risk of American defense contractors, power stations and water plants being swept into a wave of digital chaos…...
Sony faces $2.7 bil class action lawsuit from UK PlayStation users
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (761+ words) Japanese entertainment giant Sony will face a "2 billion ($2.7 billion) class action lawsuit starting Tuesday in London, accused of allegedly breaching competition law by overcharging millions of UK PlayStation users. The claimants' website accuses Sony of "exploiting its UK customers" for…...
Man arrested after returning to store where he previously stole audio equipment
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (222+ words) A 22-year-old man has been arrested for stealing audio equipment worth 495,000 yen from a store in Niigata City. According to police, the man, who is a university student, is suspected of stealing the audio equipment from the store a little…...
Adapter connects game console and smartphone content to CRT TVs and in-car monitors
3+ week, 6+ day ago (235+ words) Sanko Co has released a video conversion adapter that converts HDMI signals from PCs and game consoles to composite signals (red, white and yellow) for output on older TVs and projectors. It enables you to connect the latest HDMI devices…...
AI chatbots to face UK safety rules after outcry over Grok
3+ week, 6+ day ago (466+ words) The UK government said Monday that it would include AI chatbots in online safety laws, closing a loophole exposed after Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok was used to create sexualised deepfakes. Providers of chatbots will be responsible for preventing them…...
Eliminate the worry of charging your smartphone during emergencies
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (242+ words) To prevent the worry of running out of smartphone power during emergencies, Thanko has begun selling a radio with eight functions and a large 20,000mAh battery. It can fully charge a typical smartphone approximately 3 to 4 times. In addition to USB charging,…...
Samsung starts mass production of next-generation AI memory chip
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (456+ words) The high-bandwidth HBM4 chips are seen as a key component needed to scale-up the vast data centers powering the explosion in artificial intelligence. U.S. tech giant Nvidia -- the world's most valuable company -- is widely expected to be one of Samsung's main buyers....
Nvidia to supply 260,000 cutting-edge chips to South Korea
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (747+ words) U.S. tech giant Nvidia said on Friday it will supply 260,000 of its most cutting-edge chips to South Korea, as CEO Jensen Huang met President Lee Jae Myung and the heads of Korea's biggest companies on the sidelines of the APEC summit....