The tech world has finally coalesced around a charging standard, after years of proprietary adapters and ugly wall-wart power supplies. USB-C is in the process of replacing them. But, in a brilliant example of getting exactly what we asked for and not at all what we wanted, USB-C has solved the wall-wart problem by transplanting it. Instead of running around with a collection of manufacturer-specific wall plugs, customers with multiple USB-C devices have to run around with a manufacturer-specific or genuinely compatible third-party cable. Ten to 15 years ago, you always had to make sure you had the correct power supply for each of your gadgets.
The margin for error in space exploration is tiny. Even an unassuming rock or a bit of sloped terrain can topple a robotic explorer, and what if there’s no one within millions of miles to flip it right-side-up again? NASA is called Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE), and it’s getting ready to test several of its core technologies with the help of a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket. The problem with landing spacecraft on distant celestial objects is that, well, they’re distant. You can’t control a descent and landing in real-time if the target is several light minutes away — the lander would be toast before your commands ever got there.
Over the last five years, video and image upscaling — the process of turning a lower-resolution video or photo into a higher-resolution image — has gone from the realm of research papers and tech demos to commercial products. In addition to invalidating several decades worth of nerd complaints about how looking at the screen and saying “Enhance” does absolutely nothing, it’s now possible to upscale video dramatically and improve overall quality in the process. Upscaling technology is now built into a variety of consumer devices you can purchase and there are software packages available for video editing as well.
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TSMC won’t have to worry about finding additional customers for its 5nm line any time soon. If reports are true, Apple bought the entire production capacity for the iPhone, iPad, and other refreshed devices it has recently launched or will launch in the coming weeks. Apple hasn’t refreshed the iPhone yet this year, but it’s expected to do so in October, and the company has had a lock on TSMC’s 5nm production for months. TSMC 5nm chips for the iPhone 12, iPad Air, 5G iPad Pro, and any future MacBook or iMac systems Apple launches with its own custom ARM silicon.
Nvidia’s hotly anticipated RTX 3080 video card when on sale this week, and most of the people who wanted to buy one were unable to do so. You can thank bots like the one from Bounce Alerts that help resellers . This happens all the time, but it’s all the more frustrating when a product is in short supply, as it the case with the RTX 3080. Those who tried to purchase Nvidia’s Founders Edition cards found the Nvidia site to be unreliable. Even when they did manage to get a GPU in their carts, they would be unable to complete the transaction.
Today marked the official launch of Apple’s new Watch Series 6 along with Apple’s 8th generation Apple iPad. Both of these devices bring a rich set of feature enhancements over their predecessors and can now be purchased from various online retailers. Apple’s Series 6 smartwatch has built-in hardware for tracking your blood oxygen level and heart rate. These features as well as a built-in fitness tracker make the Watch Series 6 an excellent accessory for any exercise routine. This model is also up to 20 percent faster than its predecessor, the Watch Series 5. You can now get one of these watches from Amazon for $399.00.
When Intel unveiled Tiger Lake last month, the company promised a chip that delivered uncompromising performance on both CPU and GPU. Today, it’s clear they weren’t kidding. Intel’s Tiger Lake is proof that the company still knows how to build performant CPUs. Incidentally, it’s also the best APU — though of course, Intel doesn’t use that term — anyone has ever shipped. That’s according to the While I haven’t tested the system myself, I trust the work they’ve done to be accurate. Over the past 12 months, Intel and AMD have engaged a rapid-fire series of mobile chips.
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