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The Huawei P30 Pro camera is basically powered by witchcraft

There’s no other word for it. The P30’s camera tech is beyond clever or smart. It’s the work of wizardry. Here’s a collection of photos directly comparing the

The Huawei P30 Pro camera is basically powered by witchcraft
Security

Smarter, better, easier passwords?

This week on Jetpacks Are Overrated, a conversation about the state of passwords. From biometrics to two-factor authentication, there’s a lot of new tools in

Smarter, better, easier passwords?
Business

AI in gaming chat with Frank Soqui, Intel VP of Gaming

I’ve got a short and sweet chat this week, looking at the state of AI adversaries and challenge systems in video games. Not from the perspective of ‘can this

AI in gaming chat with Frank Soqui, Intel VP of Gaming
Art & Culture

The Matrix 20 years on: how a sci-fi film tackled big philosophical questions

20 years on, the film stands tall as a sci-fi epic that also encouraged viewers to explore some big philosophical questions.

The Matrix 20 years on: how a sci-fi film tackled big philosophical questions
Art & Culture

An NVIDIA AI can turn your crappiest doodles into gorgeous lifelike landscapes

The latest AI fakery is thankfully something more peaceful and calming than most. Doodle some colours on a screen and NVIDIA's GauGAN (get it?) will turn them

An NVIDIA AI can turn your crappiest doodles into gorgeous lifelike landscapes
Art & Culture

Open Bionics delivers an awesome BB-8 decorated bionic arm that delivers superheroic vibes all day long

Sometimes a kid needs a bionic arm. But when that arm is given some cool styling like a BB-8 theme – and excellent functionality too – you might just make

Open Bionics delivers an awesome BB-8 decorated bionic arm that delivers superheroic vibes all day long
Technology

Finally, an ethicist is warning us that the way we treat AI today might make them murder us tomorrow

All those videos of engineers abusing robots to show how stable or agile they are really might bite us in the butt in the future, according to one ethicist.

Finally, an ethicist is warning us that the way we treat AI today might make them murder us tomorrow
Ideas

A union of Microsoft, Adafruit, and Cartoon Network is promoting cool maker fun for kids

It can be so much easier to get kids excited about making and coding and playing with cool ideas when they can bounce off characters and ideas they know and

A union of Microsoft, Adafruit, and Cartoon Network is promoting cool maker fun for kids
Technology

The Vatican Swiss Guard rolls with 3D printed helmets now

Next time you're visiting the Vatican to say hi to the Pope, or just check out the amazing art collections, take a second look at the helmets worn by the

The Vatican Swiss Guard rolls with 3D printed helmets now
Technology

Here's five things Sonos should do before trying to compete in the headphones market

Sonos wants to make headphones? Hmmm... instead of going to fight a new warfront in consumer tech land, here's some suggestions to extend what they already do

Here's five things Sonos should do before trying to compete in the headphones market
Technology

A 'self-driving' Tesla ran down an autonomous robot at CES 2019 in the most CES incident possible

Who's at fault? The Tesla driver? The Tesla autopilot? The Promobot that was weirdly standing on the street like it'd been out late drinking? Is somebody

A 'self-driving' Tesla ran down an autonomous robot at CES 2019 in the most CES incident possible
Games

The Commodore 64 bass keytar is even better than you could imagine

A keytar with the body of a Commodore 64? Very cute. Oh, wait... the pick up actually sends sound into the WORKING C64 to create chiptune vibes that can be

The Commodore 64 bass keytar is even better than you could imagine
Technology

The actual Uber flying taxi appeared at CES so get ready

The Bell Nexus was unveiled at CES this year and it's the sexy four-passenger air taxi Uber has been working on. With VTOL and super sleek design, those pipe

The actual Uber flying taxi appeared at CES so get ready
Art & Culture

Samsung Space monitor sticks your screen right on the edge of the desk

Sweet, sweet desk real estate. Where have you been all my life? Samsung's new Space monitor gives back a lot of, well, space, and it also happens to be a

Samsung Space monitor sticks your screen right on the edge of the desk
Technology

Hyundai offers up an amazing vehicle concept to do whatever you damn well need it to

Extreme medical assistant? Urban taxi? 21st Century mini AT-AT? It's all there in the Hyundai Elevant concept vehicle that blends typical cruising modes with

Hyundai offers up an amazing vehicle concept to do whatever you damn well need it to
Computers

Yes, the Razer Raptor PC monitor is sexy, but nothing is sexier than its cable management

Pretty pictures? Smooth refresh rates? Fancy Chroma lighting? Yes, yes. All those things and more are in Razer's first desktop monitor release. But when you

Yes, the Razer Raptor PC monitor is sexy, but nothing is sexier than its cable management
Business

The world just got its first Babel Fish thanks to Google Assistant's real-time Interpreter Mode

With 27 supported languages out of the gate, Google just made the world a little bit smaller with the arrival of real-time translation of conversations. OK

The world just got its first Babel Fish thanks to Google Assistant's real-time Interpreter Mode
Media

LG's rollable OLED TV is a stunning update to how we think about televisions

It's been a long time since a TV appeared at CES that genuinely got anyone excited. We've seen some clever new bezels, even frames, added to change how TVs

LG's rollable OLED TV is a stunning update to how we think about televisions
New Realities

HTC adds eye tracking to VR with its Vive Pro Eye headset

The Vive Pro still feels like a pretty recent upgrade from HTC, but they're not letting that stop them from an upgrade. The HTC Pro Eye adds internal eye

HTC adds eye tracking to VR with its Vive Pro Eye headset
Technology

Samsung DeX: can your smartphone replace your desktop?

One device for everything. Can it be done yet? Will it ever really happen? It's such a perennial question as we continue to iterate through the smartphone

Samsung DeX: can your smartphone replace your desktop?