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Lyrix Axis Levitating Wireless-Charging Speaker
Slashdot Deal: Your dream of a speaker that seems to levitate weightlessly while pumping out your favorite tunes has finally come true, and with a handy twist: Unlike other levitating speakers that float for a while, but eventually need recharging, the Lyrix Axis is wireless, so it can float (and play) all day long. Learn More!
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Slashdot Deal: Your dream of a speaker that seems to levitate weightlessly while pumping out your favorite tunes has finally come true, and with a handy twist: Unlike other levitating speakers that float for a while, but eventually need recharging, the Lyrix Axis is wireless, so it can float (and play) all day long. Learn More!
From the who's-to-blame department
hattig writes: Today VW's Michael Horn is testifying to Congress and has blamed the recent scandal on engineers, saying: "It's the decision of a couple of software engineers, not the board members." However, 530,000 cars in the U.S. will need to be...
hattig writes: Today VW's Michael Horn is testifying to Congress and has blamed the recent scandal on engineers, saying: "It's the decision of a couple of software engineers, not the board members." However, 530,000 cars in the U.S. will need to be...
From the it-happened-to-my-uncle department
MarkWhittington writes: "The Martian" is a smash hit movie that made $100 million worldwide during its first weekend. The science and engineering depicted was, with certain notable exceptions, near perfect. The cinematography and special effects...
MarkWhittington writes: "The Martian" is a smash hit movie that made $100 million worldwide during its first weekend. The science and engineering depicted was, with certain notable exceptions, near perfect. The cinematography and special effects...
From the keeping-it-cool department
HughPickens.com writes: Nick Wingfield has an interesting article in the New York Times about how Seattle, Austin, Boulder, Portland, and other tech hubs around the country are seeking not to emulate San Francisco, where wealth has created a widely envied...
HughPickens.com writes: Nick Wingfield has an interesting article in the New York Times about how Seattle, Austin, Boulder, Portland, and other tech hubs around the country are seeking not to emulate San Francisco, where wealth has created a widely envied...
From the do-you-feel-lucky? department
itwbennett writes: Apple is splitting the manufacture of the A9 processor for its iPhone 6s between TSMC (~60 percent) and rival Samsung (~40 percent) — "and they are not created equal," writes Andy Patrizio. For starters, Chipworks noted that Samsung...
itwbennett writes: Apple is splitting the manufacture of the A9 processor for its iPhone 6s between TSMC (~60 percent) and rival Samsung (~40 percent) — "and they are not created equal," writes Andy Patrizio. For starters, Chipworks noted that Samsung...
From the block-everything-but-pinyin department
Mark Wilson writes: With Apple embracing ad blocking and the likes of AdBlock Plus proving more popular than ever, content blocking is making the headlines at the moment. There are many sides to the debate about blocking ads — revenue for...
Mark Wilson writes: With Apple embracing ad blocking and the likes of AdBlock Plus proving more popular than ever, content blocking is making the headlines at the moment. There are many sides to the debate about blocking ads — revenue for...
From the sorry-for-driving-you-into-
An anonymous reader writes: Volvo has announced it will accept "full liability" for accidents when one of its cars is driving autonomously. It joins Mercedes and Google in this claim, hoping to convince regulators that it's worthwhile to allow...
An anonymous reader writes: Volvo has announced it will accept "full liability" for accidents when one of its cars is driving autonomously. It joins Mercedes and Google in this claim, hoping to convince regulators that it's worthwhile to allow...
From the listen-closely department
szczys writes: The screen on that new cellphone has amazing pixel density, color vibrance, and refresh rate. The high-end headphones you just picked up do an amazing job reproducing sound. These devices interface extremely well with humans but...
szczys writes: The screen on that new cellphone has amazing pixel density, color vibrance, and refresh rate. The high-end headphones you just picked up do an amazing job reproducing sound. These devices interface extremely well with humans but...
From the bigger-numbers department
New submitter enterpriseITrocks writes: Computerworld reports that Windows 10 is running on 110 million devices, citing stats provided by Panos Panay, the chief of the Surface team. It's the first time since late August that Microsoft has provided...
New submitter enterpriseITrocks writes: Computerworld reports that Windows 10 is running on 110 million devices, citing stats provided by Panos Panay, the chief of the Surface team. It's the first time since late August that Microsoft has provided...
From the always-watching department
An anonymous reader writes: Dongle Apps, a Belgian tech company, has introduced a new system which alerts a car owner if the vehicle's driver is breaking the speed limit. Initially designed for parents and guardians to keep an eye on their young...
An anonymous reader writes: Dongle Apps, a Belgian tech company, has introduced a new system which alerts a car owner if the vehicle's driver is breaking the speed limit. Initially designed for parents and guardians to keep an eye on their young...
From the bazaar-regulations department
An anonymous reader writes: We've discussed some proposed FCC rules that could restrict modification of wireless routers in such a way that open source firmware would become banned. Eric S. Raymond has published the comment he sent to the FCC...
An anonymous reader writes: We've discussed some proposed FCC rules that could restrict modification of wireless routers in such a way that open source firmware would become banned. Eric S. Raymond has published the comment he sent to the FCC...
From the what's-to-blame department
schwit1 writes with this story at The Atlantic that explores what may have destroyed the Martian atmosphere and ocean. The question of whether there is life on Mars is woven into a much larger thatch of mysteries. Among them: What happened to the...
schwit1 writes with this story at The Atlantic that explores what may have destroyed the Martian atmosphere and ocean. The question of whether there is life on Mars is woven into a much larger thatch of mysteries. Among them: What happened to the...
From the gone-by-the-waylandside department
jones_supa writes: According to Enlightenment 0.19.12's release notes, it's an important release that fixes over 40 issues, which is quite something, considering that previous versions had only a few improvements, with most of them being minor....
jones_supa writes: According to Enlightenment 0.19.12's release notes, it's an important release that fixes over 40 issues, which is quite something, considering that previous versions had only a few improvements, with most of them being minor....
From the a-course-is-a-course,-of-
jyosim writes: In what could usher a new way of doing college admissions at elite colleges, MIT is experimenting with weighing MOOC performance as proof that students should be accepted to on-campus programs. The idea is to fix the "inexact...
jyosim writes: In what could usher a new way of doing college admissions at elite colleges, MIT is experimenting with weighing MOOC performance as proof that students should be accepted to on-campus programs. The idea is to fix the "inexact...
From the two-become-one department
itwbennett writes: According to a Wall Street Journal report (paywalled), Dell might buy some or all of storage giant EMC. (The grain of salt here is that the Journal's report cited unnamed sources, and cautioned that the companies might not...
itwbennett writes: According to a Wall Street Journal report (paywalled), Dell might buy some or all of storage giant EMC. (The grain of salt here is that the Journal's report cited unnamed sources, and cautioned that the companies might not...
From the worked-for-the-cardinals department
An anonymous reader writes: According to two unnamed Reuters sources, the IP address of Lyft CTO Chris Lambert has been revealed by Uber's investigations to be associated with the accessing of a security key that was accidentally deposited on...
An anonymous reader writes: According to two unnamed Reuters sources, the IP address of Lyft CTO Chris Lambert has been revealed by Uber's investigations to be associated with the accessing of a security key that was accidentally deposited on...
