String may have been invented between 160,000 and 120,000 years ago. People living on the Israeli coast 120,000 years ago strung ocher-painted seashells on flax string, according to a recent study in which archaeologists examined microscopic traces of wear inside naturally occurring holes in the shells. That may shed some light on when people first … Continue reading 120,000-year-old necklace tells of the origin of string Continue Reading
It’s another rare, killer app for the iPhone’s TrueDepth sensor array. ure,” according to Epic’s blog post announcing the app. Users get a CSV of raw blendshape data and an MOV from the phone’s front-facing video camera, with timecodes. To many, the iPhone’s TrueDepth sensor array seemed like a solution in search of a problem—Touch ID … Continue reading Unreal’s new iPhone app does live motion capture with Face ID sensors Continue Reading
Here’s how the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro stack up against the company’s older phones. The OnePlus 8 and the flagship OnePlus 8 Pro are the latest phones launched by the popular Chinese company (but OnePlus Nord preorders have already begun). Both are available now and we’ve already given them the full review treatment. As OnePlus CEO Pete Lau told us exclusively, … Continue reading OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro specs comparison chart: 8 vs. 8 Pro vs. 7 Pro vs. 7T vs. 7T Pro Continue Reading
WatchOS 7, due to arrive this fall, brings new metrics that can reveal a lot about your overall health and can monitor fitness levels as you age. The Apple Watch may be able to predict how healthy or unhealthy you are and keep you in check as you age. WatchOS 7, due to arrive in the fall, will … Continue reading Apple Watch will measure how fit you are Continue Reading
1. Samsung Galaxy Unpacked: August 5 Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The news reverberating around is that come 2021, Samsung could follow Apple in killing the in-box phone charger. That means if you buy a new Samsung phone, you’ll only get the phone in the box, not the charger. Possibly. Apple’s starting it: Reliable rumors … Continue reading No charger: Android makers set to follow Apple, and more tech news Continue Reading
Using Apple’s ARKit and the iPhone’s TrueDepth camera A newly released iOS app from Epic Games lets developers record facial expressions that can be imported directly into the Unreal Engine, using little more than an iPhone’s front-facing camera. The Live Link Face app, which is available to download now from the App Store, can stream this facial animation … Continue reading Unreal Engine can now capture facial expressions via an official iOS app Continue Reading
But you can’t buy this supercapacitor-powered hybrid. Last year Lamborghini debuted the 819HP Sian hybrid, its supercar with a supercapacitor, and now it’s back after deleting one pesky detail. This Sian Roadster is no convertible — there is no roof at all, so owners can always hear the V12 engine it pairs with a 48-volt electric motor more clearly. … Continue reading Lamborghini Sian Roadster drops the top, adds custom 3D printed vents Continue Reading
It’s now available to Kent, Muskegon and Ottawa residents, whether they’re current customers or not. T-Mobile’s Home Internet pilot has expanded in the greater Grand Rapids area, giving people in Kent, Muskegon and Ottawa counties the option to switch to its $50-a-month service. The carrier’s Home Internet product started as an invite-only trial for select T-Mobile customer households, mainly … Continue reading T-Mobile opens Home Internet signups in Michigan Continue Reading
It has IBIS, 4K 10-bit 60 fps video and can shoot photos at up to 20 fps. Canon has unveiled the 20.1-megapixel EOS R6, the little brother to the gobsmacking 8K EOS R5 camera it unveiled at the same event today. At $2,499, the R6 is everything we hoped the EOS R would be (and more) and a much … Continue reading Canon takes on Sony’s A7 series with the full-frame EOS R6 camera Continue Reading
It offers in-body stabilization, RAW 8K video and 12 fps shooting speeds for $3,899. After teasing it for months, Canon has taken the wraps of the 45-megapixel, $3,899 EOS R5, the most impressive-looking mirrorless camera for video we’ve seen so far. As we already knew, it will shoot 8K 12-bit RAW video aided by a new in-body stabilization … Continue reading Canon’s 45-megapixel flagship EOS R5 can record 8K video Continue Reading