Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Whenever a popular online app announces a change to its fees, or in the services it provides for those fees, you’re going to get a reaction from its subscribers — especially the long-term ones. The latest app to cause this type of dismay is Otter, a recording and…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
The Happy Ring wants to differentiate itself as a “mood” ring to help track your mental health. | Image: Happy Health Startup Happy Health is looking to give the mood ring a “smart” makeover. Instead of dubious color-changing stones, it has created the Happy Ring, which aims to alert users about their mental health using…
Yesterday, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal issued a precedential sua sponte Director Review Decision in Code200, UAB v. Bright Data, Ltd., IPR2022-00861 and IPR2022-00862 Paper 18 (Aug. 23, 2022), clarifying the application of Gen. Plastic Indus. Co. v. Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, IPR2016-01357, Paper 19 (PTAB Sept. 6, 2017) in denying decisions…
There is actually a “right” time to eat wild oysters. Pixabay What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s hit podcast. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week hits Apple, Anchor, and everywhere else you listen to podcasts every-other Wednesday morning. It’s your new…
Our first story about jetpacks was published in March 1940, about George de Bothezat’s one-person helicopter—a simple frame with twin props spinning overhead, powered by “a lightweight gasoline engine.”. Popular Science Nothing captures the human imagination quite like the thrill of flying. Not the middle-seat-on-a-plane kind of flying, pressed between the lucky passengers who scored…
Google’s brand of health and fitness tracking watches is about to level up. Fitbit announced Wednesday that three of its wrist-worn exercise trackers would get new product refreshes this year. Ranging in price from $100 to $300, the three new Fitbit watches offer a wide range of health-sensing features and new enhancements to help you…
If you’ve seen the 2014 Austrian horror film Goodnight Mommy, you’re already outta here with a big ol’ nooooooooope. For those who remain, welcome! You’re about to enjoy the absolute nightmare that is a remake of a terrifying film about twin brothers who aren’t quite sure if their mother is exactly the person she was…
Developed by Sea Wave Energy Limited (SWEL), the ‘Waveline Magnet’ is a low cost, climate-friendly alternative to non-renewable power sources. The spine-shaped floating device converts wave power into electricity. While the device is still in its early stages, a prototype was taken to Larnaca Bay in Cyprus for open-sea trials in November 2021. Read More
Acer has unveiled its new eco-friendly Vero Chromebook range as it looks to help change the way users consider, use and dispose of their devices. Going against the grain of other manufacturers, the new Acer Vero 514 Chromebook has components that are not only repairable and upgradable, but modular, allowing the device to last longer…
Oracle is facing a major lawsuit concerning allegations it created a network containing personal data and profiles on millions of people which was then sold on to third parties. As per the lawsuit, Oracle created a network containing personal information of millions of people and is using it to generate more than $40 billion in…