By Alex Sanchez, Product Management, Mobile Experiences and Emerging Technology at Coursera No two learner journeys are the same. We’ve seen great diversity across learners in their preferred times, days, and learning session lengths, while some choose to learn via desktop and others embrace mobile. In other words, the flexible options provided by Coursera are […]
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Microsoft’s New Surface Earbuds Work With Any Virtual Assistant, Not Just Cortana
At Microsoft’s annual Surface press event today, the company announced the Surface Earbuds to rival Apple’s AirPods and Amazon’s newly announced Echo Buds. What’s unique about the Surface Earbuds is that, unlike the other two wireless earphones, they can be used with Alexa, Bixby, Google Assistant, Siri, or any other competitor — not just with Cortana. VentureBeat reports: Like the Surface…
Purism’s Librem 5 Phone Starts Shipping. It Can Run Linux Desktop Apps
On Tuesday Purism announced their first Librem 5 smartphones were rolling off the assembly line and heading to customers. “Seeing the amazing effort of the Purism team, and holding the first fully functioning Librem 5, has been the most inspirational moment of Purism’s five year history,” said their founder and CEO Todd Weaver. On Wednesday they posted a video announcing that…
OnePlus 7T Brings Snapdragon 855+, More Cameras For $599
The new OnePlus 7T was officially announced earlier today, bringing a speedier Snapdragon 855+ processor, 90Hz display, and more camera sensors for $599 — nearly $100 less than the base model OnePlus 7 Pro. From a report: There are more upgrades found in the OnePlus 7T’s display. The OP7T’s 6.55-inch 2400×1080 AMOLED screen includes a 90Hz refresh rate, helping to make…
Why So Many Apps Are Asking To Use Bluetooth on iOS 13
Apple’s new iOS 13 update adds a new privacy measure that requires apps to get your consent in order to use your device’s Bluetooth. From a report: After installing the latest version of iOS, trust me when I say you’ll be surprised by the number of apps asking for Bluetooth permission the next time you open them. Some might seem very…
Amazon Sidewalk Is a New Long-Range Wireless Network For Your IoT Devices
At its annual hardware event in Seattle, Amazon today announced Sidewalk, a new low-bandwidth, long-distance wireless protocol the company is developing to connect all of the IoT devices in and around your house. TechCrunch reports: Amazon argues that Bluetooth and WiFi don’t have enough range, while 5G takes too much power and is too complex. “We came up with something that…
Pine64 Confirms $25 ‘PineTime’ Smartwatch for Linux Smartphones
Besides their Linux laptops, single-board computers, and tablets, Pine64 is now also working on “PineTime,” a new $25 smartwatch for Linux smartphones running open source software (and based on either ARM Mbed or FreeRTOS), reports Liliputing.com: The company describes the PineTime watch as a companion for Linux smartphones… you know, like the company’s upcoming $150 PinePhone. For either or both of…
The ‘World’s Safest’ Bike Helmet Has A Built-in Airbag
H&âOEouml;vding spent four years developing their next-generation bicycle helmet, the Metro reports: Easier to use, adjustable and enabled with Bluetooth technology, the helmet, according to H&âOEouml;vding ‘s CEO Frederik Carling, is the world’s safest. Donning advanced airbag tech and functions such as the ability to contact next-of-kin in the event of an accident, Frederik and the team spent years surveying people…
New Prosthetic Legs Let Amputees Feel Their Foot and Knee In Real-Time
In a paper published in Nature Medicine today, researchers led by ETH Zurich describe how they modified an off-the-shelf prosthetic leg with sensors and electrodes to give wearers a sense of knee movement and feedback from the sole of the foot on the ground. Engadget reports: The researchers worked with two patients with above-the-knee, or transfemoral, amputations. They used an Ossur…
Biohackers Use a Raspberry Pi to Implant a Networked Hard Drive
“Biohackers took one small but important step toward the science fiction dystopia depicted in William Gibson’s Johnny Mnemonic,” reports The Parallax, in an article shared by Slashdot reader Iwastheone: The Four Thieves Vinegar biohacking collective has not figured out how to precisely mimic the memory data transfer scenario Gibson conjured, but it has built a device to enable people to store…