Long-time Slashdot reader mrflash818 (“Linux geek since 1999”) shared a ZDNet article pointing out that SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has an onboard operating system that’s “a stripped-down Linux running on three ordinary dual-core x86 processors. The flight software itself runs separately on each processor and is written in C/C++.” Interestingly, back in 2018 a Slashdot headline asked whether C++ was “a…
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Tesla Shows How It’s Building Ventilators With Car Parts
Tesla has provided a behind-the-scenes look at its ventilator design process, which involves using parts from its vehicles. TechCrunch reports: Like Ford and General Motors, Tesla engineers are building its vent with parts for its vehicles. The reason is simple: car parts are available. Automotive companies obsessively stage parts for final assemble. Without doing so, having a shortage on, say, door…
Elon Musk Shares a Video: Making Ventilators From Tesla Parts
Elon Musk shared a new video today from Tesla Engineering. “We’re trying to make some ventilators from some car parts, so we can help the medical industry without taking away from their supply,” it begins. (All three people who appear in the video are wearing a face mask.) It ends with a demonstration of a prototype using a touchscreen display from…
Honda Bucks Industry Trend By Removing Touchscreen Controls
Honda has done what no other car maker is doing, and returned to analogue controls for some functions on the new Honda Jazz. Autocar reports: While most manufacturers are moving to touchscreen controls, identifying smartphone use as their inspiration – most recently seen in Audi’s latest A3 – Honda has decided to reintroduce heating and air conditioning controls via a dial…
How Peloton Bricked the Screens On Flywheel’s Stationary Bikes
DevNull127 writes: Let me get this straight. Peloton’s main product is a stationary bicycle costing over $2,000 with a built-in touchscreen for streaming exercise classes. (“A front facing camera and microphone mean you can interact with friends and encourage one another while you ride,” explained the Kickstarter campaign which helped launch the company in 2013, with 297 backers pledging $307,332.) Soon…
This Could Be Microsoft’s Most Important Product in 2020. If it Works
Alfred Ng, writing for CNET: Building 83 doesn’t stand out on Microsoft’s massive Redmond, Washington, headquarters. But last week, the nameless structure hosted what might be the software giant’s most important product of 2020. Tucked away in the corner of a meeting room, a sign reading “ElectionGuard” identifies a touchscreen that asks people to cast their votes. An Xbox adaptive controller…
Samsung’s ‘Ultra Thin Glass’ On Galaxy Z Flip Is Basically Just Plastic
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: YouTuber JerryRigEverything regularly does destructive durability tests on phones, partly by attacking a device with a set of Mohs picks. These pointy metal tools that are calibrated to the Mohs scale of mineral hardness allow a user to determine the hardness of a surface by doing a scratch test. You start with…
Ford Introduces Mustang Mach-E Electric Crossover
140Mandak262Jamuna writes: Battery electric vehicle (BEV) fans are all excited about the introduction of an all-electric SUV by Ford. Specs and pricing are very similar to Tesla. Interior also is very similar with a large touchscreen. Elon Musk congratulated Ford on Twitter and Ford returned the compliments. Die-hard Tesla fans are saying Tesla is still better. Other BEV fans are welcoming…
Adobe Exec Defends Photoshop for iPad After App Falls Flat
Adobe debuted its most important mobile application ever this week when it finally released Photoshop for Apple’s iPad. But with key capabilities missing, many within the company’s vast fan base have panned the application, prompting the app’s overseer to publicly defend his product. From a report: Scott Belsky, chief product officer of Adobe’s Creative Cloud division, tweeted about the “painful” early…
Adobe Photoshop Finally Arrives on the iPad
Adobe Photoshop is now available for iPads. From a report: The release follows an official announcement at Adobe’s MAX event last year. The app is free to download and use for 30 days, but you’ll need a Creative Cloud subscription to continue using it after that. If you already have a subscription for Adobe’s desktop apps that covers Photoshop, you should…