OnePlus TV review: great hardware, lackluster experience

And OnePlus hasnt yet said if itll make its TVs available elsewhere. 99,900) 55 Q1 Pro. 40% off TNW Conference! Software The Q1 TVs feature mostly stock Android TV, with a couple of little customizations. If youvetried a Xiaomi Mi TV in India, youll find this similar to the companys PatchWall software. However, since its a VA panel, its viewing angles arent great. However, its not so bad as to be deemed unwatchable....

October 17, 2019 · 2 min · 241 words · James Sloan

The Razer Blade helped me ditch my MacBook — but I bought a desktop instead

But this experience, which I badly needed in the past, has become a hurdle to my progress. Out in the real world, things, people, and particles move on their own accord. I know, very dictator of me. So much so, I found it unlikely that my puny MacBook Air could handle the pressure. I needed a more powerful machine. That, and I wanted none of thenigthmarish keyboard troublesa litany of users had been dealing with....

October 17, 2019 · 4 min · 763 words · Jordan Hernandez

The rate of the universe’s expansion is in dispute – but a new kind of measurement offers hope

It makes sense the better we can measure something, the more we learn. In fact, in the 1990s, the rate of expansion was found to beaccelerating. The current expansion rate is described by something called Hubbles Constant a fundamental cosmological parameter. Until recently, it seemed we were converging on an accepted value for Hubbles Constant. But a mysterious discrepancy has emerged between values measured using different techniques. Now a new study,published in Science, presents a method that may help to solve the mystery....

October 16, 2019 · 2 min · 334 words · Kevin Howell

Video: What’s new with the iPhone 11?

Unless you spend a lot of time reading about Apple, autumn can be a confusing time. Typically, the company releases three new iPhones and this year isnt an exception. you’re free to watch that at the top of the page. But dont want to use your eyes to stare at moving images? Just want some good old fashioned text? Well, weve got that for you too. Whats the iPhone 11s predecessor?...

October 16, 2019 · 2 min · 394 words · Elizabeth Brown

Xiaomi’s $210 Redmi Note 8 Pro impresses with two days of battery life

Xiaomi launched its gaming and photo-centric Redmi Note 8 Pro in India today priced at Rs. 14,999 ($210). The gear featuresMediaTeks gaming-focused G90Tprocessor and a 64-megapixel primary sensor in a quad-camera setup. The phones specifications are quite robust for the price range. The phone feels a tad heavy in the hand, probably due to the large battery. I quite like the forest green color Ive been using. The phone has a quad-camera setup on the rear with a physical fingerprint sensor....

October 16, 2019 · 2 min · 247 words · Laurie Velasquez

Review: The ILife A9 robot vacuum looks fantastic, works great, and only costs $279

Right up front, its priced under $300. And its the most aesthetically pleasing robot vacuum Ive ever seen. I absolutely adore it. The A9 isnt just a pretty face, its also a pleasure to operate. Where the A9 stands out from the crowd is the inclusion of an intuitive physical remote. Once the A9 gets going its a surprisingly smart and powerful robot. The two suction parameters (normal and high) are incredibly useful....

October 15, 2019 · 2 min · 294 words · Lisa Little

Scientists are taking zero-gravity flights to understand the brain’s function in space

This is no doubt important if we want to colonize outer space. This should not be surprising as all living organisms have evolved under the constant 1g of gravitational force. But we also need to find out how weightlessness influences our perception and behavior. During these flights, a refitted Airbus A310 aircraft follows the trajectory of a parabola. This means it alternates between rises and descents, at a 45 angle of inclination....

October 15, 2019 · 2 min · 367 words · Anthony White

Science needs myths and stories to keep it ethical

I can still remember the horror of discovering that everything I had worked on was wrong. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. What helped me develop as a researcher was reading stories aboutthose who came before me. One of the oldest of these still to be read is the ancient Greek Illiad of Homer. In the modern world, myths and stories still have an important role to play even in scientific research....

October 13, 2019 · 2 min · 314 words · Rodney Keller

14 ways to clarify project scope with your programming team

However, this is often easier said than done. Their best answers are below: 1. Dont design the UI/UX without consistently walking the programming team through what is produced and receiving feedback. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Use the scrum framework Scrum is a framework for agile project management. The main concept is a daily review for the whole team. Each team member answers three questions. First, what did you work on yesterday and what is the progress?...

October 11, 2019 · 2 min · 407 words · Jose Smith

[Best of 2019] Steelcase Gesture Review: How to spend $1,000 on a chair and not regret it

A chair is just a chair, right? Thats what Ive always thought. As someone who gets to work from home, I will write from just about anywhere. From my bed, from my couch, from my kitchen counter, from mysit-standdesk. Id tried a few high-end chairs before, but none that was really revelatory. And then I got to spend a few weeks with the Steelcase Gesture. This thing is incredibly comfortable, but moreover, its comfortable pretty much anywayyou want to use it....

October 11, 2019 · 2 min · 387 words · Michael Pacheco

7 things we learned after getting sweaty with Nintendo’s ‘Ring Fit Adventure’

Youve got to love Nintendo. Quite the opposite in fact. Since the consoles launch, Nintendo has released a range of extra hardware, includingcardboard Labo kitsanda VR headset. Its getting into the fitness game with a circular bit of plastic and a leg strap. Yes, welcome to the world,Ring Fit Adventure. We had a chance to play with the hardware in Amsterdam and walked away impressed. Here are seven things we discovered in that process....

October 10, 2019 · 2 min · 424 words · Ann Burton

Here’s how you make your Google Docs secure

Google Docs is one of the few online applications that Im deeply dependent on for my everyday work. But like every other piece of useful technology, Google Docs can cause unwanted security and privacy problems. The convenience of Google Docs often leads users to let their guard down and ignore security issues. In this piece Ill be discussing ways to protect your Google Docs against unauthorized access. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

October 9, 2019 · 3 min · 545 words · Mrs. Natalie Lewis

Street photography with Huawei’s P30 Pro only made me love my camera more

TheHuawei P30 Promade waves with its camera setup. And to a large degree, it succeeded. As someone who dabbles in photography, the P30 Pro immediately piqued my curiosity. Now let me tell you why. Photography is all about precision, the P30 Pro isnt 40% off TNW Conference! Its far from perfect, but it was never meant to be a tool for professional photographers. This brings me to my first and my biggest problem with the P30 Pros camera: it lacks millisecond-precision....

October 9, 2019 · 2 min · 373 words · James Pittman