The birth of the personal computer: everything you know is wrong
Unless you lived in Texas in the 70s
Happy birthday Jack, and thank you
Without Dr. Kilby, none of us would know each other
UPDATE – HP’s Reverb G2
Some retro some new
HP adds a few tweaks to the Reverb G2
HP announced that it has launched an updated version of its Reverb G2 headset in the US that brings improvements to controller tracking, eye-relief, and AMD compatibility.
Qualcomm upgrades mobile roadmap
Qualcomm Technologies has introduced four new mobile platforms—Snapdragon 778G Plus 5G, 695 5G, 480 Plus 5G, and 680 4G—which the company claims will enable increased performance and capabilities across its high-, mid-, and entry-tiers.
Nreal makes lightweight TV glasses and raises $100 million
Chinese augmented reality (AR) glasses maker Nreal raised $100 million and will use it for international expansion and development of new products.
Back 4 Blood—a shooter’s shooter
Non-stop team play dash through zombie land
The tech behind the Star Trek Roddenberry Archive
Gene Roddenberry is the creator of the popular Star Trek universe of movies and TV series. Now, a new partnership has been formed, called the Roddenberry Archive, to document his creative works.
IEEE—the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers had a day
IEEE Day was established to celebrate the first worldwide gathering of engineers who came together to share their technical ideas in 1884. Their stated hope was to “collaborate on ideas that leverage technology for a better tomorrow.”
Electronic Arts joins Nvidia’s game service
Electronic Arts have joined GeForce Now and will allow some of their most beloved franchises to be acquired by the growing global audience instantly.
Happy birthday, PIXEL
On a cool early autumn day in Bellingham, WA, in 1965. The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers—SPIE staff were still in the glow of celebrating their 15th anniversary when they published Frederic Billingsley’s paper, Digital Video Processing at JPL.
HP makes working at home comfortable
HP introduces multiple products including displays, tablets, and a Qualcomm based laptop