My Little Ponies in elaborate media drag

A man shot and killed a grocery store clerk in the Big Bear grocery store in Decatur, Georgia, today in what police describe as a "mask dispute". A reserve deputy working security in the store returned fire, and both were injured in the resulting shootout. Both are listed in stable condition, according to reports. A… READ THE REST

The controller inside Ikea's $35 Trådfri lamp is good enough to run a hacked-to-fit Doom. Just crack it open, tear out the board, attach a $10 display — and a few other inexpensive bits and bobs — and you're off to the cacodemon races. We ported Doom to the Silicon lab's MGM210L RF module found… READ THE REST

Conspiracy theory nurse Joanna Overholt comically tried to prove last week at a hearing that Covid-19 vaccinations make us "magnetic." To do this, she performed the ancient school-yard trick of pressing metal to your skin and watching it momentarily stick. She got a key to naturally stick to her chest for a second or two before… READ THE REST

Digital painting has truly become an art in itself. Even with artists like Andy Warhol creating digital art on a Commodore Amiga back in the mid-80s, digital painting has mostly been a kitschy bit of artistic fun, not stuff to be regarded as a true masterwork.  But much has changed over the past decade. Technology… READ THE REST

While it never hurts when your company name becomes a verb, but there's a lot more to Google than a simple web search. Sure, Google's search engine is also the engine that powered the firm into its current position as one of the 10 most valuable companies in America, but the company has spent the… READ THE REST

While smartphones and other devices have reached world-class heights for capturing images and even video at up to stunning 4K quality, they still leave a lot to be desired in the audio department. That's because while companies have engaged in a two-decade arms race to constantly one-up each other for the biggest, best camera available,… READ THE REST