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Clubhouse vows to fix its platform after tool enabled audio chat leaks

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 04:20 AM PST

Clubhouse's security woes are raising questions over its reliability as a private chat app. Just over a week has passed since its developers pledged to bolster safeguards over Chinese spying fears, and it's already suffered a lapse. Bloomberg...

Traeger's smart grill app comes to the Apple Watch

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 04:00 AM PST

Traeger's smart grills have taken some of the toil out of real cookouts using tech. The company's feature-rich companion app — which was overhauled last year with a ton of recipes and video guides and customization — pairs up with its WIFI-en...

Jabra's Elite 85t earbuds fall to $180 at Amazon and Best Buy

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 03:40 AM PST

While there are a lot of options in the crowded wireless earbud market, Jabra's Elite 85t model scored well in our review based on their comfort and powerful ANC. If you missed on a recent sale last month, fear not — a similar deal is now availab...

The HyperX Alloy Origins 60 is a small-but-mighty gaming keyboard

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 03:15 AM PST

Maybe it's because our homes are feeling increasingly cramped, but 60 percent keyboards seem to be coming into vogue. Those are decks that not only lack a number pad, but also jettison all the function keys and miscellanea like the "scroll lock" and...

Europe's aviation safety agency is planning an eco ranking for flights

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 01:30 AM PST

When I take a train in Europe, the ticket shows exactly how much carbon I'll be responsible for putting into the atmosphere (3.8 kilograms on my usual route). Now, the EU's Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) plans to create similar eco-ranking lab...

NASA says some Earth organisms could temporarily survive on Mars

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 09:00 PM PST

We could unknowingly contaminate Mars and any other world we're exploring in the future with microorganisms from our planet. Scientists from NASA and the German Aerospace Center launched several fungal and bacterial organisms to the stratosphere...

Chanel's AI Lipscanner app will find lipstick in any shade

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 03:01 PM PST

The next time you spot a lip color that you like, you can quickly use AI to find a corresponding shade in Chanel's range of lipsticks. The company is announcing today its new Lipscanner app that lets you use your phone's camera to identify a...

Samsung's leaked concept videos may show its vision for AR glasses

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 02:33 PM PST

Apple's rumored AR and VR wearables might have some fresh competition. 9to5Google has discovered that well-known leaker WalkingCat shared a pair of videos that apparently represent Samsung's conceptual vision for augmented reality glasses. T...

FAA ends investigations into SpaceX's recent Starship launches

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 02:00 PM PST

The regulatory drama around SpaceX's recent Starship launches has simmered down. CNN's Jackie Wattles and The Verge have learned that the FAA ended its investigations into the SN8 and SN9 launches. SpaceX and the FAA "settled" conce...

These may be Apple's third-generation AirPods

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 12:51 PM PST

Apple's rumored redesign of the standard AirPods may have surfaced in the wild. MacRumors reports that 52Audio has shared a photo of what appears to be the third-generation basic AirPods. The buds themselves match rumors with an AirPods Pro-style...

Tesla stops taking orders for the entry-level Model Y

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 11:22 AM PST

We hope you didn't have your heart set on that brand new Standard Range Model Y. As Electrek has learned, Tesla has quietly stopped taking orders for the 'entry' version of the electric crossover mere weeks after launching it. At the mome...

Razer's Blade 15 Base drops to $1,100 at Amazon for today only

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 09:43 AM PST

Eager to get Razer gaming laptop without the usual premium prices? Amazon is happy to oblige. The retailer is selling a 2020 version of the Blade 15 Base for $1,100 today (February 21st) only, a whopping $500 off its original price. The outlay gets y...

Facebook removes Myanmar military's main page

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 08:08 AM PST

Facebook is further clamping down on the Myanmar military following the coup that ousted its elected government. Reuters reports that Facebook has removed the main page (True News Information Team) for the military, known as the Tatmadaw, for "r...

Save 20 percent off this 200x zoom digital microscope

Posted: 21 Feb 2021 07:55 AM PST

The Veho DX Discovery USB Digital Microscope with Stand offers 200x magnification, allows you to take photos and record HD videos. It features an adjustable cradle arm, calibration software that can record and save measurements to your device and eig...

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