[ad_1] Well, according to his twitter stream, work has begun on its installation. In fact, you can watch a video of it below. Installation has begun—500 ft tall, all mechanical, powered by day/night thermal cycles, synchronized at solar noon, a symbol for long-term thinking—the #10000YearClock is coming together thx to the genius of Danny Hillis,Read more about Bezos backs installation of Long Now 10,000 Year Clock[…]

[ad_1] How to watch Ireland v Wales Today’s match kicks off at 2.15pm, with live coverage on ITV1 from 1.30pm, as well as the ITV Hub. Today’s 6 nations rugby action kicks off this afternoon as Ireland take on Wales in Dublin. The home side will be looking to build on their 59-19 hammering ofRead more about How to watch Ireland v Wales: 6 nations rugby live stream[…]

[ad_1] It wouldn’t be a new F1 season without a new set of rules and amendments. New rules introduced for the 2018 Formula 1 season are relatively few in number, but of some significance, such as a new driver ‘halo’ protection system and softer, faster tyres. The Formula One 2018 season takes place over 21Read more about F1 rule changes 2018 – an annotated infographic[…]

[ad_1] Infra-red leds for biometric identification – iris-scan and facial recognition Leds for virtual and augmented reality Leds for gaze and eye tracking. Multi-chip leds for phone flashlights – for example the CW2 FKAP81.Z1* which is a 125 lux 5x5mm device with two die, one at 6,000K and one at 2,250K, each with their own separateRead more about MWC: Osram Opto at Mobile World Congress[…]

[ad_1] Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 5 Pro, Redmi Note 5 and the Mi TV 4 at an event in India last week. At the launch, Xiaomi had promised to bring the Face Unlock feature to the Redmi Note 5 Pro via an over-the-air (OTA) update by the end of March.  It turns out thatRead more about Xiaomi brings Face Unlock to Redmi Note 5 Pro via OTA update[…]

[ad_1] The crash of a Russian Antonov An-148 plane near Moscow earlier this month, which killed all 71 people aboard, is one of the country’s worst-ever aviation disasters. Russia has suffered 11 air disasters since 2008, claiming 893 lives, according to Airsafe.com. The chronology of tragedy among Russian carriers contains a number of recurrent themes.Read more about Russia’s aviation safety record – an annotated infographic[…]

[ad_1] Figure 1: Spectre’s exploit possibilities Meltdown and Spectre are security vulnerabilities that have sent shivers through the computing world, and embedded systems are not immune. They reveal design flaws that are potentially devastating to safety-critical and security-critical systems. If your processor has out-of-order execution (OoOE), then you need to be thinking about these newly-discoveredRead more about Embedded World 2018: Lynx hunts down a solution for Spectre[…]

[ad_1] [Update: Two more characters have been confirmed for Soul Calibur 6: Zasalamel and Ivy. Both characters were revealed to be carrying their signature weapons and they bring the total number of confirmed characters up to eight alongside Mitsurugi, Sophitia, Kilik, Nightmare, Xianghua, and Grøh.] The imminent arrival of Soul Calibur VI feels a bitRead more about Soul Calibur VI release date, trailers, news and features[…]

[ad_1] The Volvo XC40 is one of the new breed of SUVs. It is likely to be on show at the Geneva Motor Show, which runs from March 8-18, with press days March 6-7. Everybody loves SUVs now and the annual Geneva Car Show will show manufacturers like Volvo, with its new XC40, busily expandingRead more about Volvo XC40 at the Geneva Motor Show – an annotated infographic[…]

[ad_1] The demodulator is capable of 37dB image rejection typical. Using the on-chip serial port, the device allows correction of the I and Q phase and amplitude imbalance, hence can be tuned to achieve an image rejection of better than 60dB. This feature greatly eases calibration while significantly improving receiver performance and reducing FPGA resourcesRead more about LTC launches zero-IF demodulator with 1GHz instantaneous I and Q 1dB bandwidth[…]