WhatsApp stickers are still relatively new, and as a result, the messaging app may not have as many options as you would like. It can easily get boring when you have to use the same stickers over and over again. A good thing is that there are various Whatsapp sticker apps to choose from that offer sticker packs. Not all of them are worth downloading, but there are many that offer different styles in one app. Let’s see which ones are worth installing. Related: The Complete Guide to Keeping Your Privacy While Using WhatsApp 1. WAStickerApps – Game Stickers Let’s face it, there’s probably a… Read more
Feeding monkeys, watching movies with cats, playing video games – sounds like a nice day off, right? If you’re a neuroscientist, though, it sounds a lot like the last half-century of research into connecting human brains to computers. Elon Musk’s Neuralink, impressive as it is, has only been in the game since 2016, and it’s just part of an ever-building wave of neuroscientific accomplishments. Those monkeys? They’re feeding themselves with robot arms connected to their brains. The cats are watching videos, and we’re translating the resulting brain activity back into images. And the video games? You can play them with… Read more
CROWDFUNDING NEWS – The ZeroLemon Charging Station from Lauco is a small charging station that can simultaneously charge two USB-C devices and two USB-A devices while wirelessly charging a phone that supports the Qi wireless-charging standard and an Apple Watch. It has a 130 W for full-speed charging for all devices, 90 W for the USB-C, 12 W for USB-A, 10 W for the Qi wireless charger, and 3 W for the Apple Watch. It comes in a nicely-packaged black box and includes a power cord and a padded bag for transporting it.
The top of the station has the Qi charger on the left and the Apple Watch charger on the right. The front of the station has two USB-C ports, two USB-A ports, and a power button.
Charging so many devices at once is bound to create some heat, so the sides and back of the station are a heatsink designed to dissipate that heat. ZeroLemon’s goal is to keep the temperature under 105.8°F, though that sounds rather hot to me.
The top and sides of the station are covered in a black, rubbery coating that does a nice job keeping phones and watches from sliding off (as well as attracting lint and dust).
I tested ZeroLemon’s charger by simultaneously charging a brand new 2019 MacBook Pro (via USB-C), a 9.7 inch iPad and a GoPro camera (via USB-A), and an iPhone 8 (via Qi). Though I left them all charging for 20 minutes, the charger was barely even warm to the touch.
Why do I like it?
I’m a big fan of decluttering the house. Currently, I have separate chargers for my USB devices and my iPhone, so I like that I can combine these into one gadget. I like the charger’s power that enables it to charge up to 6 devices at once. I like it’s small, compact size (5.5 x 4 x 1.5 inches); it’s smaller than a paperback book.
Where can I find more info?
The ZeroLemon campaign ends on 8/29/19 they have just started their climb to the funding goal of $5,000. You can pre-order a ZeroLemon starting at $59. After the ZeroLemon campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in October 2019. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details and Lauco’s web page.
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RetroPie is an excellent way to relive all of your video game nostalgia without having to blow into cartridges. As cool as it is to lap your friends in Super Mario Kart or beat up baddies in Streets of Rage, the default version of the RetroPie user interface is designed for functionality. Unfortunately, this means things can look a little bland. Thankfully, there are ways to customize the look of your RetroPie build to make it more pleasing to the eye. Related: A Guide to Retro Game Emulation with RetroPie 1. Change the Splash Screen The… Read more
NEWS – As a kid, one of my chores was to help weed the garden. I loathed the task with every cell in my body, so when I finally got around to it, the weeds were well established and even more difficult to remove. Now there’s a robot to do the work for people who detest weeding. Tertill is a solar-powered, weather-proof, garden weeding robot that was created by the same guy who created the Roomba, Joe Jones. This robot uses sensors to differentiate tall plants from small germinating plants. When it detects a germinating plant, it cuts it using Tertill’s weed trimmer. If you wish to protect your small germinating garden plants, you can use plant collars that the Tertill will detect and avoid.
Even though the Tertill is constantly charging using its solar panel, it uses energy more quickly than the amount gained from the sun so the robot has to stop periodically. In general, it runs for a certain period of time before stopping and recharging, after which it runs again and repeats this process indefinitely. It will charge more slowly on overcast days and run less often but it does still run. So by leaving it in your garden, it will run intermittently throughout the day searching for and cutting down germinating weeds. Tertill is also waterproof so it can stay outside when it rains. It is important to note that the Tertill needs barriers of at least two inches high to prevent the robot from wandering off. Here Tertill, Tertill, Tertill! Where are you, boy?
Now, you might be thinking, “Won’t the trimmed weeds just grow back?” The short answer is “Yes.” However, in general, when a plant first germinates, it uses the stored food in the seed to feed the plant until it can establish roots and grow leaves to produce its own food. By continually cutting the weed back, it never has a chance to establish itself and produce its own food thus, the seed eventually runs out of stored nutrients and the plant dies.
Tertill measures 11.7″ x 11.7″ x 7.2″, weighs 48 oz., and connects to an Android or iOS app using Bluetooth. The app informs you about the conditions in your garden and what the Tertill has been doing. When you order one, it comes with 10 sets of plant collars, 10 row collars, and five replacement wacker strings all for $299 on the Tertill website. One Tertill should be enough to cover a garden of about 100 square feet.
Want to know more? Here is an informative Kickstarter video that they used to describe the Tertill. The successful campaign ended in 2017.
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