Only getting audio in one earbud? Here’s how to fix this macOS bug.

Only getting audio in one earbud? Here’s how to fix this macOS bug.

Post Views: 205 I immediately assumed Google’s new affordable earbuds were the culprit. After all, there have been reports of connectivity issues. But I was wrong. This is not a Pixel Buds problem—it’s a macOS problem. Users have been reporting this bug for years. Apple has repeatedly updated its operating system, but the glitch just…

Meet the ‘Spy Stone,’ a Russian robot disguised as a rock

Meet the ‘Spy Stone,’ a Russian robot disguised as a rock

Post Views: 206 Under lightly falling snow, a soldier sets a rock on the ground. A moment later the rock animates, extending first a periscope-like camera, and then lifting the whole of its rocky exterior to reveal a small set of tracks. With mobility now possible, the little robot wheels down the slight embankment of…

NASA is spending big on commercial space destinations

NASA is spending big on commercial space destinations

Post Views: 216 NASA is looking to increase its space real estate, inking three new deals with private companies to develop space stations in low-Earth orbit. The government agency announced Thursday that it’s providing an estimated $415.6 million to Blue Origin, Nanoracks LLC, and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation to create their own “commercial, independent” space…

Google search will now show you which local doctors accept Medicare

Google search will now show you which local doctors accept Medicare

Post Views: 421 A 2019 study in Public Health Reports found that the majority of the surveyed population say they scour the web to find the source of their ailments, with 69 percent saying that the internet is their first destination for medical and health information. However, only 30 to 40 percent of people reported…

How the federal broadband plan could affect your state

How the federal broadband plan could affect your state

Post Views: 273 The recently signed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes significant funding to expand broadband access, to help households pay for their monthly broadband connections and to help people learn how to productively use those connections. This legislation represents Congress’ first formal recognition of the essential nature of high-speed internet. Historically, broadband funding…

Stop typing and import data into Excel and Word with only your phone camera

Stop typing and import data into Excel and Word with only your phone camera

Post Views: 228 Even importing data can be a complicated process. But Microsoft Excel’s mobile app allows you to take a picture of a table and paste the information directly into your spreadsheet. And no, that doesn’t mean sticking an image in there—it means the app can read, digitize, and paste the actual data into…

Volvo wants to turn your entire windshield into a heads-up display

Volvo wants to turn your entire windshield into a heads-up display

Post Views: 238 Spectralics’ tech works by overlaying the windshield with a thin film called a multi-layered thin combiner. This effectively turns the entire windshield into a transparent display, enabling Volvo to superimpose graphics and other visual elements onto the driver’s view of the roadway, functionally transforming the glass and surrounding environment into an augmented-reality…

iPhones can take 4 kinds of Live Photos. Here’s how to use all of them.

iPhones can take 4 kinds of Live Photos. Here’s how to use all of them.

Post Views: 223 Maybe you love Apple’s Live Photos and use this three-second video format to create lasting memories of your aesthetic life. Or maybe you only use them by accident to create some of the most awkward selfies imaginable. Whatever the case, you should know that there are actually four types of these “living”…