Wild Customs hot-rods BFG guitar with carousel of Texas tones

France’s Wild Customs has created a $10k special-edition guitar based on a 1934 Ford Coupe hot rod owned by legendary ZZ Top frontman Billy F Gibbons, and featuring the company’s carousel pickup system rocking the bearded one’s signature pickup set.Con… Continue reading Wild Customs hot-rods BFG guitar with carousel of Texas tones

E Ink partners with Ricoh for thin and light digital whiteboard

Though E Ink technology is perhaps best known for its use in ereaders, it can also be found in phones, magazine covers, bus stops, signage, and more. And now Ricoh is adding what’s billed as the world’s thinnest and lightest digital whiteboard to the l… Continue reading E Ink partners with Ricoh for thin and light digital whiteboard

Asus goes thin, light and tough for CX9 business Chromebook

With a few notable exceptions, what early Chromebooks lacked in top-tier specs they made up for in low price tags. But mobile professionals need more performance grunt, and don’t mind paying a little extra to get it. Asus has launched the CX9 to give “… Continue reading Asus goes thin, light and tough for CX9 business Chromebook

Blue Origin’s New Shepard flies passengers to space and back

Blue Origin has nailed the first human flight of New Shepard, taking company founder Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark, 82-year-old Mary Wallace “Wally” Funk and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen on a brief jaunt to space.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTag… Continue reading Blue Origin’s New Shepard flies passengers to space and back

Pi hack breathes digital life into 50-year-old analog camera

An electronics hacker known as befinitiv recently posted a YouTube video demonstrating how he converted an old Cosina Hi-Lite 35-mm film camera into a digital snapper, using 3D printing, a Raspberry Pi Zero W and a Pi camera module.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Pi hack breathes digital life into 50-year-old analog camera

Samsung gets down to business with 1,000-inch The Wall display

Samsung started scaling The Wall back in 2018, with a modular 146-inch display outing at CES. A few larger models followed, and then home owners with a big enough space were given the opportunity to install a 292-inch, 8K Micro LED flavor in mid-2019. … Continue reading Samsung gets down to business with 1,000-inch The Wall display

Smart audio recorder leverages AI to auto transcribe recordings

Beijing-based Mobvoi – the wearable tech company behind the TicWatch line of smartwatches – has launched a digital dictation machine called the AI Recorder that taps into artificial intelligence to automatically transcribe audio, making it a useful add… Continue reading Smart audio recorder leverages AI to auto transcribe recordings

Silverback takes on the urban jungle with latest commuter hybrid ebike

Germany’s Silverback Bikes has added a new model to its S-Electro family of ebikes. The minimalist Metro is built for comfort and efficiency, comes with fork suspension, sports a bunch Shimano components, and includes an integrated bike lock.Continue R… Continue reading Silverback takes on the urban jungle with latest commuter hybrid ebike

First electric guitar from Boss comes with built-in synth

Best known for its boxy effects pedals for guitar and bass, Boss also makes amplifiers, wireless systems, rhythm machines, and a bunch of accessories. And now the Roland-owned company has made its own guitar, which comes with a built-in synth and Bluet… Continue reading First electric guitar from Boss comes with built-in synth