Trio adds extra screens to make laptop multitasking easier

A year ago, an MIT-backed startup called Mobile Pixels launched crowdfunding efforts for a slick-on, slide-out second screen for laptops called Duo. Now the team is back with a similar setup, this time adding up to two screens per laptop…
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Kano partners with Microsoft for build-it-yourself laptop for kids

Making and coding are important skills for future engineers and technicians to master. Not long after the Raspberry Pi computer board was released, Kano started offering build-a-computer kits to makers young and old. With a focus on the form… Continue reading Kano partners with Microsoft for build-it-yourself laptop for kids

Signify uses office lights for 250 Mbps wireless data transfer

Though most of make use of radio waves to wirelessly send and receive data to and from our work mobile devices and computers, there is another way. Signify – or Philips Lighting as it used to be known – has just launched a new lighting range … Continue reading Signify uses office lights for 250 Mbps wireless data transfer

Roli swaps soft keys for solid with Lumi learning platform

The Seaboard Grand offered a pretty impressive take on expressive keyboard playing when it was revealed back in 2013. Instead of separate black and white keys, the Grand’s whole spongy surface was available as the playing area. Now Roli has c… Continue reading Roli swaps soft keys for solid with Lumi learning platform

Hasselblad launches faster, cheaper X System medium format camera

Hasselblad marked its 75th birthday with the release of the X1D in 2016, which was billed as the world’s first compact mirrorless medium format camera. The system has continued to evolve, and the company has now announced the new X1D II 50C –… Continue reading Hasselblad launches faster, cheaper X System medium format camera

Plynth scans album art to kick off Spotify playback

There are occasions when you might want to listen to some music but can’t be bothered – or are not able – to power up the turntable and break out the vinyl. Product developer Jono Matusky wanted a way to play his albums while working in his s… Continue reading Plynth scans album art to kick off Spotify playback