NASA announced today that the Boeing Starliner spacecraft has successfully returned to Earth, landing in at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, thus concluding a three-month flight test to the International Space Station (ISS).
Many deem if something is worthy purely by its ability to run id Software’s DOOM game, and this volumetric display is no exception. Graphics engineer James Brown’s creation basically works similar to a hologram fan, where a matrix display rotates along its vertical axis, lighting up each LED as it passes through part of a 3D image.
Tim Dodd of Everyday Astronaut was fortunate enough to get an up-close look at Blue Origin‘s new Glenn launch pad at Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) and recorded the tour for us all to enjoy. The New Glenn vehicle is named after John Glenn and stands more than 320 feet high, with a seven-meter payload fairing.
Finally, the Super NES-inspired 12,000mAh AYANEO Retro Power Bank has launched, and it’s priced at a reasonable $39.99 USD. Unlike other power banks, this one has a monochrome 0.91″ OLED smart screen that is used to display real-time technical information such as the voltage and percentage left.
The 2TB Samsung 990 EVO SSD supports both PCIe 4.0 x4 and PCIe 5.0 x2, providing more bandwidth as well as higher data processing and performance, all for $129.99 shipped, originally $239.99. Samsung’s fine tuned smart thermal controller and heat spreading label deliver effective thermal control to avoid sudden performance drops mid project. Product page.
Computer scientist and self-proclaimed hardware hacker Tom Tilley picked up a $5 Paw Patrol toy at a thrift shop, but it reminded him of the Super Hang-On arcade machine. So, he decided to turn the toy into a functional game controller, with the help of a Raspberry Pi Zero.
Disney’s BD-X robot droids can not only walk using their own two legs, but also navigate the omnidirectional HoloTile floor with ease. What you may not know is that the robots are mostly 3D printed, and use modular hardware.
There’s the HMD Barbie Phone, and then the modular HMD Fusion smartphone, the latter of which can be easily customized, repaired or just restyled, thanks to a 6-pin connector on the back of the device.
Owning the largest iPhone in the world would defeat the purpose of it being a handheld computer, but inventor Matthew Perks of DIY Perks and technology expert Arun Maini think otherwise. Accomplishing this feat required lots of time, money, and electronics, including a massive 88-inch LG OLED TV.