You’ve seen 8-bit Google Maps, now check out Linus Åkesson’s The Family Bass, a functional instrument made from a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and a 72-key Family BASIC keyboard. First, he had to create a ROM image program that allowed you to select a note with the D-pad of a controller, and then press a button to play it.
The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on NASA / USGS’s Landsat 8 satellite captured a stunning image of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius peeking through a sea of clouds. Upon closer inspection, we can clearly see the ridge surrounding the cone, a remnant of the collapsed caldera of an older volcano, Mount Somma, from which the cone of Vesuvius emerged.
Italy-based Officine Fioravanti wants to update the classic Ferrari F40 with a few modern parts, including new suspension arms, hubs, bearings, as well as four-way adjustable Ohlins TTX 36 suspension at all four corners.
Apple’s iOS 18.3 update adds Starlink Direct to Cell support, which means those in the beta program can now stay connected with texting via satellite from virtually anywhere, even areas with no service. You read that right, Direct to Cell is limited to just texting for now, but T-Mobile plans on working with SpaceX to support data and voice in the future.
While not as exciting as a Prime Air delivery, the Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition is the company’s first e-reader with a color E-ink screen. Zack Nelson of JerryRigEverything shows us how this new screen works in his latest teardown video.
The 11″ Apple iPad Pro M4 can truly replace a laptop, especially when paired with a wireless keyboard, and you can get one for $849 shipped with the $50 discount applied automatically at checkout, originally $999. Unlike all other iPad models, this iPad Pro’s OLED technology uses two OLED panels and combines the light from both to provide incredible full-screen brightness. Product page.
RadioShack operated over 8,000 stores in the United States, Mexico, and Canada at its peak, but was eventually acquired by the Unicomer Group, a fate not shared by Toys “R” Us. The El Salvador-based company still has RadioShack stores in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, but apparently makes memory cards now too for sale online.
While we wait for NASA’s X-59 to complete its first supersonic flight, the Boom XB-1 demonstrator just achieved that feat today over the Mojave Desert. This makes it the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet and the first civil supersonic jet made in America.
Huawei’s Maextro S800 not only looks the part, but adds crab walking to its list of features. In this newly released video, we see the $137,000 USD luxury electric sedan carefully navigating between Mercedes-Benz Maybach S-Classes, thanks to the four-wheel steering function, which allows the S800’s rear wheels to mimic the angle of the front wheels.
