Abe wanted to build a dream mini computer that combined a good keyboard with an 800 x 480 pixel resolution display, and what he ended up with was the Slimdeck Zero. It’s powered by PicoVision, which consists of two Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 chips, with one driving an HDMI port, and the other to run application software.
It’s true, you can actually run Windows XP on a first-generation Apple TV, but there are some modifications that need to be made first. For those wondering why you need an Apple device from 2007 to run this operating system, it’s due to its 1GHz Intel Pentium M processor and 256MB of RAM.
Japanese toy manufacturer MegaHouse, in collaboration with Iriso Precision Company, has created the world’s smallest functional Rubik’s Cube, and it measures just 0.50 cm tall. Why? This creation celebrates the 3D combination puzzle’s 50th anniversary.
The Logitech POP wireless mouse is great for use at home, work, or when traveling, and you can get one for $19.99, originally $39.99. Seamlessly connect to up to 3 devices on Windows, Mac, Chrome OS or Android using Bluetooth and glide between screens using the Easy-Switch button or FLOW via the Logi Options+ App. Product page.
Figure’s Helix is a new Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model that can help the company’s robots pick up nearly any small household object, including various items they have never encountered before, simply by following natural language prompts. This model basically unifies perception, language understanding, and learned control to overcome multiple longstanding challenges in robotics.
Photo credit: USSF 30th Space Wing | Alex Valdez
NASA’s PUNCH mission is set to explore the mysteries of the Sun’s corona and most importantly, solar wind. It will launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California no later than Feb. 28, 2025, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and provide scientists with new information about how potentially disruptive solar events form as well as evolve.
