The cube-shaped hovering robots are designed to help astronauts with basic tasks on the International Space Station and continue the development of human-robot interaction in space.
Source: CNET
Razer’s new Star Wars-themed gaming peripherals, consisting of a BlackWidow Lite keyboard, Atheris wireless mouse, and Goliathus mouse pad, are surprisingly affordable, coming in at just $10 more than their standard counterparts.
The post Razer celebrates Star Wars Day with Stormtrooper-themed gaming accessories appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital trends
The supercharged, one-off SUV will compete in this year’s One Lap of America race.
Source: CNET
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Source: Wired
Fast-growing launch provider Rocket Lab is launching its second orbital payload of the year late tonight by our reckoning, early in the evening at the launch site in New Zealand. It will carry three experimental satellites to low Earth orbit, and you can watch it live.
The launch is Rocket Lab’s fifth orbital mission, and while it aims to eventually provide launches at a cadence of weeks, it’ll be some time before that’s possible — for now every couple months is what they can manage. But with $140 million in new funding, that should change pretty quickly.
The payloads going up tonight/tomorrow are:
Fairing of the Falcon-ODE payload.
All told, its contents comprise 180 kilograms, or nearly 400 pounds, the heaviest load Electron has yet taken off with.
Lift-off is set for 6 PM local time in New Zealand, which corresponds to 11 PM Pacific time here in the U.S. If weather impinges on the opportunity, no worries — this launch window stays open for two weeks. You can watch the whole thing starting a few minutes before 11 at Rocket Lab’s website.
Launch readiness review is complete and we are green for tomorrow’s launch of the STP-27RD mission from Launch Complex 1. The launch window opens at 06:00 UTC / 18:00 NZT, 4 May. Join us then for Electron’s first night launch!
— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) May 3, 2019
Source: TechCrunch
Why do we celebrate Cinco de Mayo? How do we celebrate Cinco de Mayo? Let’s mull these questions — over a margarita or Mexican beer.
Source: CNET
A report says Facebook is seeking investors for its planned cryptocurrency, and merchants who might accept the virtual coin.
Source: Wired
Microsoft’s annual developer conference, where we’ll get updates about Windows software, Azure services and the Cortana virtual assistant, starts Monday.
Source: CNET
Trevor Paglen’s highly anticipated space sculpture made it to orbit, but a shutdown-induced lag at the FCC kept it from inflating as intended.
Source: Wired
Microsoft is swapping its angular, straight corners inside Windows for a more modern look. Like MacOS and recent Chrome OS redesigns, the next major release of Windows in 2020 will ship with windows with rounded corners.
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Source: Digital trends
