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GPS trackers can be hidden anywhere. Think about a car. Trackers could be stuffed under the front dash, inside a speaker, under dash fabric, inside the bumper, inside tire wells, behind brake lights, and so on. That’s really just the tip of the iceberg. A well-hidden tracker can be all but impossible to find without extreme measures. When it comes to hidden cameras, it’s basically …

The earliest generations of fingerprint locks were abysmal. Some could be fooled easily; others were simple to hack. Some even permitted unacceptable rates of false positives. While many of these problems still persist inside of the weaker fingerprint locks on the market, the industry on average has greatly improved over the past few years. Though fingerprint locks are unlikely to replace every locking mechanism you …

Broadcasting online is easy enough. But consistency is another matter. Even when you know what you’re doing, managing several pieces of equipment can get tricky fast. And especially if you have to set things up more than once, or if you happen to be a novice with tech. Marantz Professional AVS | Self Contained Audio Video Streamer The Marantz Professional AVS Self Contained Audio Video …

GPS trackers need power. When you’re managing a single tracker, and it’s always within a few miles, then it’s not such a big deal. You can just manage a battery. But what about managing a tracker on the back of a truck headed across the country? What about stationary equipment which might not get used for months at a time? Unfortunately, there are really only …

Digital pets have come a long way. From humble beginnings as digital keychain pets, to the simplest two-motion robots, there’s always been something specially entertaining about digital life. But those kinds of robotics are actually deeply primitive compared to what’s possible today. Mechanical robotics is getting better, however, it’s developments in AI which really drive these changes to interesting places. Whether or not the next …