Gone are the days when CPUs were only able to address 16GB of RAM. Intel’s new 9th generation CPUs (the ones coming out on October 19) are capable of addressing 128GB of DDR4 RAM. These are the i9-9900k, i7-9700k, and i5-9600k. 128GB of RAM is a bit much for normal usage, and is overkill even…
Tesla Motors has outsold Mercedes-Benz — one of the oldest and largest luxury automakers in the world. Tesla sold 69,925 cars in the United States in Q3 2018, while Mercedes-Benz sold 66,542. Most of that success is attributable to the Tesla Model 3 – of which 55,840 were sold (breaking the Model 3’s own sales…
Having fog lights on your vehicle is a great way to break through the fog and be able to see. However, in some of these lights you will find that it is going to be important that you know how to understand and adjust your LED fog lights to guarantee you are able to see…
A man paralyzed by a spinal cord injury is now walking after an electrode implant.
The best selling vehicles in America (for 2018) are a fairly balanced mixture of sedans, crossovers, and pickup trucks. The Ford F-Series pickup trucks led sales at 451,138 units, followed by the Chevy Silverado family at 291,074 units. Let’s take a look at the fuel economy range of each of these popular vehicles, ordered by…
To avoid a fire hazard, it’s best to ask a cabin crew member to retrieve your phone for you if you drop it on a plane.
Jaguar drove the I-PACE electric SUV from London to Brussels on a single charge with some range to spare. It was a 229-mile (369 km) trip, part of which was through the Channel tunnel. Electric vehicles have long been criticized for their lack of range. However, it is now common for them to exceed 200…
The Raspberry Pi is a simple single board computer (SBC) that you can use for basic web browsing, turning things on and off via software, and setting up home media centers. However, it isn’t exactly plug and play. This article is specifically for the Raspberry Pi 3 B. If you purchased a Raspberry Pi 3…
Fujifilm has unveiled the X-T3 4K mirrorless camera, adding to the (still small) pool of truly compact 4K cameras on the market and joining the early birds such as Blackmagic Design with their pocket 4K cinema camera, the Panasonic Lumix LX100 II, among others. The X-T3 has that classic Fujifilm look, and its chassis is…
Dodge has released the 2019 Ram 1500 pickup with a 48-Volt eTorque mild-hybrid powertrain and up to 5,788 kg (12,750 pounds) of towing capacity. The use of higher voltages helps designers to augment the truck’s electrical system without excessively thick, heavy, and expensive wires. Consider the following example: A 12-Volt, 100 Amp (1,200 Watt) circuit requires…
BlackBerry has announced a new iteration of the BlackBerry Key smartphone series — the Key 2 LE. The Key 2 LE is a smartphone with a 35-key keyboard and touch screen resembling that of previous Key models, although the keyboard isn’t touch-sensitive. The Key 2 LE runs an up-to-date version of Android — Oreo 8.1,…
If you intend to use Bitcoin on your computer, smartphone, or even on a bunch of other devices, you can substantially reduce the risk of losing it all to theft by allocating funds to two different wallets. What I’m referring to specifically is creating a mobile wallet and a separate desktop wallet (and not trying…