German components manufacturer ZF has developed an innovative technology to reduce the severity of injuries linked to traffic accidents. Starting in 2018, every car sold new comes with an array of airbags integrated into the cabin. The firm envisions a safer car with airbags mounted externally, too. As of writing, the external airbag was developed only for the side of… Continue reading "ZF External Side Airbag Reduces Severity of Injuries by 40 Percent"
While modern laptops can come packing hardware that would make desktops of yesteryear blush, not everyone needs all that power — and not everyone has the budget for it. Just because your future laptop is cheap doesn’t mean it has to be slow or incapable. Some of the best laptops under $300 are impressive little machines. It’s important to note… Continue reading "The Best Laptops Under $300"
Sotheby’s Remember the days when we thought The Clapper was the most high-tech way to turn on lights? Thankfully, that didn’t last long. Now, we have eco- and budget-friendly bulbs that have us clapping for an entirely different reason. We’ve already rounded up a list of best LED lights, the money-saving bulbs that are also keen on protecting the environment, but… Continue reading "The Best Smart Light Bulbs of 2018"
If you’re in the market for one of Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX series graphics cards with ray tracing capabilities built in and want to know how the cards stack up against each other, then you may want to check out Underwriters Laboratories new Port Royal benchmarking utility. The tool, which will be part of UL’s 3DMark benchmarking suite, allows you… Continue reading "3DMark’s Port Royal Helps Measure Your GPU’s Ray Tracing Performance"
As YouTube videos become more polished, the platform is expanding a more casual method for creators to share with fans: YouTube Stories. After testing the widely imitated Stories format last year, YouTube is now rolling the feature out to creators with more than 10,000 subscribers, alongside new features like the option to comment on Stories. The Snapchat-original format has now… Continue reading "YouTube Stories Just Got The OK for Wider Rollout for High-traffic Channels"
Masking local adjustments is one of the more time-consuming tasks in photo editing, but Capture One, the RAW photo editor from Phase One, claims to turn the task to one that’s “near-instantaneous” with a new tool. On Thursday, November 29, Phase One launched Capture One 12 with new masking tools, an enhanced user interface, and the possibility of third-party expansions.… Continue reading "Capture One 12 Launches New Masking Tools, Refreshed Interface"
