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Der Baubeginn der Mond-Trainingshalle Luna hat in Köln begonnen. Der Esa-Astronaut Matthias Maurer erklärt, warum diese Halle wichtig ist und weltweit die beste seiner Art sein wird. (ESA, Nasa)
Elon Musk weigert sich, vor der US-Börsenaufsicht SEC auszusagen. Nun geht es in der Frage vor Gericht. (Elon Musk, Börse)
Im Odenwald ist ein Pilotprojekt für Lebensmittellieferungen per Drohne gestartet. (Drohne, Vodafone)
Microsoft hat eine neue Version der Teams-Anwendung für PC und Mac vorgestellt, die deutliche Leistungsverbesserungen bieten soll. (Teams, Microsoft)
Get some major deals just ahead of Amazon’s next Prime Day sales event.
Amazon's second mega-sale of the season is on its way, but there's no need to wait on some of the best deals of the year. Amazon and other retailers are already slashing prices on everything from AirPods to MacBooks to robot vacuums. So, if you're ready to start your holiday shopping, dive into these preview deals to save some serious cash ahead of the Amazon Prime Big Deal Days event on October 10–11.
The M1 MacBook Air. (credit: Lee Hutchinson)
Apple introduced AirTags alongside several different kinds of accessories to enhance their flair and attach-ability. (credit: Apple)
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Get some major deals just ahead of Amazon’s next Prime Day sales event.
Amazon's second mega-sale of the season is on its way, but there's no need to wait on some of the best deals of the year. Amazon and other retailers are already slashing prices on everything from AirPods to MacBooks to robot vacuums. So, if you're ready to start your holiday shopping, dive into these preview deals to save some serious cash ahead of the Amazon Prime Big Deal Days event on October 10–11.
The M1 MacBook Air. (credit: Lee Hutchinson)
Apple introduced AirTags alongside several different kinds of accessories to enhance their flair and attach-ability. (credit: Apple)
Ars Technica may earn compensation for sales from links on this post through affiliate programs.
For the right type of enthusiast with keyboards on their mind.
Yes, this woman is supposed to be typing on her phone with her hat. [credit: Google Japan/YouTube ]
Is it a key-cap or a keycap cap? We here at Ars are having trouble nailing down the terminology for this cephalic peripheral. But whatever it's called, Google Japan's latest DIY project is for people who can't get keyboards off their heads.
Google isn't making this product. Instead, the Gboard CAPS project is another of Google Japan's joke keyboard ideas, like the 5.25-foot-long, single-row Gboard Stick Version keyboard shown off last year, used to promote Google's Gboard app. However, Google Japan seemingly prototyped the keyboard in real life. Everything you need to make this typing topper, including the firmware and hardware, is open source and available on GitHub.
So how does one type with a hat, you ask? Inside the hat is a 6-axis inertial sensor that can read the hat's positioning. The wearer turns the hat to the left and right, and each angle represents a different character code. Then, the wearer presses the top of the hat, which has 20 mm of travel, to enter the character. The keyboard connects with a device via Bluetooth and runs on a 3.7 V, 120 mAh battery. Google Japan even ensured it charges over everyone's favorite connector, USB-C.
For the right type of enthusiast with keyboards on their mind.
Yes, this woman is supposed to be typing on her phone with her hat. [credit: Google Japan/YouTube ]
Is it a key-cap or a keycap cap? We here at Ars are having trouble nailing down the terminology for this cephalic peripheral. But whatever it's called, Google Japan's latest DIY project is for people who can't get keyboards off their heads.
Google isn't making this product. Instead, the Gboard CAPS project is another of Google Japan's joke keyboard ideas, like the 5.25-foot-long, single-row Gboard Stick Version keyboard shown off last year, used to promote Google's Gboard app. However, Google Japan seemingly prototyped the keyboard in real life. Everything you need to make this typing topper, including the firmware and hardware, is open source and available on GitHub.
So how does one type with a hat, you ask? Inside the hat is a 6-axis inertial sensor that can read the hat's positioning. The wearer turns the hat to the left and right, and each angle represents a different character code. Then, the wearer presses the top of the hat, which has 20 mm of travel, to enter the character. The keyboard connects with a device via Bluetooth and runs on a 3.7 V, 120 mAh battery. Google Japan even ensured it charges over everyone's favorite connector, USB-C.
It’s TBD how and when a reformulation will happen, but it’s now in the works.
Enlarge / The flu virus, showing the H and N proteins on its surface. (credit: CDC)
Vaccine advisors for the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously (12 to 0) Thursday to remove, "as soon as possible," a component of annual flu shots that targets a strain of the virus that appears to have gone extinct amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The vote follows a similar recommendation from the World Health Organization last week, which stated that "every effort should be made to exclude this component as soon as possible."
Exactly how soon that removal could happen is unclear, though, and some advisors on the FDA's panel expressed frustration that plans for the removal appear to have been slow-walked in the last couple of years, as it only became more apparent that the strain may be gone for good.
It’s TBD how and when a reformulation will happen, but it’s now in the works.
Enlarge / The flu virus, showing the H and N proteins on its surface. (credit: CDC)
Vaccine advisors for the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously (12 to 0) Thursday to remove, "as soon as possible," a component of annual flu shots that targets a strain of the virus that appears to have gone extinct amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The vote follows a similar recommendation from the World Health Organization last week, which stated that "every effort should be made to exclude this component as soon as possible."
Exactly how soon that removal could happen is unclear, though, and some advisors on the FDA's panel expressed frustration that plans for the removal appear to have been slow-walked in the last couple of years, as it only became more apparent that the strain may be gone for good.
Der Baubeginn der Mond-Trainingshalle Luna hat in Köln begonnen. Der Esa-Astronaut Matthias Maurer erklärt, warum diese Halle wichtig ist und weltweit die beste seiner Art sein wird. (
Elon Musk weigert sich, vor der US-Börsenaufsicht SEC auszusagen. Nun geht es in der Frage vor Gericht. (
Im Odenwald ist ein Pilotprojekt für Lebensmittellieferungen per Drohne gestartet. (
Microsoft hat eine neue Version der Teams-Anwendung für PC und Mac vorgestellt, die deutliche Leistungsverbesserungen bieten soll. (
