by The Curious Technologist | Nov 26, 2019 | Tech
They hit its steel alloy body with a sledgehammer. They shot it with a 9-millimeter handgun gun. They showed off the toughness of its glass by dropping weights on it from a decent height. And they did it dressed as macho cybergoths. This was the Tesla Cybertruck...
by The Curious Technologist | Nov 29, 2018 | News
The US is attempting to hold the creators of the infamous SamSam ransomware to account. A federal grand jury has revealed indictments against two Iranian men, Mohammad Mansouri and Faramarz Savandi, for allegedly authoring and wielding SamSam to extort money from a...
by The Curious Technologist | Mar 3, 2018 | Gear, Tech
TechRadar has a review of Apple’s foray into the smart speaker / home assistant fray. Lots of mixed feedback on this – win or miss? It seems that it really depends on whether you care about being locked into the Apple ecosystem or not. “With the...
by The Curious Technologist | Sep 28, 2017 | Gear
In addition to the less expensive, shorter Echo, the Echo Plus, and the new Fire TV with HDR, Amazon has introduced the Echo Spot – a new and interesting foray into the smart alarm clock space. Arguably a better implementation of a screen on an Echo than the...
by The Curious Technologist | Jul 21, 2017 | Raspberry Pi, Tech
Gigabyte’s GA-SBCAP3350 is compact, but at 146 x 102mm is quite a bit bigger than the 85 x 56mm Raspberry Pi. That increased size provides quite a lot of flexibility, however. Buyers can customize memory and storage at time of purchase, and can upgrade those...
