There have been a few attempts to create autonomous house robots which can carry out everyday chores likefolding our clothes. A new robot created by Japanese company Mira Robotics puts a slightly different spin on things, however. They have developed a robot called Ugo, designed to help carry out a variety of household chores. The catch? That it’s remotely controlled by a teleoperator. In other words, it’s a bit like hiring a housekeeper with the difference that they never physically visit your home, but rather remote control a robot for a few hours each week....

WhenApple announced iOS 14, it made a big deal out of its new widgets, which could be placed on the iPhone’s home screensfor a new look. At the same time, apps to make custom widgets arrived, and it was also discovered the artwork used for app icons could be changed in iOS 14. With clever use of wallpaper, icons, and widgets, the home screen could be customized like never before....

Two PANOSETI telescopes installed in the recently renovated Astrograph Dome at Lick Observatory. PANOSETI will utilize a configuration of many SETI telescopes to allow simultaneous monitoring of the entire observable sky.Laurie Hatch Astronomers have a new tool in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) with the installation of two new dedicated SETI telescopes. The pair of telescopes, located in the Lick Observatory near San Jose, California, are the first of hundreds of telescopes planned as part of the PANOSETI, or Pulsed All-sky Near-infrared Optical SETI, project....

V-Moda announced last year that its M-200 studio headphoneswere completely redesigned with impressive specs. Part of the M-200’s appeal is the customizable shields that mount on the outside of each can. When originally announced, you could order from a few customizable options. Now,V-Moda has announcedthat options have expanded. Meet the M-200 Custom Shield Kit. The V-Moda Shield Kit works specifically with the M-200 headphones, and allows users to customize the look of their cans from home....

Did you know that Walmart recently launched a high-end bicycle manufacturer, called Viathon? We’d forgive you if you didn’t (we were surprised to find out the company did, too). But don’t think low-end here: these bikes have the functionality ofhigh-end mountain bikesat extremely competitive prices. The Viathon R.1, G.1, and M.1 bikes can compete with the Cannondal bikes. Viathon sells three different bikes, each aimed at a specific use case. Its R....

SpaceX could send its next-generation Super Heavy rocket on its first test flight as early as next month. As part of the preparations for the most powerful rocket ever built, the company has this week been performing ground-based test fires of the booster at its facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The Super Heavy’s first-ever test fire took place on Tuesday, though it only lasted a few seconds. A second one took place on Thursday and went on for around 20 seconds, kicking up a mass of dust in the process....

Summary Walt had an eventful journey onLost, even if much of it wasn’t shown onscreen. Played by Malcolm David Kelley, Walt Lloyd was the subject of one ofLost’sbiggest mysteriesat the onset of the story. However, Walt ceased being a main character years before the saga reached its conclusion intheLostseries finale. ThroughoutLostseason 1, there was a sense that Walt was vital to understanding what was going on with the island. This is something that John Locke seemed to recognize, as he noticed before anyone else on the island that Walt was different in some way....

What is the Red Larva “oi oi oi” meme on TikTok? A South Korean TV character named Red Larva has gone viral on TikTok as a new meme, which mixes the character with a Japanese song to create videos and memes. At the time of writing, the hashtag “oioioi” has over 578K posts, while the hashtag “larva” has over 90,000 posts on TikTok, with most videos that use both having something to do with the Red Larva character....

Although AMD makes some of thebest graphics cards, they’ve been much less competent than Nvidia GPUs for streaming. Nvidia GPUs have almost always offered better encoding performance and extra features absent on AMD cards. It’s one of the reasons whyI’ve decided to switch to Nvidia graphicsdespite being a longtime fan of AMD; I just don’t want to give up a good streaming experience. But all that might be different now thanks to two key updates to AMD software: a brand new encoder andAMD Noise Suppression, which are competitors to Nvidia NVENC and RTX Voice....

Woman shocks TikTok by trekking through gator-infested water to toss out her trash A woman is going viral on TikTok for sharing how she gets rid of her trash while living in the middle of a gator-filled swamp, causing many shocked viewers to say their garbage would simply pile up if they lived the same way. TikToker Kayak Katie has gone viral plenty of times thanks to her experience living in the swamps of Pierce County in southeast Georgia....

WoW: The War Within – How to get the Coldflame Tempest 20th Anniversary mount World of Warcraft‘s 20th Anniversary celebrations have finally hit live servers, and there is a ton of content for players to jump into. One of the more prized rewards is the new Coldflame Tempest mount, so here’s everything you need to know to get it. The Coldflame Tempest mount is one of the flagship rewards from the festivities and getting it is not simply a case of buying it from the new vendor inThe War Within....

Summary AsDeadpool & Wolverineis getting closer to its release,Loganactor Dafne Keen chimes in on whether X-23 will be part of the upcomingMarvel Cinematic Universeinstallment. With 2024 only having one MCU movie coming out, it will still be a major deal for The Multiverse Saga. The Phase 5 movie is already lining up numerous cameos by past X-Men characters, but there have been speculations about whether Dafne Keen is part oftheDeadpool & Wolverinecastas X-23 after making her Marvel debut in 2017’sLogan....

The PlayStation Classic released this week, andsome players aren’t happywith its limited emulation settings. A number of the games included are the PAL versions rather than the NTSC versions, resulting in slower gameplay, and features like scanlines — present on the SNES Classic — are nowhere to be found. However, a clever user discovered a trick that can make your experience much better. YouTube userRetro Gaming Artsand his friend Matt were messing around with the PlayStation Classic, and Matt discovered that if you plug a USB keyboard into the console, start one of its games, and hit the “Escape” key, you’re given access to the emulator’s settings....