Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has unveiled the the company has finished the development of its next-generation heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) media for hard drives. The platters use all-new magnetic thin films with a very small crystal grain size in order to maximize their areal density, with the goal of […]
Open-source firmware turns CPAP machines into coronavirus ventilators
Now, instead of building ventilators, a group of open-source developers has a new idea: Create a firmware update, Airbreak, which can transform common Constant Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machines into non-invasive ventilators. Their first effort converts the common, inexpensive Airsense 10 CPAP machine into a ventilator. Read More at ZDNet
Apple Seeds First Beta of watchOS 6.2 to Developers
Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming watchOS 6.2 update to developers, one week after releasing the watchOS 6.1.2 update with bug fixes. Once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Apple Developer Center, the new watchOS beta can be downloaded through the dedicated Apple Watch […]
Car Crash Survivors Pose With Seatbelt Wounds for New Photography Series
The project, brainstormed by New Zealand’s transport agency and Clemenger BBDO Wellington, is an effort to highlight the deaths caused on NZ’s roads due to passengers not wearing seatbelts. Ten young men – all of whom are real crash survivors – accentuate the marks left behind by seatbelts during their accidents. […]