Hardware

FTC finds that smart device makers fail to make clear how long their products will be supported

A new paper from the Federal Trade Commission found that many smart device makers fail to disclose to consumers how long they will provide software updates for their products. The agency looked at 184 different smart devices, ranging from hearing aids to security cameras, and found that nearly 89% of them don’t provide buyers with

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Corning offers bundle of commitments in bid to settle EU antitrust probe

After the European Union opened a competition investigation into Corning earlier this month, citing concerns over alleged exclusive dealing, the Gorilla Glass maker has offered a raft of changes to its contract clauses aimed at settling the probe. The U.S. company is a supplier to major electronics brands including Apple’s iPhone, and the changes could

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Raspberry Pi releases the Pico 2 W, a $7 wireless-enabled microcontroller board

Meet the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W, a tiny board designed around a microcontroller that lets you build hardware projects at scale. Raspberry Pi is once again using the RP2350, its own, well-documented microcontroller. But what is a microcontroller again? As the name suggests, microcontrollers let you control other electronic components or devices. Regular Raspberry

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Former basketball hopeful wants to prevent ACL tears with airbags for knees

You’ve heard of car airbags deploying within milliseconds to protect passengers. How about an airbag for your knee? That’s what former basketball hopeful Kylin Shaw is working on with his startup, Hippos Exoskeleton — a “knee sleeve” that measures stress on the knee joint and inflates around the knee to protect it from major injuries

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