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Lenovo's Legion Go S is the first third-party SteamOS gaming handheld
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Lenovo's Legion Go S is the first third-party handheld PC to come with SteamOS out of the box, heralding a new era in PC gaming—the one where Windows might become increasingly optional. The Legion Go S boasts AMD's exclusive Z2 Go processor and Zen 3 architecture, offering ultra-responsive gameplay powered by four CPU cores and eight threads. — Read the rest The post Lenovo's Legion Go S is the first third-party SteamOS gaming handheld appeared first on Boing Boing.
Mecha Comet is a handheld everything machine
The Mecha Comet is a modular handheld computer, which is to say you can connect different controller bits to the bottom for different purposes: "Snap In, Snap Out, Repeat." There's a joypad controls turn it into a Gameboy-style game machine, a hardware keyboard turns it into a Blackberry-like handheld computer, and a GPIO breakout board promises things both exotic and primitive alive. — Read the rest The post Mecha Comet is a handheld everything machine appeared first on Boing Boing.
Punk programmers and queer hackers expose Reagan-era tech corruption in Cory Doctorow's new novel, on Kickstarter now
Cory Doctorow, my friend and longtime Boing Boing colleague, has a new Kickstarter campaign that has already raised over $46,000 for his upcoming novel Picks & Shovels. Set in 1982, this prequel to his Martin Hench series (a forensic accountant in his 60s, known for his expertise in tracing and uncovering hidden financial transactions) follows a young MIT dropout who uncovers religious leaders exploiting their congregations through locked-down PC sales. — Read the rest The post Punk programmers and queer hackers expose Reagan-era tech corruption in Cory Doctorow's new novel, on Kickstarter now appeared first on Boing Boing.
This $30 Apple Watch band has a built-in charger, NBD
TL;DR: The PowerBand has a built-in charger for your Apple Watch, and it's on sale right now for just $29.97 (reg. $49). Picture this: you're running on the treadmill, prepping for the upcoming marathon, or crushing that step count on the stairmaster. — Read the rest The post This $30 Apple Watch band has a built-in charger, NBD appeared first on Boing Boing.
Out-of-control fire burns 1,300 acres in hills of Los Angeles so far — fueled by "life-threatening" winds
An out-of-control fire, fueled by "life-threatening" winds, has burned up nearly 1,300 acres in the hills of Los Angeles so far today, forcing at least 30,000 people to evacuate. And as of this afternoon, it has not been contained. From the Los Angeles Times: Darrin Hurwitz said what appeared to start as a small brush fire turned into a raging inferno within the space of about half an hour. — Read the rest The post Out-of-control fire burns 1,300 acres in hills of Los Angeles so far — fueled by "life-threatening" winds appeared first on Boing Boing.
Rescue your vintage photos and give them a modern makeover
TL;DR: Digitize old film photos and slides with the Kodak Slide N Scan on sale for $164.97 (reg. $224). Got a stack of dusty photo albums or ancient slides that haven't seen the light of day since before Wi-Fi? It's time to dig out those hidden gems and give them a glow-up with the Kodak Slide N Scan for $164.97. — Read the rest The post Rescue your vintage photos and give them a modern makeover appeared first on Boing Boing.
Turtle sex: Dog spooked by strange grunts coming from the doggie door (video)
A French bulldog is spooked when she hears strange grunts sound coming from the other side of her doggie door. But even stranger is what she — and the rest of us — sees when her human opens the plastic flap. — Read the rest The post Turtle sex: Dog spooked by strange grunts coming from the doggie door (video) appeared first on Boing Boing.
Drug fueled plunge into a Bass Pro shop aquarium results in plea deal
Alabaman George Owens took a "lot of drugs" his wife thinks he "found" in his garage. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Until he pleaded guilty and took a deal, George Owens showed a surprisingly awful chain of judgment. — Read the rest The post Drug fueled plunge into a Bass Pro shop aquarium results in plea deal appeared first on Boing Boing.