Vehicles need fewer screens and more buttons, says EU automotive body

Car makers in Europe are being encouraged to stop using touchscreens for basic functions like turn signals and wipers in an attempt to promote safer driving. As reported by the Times, the European New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) — an independent and well-regarded safety body for the automotive industry  — is set to introduce new … Read more

Ronja the Robber’s Daughter’s remake soon to hit the screens

A month before hitting the scre­ens, the live-action adaptation of Ronja the­ Robber’s Daughter, a famed Japane­se anime, reveals its first sne­ak peek Ronja the Robber’s Daughter’s remake soon to hit the screens Ronja the Robbe­r’s Daughter, a film from Japan’s renowne­d Ghibli,  is set to release soon. The streaming giant Netflix announced last year … Read more

This Chatbot Screens Your Dating App Matches for You

More than a decade of dating apps has shown the process can be excruciating. A new app is trying to make dating less exhausting by using artificial intelligence to help people skip the earliest, often cringey stages of chatting with a new match. On Volar, people create dating profiles by messaging with a chatbot instead … Read more

Lebanon airport screens display anti-Hezbollah message after being hacked

BEIRUT — The information display screens at Beirut’s international airport were hacked by domestic anti-Hezbollah groups Sunday, as clashes between the Lebanese militant group and the Israeli military continue to intensify along the border. Departure and arrival information was replaced by a message accusing the Hezbollah group of putting Lebanon at risk of an all-out … Read more

LG’s new ultra-lightweight Gram laptops include some OLED screens and AI Boost

For 2024, there’s the Gram Pro 16 and 17, and the LG Gram Pro 2-in-1 (more on what those two things are later). The Gram Pro 16 is available in either the standard Wide Quad or with an OLED display, as well as the 2-in-1. The 2-in-1 doubles as a laptop and a tablet, featuring … Read more

A Handheld History Celebrates the Time We Spent With Screens

Lost in Cult and Retro Dodo have collaborated to assemble dozens of essays on the art of the handheld device. From the hardware to the games themselves, A Handheld History: A Celebration of Portable Gaming is a gorgeous introspection into the decades of gaming that many of us remember from long rides on trains, planes, … Read more

Google received’t restore cracked Pixel Watch screens

In the event you crack the display on the Pixel Watch, getting it formally repaired by Google isn’t within the playing cards. A number of Pixel Watch homeowners have vented their frustrations concerning the incapability to switch cracked screens, each on Reddit and in Google assist boards. The Verge has additionally reviewed an official Google … Read more

The iPad Professional may get larger screens and OLED subsequent 12 months, but it surely ought to do extra

Because the third tier of Apple’s related private computing gadgets, the iPad sits in an ungainly place in 2023. It’s a supremely succesful product, there’s little doubt about that. It’s highly effective and responsive; many of the fashions have lovely screens; and its interface is pleasant. Nevertheless it’s additionally incomplete and insistent on doing issues … Read more