Новости за 29.03.2021

Hackers have posted a brand new trove of reverse-engineered data on Github.

Eric Andre is an undisputed master of pranking. Listen to him and Lil Rel Howery explain how they pulled off an entire narrative prank film. Read more...

Meet Stretch, Boston Dynamics' robot for moving boxes in warehouses, which was designed for maximum efficiency.  Read more...

Cargo may be delayed in getting to warehouses due to the gigantic ship that was stuck in a canal, but once it gets there, a new Boston Dynamics robot is ready to handle all the boxes.

Cryoegg, a subglacial probe, could help answer questions about where water travels under glaciers.  Read more...

PlayStations of a certain age will soon be considerably less functional.

When I opened the box for the PetSafe 5 Meal Pet Feeder I immediately thought "this is for elderly people."  

The battle of the titans approaches, with Godzilla vs. Kong coming to HBO Max and select theaters on March 31. To celebrate, the Mondo crew has some appropriately stylish, limited edition swag for fans to chase.

SAVE $230.99: Usually $399.99, the Ecovacs Deebot 711 is on sale at Walmart for just $169 as of March 29 — an impressive 58% savings.

There is a reason, in Godzilla vs. Kong, why Godzilla and Kong must do battle, and it is explained at great length by many different characters at many different points in the movie. For the life of me, though, I can't be bothered to remember. 

Remember ultra-compact, point and shoot cameras? The elegant, slim devices with oversized lenses aren't very popular right now, but they were all the rage a decade and a half ago, before they got largely replaced by smartphones. 

Here are the top deals on Echo Show devices as of March 29:

• OUR TOP PICK: Echo Show 8 — Save $55

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Our homes are everything these days: They're our offices, our movie theatres, our bars, and so much more. Since we're all spending so much time in the house, why not make them a little smarter? With a smart home hub like an Amazon Echo Show... Читать дальше...

Save $100: The portable Anker Nebula Solar projector is on sale for $499.99, down from $599.99.

March Mindfulness is a Mashable series that explores the intersection of meditation practice and technology. Because even in the time of coronavirus, March doesn't have to be madness.

TL;DR: Catch some Zs wherever you are with the napEazy ergonomic split pillow, on sale for $79.99 — an 11% discount — as of March 29.

Knowledge is power, but it comes at a cost — and that cost is your time. Fortunately, all sorts of apps on the market can help you make the most of that time while you dedicate yourself to continuous learning.

TL;DR: Need new headphones? Score the Raycon E50 Wireless Earbuds for only $64.99 as of March 29 — a 45% discount.

TL;DR: Get the resources you need to launch your business with Startups.com. As of March 29, get an unlimited lifetime subscription for only $34.99 with code DOWNLOADIT, giving you a total savings of 90%. 

Ever Given, the container cargo ship stuck in the Suez canal and costing the world's economy tens of billions of dollars, has made it into every corner of the internet, every meme, and every joke imaginable (there's even a web app now where you can add it to random places around the world). The natural next step is for it to start appearing in video games — and it looks like it's already made it into Microsoft's Flight Simulator. 

Godzilla vs. Kong, a film in which a giant reptile throws down with a giant primate, seems to have done pretty well at the international box office. While the U.S. won't get its fill of gargantuan animal fights until the end of the month, the monster movie has already raked in $121.8 million from 38 markets across the globe. 

TL;DR: The Make a Portals Clone in Unity 3D and Blender Course is on sale for £18.23 as of March 29, saving you 87% on list price.

The 400m-long container ship Ever Given has been firmly stuck in the Suez Canal for days now, holding up traffic and slowing global trade. It's a terrible situation economically, but a hilarious one in pretty much every other respect, with the stranded ship providing ample fodder for memes and jokes. Now a new web app is letting users visualize what the Ever Given might look like wedged into other places as well.

Brendan Fraser is a national treasure.

This is an opinion held by most people with good test, but it's still a nice thing to remember and actively think about every once in a while — as Twitter did on Sunday. For no other apparent reason than "he's awesome," the star of The Mummy picked up a cascade of loving mentions throughout the day as the weekend hours waned.

In the midst of this lovefest there were scores of people digging up long-since-forgotten Fraser favorites. Yeah, a lot... Читать дальше...