gesture recognition
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Honda Put A Face On An Autonomous Metal Mule And Made A Friend
Honda likes to tinker. Remember Asimo, the robot that served no obvious purpose except to shake the hands of dignitaries? Asimo’s life was a lie, but damn if it wasn’t an adorable one. You have to remember, this was like 15 years ago, so the existential dread of technological overreach hadn’t really taken root yet,…
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A Small Piece of Paper Might Be All You Need to Fix Joy-Con Drift on the Nintendo Switch
If you’re one of the thousands of gamers plagued by Joy-Con drift — an issue where the analogue sticks on the Nintendo Switch’s controllers register movements even when they’re not being touched — and are frustrated that Nintendo still hasn’t come up with a permanent solution, the fix could be as simple as a tiny…
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Playing the World’s Largest 1.8-Metre Long, 30KG Nintendo Switch Looks an Excellent Workout
For many of us, the last year was definitive proof that sitting on a couch with a portable console in hand is a terrible way to stay in shape. But what if that console was a supersized version of the Nintendo Switch measuring 1.8 metres and weighing 30 kg? Just trying to reach the buttons…
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Silicon Shortage Reportedly Hits Android Phones as Qualcomm Suffers Supply Issues
Earlier this year, multiple sectors called out for help as chip shortages wreaked havoc across the auto industry, the gaming market, and more, and now it seems those issues are starting to affect Android phones too as the supply for Qualcomm chips begins to dwindle.