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  • Android Auto Preview: It’s Not Perfect, But You Want It

    Android Auto Preview: It’s Not Perfect, But You Want It

    I was really excited when Google announced Android Auto last year. I spend a lot of time driving, and it sounded way safer and more convenient than sticking my phone to the dash. Eleven months later, I finally got to take it for a spin. The TL;DR version? I want it in my car, like,…


  • How Many Gigabytes Does It Take To Make A Human?

    How Many Gigabytes Does It Take To Make A Human?

    How much information is stored inside a human? Not as much as you think. All you need is a mere 1.5 gigabytes to fit your entire genetic code. Veritasium did the maths in his latest brain tapping video and cooked up that number using bits to understand the molecules that make up a person’s genetic…


  • Samsung’s Smart TVs Get A Pretty Sweet App (Finally)

    Samsung’s Smart TVs Get A Pretty Sweet App (Finally)

    For all the promises that “Smart TVs” make, they aren’t really all that smart. Generally, they’re just TVs with glorified streaming boxes built into them, plus a few unwieldy bells and whistles nobody wants or uses. So when a smart TV app comes along that actually looks cool, it’s pretty shocking.