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Good hardware features don’t require advanced technology, just clever designers

The Verge

The Processor newsletter is back after a not-so-brief hiatus caused by the absolutely frenetic pace of hardware reviews this fall and a special run of Vergecast podcast episodes about those reviews. For today, I think I’d like to provide the service of just pointing out a few neat little things I’ve seen happen this fall hardware season.

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Astrobotic’s lunar lander falls into South Pacific after missing out on moon landing

GeekWire

After days of troubleshooting, Astrobotic and NASA determined that the best course was to send the 8-foot-wide robotic spacecraft on a looping orbit that went out more than 240,000 miles from Earth — and then came back for a controlled re-entry over a remote area of the South Pacific. All those payloads were lost during re-entry.

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The best early Cyber Monday deals at Amazon

The Verge

Amazon has wide-ranging discounts on products, including its own network of hardware. If you’ve been tracking Amazon’s lead-up to Black Friday like we have, you’ve likely seen the online retail giant rebrand its “Deal of the Day” page to “Epic Daily Deals” and finally full on “Black Friday Deals.” Chris Welch / The Verge.

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What would you do with this cool DIY haptic knob?

The Verge

Of course, it can just act as a spinning dial, but you could also program its motor to provide haptic feedback and resistance, giving you the feeling of reaching an endpoint where the dial can’t turn anymore. Because this illusion is created through software instead of hardware, there’s a lot you can do. Yes, the knob has USB-C.

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An Appllama Week

Crafty CTO

Meta AI Releases Llama 2 Meta’s Llama 2 release is a seminal event, given that (a) Meta’s initial LLaMA 1 release spawned AI March Madness , (b) Llama 2 is substantially more capable than the first LLaMA, and (c) This time Meta is allowing as opposed to blocking commercial use.

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Anker’s first 3D printer might be the one you’ve been waiting for

The Verge

I mean Anker is claiming that you can take the printer’s two halves out of the box, connect them with eight screws, plug in two USB-C cables and a power adapter, and it will automatically print at 250mm/sec because that is its default setting. And Anker is claiming “advanced algorithms that align your printing with your course of action.”.

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How to upgrade your Nintendo Switch storage and migrate your games

The Verge

Of course, any title downloaded from the Nintendo eShop (they’re tied to your account) can be archived and downloaded again directly, if needed. Press the Home button again for the home screen, then navigate to the System Settings page like you did earlier. Don’t worry; we’ll walk you through it all. Your precious files are inside!

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