NRL legend Matty Johns reveals he doesn’t have a computer

NRL legend Matty Johns reveals he doesn’t have a computer and lets his wife run his Instagram because social media is ‘exploding with hate’ which damages the mental health of players By Jesse Hyland For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:46 EDT, 24 July 2021 | Updated: 03:47 EDT, 24 July 2021 Matty Johns is turning … Read more

Brain computer interface turns ‘mental handwriting’ into text

A new brain-computer interface (BCI) can turn ‘mental handwriting’ – the act of imagining yourself writing on a piece of paper – into text on a screen in real time.  The breakthrough system, developed by US researchers, uses a computer to decode attempted handwriting movements from signals in the brain.  The signals are detected by tiny square … Read more

Brain computer interface turns ‘mental handwriting’ into text

A new brain-computer interface (BCI) can turn ‘mental handwriting’ – the act of imagining yourself wiring on a piece of paper – into text on a screen in real time.  The breakthrough system, developed by US researchers, uses a computer to decode attempted handwriting movements from signals in the brain.  The signals are detected by tiny square … Read more

New device lets people with paralysis control a customized computer with their EAR muscles

A miniature device worn in the inner ear could enable people suffering from ALS or other motor neuron diseases (MND) control a computer to communicate with the world. Called the ‘Earswitch,’ its operated by tensing the tensor tympani, a tiny muscle hidden in the ear, to remotely operate a keyboard to conduct tasks on a … Read more

Shortage of computer chips takes toll on manufacturers

Shortage of computer chips takes toll on manufacturers and threatens to stretch into next year By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 5 May 2021 | Updated: 22:19 BST, 5 May 2021 A shortage of computer chips is wreaking havoc in the world of manufacturing – and threatens to stretch into next … Read more

Stealthy cat stretches a paw out from behind computer screen to steal sandwich

Snack attack! Moment stealthy cat stretches a paw out from behind computer screen to steal sandwich off her owner’s plate Koumpara the cat spots the half-eaten sandwich from behind a computer screen Feline extends paw from behind the screen and claws the food into her grasp  Footage filmed by owner Stefanos Softsis at his home … Read more

Youngsters doing the Duke of Edinburgh Award could go on ‘urban expeditions’ and play computer games

Prince Philip was 34 when he first conceived the idea of a scheme to help bridge the gap between formal education and national service. Inspired – or, as Philip put it, ‘pestered’ – by his headmaster at Gordonstoun school, Kurt Hahn, he worked to set up a challenge that allowed young men to make the … Read more

Youngsters doing the Duke of Edinburgh Award could go on ‘urban expeditions’ and play computer games

Prince Philip was 34 when he first conceived the idea of a scheme to help bridge the gap between formal education and national service. Inspired – or, as Philip put it, ‘pestered’ – by his headmaster at Gordonstoun school, Kurt Hahn, he worked to set up a challenge that allowed young men to make the … Read more

How world computer chip crisis has hit supplies of PS5, cars and phones

The supply of PS5 and XBox consoles as well as electric cars, TVs, laptops, printers and 5G phones could be hit for up to 18 months due to a global shortage of microchips after a Taiwan mega-factory was scuppered by Covid-19, Trump’s trade war and even a natural disaster.  Apple, Sony, Samsung, Epson, Microsoft, Ford, Toyota … Read more

Jaguar Land Rover suspends work at UK car factories over world computer chip shortage

Jaguar Land Rover has announced that production at two of its manufacturing plants is to be suspended due to supply chain disruption caused by the pandemic.  Output at the Castle Bromwich and Halewood factories will be temporarily halted from Monday, amid a worldwide shortage of semi-conductors caused by US-China trade tensions and supply disruptions caused by … Read more