Alongside making steel, brass, and wooden sculptures, Richardt has created minimalist designs for more than a decade for Danish design studio Frama: A day bed, a lounge chair, candle holders, a shelving system, a “very minimalist” lamp for the restaurant Noma. Sophie Charara Frama passed on Tool One, though, so Richardt kept it at home…
If a thief ever steals an iPhone out of your bag or even snatches it from your grasp, panic sets in immediately. You also may have a lot more to worry about beyond just the cost of replacing the phone. What if they saw me enter the passcode and now have easy access to all…
How your neuropathy is treated usually depends on the cause, Feldman says. If it’s type 2 diabetes, exercise and weight loss, if needed, can improve symptoms, according to a 2022 review in the journal Lancet Neurology. Neuropathy due to an autoimmune disorder, hypothyroidism, or a vitamin B12 deficiency often eases once the underlying condition is…
Although fans of A Song of Ice and Fire might still be hankering for the long-delayed next book in the series, bestselling sci-fi/fantasy author George R.R. Martin has instead added a different item to his long list of publications: a peer-reviewed physics paper just published in the American Journal of Physics that he coauthored. The…
After Google’s beta test in Brazil, the initial suite of theft protection features for Android smartphones is now widely available—but you have to opt in. Why isn’t the company automatically adding the protections to every compatible device? Insight from the Brazil beta test helped developers at the company make this decision. “We learned that users…
Smartphones and computers often have helpful built-in accessibility settings, which can read aloud text on the screen, make default text sizes larger, and increase screen contrast. You can also take a photo with your phone of something you want to see, then boost the brightness, contrast, or zoom. Televisions, too, may have accessibility features you can adjust…
To determine which brands make the best ranges, CR created a statistical model that incorporates the Overall Scores for every gas, electric smoothtop, electric coil, and induction range in our ratings. Our calculations reflect lab performance, available features, predicted reliability, and owner satisfaction scores. We also looked at prices: Brands get credit for delivering high…
No, there are instances where they might help. But right now the pickings are mighty slim, especially for the average PC user. The latest version of Microsoft Paint has an AI PC feature called “generative fill” that allows you to add a new element to a photo by simply typing a description into a box….
Now, after Trump’s comment and actions on the first day of his presidency, the group’s crisis helpline is once again receiving a torrent of calls. Sixty-two percent of incoming calls this week, the group tells WIRED, are from trans and gender nonconforming adolescents between the ages of 14 and 17. The callers are expressing varying…
All the tech we rely on, from cars to smartphones, was engineered using physics. You don’t need to know the science to use these things. But a well-rounded human should understand at least some of the key concepts—along with some music, art, history, and economics. Robert Heinlein said it all in Time Enough for Love:…