Sunday
Jan022022

Bauhutte MSG-01H-BK is a hand massager for gamers

Source: Bauhutte

While its name is a bit clunky, this hand massager from Japanese company Bauhutte hopes to soothe the tired digits of gamers. The MSG-01H-BK hand massager comes with a 15-layer airbag for each finger and a shiatsu plate for the palm. It offers two massaging modes: a shiatsu mode for the entire hand and one that focuses on stretching the fingers. 

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Sunday
Jan022022

Hyundai repurposed parts of IONIQ 5 EV into an air purifier

Hyundai has given a new purpose for one of the IONIQ 5's test vehicles, turning it into an air purifier. The electric vehicle "went through numerous tests to ensure our safety." Hyundai used it for tests of technologies like Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System, pass-by noise regulation, and wind tunnel noise.

In the video you see above, the vehicle is stripped to its bones to turn it into an air purifier. They used parts like the cooling fan, door panels, infotainment system, LED tail lamp, and filter unit. They placed the 20-inch alloy wheel on top, so you can tell the purifier itself is a pretty large one. And of course, there's some Hyundai branding thrown in there, too. Many car parts are already recyclable, but this just shows what else can be done to unusable vehicles.

Source: Engadget

Saturday
Jan012022

BlackBerry devices will stop working on Jan. 4

Photo by Randy Lu on Unsplash

For the very, very small subset of users that possibly still have BlackBerry devices, we're here to remind you that your devices will stop working on January 4. We reported about this earlier, but here's just a final reminder. Classic devices running BlackBerry OS 7.1 or earlier and OS 10 will lose critical services, including calls, texts, data, and even emergency access. The PlayBook tablet will also lose access to essential services. There won't be access to Wi-Fi and apps like BlackBerry World and Desktop manager either. 

It has been widely known that BlackBerry wasn't able to respond to the threat of the iPhone early on, and its attempts at adopting Android didn't work out. What remains is its QNX operating system that powers infotainment systems from carmakers like Toyota, Honda, and Audi.

Source: Engadget

Saturday
Jan012022

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 12/26 – 1/1