Tag: effect
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Camera Flashes Cause Raspberry Pi 2 Glitch
As far as glitches go, this latest glitch discovered for the Raspberry Pi 2 microcomputer is one of the strangest we’ve seen yet, but there is a very interesting explanation behind the problem. Apparently when a xenon camera flash is set off near the Raspberry Pi 2 the computer shuts down without warning. What causes…
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UK Scientists Charge Phone Using Sound
Researchers working at the Queen Mary University of London have devised a unique and ingenious method of charging a smartphone, anytime and anywhere, using only the sounds we hear around us every day. The smartphone they have built uses a scientific principle known as the piezoelectric effect, and takes the sound in the atmosphere around…
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EA E3 2014 Press Conference – Highlights
E3 is on a roll today, with blockbusting titles around every corner. Although we’re not there today, we have been watching every live stream we can, and are now pleased to bring you our highlights from the EA press conference. We’ve already posted our impressions from the Microsoft conference, and tune in later after midnight…