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Category: Blog

Solid state batteries are now a reality – better in ALL ways than Lithium-Ion

2026-01-062026-01-06 Danie
A sleek, modern device labeled "DONUT Solid State," accompanied by icons representing a car, drone, factory, and charging.

Donut Lab introduced what it claims is the world’s first commercially available all-solid-state battery at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, marking a pivotal moment in the decade-long race to bring the promising technology from laboratory […]

Blogbatteries, environment, EV, technology

Stop Using Your Keyboard and Start Using Handy, a Free Speech-to-Text App

2026-01-032026-01-03 Danie
A software interface labeled "Handy" displays three transcription model options with details on size, accuracy, and speed.

“In recent years AI models like Nvidia’s Parakeet and OpenAI’s Whisper, both open source, have made great strides in turning human voices into text. Both excel at correctly adding things like punctuation and capitalisation, and […]

Blogdictation, opensource, technology

This New Android Smartphone Is For Everyone Who Misses the Blackberry — And Has A Hidden Advantage

2026-01-032026-01-03 Danie
A person holds a smartphone with a physical keyboard, displaying app notifications against a gradient purple background.

Everyone is covering how this device works in tandem with your existing phone, and are not really emphasising that this can also work as a standalone device with its own SIM card. But be that […]

Blogsmartphones, technology, theft

Pebble’s round smartwatch returns in an unexpected reboot

2026-01-032026-01-03 Danie
A close-up of a wrist with a gold watch featuring a digital display, surrounded by gold bracelets, with a pen resting nearby on a dark notebook.

“The original Pebble Time Round’s sizeable bezels are gone and replaced with a sleek-looking, edge-to-edge 1.3-inch colour e-paper display that’s both bigger and higher resolution than the original’s. Battery life has been increased to roughly […]

Blogopensource, smartwatch, technology

13 Open-Source Apps You Can Use from a Web Browser

2026-01-012026-01-01 Danie
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“When we think of open-source apps for design, productivity, or even just for fun, we usually picture desktop software running natively on our computers. The web still feels like it belongs to proprietary giants like […]

Blogopensource, technology

You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram

2026-01-012026-01-01 Danie
A stylized figure with vibrant green and pink hues is set against a textured background, evoking a surreal and digital aesthetic.

“Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is closing out 2025 with a 20-images-deep dive into what a new era of “infinite synthetic content” means as it all becomes harder and harder to distinguish from reality, and the […]

BlogAI, deepfake, ragebaiting, socialnetworks, technology

Alzheimer’s Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say

2025-12-292025-12-29 Danie
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“A team of American scientists claim they have done something miraculous: they “cured” lab mice suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, which has robbed more than seven million Americans, typically 65 years old and up, of their […]

Blogalzheimers, health

LanguageTool ends free use of Browser Extension – Here are some Options

2025-12-262025-12-26 Danie
A graphic announcing LanguageTool's removal of its free-tier browser extension, with bold text asking "What Now?" against a teal background.

LanguageTool is an AI-based grammar checker. They just announced that the browser extension will only be usable to their cloud service with a premium subscription from Jan 2026. My video explains the announcement, and then […]

Bloglanguagetool, opensource, selfhosting, technology

Stop Manually Checking GitHub Releases — These Tools Automatically Install & Update Apps on Linux

2025-12-232025-12-23 Danie
A cheerful cartoon penguin stands next to a cart with boxes and a GitHub checklist, set against a green background.

“Package managers are essential tools on Linux systems. They help you install, update, and remove software packages with simple commands. Most distributions come with their own package managers, like apt, dnf, or pacman. However, many […]

Bloglinux, opensource, technology

Windows fatigue continues to push thousands of gamers to switch to Bazzite Linux distro

2025-12-232025-12-23 Danie
A sleek, purple display with the "bazzite" logo, promoting the next generation of Linux gaming.

“Bazzite, a Linux distro that has a lot in common with Valve’s SteamOS, is designed specifically with gaming in mind, offering a console-like experience that ditches the majority of Windows 11’s most annoying features. In […]

Bloggaming, linux, opensource, technology, windows11

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