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Coming in Dec 2021, the Steam Deck. You can use it as a handheld or plug in any standard external display, keyboard, mouse – and use it almost as a full desktop.

Hardware:

• Custom AMD based APU
  • CPU: Zen 2 4c/8t, 2.4-3.5GHz (up to 448 GFlops FP32)
  • GPU: 8 RDNA 2 CUs, 1.0-1.6GHz (up to 1.6 TFlops FP32)
  • APU power: 4-15W
• Display:
  • 7″ 1280×800 (16:10 aspect ratio) 60Hz 400 nits Touchscreen IPS
• 16 GB LPDDR5 on-board RAM (5500 MT/s dual-channel)
• Storage (varies by model purchased):
  • 64 GB eMMC (PCIe Gen 2 x1) – $399
  • 256 GB NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen 3 x4) – $529
  • 512 GB high-speed NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen 3 x4) – $649
  • All models use socketed 2230 m.2 modules (not intended for end-user replacement)
  • All models include high-speed microSD card slot
• Interface controls
  • Gamepad Controls:
    • A B X Y buttons
    • D-pad
    • L & R analog triggers
    • L & R bumpers
    • View & Menu buttons
    • 4x assignable grip buttons
  • Thumbsticks: 2x full-size analog sticks with capacitive touch
  • HD Haptics
  • Trackpads:
    • 2x 32.5mm square trackpads with haptic feedback
    • 55% better latency compared to Steam Controller
    • Pressure-sensitivity for configurable click strength
  • Gyro: 6-Axis IMU
• Dual-band Wi-Fi radio, 2.4GHz and 5GHz, 2×2 MIMO, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac + Bluetooth 5.0
• Ports/expansion:
  • UHS-I supports SD, SDXC and SDHC
  • USB-C with DisplayPort 1.4 Alt-mode support; up to 8K @60Hz or 4K @120Hz, USB 3.2 Gen 2
• 40Whr battery + 45W USB Type-C PD3.0 power supply
• Weight: Approx. 669 grams

Software

• Steam OS – customized for platform, but you can even load other game stores or even wipe the device and install another OS like Windows.
• Cloudsaves work – so you can play on pc, save, load on the Steam Deck and pick right up where you left off.
• Suspend and resume a game – but only 1 at a time

Bulky pasta types (such as farfalle and fusilli) require more packaging which means they are trickier to transport and lead to more waste (and boxes that seem to be half full of air). Scientists tackled the problem by designing flat pastas that can transform into 3D shapes when cooked. They do this by simply scoring the flat dough with specific grooved patterns, whose depth and spacing determine how the pasta will form when boiled. They can not only create classic pasta shapes (even spirals/etc), but new shapes as well.

They fed their data into computer models, which they hope will allow them to automate the technique and make it easier for food manufacturers to produce and deliver a loaded menu of morphing pastas.

Ocado’s grocery warehouses in the UK don’t have people in them filling your orders. They consist of thousands of mechanical boxes that move all over the hive – a grid in which each box contains a specific product – and pick up your items and then deliver them to the shipping services at the edges. A grocery order can be filled in 5 hours.

They even have special robots for packing special situations since you don’t want to put a heavy item like a gallon of milk into the same bag as all your soft chips.

Honestly, this is almost certainly what we’ll be doing very soon; and in 10 years we won’t be making trips to the grocery store. Since COVID, many of us are already using automated checkout. in-store shoppers, and web order with pick up.

One of the use cases we talked about with autonomous cars was that they could drive themselves to the store, be loaded up, and then drive back to your place.

Read more about Ocado’s technology here: https://www.ocadogroup.com/technology/technology-pioneers