No batteries, no infrared — just the original “clicker” TV remote’s ultrasonic pings translated into digital commands by an Arduino computer, which then speaks in a robotic voice to get Alexa to do your bidding.
Here’s our Button of the Month about the 1956 gadget — and its service manual.
Also: Liam Neeson used it to blow something up.
Spotify has partnered with late-night hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver to launch Strike Force Five. The proceeds will go to benefit the staff of their shows, who have also been out of work due to the ongoing Hollywood strike.
After disappearing from Apple Podcasts on Wednesday, all episodes of The Glenn Beck Program are back online, the host confirmed. The company has not responded to a request for comment from The Verge.
This likely signals the end of the conservative outcry over the podcast’s removal, which lasted roughly six hours.
Conservative host Glenn Beck accused Apple of removing all episodes of The Glenn Beck Program today — without any apparent reason. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) went even further, accusing Apple of “election interference.”
A new feature lets users import full shows via their RSS feed and link them to shorter clips — potentially a big new way to boost discovery.
TikTok’s global product communications manager Zachary Kizer confirmed that the company is testing the podcast feature with some US users, but declined to share further details.
We recently re-introduced you to a TV remote for the ages, the Zenith Space Command, which uses tiny hammers and tuning forks instead of electricity! That means no batteries :-)
Here’s a closer look... and we even pulled out our screwdriver to give you a peek inside.
Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor has amped up its censorship push since the country invaded Ukraine last year, and it asked Apple earlier this year to remove the news podcast from Meduza, a Latvian-based independent outlet that publishes news about Russia.
Now Meduza says it received the following notice from Apple, with no mention of what the issue is that apparently needs to be resolved.
We found an issue with your show, Что случилось [What Happened], which must be resolved before it’s available on Apple Podcasts. Your show has been removed from Apple Podcasts.
The podcast is still available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and YouTube, as well as within Meduza’s app on iOS or Android.
