Today we're kicking off something a little different: A weekly recap of all the most interesting posts you all have submitted and discussed on /r/gadgets. Sure, you could always press the sort by top button, so we'll also be pulling some top comments and posts within our superthreads. If you have suggestions for next week's Weekend Reader, feel free to let us know in the comments.
Top Posts
Edward Snowden designs a device that will warn you if your iPhone's radios are snitching [Wired] [Thread]
Comment via akashb1: It's a phone case. It has connections on it that go into your phone's SIM card slots and contact the motherboard in certain places, to detect if wireless radios such as WiFi and cellular are being used. Then, if airplane mode is on, and your radios are still transmitting, it will alert you. There are plans to even build in a kill switch to cut power to the radios. The idea is that Airplane mode is insecure and can be disabled without your knowledge, and cause your phone to appear to not be transmitting when in fact it can be relaying microphone and location data. This add-on alerts you to the security breach.
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MIT made a movie screen that brings 3D to all seats – without the glasses [TechCrunch] [Thread]
TL;DR they created a small scale version of what could lead to be a theater sized screen that allows you to watch movies in 3D without the glasses. Prototype is in the very early stages.
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Meet Spider, the tiny robot doctor for blimps [Mashable] [Thread]
TL;DR - Spider, which actually looks nothing like a spider, is a tiny bot that scans the blimps material to find tiny pinhole leaks and patches it. There is a spider on the bot purely as branding. This potentially replaces a long, manual process.
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Xiaomi's $750 laptop is like a MacBook Air with gaming hardware inside [Cnet] [Thread]
TL;DR - Wait for the technical reviews before you're sold
Comment via Enjoyinga_meal It's got a GeForce 940MX and 8gig ram. I'm worried about cooling on this thing for $750, I bet you can cook eggs on it.
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FarmBot is a new product that promises to automate your gardening for the low low price of $2,900 while in pre-order [Digital Trends] [Thread]
TL;DR You all thought this was far too expensive for the product yield versus time saved. Also, a lot of rants about GMOs.
Unanswered Questions
Have some advice? Share it! These questions still have not been answered:
I got my first Smartphone ever about a week ago (Galaxy On5), so I know nothing about this stuff. The first game I downloaded was FFT, and it's been running great! But I checked my storage space today and it says I have 2gb still free, but over 9gb of data (on an 8gb phone). If I pull up the FFT app, it says the app is 680mb but the data is 7.4gb! What is this?! I was going to click Clear Data, but it says I'll lose everything if I do that (and I'm assuming that means Saves). Someone please help... [Add suggestions here]
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Help Choosing a New FitBit? I've had a FitBit One for over two years now and I'm looking to upgrade to a wrist-mounted one. I've narrowed my choices to the Flex, the Alta, or the Charge HR. The Charge HR is at the top of my budget. I don't really use the clock or track floors climbed with my One now. I don't know if I would miss that option in the future, though. I don't track HR now either, nor do I think I care. What are your thoughts? Thanks!! [Add suggestions here]
Submitted July 30, 2016 at 09:52PM by thejournalizer http://ift.tt/2aopJit
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