Campaigner & Publishers Battle Over ‘Dead’ Video Games

Digital rights campaigners want legal protection for gamers who want to carry on playing games after the relevant servers have shut down. But software firms have reportedly opposed such a move as promoting hacking. The issue has been raised by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and involves games which rely on access to an online server […]



Auto-Dial Billed As Solution To Burned Sauces

A funded Kickstarter project wants to use a temperature sensor and automated control knob to stop you burning or undercooking the contents of your saucepan. The makers clearly haven’t met my stovetop. While we can’t all afford a sous vide machine, several products on the market already automate cooking to make sure meats cook perfectly. […]