https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚡" title="Hochspannungszeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Hochspannungszeichen"> Little exclusive: The first battery-free gaming device has been developed by a team in the US and the Netherlands. This Game Boy is powered by solar energy and power generated by mashing the buttons. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎮" title="Videospiel" aria-label="Emoji: Videospiel"> https://www.cnet.com/features/the-first-battery-free-game-boy-wants-to-power-a-gaming-revolution/">https://www.cnet.com/features/...

It& #39;s hoped the system, which will be presented at UbiComp 2020, will inspire communities from game developers to consumers to radically rethink how the world approaches sustainability and climate change. Also, it& #39;s just really clever engineering.

And, because I promised black holes, there& #39;s also the incredible confirmation about grav wave event 190521. It& #39;s a stunning and surprising find, the biggest black hole collision we& #39;ve yet detected. https://www.cnet.com/news/biggest-black-hole-collision-ever-detected-creates-a-cosmic-monster/">https://www.cnet.com/news/bigg...

adding a little tip @Techmeme https://www.cnet.com/news/the-first-battery-free-game-boy-wants-to-power-a-gaming-revolution/">https://www.cnet.com/news/the-...

This thread and all the issues raised about the importance of the digital test is great+important. I think the intermittent computing tech described in the GB piece might one day be able to keep it digital, but without a battery? Over to you @ProfJosiah! https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1301707401024827392?s=19">https://twitter.com/Foone/sta...