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Razer made a Visa card for gamers so naturally it has an LED

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Razer is piloting a new prepaid card program in partnership with Visa, and if you were wondering how the gaming peripheral maker would put its stamp on something so comparatively mundane to its usual offerings, the answer is LED lighting. Did you expect anything different?

Taking a cue from Apple, the Razer Card combines the option of making digital payments with a virtual card and payment app (Razer Pay), with a physical numberless card you can carry in your wallet or purse. If going the latter route, you can choose between the Standard card or, if you want Razer’s logo to glow green when making a payment (and who doesn’t?), the Premium card.

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Tiny Machine Learning: The Next AI Revolution

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Miniaturization of electronics started by NASA’s push became an entire consumer products industry. Now we’re carrying the complete works of Beethoven on a lapel pin listening to it in headphones. — Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and science commentator

[…] the pervasiveness of ultra-low-power embedded devices, coupled with the introduction of embedded machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow Lite for Microcontrollers will enable the mass proliferation of AI-powered IoT devices. — Vijay Janapa Reddi, Associate Professor at Harvard University

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Boca Can Teach Anyone About Robotics

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This simple, 3D-printed quadruped robot is designed to explore control theory and machine learning.

Anyone can learn about robotics, but what if there was an inexpensive, hands-on approach? That’s where Boca comes into play. Nguyễn Phương Duy designed his open source, 3D-printed platform for makers and researchers interested in exploring control theory, machine learning, and reinforcement learning.

Boca has eight degrees of freedom with some great moves to help you in your robotics research and study. It can be purchased in two different flavors if you so choose: either fully assembled or with a kit that has the required components to get started with robotics. Duy is also making a 12-degrees of freedom variant, set to be released soon.

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