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We haven't heard many details about Microsoft's upcoming "Project Helix" gaming hardware since the company announced it in March as a device that will "play your Xbox and PC games." In a new wide-ranging profile of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, though, Fortune alludes to a dual release strategy for upcoming Microsoft gaming hardware, with "a next-generation handheld device" planned by the end of next year and a 2028 holiday season console release that could cost between $1,200 and $1,800.
That future console price range is based on what has "internally been projected" at the company, according to Fortune. But the price for consumers could come down if "Microsoft decides to subsidize the cost," the outlet says, as many console makers have done in the past.
While a $1,200 starting price would be historically high for the game console market, even accounting for inflation, it also reflects a new normal: The slowdown in Moore's Law and AI-driven component shortages mean cutting-edge gaming hardware just isn't as cheap as it used to be. This year, the Steam Machine broke the $1,000 starting price, while the 2-year-old technology in the PlayStation 5 Pro is now going for $900, and the 6-year-old Xbox Series X now starts at $750.
At the 2026 OCP Global Summit, Nvidia opened up its Vera Rubin rack designs, released open-source AI factory software, and announced plans with Cisco for a new pluggable-optics specification. Here's why openness has become a scaling requirement, and what IT pros should do about it.
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Coolest Projects returned for its second year in India on Saturday 19 September, taking place in Telangana’s state capital Hyderabad once more.
This year’s India event brought together 326 young technology creators who showcased 132 projects: India’s young tech creator community is clearly growing stronger. From AI to hardware to the web, young people’s projects took on topics that mattered to them, covering the playful to the practical.
Here are just a few of the creative projects young people shared on the day.
Fruit keys is a project that turns fruit into a musical instrument. The team used a Raspberry Pi computer, a camera, and the software library OpenCV. Bananas work as virtual keys that trigger musical notes. An apple lets players switch between instrument sounds. It’s a fun example of how computer vision can create touch-free, interactive experiences.
Kinetic care is a smart physical therapy system for use at home. A camera tracks the user’s movements, so they can play a therapy-based video game while they exercise. A wearable sensor watches for sudden or unsafe muscle movements. If it spots one, it sends a vibration alert straight away to help prevent injury. The project shows how hardware can make rehabilitation safer and more engaging.
This is a dinosaur-themed game with a motorised conveyor, moving obstacles, and increasing difficulty. Players dodge obstacles using a button while LEDs and sound effects create an arcade experience. High scores unlock rewards!
Bringing Coolest Projects to India for a second year showed us just how much creativity and ambition exists among young people here. Every project represented hours of learning, problem-solving, and imagination, and it’s a privilege to give these creators a platform to be seen and celebrated.
Events like this shine a light on why investing in young people’s digital skills matters so much for India’s future.
What stood out to us most this year was the breadth of ideas on display, and the confidence with which these young tech creators presented their work. It’s a strong signal of where India’s next generation of creative thinkers and problem-solvers is heading.
A huge thank you to our partner Code Club India for their support with this event, to the volunteers and mentors who made the day possible, and to our sponsors Qube Research and Technologies. And most of all we want to thank every young creator who showed up ready to share and connect with their community. We can’t wait to see what you build next.
There are still a few partner-run Coolest Projects events to come this year — find out if there is one near you. Want to be the first to hear about announcements for 2027? Sign up to the Coolest Projects newsletter for dates, deadlines, and updates.
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AMD introduces Helion, an open rack design for agentic AI. Explore CPU and GPU options, planned availability, and what IT teams should assess before deployment.
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Intel’s Xeon rack designs and D-series GPUs target agentic AI. Learn what IT teams should check on memory, power, compatibility and deployment readiness.
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Dangbei nous a envoyé il y a quelques semaines son N3 Max , un vidéoprojecteur LED Full HD affiché 499 euros au catalogue mais qu'on trouve à 399 euros sur Amazon en ce moment , et qui mise sur deux arguments assez rares à ce tarif, un pied rotatif intégré et un vrai Netflix certifié. On l'a promené quelques jours entre le salon, la chambre et la terrasse.
Le boîtier de 3,6 kilos est monté d'origine sur un support qui pivote de -45 à +135 degrés, ce qui veut dire qu'on passe du mur au plafond d'un simple geste, sans trépied ni perceuse. Pour regarder un film allongé, c'est carrément agréable.
À chaque déplacement, la machine refait seule sa mise au point, corrige le trapèze, recadre l'image dans la zone libre et contourne même l'étagère qui dépasse. On pose, on attend, on regarde. Et ça fonctionne plutôt bien, même si on a eu quelques fois besoin d'ajuster un peu la mise au point avec la télécommande.
Côté image, on a du LCD Full HD en 1080p qui décode la 4K, une source LED donnée pour 1000 lumens ISO et une diagonale qui monte jusqu'à 150 pouces, même si la marque recommande elle-même de rester entre 80 et 120 pouces pour garder de la luminosité.
Dans une pièce sombre, justement, le résultat est très net, les couleurs sont agréables et on oublie vite le prix de la machine. Volets ouverts en pleine journée, l'image devient moins contrastée, les 1000 lumens ont leurs limites. Le HDR10 est bien là, mais il n'apporte pas grand-chose avec un contraste pareil. Quoi qu'il en soit, à ce niveau de prix, c'est très bon.
Le vrai truc qui fait la différence à ce prix, c'est le logiciel. Le N3 Max tourne sous VIDAA OS, le système d'exploitation des téléviseurs Hisense, avec Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video et Disney+ en versions officielles, sans la moindre clé HDMI à rajouter derrière. AirPlay est aussi de la partie pour envoyer l'écran de son iPhone. Plex fonctionne aussi parfaitement dessus, pour ceux qui ne jurent que par ça.
La télécommande embarque l'assistant vocal VIDAA Voice, qui lance une appli ou une recherche à la voix, sauf sur Netflix qui ne répond pas aux commandes vocales. Les enfants ont droit de leur côté à Kidoodle TV, avec des milliers de programmes gratuits avec contrôle du temps d'écran et heure du coucher paramétrable.
Sous le capot, une puce MediaTek MT9660 épaulée par 1 Go de mémoire et 8 Go de stockage fait tourner l'interface sans ralentissement, et la connectique aligne un port HDMI 2.0 compatible eARC pour renvoyer le son vers un ampli, deux prises USB, une sortie casque en jack 3,5 mm, du Wi-Fi 5 et du Bluetooth 5.0.
Les deux haut-parleurs de 6 watts compatibles Dolby Audio dépannent très bien pour un dessin animé ou un match de rugby (oui je regarde pas le foot, déso), avec des basses quand même un peu timides. Pour une vraie soirée cinéma, on branche une enceinte Bluetooth et tout va mieux.
Un mode jeu à faible latence permet de brancher une console en 1080p à 60 Hz, de quoi jouer tranquillement.
La télécommande n'est pas rétroéclairée, ce qui est agaçant dans une pièce plongée dans le noir, et c'est un problème récurent avec ce genre de produit hélas. Dommage.
Du coup, pour une chambre, un studio ou une toile tendue dans le jardin, le N3 Max fait très bien le job. Les cinéphiles suréquipés n'y trouveront rien, les autres peuvent y aller les yeux fermés, c'est un super rapport qualité-prix. Disponible par ici sur Amazon .
Google’s Project Suncatcher launches AI chips into orbit to test radiation resistance, cooling, and whether space data centers could become practical.
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Oracle’s proposed investment in 2 gigawatts of renewable energy projects for New Mexico comes as local opposition could delay development of the Project Jupiter data center that Oracle is building for OpenAI.
The two tech companies are developing the $165 billion Project Jupiter data center in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, as part of the broader Stargate AI infrastructure project announced by President Donald Trump in 2025. But Project Jupiter faces local protests and court battles over concerns about its environmental impacts—and the latest Oracle announcement on September 8 seeking proposals for renewable energy projects does not change the fact that the data center will be powered by fuel cells that consume natural gas.
“Like all matching programs, this would be synthetic in the sense that 2 GW of renewables wouldn't directly power the data center,” wrote Michael Thomas, CEO of the Cleanview data platform that tracks renewable energy and data center projects, in a LinkedIn post.
Seven courses from White Belt through Black Belt certification give operations teams 38 hours of training.
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Microsoft’s Project Zenith brings a ready-to-code Windows experience to developer PCs, with local AI support and preconfigured tools.
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Deciding between Asana and Planner? This comparison guide will help you evaluate their features, pricing, and more.
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Eight self-paced courses teach AI prompting, business cases, scheduling, and Lean Six Sigma for project work.
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Six courses teach practical AI workflows for planning, scheduling, risk management, documentation, and team communication.
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Microsoft’s Project Perception brings coordinated AI agents into security operations, raising new questions about permissions, oversight, accuracy, and deployment risk.
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A new Airbus passenger jet completed an ultra-long test flight between Australia and France lasting more than 24 hours—paving the way for the world’s longest nonstop commercial flights starting up next year.
The Airbus A350-1000ULR was developed specifically for Qantas Airways’ planned nonstop flights between Sydney and either New York or London. The Australian airline has ordered a dozen of the new airliners for its Project Sunrise routes that aim to start offering tickets for sale in 2027.
The aircraft had been doing initial test flights near the Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France, with a small team of test pilots and test engineers before conducting its first ultra long-haul test flight last week. After taking off from Toulouse on July 23, it flew for 19 hours and 13 minutes before landing in Melbourne, Australia, on July 24.
Meta is under renewed scrutiny after researchers found thousands of AI "nudify" ads on Facebook and Instagram, raising questions about the company's advertising enforcement.
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Coolest Projects UK returned to Bradford in May, with more than 200 young people showcasing digital projects they had designed and built themselves.
Visitors at the showcase event had the chance to explore an amazing range of projects across categories, from Scratch and Python to AI, hardware, web design, and game development. Every participant had the opportunity to speak with judges and industry professionals, receive personalised feedback, and connect with other young people passionate about technology and creativity.
Throughout the day, participants also got stuck into hands-on digital activities designed to encourage collaboration and creative thinking.
This year’s creators came from a wide range of backgrounds, including Code Clubs, schools, Scout groups, CoderDojos, and independent learning environments. Some had spent months refining their projects, while others had only recently started their coding journey. What connected them all was a shared excitement for creating with technology.
Ahead of the event, local workshops held in Bradford gave young people additional opportunities to explore digital making, develop project ideas, and gain confidence ahead of showcasing their work publicly. These sessions helped many first-time participants take their first steps into coding and creative technology.
A key part of this year’s event was the involvement of 57 Scouts from across the region. Young people from six Yorkshire-based Scout groups attended digital making workshops. During the sessions, they learned how to create their own selfie filters using Scratch’s AI-facial recognition tools, earning their DM1 Digital Maker badges. After developing their own ideas and projects during the workshops, they exhibited a selection of them in the Coolest Projects showcase alongside the wider community of young creators.
For many of the Scouts attending, this was their first experience of presenting a technology project to the public. It gave them a fantastic opportunity to build confidence, talk about their ideas, and see how digital making turns imagination into reality.
Throughout the event, Greg Foot, BBC science presenter, brought energy and enthusiasm to the stage, interviewing creators, celebrating achievements, and highlighting the stories behind the projects on display. The day concluded with a celebration ceremony where every participant received recognition for their work, with creators of the judges’ favourite projects also receiving additional awards.
The showcase featured an inspiring range of ideas and inventions created by young people from across the UK. Here are just a few of the projects presented during the event:
This project is a robotic reminder system that recognises people’s faces and plays a personalised reminder message. Using sensors, lights, sounds, and moving parts, the robot reacts when someone comes close and activates a camera for face recognition. Seth built the robot using boxes and tubes, while also using AI face recognition and recorded audio messages to create an interactive experience. Seth shared some of the challenges he faced with the facial recognition system.
“Our facial recognition system kept getting confused, so we took more photos to help it recognise better. We used different backgrounds, clothes and lighting to help it recognise our faces better, but we also took new photos when we got to Coolest Projects, so it would work better in front of the judges.”
Seth wasn’t just excited to share his project with his fellow creators, but with host Greg Foot too, bringing a little surprise along for Greg on the day.
“I have always wanted to go to an event which has lots of people and showcases everyone’s work, and wanted to meet Greg Foot too. I built a giant Scratch block made from Duplo and Lego to give to Greg Foot. I didn’t have all the right sizes so I made a custom part with modelling clay and I reinforced it using sticky back plastic, then I asked my mum to write on it so that it looked like it coded Greg to smile.”
Immune System Defence is a Roblox game where players protect the human heart from waves of incoming viruses. Using white blood cells, vitamin boosts and other defensive towers, players must stop the spread of infection while learning about how the immune system works. The game is designed to be both fun and educational, combining strategy and science in an exciting gameplay experience.
“I got the idea for the project from my Science lessons at school — specifically the ones where we’d learned the parts of blood and the functions of the heart as a related topic on how white blood cells and the immune system protects the body. One of my favourite parts was seeing people scan my QR code and actually play my game live during the showcase.”
Gabriel created a Scratch game that teaches players how rare the fossilisation process is. Players choose between an ammonite, belemnite, or trilobite and then spin three roulette wheels representing different stages of fossilisation. Gabriel was inspired by a board game he saw at the Fossil Festival in Lyme Regis and adapted the idea into his own interactive game with new features such as the roulette wheels.
“The roulette wheel was the hardest to code because I had to make it spin faster at the beginning and then slow down. I found the event [Coolest Projects] very exciting because at one point I had a queue of people wanting to try out my game!”
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Each year, Coolest Projects highlights the creativity, curiosity, and technical skills young people bring to digital making. From games and AI experiments to interactive hardware builds, the event continues to inspire more young people to see themselves as creators of technology, not just consumers of it.
While the UK event has now wrapped up for 2026, Coolest Projects showcases continue around the world throughout the year.
Coolest Projects is part of our wider work to help every young person gain access to computing and digital creativity opportunities. At thousands of free Code Clubs running across the UK, Ireland, and around the world, young people can continue building projects, learning new skills, and creating alongside others in supportive community spaces.
To find a local club or learn how to volunteer, visit the Code Club website.
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Microsoft is reportedly developing Project Perception, a lower-cost AI security tool that would use multiple models to identify enterprise vulnerabilities.
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Apple’s failed car project reportedly shaped its Neural Engine, future M7 chips, and plans for more powerful AI server infrastructure.
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Meta’s Cheyenne AI data center project was linked to the presence of rare bacteria in reclaimed irrigation water, adding scrutiny to local data center wastewater rules.
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Honnêtement, avec la puissance actuelle de nos LLM, finalement, est-ce qu'on a encore besoin d'avoir des applications ?
Un outil type Claude Code ou Microsoft Copilot, à côté, un gros tas de données diverses et variées, quelques accès à des services et basta ! C'est peut-être ce vers quoi on se dirige, à notre grand détriment...
La preuve avec cette vidéo qui traîne sur le Discord de BetaWiki, tournée en 2024 et dont Microsoft ne dit mot. Des sources internes ont authentifié le clip pour le compte de Windows Central , le site qui a sorti l'affaire en premier. Dedans, un prototype d'OS baptisé Project Aion, où Copilot remplace le menu Démarrer, la barre des tâches et tout le shell classique. Il n'y a plus d'applications à lancer comme d'habitude mais une simple boîte de dialogue pour piloter votre machine, et c'est à peu près tout.
Le codebase porte le joli nom de Win3, Edge sert de shell, Chromium fait tourner le moteur de rendu et pour ouvrir un programme Win32 comme Word, Aion ne lance rien en local. Il vous renvoie en réalité vers une instance Windows Cloud PC semblable à Windows 365 (C'est le Windows dans le cloud). Puis à côté, une boîte de saisie multimodale, des "Spaces" qui regroupent vos applis et vos sites web via l'IA, et des plugins capables de rédiger puis d'expédier vos mails Outlook tout seuls depuis un Space.
Le truc, c'est que Microsoft a déjà commencé à faire marche arrière sur Copilot ces derniers mois. Ils ont discrètement enterré l'intégration prévue dans les notifications et les paramètres de Windows 11 , et Edge a même supprimé sa recherche d'historique par IA après la grogne des utilisateurs.
Du coup, Aion sent un peu le prototype qui a pris une bonne douche froide mais la direction officielle reste nette : IA PARTOUT ! Windows a même été officiellement présenté comme un OS pensé pour les agents IA et il y a actuellement plus de 80 produits Copilot dans le portefeuille de Microsoft, donc c'est loin d'être une lubie pour eux.
Par contre, côté public, l'accueil est glacial. Les gens ont vite compris qu'avec un OS comme celui-ci, plus aucune de nos applis locales ne tourneraient sans le cloud, que l'IA pourrait lire à travers tous nos Spaces d'un coup, sans parler du contrôle utilisateur qui fondrait comme neige au soleil... Vous allumez votre PC, et la moindre action ou fonction système transite par Copilot. Quelle déprime !
Mais bon, pas de panique non plus pour votre Windows 10 ou 11 puisque Aion ne sortira pas demain ni après-demain. De toute façon, Microsoft n'a rien annoncé. Par contre, cette petite fuite montre jusqu'où Redmond est prêt à aller pour tuer l'applicatif au profit d'une "conversation" globale avec l'IA. Putain, quel cauchemar quand on y pense...
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Alors que Sony vient d'acter la fin des jeux physiques PlayStation pour l'horizon 2028, Microsoft aurait la volonté de lancer une technologie qui pourrait convertir des disques au format numérique.
Microsoft’s biggest hardware releases of 2026 include new Surface Laptop and Surface Pro business models, lower-cost Surface configurations, and Project Solara.
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From first-time coders to seasoned makers, this year every single Coolest Projects creator brought all their creativity to their tech projects and made something to be proud of. Over 15,000 young people showcased more than 4,500 creations on a global stage. With participants from 40 countries and 47% girls, this year’s online showcase is a true reflection of what the next generation of tech creators looks like.
Yesterday our global livestream brought together the whole Coolest Projects community to celebrate the young people’s creations with some very special guests.
Every year, we invite new special VIP judges to choose their favourite projects from each of the seven Coolest Projects categories. Meet our 2026 judges and find out about the projects they picked.
Ronit is the Strategy and Operations Lead for Google Research and an AI for Education champion. In her role reimagining the future of learning, Ronit is a passionate advocate for technology in service of pedagogy, leading Google Research’s global AI Literacy initiatives. She champions a human-centered vision for technology, spearheading programs like Al Quests, a gamified experience designed to teach teens how AI can be applied to humanity’s greatest challenges.
Ronit’s favourite projects are:
Ben is a senior developer at British video game company Jagex, working on RuneScape to deliver immersive experiences for both new and existing players. He previously worked at Ubisoft on the Assassin’s Creed series and the Avatar Frontiers of Pandora game. Ben learned to code at 12 through making mods for Minecraft, and he has been passionate about game development ever since.
Ben’s favourite projects are:
Akari is a 16-year-old CoderDojo member from Japan who has showcased her own projects at Coolest Projects seven times. She knows exactly what it takes to make something special for the showcase, and we’re so excited to have a young creator’s perspective on the judging panel!
Akari’s favourite projects are:
Sebin is CEO of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center (EIC) and the Centre of Excellence in loT Sensors at the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management – Kerala (IIITM-K). A passionate advocate for innovation, he is committed to empowering entrepreneurs, creating sustainable solutions, and shaping the future of technology-driven industries.
Sebin’s favourite projects are:
The Broadcom Coding With Commitment® award shines a light on creators who use coding to support and strengthen their communities with a project that aligns with 17 sustainable development goals of the United Nations.
This year’s Broadcom Coding with Commitment® recipient for the online showcase is Egehan from Türkiye, with their Scratch project Viridia – Back to the World, an educational game designed to teach players about the importance of water and how to use it responsibly.
Browse the Coolest Projects 2026 online gallery to discover thousands of incredible projects from young people all over the world.
Inspired to make your own project? Or encourage a young person you know? To get you started, we offer over 200 free coding projects, in English and many other languages.
Coolest Projects will be back online in 2027. Sign up to the newsletter to be the first to hear about dates, deadlines, and exciting updates.
And did you know there are in-person Coolest Projects events around the globe? There is still time to take part in Coolest Projects India and other partner events this year. Find out more.
We want to say a big thank you to Broadcom Foundation, Amazon Future Engineer, Vilros, Qube-RT, Avnet, and GoTo for sponsoring Coolest Projects 2026 and helping to celebrate young tech creators around the world.
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In November, Jeff Bezos announced that he would become co-CEO of a new startup called Prometheus. At the time, the startup said it would focus on "physical AI"—an increasingly common term for applying the same deep learning principles behind large language models or generative AI to things like robotics and manufacturing—but specifics were scarce. Now, with a major new round of funding, Bezos and co-founder Vik Bajaj have talked about it in slightly more detail.
The funding round is significant—$12 billion now, after an initial round of $6.2 billion last year, for a valuation of $41 billion. The funding comes from JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, and others, plus a sizable amount from Bezos' coffers. The startup currently employs 150 people.
Much of that funding will be put toward buying compute. "One of the reasons we’ve had to raise a significant amount of funding is because... what we’re doing is very compute-intensive and we need to create that data," Bezos told CNBC.
The Federal Communications Commission has waived a requirement for Amazon to launch half of its satellite broadband constellation by the end of July, a key regulatory reprieve that buys the tech giant time to get more of its spacecraft into orbit.
Amazon won regulatory approval for the Amazon Leo network in July 2020. The FCC's authorization came with two deadlines. First, Amazon had to launch half of its 3,232 satellites by July 30, 2026, in order to maintain authorization to launch the rest of the network. The regulator gave Amazon a deadline of July 30, 2029, to have all of its first-generation satellites in orbit.
It has been apparent for some time that Amazon would not meet the FCC's requirement to launch half of its satellites—1,616 spacecraft—by the end of next month. Amazon filed an application in January requesting the FCC extend the deadline to July 2028 or waive it altogether. The commission decided on the latter option, removing any time limit for the 50 percent deployment milestone, but keeping the July 2029 deadline in place for the entire constellation.
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Un développeur qui se fait appeler cpaczek a eu une idée un peu folle, celle de transformer le plafond de son salon en fenêtre sur le ciel. Son projet, baptisé Skylight, affiche en temps réel chaque avion qui passe réellement au-dessus de chez lui, à l'endroit exact où il se trouve dans le ciel.
Tout part de l'ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast), la norme par laquelle les avions diffusent en continu leur position, leur altitude et leur identité depuis un transpondeur embarqué, des signaux que n'importe qui peut capter chez soi.
Et le matériel, justement, tient en trois pièces. Une clé radio USB à une trentaine d'euros, la RTL-SDR Blog V4, attrape les signaux. Un Raspberry Pi 5 (un petit ordinateur de la taille d'une carte bancaire, qu'on ne vous présente plus) les décode. Un vidéoprojecteur à ultra-courte focale, braqué vers le plafond, affiche le résultat.
Résultat au plafond, les avions glissent à soixante images par seconde, chacun coiffé d'une icône qui change selon le modèle d'appareil et flanqué de son code de vol, de sa destination et de sa trajectoire complète vers la piste visée. On dirait des rayons X braqués sur le toit. C'est hypnotique.
Mais Skylight va plus loin que les seuls avions. Derrière chaque appareil, le logiciel reconstitue le ciel réel de l'instant, avec le soleil, la lune et sa phase du jour, les étoiles brillantes et les constellations dessinées à leur position véritable pour vos coordonnées et l'heure qu'il est. Les satellites aussi. La Station spatiale internationale traverse le plafond au moment précis où elle vous survole pour de vrai.
Et tout ça reste abordable. Comptez moins de quatre cents dollars pour l'installation complète, sans forcément investir dans un projecteur laser, puisqu'un simple modèle LED 1080p suffit dès lors que la pièce est sombre.
Le projet est libre, sous licence MIT, code ouvert sur GitHub . Sous le capot s'empilent dump1090-fa de FlightAware pour décoder les ondes captées, la base adsbdb pour retrouver la destination de chaque vol et les éphémérides de Celestrak pour les satellites, le tout affiché par une interface en TypeScript et React que vous pilotez depuis un téléphone connecté au même réseau. La portée par défaut tourne autour de cinq kilomètres.
Franchement, voir défiler au-dessus de soi les avions qu'on entend sans jamais les voir, c'est le genre de projet inutile et magnifique que j'adore.
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Microsoft showed Project Solara concept devices at Build 2026, including a wearable AI badge for office workers using AI agents.
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