Tech News Roundup for June 15, 2020

Weekends usually don’t produce a ton of interesting news, but there have been a few things I’ve found interesting in the last few days.

Canadians Seem to Have a Higher Amount of Trust in the Internet and Cellular Providers

Interesting tidbit here that Canadians seem to have a higher opinion of our main Internet and cellular providers amid the measures they have taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mobilesyrup

New Lego Mindstorms Robots

Lego announced new Mindstorms sets for the first time in 7 years.  These are lego kits that have moving parts and motors, and include access to basic programming languages.  They are designed as an intro to STEM, and are a lot of fun to play around with.  A programming course I took in college had us degisn and build a lego robot that could find its way out of a classroom full of desks.  I don’t love programming but that remains one of the more fun memories I have of classes I took in college.

The Verge

Star Wars Squadrons Announced

EA has announced a new Star Wars game coming in October.  Star Wars: Squadrons is a star wars fighter game in the vein of the 90’s classics X-Wing and Tie Fighter.  I can only hope it’s almost as good.  I wait with bated breath for the October 2nd release date.

IGN

Xbox Series X?  Playstation 5? Bring on the KFConsole

Lastly, a bit of fun.  I eagerly await our KFC gaming future.  The Chicken Chamber has me interested.