MWC: IKEA Embraces Wireless Charging

We don’t know if you’ll have to put it together yourself, but IKEA — the Swedish furniture giant — will be building Qi-standard wireless charging spots into bedside tables, lamps, and desks starting in April. The company will make the Wireless Charging collection, part of its Home Smart initiative, will be first be available in […]

Huawei's round-faced Android Wear watch has looks to rival the Moto 360

Of the early Android Wear smartwatches, the round ones (Moto 360, LG G Watch R and soon the LG Watch Urbane) have been the most eye-catching. You can now add Huawei to that list, as it's teasing its new Huawei Watch (you know, like an Apple Watch ... only from Huawei) ahead of its Mobile World Congress reveal... Continue Reading Huawei's round-faced Android Wear watch has looks to rival the Moto 360

Section: Wearable Electronics

Tags: Android Wear, Huawei, Smartwatch, Wearable, wearable computing, wearable electronics

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Samsung's ridiculously light/thin Ativ Book 9 (2015) laptop hits stores March 1

Samsung's Ativ Book 9 (2015) impressed us at CES 2015, with its combination of ridiculously light/thin build, razor-sharp screen and (allegedly) long battery life. What we didn't know was when it would launch (apart from "Q1"). Well, you can mark your calendars: the Ativ Book 9 hits stores tomorrow, March 1... Continue Reading Samsung's ridiculously light/thin Ativ Book 9 (2015) laptop hits stores March 1

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NASA successfully opens 20-foot-wide SMAP antenna

NASA mission controllers have successfully deployed the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory’s reflector antenna, in what is an important step along the road towards the satellite becoming fully operational. .. Continue Reading NASA successfully opens 20-foot-wide SMAP antenna

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LG's Watch Urbane LTE gains 4G and mobile payments – but loses Android Wear

Life moves quickly in the world of smartwatches. Less than two weeks after announcing the Android Wear-running LG Watch Urbane, LG is back with a variant that drops Wear and adds standalone 4G LTE... Continue Reading LG's Watch Urbane LTE gains 4G and mobile payments – but loses Android Wear

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Tiny cabin provides off-grid digs in Norway's mountains

The result of a design-build workshop at Bergen's School of Architecture that was headed by OPA Form's Espen Folgerø, the Tubakuba (or Tuba Cube) Mountain Hub is available to anyone to use for one night, for free, but is particularly aimed at families with young kids, in a bid to instill a sense of appreciation for nature in the little ones. It's accessed by a small tunnel that brings to mind something from a fairytale. .. Continue Reading Tiny cabin provides off-grid digs in Norway's mountains

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Last Chance To Get the Code Black Drone With HD Camera For 55% Off

There are few drones as sleek and small as the palm-sized Code Black. Currently on pre-order, the ‘copter features stabilization, tricks and an on-board camera — and now is your last chance to secure one at a 55% discount... Continue Reading Last Chance To Get the Code Black Drone With HD Camera For 55% Off

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It Looks Like Valve is Getting Into the VR Headset Game

Valve. They were once a software company known for game-changing hits in the genre of first person shooters. Then, against all odds, they managed to completely reinvent how people buy game software online. Anyone who has played a PC game in the past five years has, probably, bought that game using Steam, the software they […]

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Brabus turns the Mercedes S63 into sinister, 850-hp speed machine

With a 577-hp biturbo V8 powering a 0-60 mph time of just 3.9 seconds, the Mercedes S63 AMG 4Matic Coupe isn't exactly a slouch. Or at least it didn't seem that way before German tuner Brabus turned it into an out-and-out power-n-speed machine. The S63-based Brabus 850 6.0 Biturbo Coupe bolts to 62 mph in 3.5 seconds and doesn't stop accelerating until the needle hits 217 mph. .. Continue Reading Brabus turns the Mercedes S63 into sinister, 850-hp speed machine

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GE RFID tech turns stickers into explosives detectors

A global economy brings many benefits, but it also makes international terrorism extremely difficult to combat. With more goods passing through the world's shipping terminals and airports than ever before, hunting explosives with large, static detectors or teams of inspectors armed with detecting devices and reagents is a bottleneck that increases the chances of evasion. To help US counterterrorism efforts, GE has developed RFID stickers that act as wireless, battery-free explosives detectors that can be placed almost anywhere. .. Continue Reading GE RFID tech turns stickers into explosives detectors

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Raht Racer velomobile may let riders pedal "as fast as a car"

With their sleek shells providing both protection from the elements and an aerodynamic advantage over bicycles, human-powered velomobiles do offer an intriguing alternative to cars. Unfortunately, though, they can't go as fast as automobiles, meaning that they often still have to be ridden along the edge of the road. Minneapolis-based inventor Rich Kronfield wants to change that, with his Raht Racer. It's an electric-assist velomobile that amplifies the rider's pedaling power, reportedly allowing them to move as fast as the cars around them. .. Continue Reading Raht Racer velomobile may let riders pedal "as fast as a car"

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Tractica: Wearable Device Shipments to Grow Tenfold Over Seven Years

There are some out there who believe that the tablet and the smartphone, disruptive technologies that fundamentally shook the PC market, will in turn be disrupted by the rise of wearable devices. On a certain level, this makes sense, but it's going to require a pretty substantial number of devices-probably more than is seen right now-to make such an advance happen. But some project big changes in the numbers of devices to ship, and Tractica recently released a report suggesting that there are big changes afoot in the market, with 2020's shipping numbers set to blow away previous records.

One Education officially reveals XO-infinity modular laptop

Hot on the heals of a few leaked concept images and the best guess commentary that followed, Australia's One Education has now officially released some details on an upcoming modular laptop project. Claimed so simple that a 4 year-old child could put it together with ease, the XO-infinity will act as both laptop and tablet while allowing owners to swap out component modules over the course of their primary schooling... Continue Reading One Education officially reveals XO-infinity modular laptop

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New Horizons spots more of Pluto's moons

As NASA's New Horizons deep space probe heads for its July rendezvous with Pluto, it's not only revealing the secrets of the dwarf planet, but of its moons as well. On the 85th anniversary of Pluto's discovery, the unmanned spacecraft sent back its first look at the small moons Nix and Hydra. Taken by New Horizons’ Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI), the images will help space scientist better understand their orbit... Continue Reading New Horizons spots more of Pluto's moons

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Learn Arduino: The World's Greatest Open-Source Electronics Platform

Arduino microcontrollers are programmable boards that allow you to control electronics, and they’re great fun to play with. But if you’re not sure where to start, you should check out this complete course for beginners, which currently has 81% off. .. Continue Reading Learn Arduino: The World's Greatest Open-Source Electronics Platform

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Putting the world's largest and most powerful gas turbine to the test

One of the problems with building the world's largest and most powerful gas turbine is that you need to build a test bed to match. Having invested US$1 billion in its 500,000 bhp 9HA Harriet gas turbine, GE had to fork over another US$185 million to build a full-load test bed at GE Power & Water in Greenville, South Carolina that can handle the grid-busting output of Harriet... Continue Reading Putting the world's largest and most powerful gas turbine to the test

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Clef wants to change the way we log into websites

It's had a good run, but the password's time is up. Remembering a unique unlock code for dozens of websites and apps is no longer very practical or very safe, and many different companies are exploring what comes next. One of those companies is Clef, which has developed a two-step verification system that uses an animated wave on your phone to confirm your identity... Continue Reading Clef wants to change the way we log into websites

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SkiTaker lets you carry your skis using your feet

Downhill skis may give you an unmatched feeling of freedom and exhilaration when you're actually skiing, but they can be quite awkward to carry when you're not on the slopes. That's why a group of Spanish entrepreneurs has created the SkiTaker system. It allows users to clip the ends of their skis onto the sides of their boots, then "walk" their skis around vaguely like upside-down stilts. .. Continue Reading SkiTaker lets you carry your skis using your feet

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Jane offers pickup switching by touch

Even at first glance, there's something a little different about the Jane guitar from Switzerland's Pirmin Giger and Silvan Küng. It's not quite a single cut, nor is it a double cut. Its body is made up of three layers – an aluminum frame and two veneer wood panels. The back plate is not screwed in place, but is held in place by magnets and can be opened up using just a guitar pick. And its handmade humbucker pickups are selected using touch sensors rather than a 3- or 5-way pickup switch. It certainly looks like an appetizing combination that lives up to the brand name: Relish Guitars... Continue Reading Jane offers pickup switching by touch

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McLaren draws on the past to launch a new P1 GTR

McLaren has drawn on its illustrious past to launch one of its most exciting cars for the future. A production-ready P1 GTR will be displayed at the Geneva Motor Show, finished in the same color scheme that adorned its famous namesake, the F1 GTR. The P1 GTR is a fully stripped out, tuned up, track-only version of the McLaren's insane hybrid P1 hypercar, designed to showcase just how far Woking's finest engineers can push the performance envelope. .. Continue Reading McLaren draws on the past to launch a new P1 GTR

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Injectable self-healing gel provides long-term drug delivery

A team of MIT researchers have developed a new, self-healing hydrogel that doesn’t require surgical implantation, but can be injected using a syringe. The new gel, which can carry two drugs at once, allows for more convenient treatment of numerous conditions. .. Continue Reading Injectable self-healing gel provides long-term drug delivery

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Planning Korea depicts futuristic egg-shaped towers for Paris

We recently heard about an ambitious proposal drawn up by Vincent Callebaut to transform Paris into a sustainable city. Planning Korea has also taken a stab at imagining what form architecture in the city could take in its proposal dubbed L’air Nouveau de Paris (or New Paris air), and it's just as bonkers as Callebaut's concept. .. Continue Reading Planning Korea depicts futuristic egg-shaped towers for Paris

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Moto 360 vs. Samsung Gear S: Up close

Samsung and Motorola made two of the most eye-catching smartwatches you can buy today. We have the Moto 360 and Samsung Gear S in house, and have a few thoughts on how they compare... Continue Reading Moto 360 vs. Samsung Gear S: Up close

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VLT's SPHERE highlights a missing brown dwarf

The ESO has turned the Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet Research instrument (SPHERE) towards an unusual double star with the expectation of finding an orbiting brown dwarf. However, the observations didn’t quite go according to plan, with the instrument – which is the latest addition to the Very Large Telescope (VLT) – coming up short. The findings have led to an ongoing re-examination of the cause of the binary stars’ unusual behaviour. .. Continue Reading VLT's SPHERE highlights a missing brown dwarf

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Portland to generate electricity within its own water pipes

There's a lot of water constantly moving through the municipal pipelines of most major cities. While the water itself is already destined for various uses, why not harness its flow to produce hydroelectric power? Well, that's exactly what Lucid Energy's LucidPipe Power System does, and Portland, Oregon has just become the latest city to adopt it... Continue Reading Portland to generate electricity within its own water pipes

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Neptune Duo flips the roles of smartphones and smartwatches ... for some reason

Will smartwatches ever replace smartphones? And, if so, how will we play Candy Crush and watch Netflix or Sling TV on the go? Neptune, the company behind the ridiculously oversized Pine smartwatch, is back with a new device that tries to answer that question... Continue Reading Neptune Duo flips the roles of smartphones and smartwatches ... for some reason

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EV4 four-wheel-drive electric scooter leans into turns

Being able to lean into a corner has to be one of the greatest joys of riding two wheeled transport. Adding more wheels to a bike may increase stability and make it easier to ride, but it also strips that sublime pleasure away. Unless the multi-wheeler can tilt too. Poland's Jacek Skopinski has developed an interesting four-wheeled electric scooter called the EV4 that does just that... Continue Reading EV4 four-wheel-drive electric scooter leans into turns

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New Horizons time-lapse shows a full day on Pluto and Charon

Following the release of the first image of Pluto and its moon Charon from New Horizons, NASA has provided an even closer look at the distant objects. The time-lapse aggregates numerous pictures transmitted back home from the deep space probe, showing a full day cycle. .. Continue Reading New Horizons time-lapse shows a full day on Pluto and Charon

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New Wearable Seeks Human Guinea Pigs

While we’re talking about FDA guidelines and resistance to them, our sister site Health Tech Insider carries an interesting story about someone looking for test subjects for a new wearable band. The developers plainly understand that they will, at some point, need to get approval from the FDA but they want a few people to see […]

Telescopic contact lenses zoom in and out with the wink of an eye

Researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have developed contact lenses that have tiny telescopic lenses built in to boost vision. Controlled by smart glasses that react in response to the winking of an eye, the device allows the wearer to zoom in on objects by providing magnification up to 2.8 times that of unaided human eyesight... Continue Reading Telescopic contact lenses zoom in and out with the wink of an eye

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Get 50% On The ZeroLemon’s SolarJuice 20,000mAh battery pack

When you’re on the road, a backup battery is a must. But when even the ZeroLemon SolarJuice’s monstrous 20,000mAh capacity runs dry, it can still keep you topped up using the power of the sun. Right now, you can pick one up at a 50% discount... Continue Reading Get 50% On The ZeroLemon’s SolarJuice 20,000mAh battery pack

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Honda goes kei camping with N-Truck and N-Camp concepts

At this year's Japan Camping Car Show in Tokyo, Honda has unveiled a two-piece concept that takes the kei car camping. Based on Honda's popular N-Box that was released in 2012 and following on from other N-Box-based concepts on display at the 2015 Tokyo Auto Salon, the N-Truck looks like a micro semi-articulated truck and couples with the N-Camp, a pint-sized caravan/trailer... Continue Reading Honda goes kei camping with N-Truck and N-Camp concepts

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Bond robot writes fancy notes – in your handwriting

While email has certainly made it much quicker and easier to keep in touch with people, there's still something really nice about receiving a tangible hand-written letter. That's why the Bond service was created. It uses a pen-holding robot to create a "hand-written" note in your handwriting, which is then snail-mailed to a recipient of your choice. .. Continue Reading Bond robot writes fancy notes – in your handwriting

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Hubble captures rare image of triple Jupiter transit

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a rare image of a triple transit, as three of Jupiter's largest moons cast their shadows on the gas giant's planetary disk. The three moons captured in the image – Europa, Callisto and Io, were among the first celestial objects observed with a telescope, and were instrumental in debunking the long held belief that the Earth was at the center of the universe. .. Continue Reading Hubble captures rare image of triple Jupiter transit

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New tool processes Cassini snaps to provide clearest-ever view of Titan

A new technique has been developed to suppress the noise in radar images of Titan captured by Cassini. The snaps are usually grainy in appearance due to electronic noise, but the new tool pulls back the curtain, providing the clearest view yet of Saturn’s largest moon. .. Continue Reading New tool processes Cassini snaps to provide clearest-ever view of Titan

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Paul Vo puts sustained harmony at your fingertips

Back on 2012, Paul Vo and Moog revealed a working prototype of a device that took control of acoustic string vibrations to provide a harmonic soundscape behind whatever the player was picking. After making some necessary tweaks, Vo took the newly-named Vo-96 Acoustic Synthesizer to Kickstarter for the final push to production. The campaign was successful and the product is now available to buy. Vo has now revealed a handheld single string sustainer prototype that uses the same technology as the Vo-96. Say hello to the Vo Wand... Continue Reading Paul Vo puts sustained harmony at your fingertips

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SpaceX signs landing pad agreement with US Air Force

Cape Canaveral has seen decades of rockets lifting into space, and now it will act as home to the world's first space landing pad. Brigadier General Nina Armagno, commander of the US Air Force 45th Space Wing, signed an agreement with SpaceX; giving the company a five-year lease on Launch Complex 13 (LC-13) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, which will be converted to receive returning boosters and spacecraft making powered soft landings... Continue Reading SpaceX signs landing pad agreement with US Air Force

Section: Space

Tags: Dragon, Falcon, Spacecraft, SpaceX, US Air Force

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What we still did not know about wearables

Last week the Wearable Technologies Conference in Munich provided us with a sneak peek into the future of wearable technologies. No less than 22 new or newly applied technologies and product solutions were pitched during the grand finale of the Innovation World Cup took place on February 2 at the end of the European leg [...]

New alloy of steel created that's as strong and light as titanium

By altering metal alloy at a nanoscale level, researchers at the Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology (GIFT) at Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea have created a new material that has the strength of steel and the lightness of titanium alloy. Made from an amalgam of steel, aluminum, carbon, manganese, and nickel, the new alloy promises to be low-cost and readily available due to its mix of common minerals. .. Continue Reading New alloy of steel created that's as strong and light as titanium

Section: Science

Tags: Intermetallic, Lightweight, Metals, Nanoscale, Postech, Steel

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New multiferroic film could lead to more bendable electronics

Researchers from South Korea have developed a thin, highly-flexible film that could enable a new generation of wearable devices that wrap around your finger or wrist. The multiferroic film even amplified the properties inherent in the bismuth ferrite it was made from, and the enhanced properties were preserved when the film was curved into a cylindrical shape... Continue Reading New multiferroic film could lead to more bendable electronics

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Tags: Electronic, Flexible, Nanoparticles, South Korea

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Review: A-Audio Icon and Legacy headphones

When it comes to over-the-ear Bluetooth headphones, good sound quality can leave a lot to be desired. A-Audio is a relative newcomer to the already crowded headphone market, but its headphones are designed to offer excellent sound in a plush and stylish build. A-Audio sent us two pairs to review, its Legacy wired headphones and the Icon Bluetooth headphones. Here's our look at both models and how they performed. .. Continue Reading Review: A-Audio Icon and Legacy headphones

Section: Home Entertainment

Tags: Audio, Bluetooth, Headphones

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Save Over $180 & Protect Your Online Security With Anonymizer's Universal VPN

With an increasing number of snoopers trying to get unauthorized access to our accounts, it makes sense to take some defensive action. The Anonymizer Universal VPN reroutes your traffic to keep you hidden online, and a three-year subscription currently has 77% off... Continue Reading Save Over $180 & Protect Your Online Security With Anonymizer's Universal VPN

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JAMA Says Fitbit Makes The Most Accurate Fitness Tracker, But It’s Not The One You Think

The apparent inaccuracy of wearable fitness trackers has long bugged us, but we had been unable to put real scientific numbers to it. Fortunately, there are real researchers in the world, and they’ve established scientifically that most of the step-counting data you get from trackers is pretty bad. A letter in the Journal of the […]

Boston Dynamic introduces smaller, more kickable robot

In 2005, Boston Dynamics unveiled its robot "mule," Big Dog. Now it has a smaller, nimbler littermate called Spot that can take a good kick. Weighing in at 160 lb (72.5 kg), the electrically-powered, hydraulically-actuated, four-legged robot made its debut in a YouTube video released by the company on Tuesday... Continue Reading Boston Dynamic introduces smaller, more kickable robot

Section: Robotics

Tags: Autonomous, Boston Dynamics, Quadruped, Robotic, Robots

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Last Chance To Enter The iMac Giveaway

There are many reasons to love the iMac. It offers a beautiful, high-resolution display, some serious processing clout, and an almighty amount of cool. That level of awesome is too good not to share, so we’re sending an iMac to one lucky, lucky person who Last Chance To Enter The iMac Giveaway

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Football (the soccer kind) teams up with table tennis in Teqball

Europeans sure love their football, don't they? When we covered Trick Kick back in 2013, we thought it'd be the last live action, football-based pub game we'd see for a long while. We were wrong. The new game of Teqball arches the ping pong table's back, pulls out the paddles and challenges players to put their football skills to work. .. Continue Reading Football (the soccer kind) teams up with table tennis in Teqball

Section: Sports

Tags: ISPO 2015, Soccer, Sports

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V-One conductive ink printer aims to short-circuit electronic prototyping

In designing and prototyping electronic circuit boards there is no quick or simple way to produce results. Many hours of design and development need to be expended on prototype layouts along with masking, etching, and populating those boards with components. Even after all of this, just one simple layout mistake can ruin all of your work and you have to go through the entire process again. The Voltera V-One aims to change all of that with the promise of a one button, conductive ink printing system solely designed to reduce the effort in rapid, small run hardware prototyping... Continue Reading V-One conductive ink printer aims to short-circuit electronic prototyping

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Tags: Circuit, Conductive ink, Kickstarter, Printer, Prototype

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Fitness Beating Out Health Wearables: Not Good

Fitness wearables are all the rage, but the sector is quickly moving into ugly territory. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates hard-core medical devices, but wearable manufacturers have been pushing the envelope toward health management. It should be no surprise that the FDA is now floating a "General Wellness: Policy for Low Risk Devices," but I think the agency and the medical profession need to chart a third path between no regulation and medical devices.

The Search for a New Battery

Software is easy, hardware is hard, and batteries are damned near impossible. There’s no Moore’s Law for batteries. That’s why whispers of improvements in battery tech are so interesting and important. We bet you’ve never heard the name John Bannister Goodenough, although your life without his work would be a whole lot different without him. […]

IoS: The Internet of Sheep

The kind of connectivity that makes wearable tech happy is easy to get in urban centers. It’s harder in rural areas, although agriculture is certainly an industry that could (and does) benefit from being connected. In that vein, we saw an article the other day proposing that sheep not only be tagged, but be equipped […]

Crash-proof UAV takes out US$1 million Drones For Good Competition

Some are calling it the World Cup for Drones, while the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has simply labeled it the Drones For Good award. Whichever way you spin it, offering up US$1 million in prize money is sure to bring out great ideas from all corners of the globe. The international competition seeks to emphasize the positive capabilities of drones and on Saturday, a team of Swiss technologists took out first prize with a vehicle that flies protected by a spinning cage, helping it to better travel through confined spaces... Continue Reading Crash-proof UAV takes out US$1 million Drones For Good Competition

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Tags: Drone, Obstacle avoidance, UAS, UAV

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Opel eyes hot hatch brigade with Corsa OPC

Anyone who is in the market for a hot-hatch is spoiled for choice at the moment. The Ford Fiesta ST provides for people who chase old-school driving thrills with its manual gearbox and lively handling, while Renault’s latest Clio RS and its dual-clutch gearbox appeals to a new generation of drivers. Opel has decided to join the battleground with its Corsa OPC, a turbocharged hot-hatch set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show. .. Continue Reading Opel eyes hot hatch brigade with Corsa OPC

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Tags: Geneva Motor Show 2015, Hot hatch, Opel

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