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The line between a pocket camera and a drone keeps getting blurrier, and HoverAir has just about erased it. The company, which helped pioneer the self-flying camera, has now shared full specifications for the Versa, the palm-sized gimbal camera it teased earlier this month. We covered the initial reveal when the Versa first broke cover, and this follow-up digs into the numbers behind the concept.…
It's that time of the year again – when nature photo competition winners are announced and we get to look at some amazing images that remind us that the world is made up of more than AI slop. For now, anyway. Continue Reading Category: Photography , Consumer Tech , Technology Tags: Animal science , Photographers , Awards , Animals , Marine Biology , Ecology
We want faster and faster computers, and light is the fastest thing in the universe. Therefore, light-based computers should be awesome. Right? Not quite. Computing isn't always about data arriving fast. Sometimes it's about arriving on cue. We have learned how to force light to calm down, but today’s hardware matches a specific design to a specific speed. But how do we command light to arrive…
Modern laptops are the thinnest they’ve ever been. But this sleek form factor has a cost: optical drives are a thing of the past, full-size USB ports are becoming less common, and card readers are often an optional extra. BluHub is aiming to restore a lot of this lost connectivity via a single box. Continue Reading Category: Consumer Tech , Technology Tags: xxKickbooster , Kickstarter , Blu-ray ,…
Los Angeles-based The Minimal Company specializes in stripped-down phones that put just a handful of essential tools in your pocket and leave out the distracting stuff. Its latest model marks a major departure, while aiming to stay true to the vision of reducing your screen time. Continue Reading Category: Mobile Technology , Consumer Tech , Technology Tags: Smartphones , Android , Minimalist ,…
Designed in Copenhagen, the Habity bedside clock swaps your phone screen's glow for an eye-friendly e-paper display, gentle wake-up tones, and a local library of sleep sounds, all running fully offline with no app, account, or subscription. Continue Reading Category: Around The Home , Consumer Tech , Technology Tags: E-Ink , ePaper , Clock
An alcoholic drink will give you a buzz, but if someone laced it with something dangerous, a new poison-snooping patch will buzz your skin to warn you. It can also detect heavy metals in water and toxic aerosols, and can work as an e-skin for robots. Continue Reading Category: Wearables , Consumer Tech , Technology Tags: North Carolina State University , wearable electronics , Poisons , Electronic…
After more than a year of rumors about what legendary former Apple designer Jony Ive and OpenAI might be building together, we finally have a reasonably clear idea. Continue Reading Category: AI and Humanoids , Technology
I recently reviewed the top-o'-the-line Narwal Flow 2 – my very first robovac ever, so I got a taste of the "country-club-rich-guy life," and it did not disappoint. The thing absolutely rocks. At $1,400, I'd hope so. If I bought it as a consumer rather than being given a unit for review, I'd be big mad if it didn't work. Continue Reading Category: Around The Home , Consumer Tech , Technology Tags:…
Though streaming rules the listening roost, physical formats like vinyl are growing in popularity. If you want to wow your friends while spinning your latest album acquisition, vertical turntables are sure to fit the bill – such as the Ruka TD-1. Continue Reading Category: Home Entertainment , Consumer Tech , Technology Tags: Turntables , Vinyl , Analog , Art , Bluetooth , Luxury
Presently, cargo-carrying helicopters and multirotor drones have at best a 1:1 payload-to-body-weight ratio. However, think how much more efficient they would be if that ratio could be boosted to 4:1 or beyond. Continue Reading Category: Drones , Consumer Tech , Technology Tags: DARPA , Delivery drones , Competition
A few months ago, Chinese phone brand Honor teased one of the oddest concepts we've seen for a handset: it hid a folding robot arm attached to a camera. Continue Reading Category: Mobile Technology , Consumer Tech , Technology Tags: Robotics , Gimbals , Camera Phone , Camera , Honor , Smartphones
