Friday, 4 August 2017 : Tesla’s Model 3 is supposed to be the electric car that changes everything. Beautiful, high-tech, affordable: this is the car that is supposed to bring electric cars into the mainstream. But don’t expect to be driving one anytime soon. If you’re not already on the 500,000-person …
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Friday, 4 August 2017 : Uber is expanding Uber Freight, the app that matches independent truckers with shipping companies. The app, which Uber launched back in May, will now start featuring short, medium, and long-haul routes in major markets like California, the Carolinas, Arizona, and the Chicago-Midwest region, according to …
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Friday, 4 August 2017 : Samsung is single-handedly keeping my flip phone dreams alive. After already releasing one new flip phone in Asia this year, the company announced today what is essentially its flagship flip phone: the Leader 8. It’s only available in China. What were you expecting? The top-of-the-line device …
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Tuesday, 1 August 2017 BuzzFeed has created its first smart appliance for fans of their wildly popular Tasty page, whose snappy recipe videos have helped it become the largest social food network in the world. Dubbed The Tasty One Top, the induction, countertop cooktop can perform everything from pan cooking, …
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Tuesday, 1 August 2017 After nearly 20 years working with wheelchair-bound youngsters, Mario Vigentini wanted to revolutionise their quality of life, inventing a device that raises up users so they are face-to-face with those standing. The Italian drew inspiration from the Segway – the two-wheeled, self-balancing, electric vehicle that allows …
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Tuesday, 1 August 2017 Prospects for defeating HIV, once considered an invincible killer, look brighter with major advances against the AIDS-causing virus discussed at an international conference last week. One of those pieces of good news comes from The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla. In collaboration with the International …
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Tuesday, 1 August 2017 Defense contractor Lockheed Martin will collaborate with Saab on the US Army’s Instrumentable-Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (I-MILES). I-MILES Vehicle Tactical Engagement Simulation System (VTESS) allows commanders to simulate violent conflict via force-on-force and force-on-target training exercises with lasers and blank rounds, according to Military & …
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Tuesday, 1 August 2017 A Houston-based startup will send your cremated remains to outer space – at the very reasonable rate of $12,500 per gram. If that’s a bit too pricey for you, you can get a three-ounce (85 gram) bottle of your remains sent into low-Earth orbit for a …
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Monday, 31 July 2017 Forget to take your medication? Now you can get a reminder to find your pills – sent by the pill itself. Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center has become one of the few health care providers in the United States to use a grain-of-sand-sized sensor that, after …
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Monday, 31 July 2017 American Airlines has launched a new baggage alert system that will inform customers about the status of their luggage and save them from waiting around at baggage carousel. For anyone who’s experienced the misfortune of being the last person at the baggage carrousel, watching as everyone …
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