In a former shipyard in New York City, the contemporary dancer and choreographer Catie Cuan twists and sways her limbs. Her dance partner is 9 feet tall and weighs nearly two-tons: an ABB IRB 6700 robot typically used for the "three Ds" of indu...
Read More »Larry Page’s third flying car company will sell its first craft in 2019
We've heard a bit here and there about Opener, one of the flying vehicle startups backed by Google's Larry Page. Opener specializes in vertical take off and landing (VTOL) vehicles, similar to helicopters and drones, and the company is counting on th...
Read More »‘The World Ends with You’ shines on Nintendo Switch
The World Ends with You is one of my favorite Japanese role-playing games. It was released for the Nintendo DS in 2007, when I was a moody teenager trying to make it through college. I loved the graffiti-inspired art style, eclectic soundtrack and un...
Read More »Uber wants to give company stock to its drivers
This week, Uber sent a letter to the Securities and Exchanges Commission requesting that the organization change its rules and allow it to grant company stock to its drivers. The letter was obtained by Axios. While Uber has been interested in this su...
Read More »Tesla’s full tax incentive ends on October 15th
If you want to want to take advantage of Tesla's $7,500 federal tax incentive, you'll have to reserve one before October 15th and pay for it before the year ends. Back in July, the automaker announced that it has already sold 200,000 units, and under...
Read More »Samsung added LTE to the Chromebook Plus V2
Back in June, Samsung launched a follow-up to the Chromebook Plus, replacing the original's ARM processor with a faster Intel chip and equipping it with a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera. Now, the tech giant has introduced an upgraded version of that...
Read More »Samsung added LTE to the Chromebook Plus V2
Back in June, Samsung launched a follow-up to the Chromebook Plus, replacing the original's ARM processor with a faster Intel chip and equipping it with a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera. Now, the tech giant has introduced an upgraded version of that...
Read More »Lab-grown eyes explain how a baby’s vision develops in the womb
Researchers at John Hopkins have grown artificial eye parts to better understand how we develop color vision. Though they don't look like eyeballs, the "organoid" retinas built from stem cells grow in much the same way as our own orbs. By using CRISP...
Read More »Samsung’s Foldable Phone Can Be Expanded Into A Tablet – Ubergizmo
Ubergizmo Samsung's Foldable Phone Can Be Expanded Into A Tablet Ubergizmo For years we've been hearing about Samsung's plan to launch a foldable smartphone, and last month Samsung pretty much confirmed that we might be able to learn more about the handset later this year. Now according to a report from CNET, additional ... Samsung Mobile CEO: Our foldable phone will be a tablet you can put in your pocket CNET all 109 news articles »
Read More »‘Doom’ co-creator John Carmack ends legal fight with ZeniMax
The messy legal battle between Id Software co-founder and Oculus CTO John Carmack and ZeniMax is over. Carmack tweeted that his "personal legal disputes" had ended, with ZeniMax having "fully satisfied their sic obligations" to him. Consequently, t...
Read More »Testing the Canon EOS R’s Autofocusing
One of the key selling points of the Canon EOS R mirrorless camera is its backwards compatibility with Canon's vast range of EF lenses - 130 million produced so far and counting - not to mention 3rd-party lenses from the likes of Sigma and Tamron. This backwards compatibility is made possible by the new Canon EF-EOS R mount adapter. So we've tested out the autofocusing system of the Canon EOS R mirrorless camera, firstly with the RF 24-105mm f/4 kit lens and then with a wide variety of EF lenses.
Read More »Instagram Testing New Ways Of Navigating Your Feed – Ubergizmo
Ubergizmo Instagram Testing New Ways Of Navigating Your Feed Ubergizmo If you've ever used Instagram's Stories before, then you probably know how to navigate them. For those who don't, basically you tap the left or right side to move through multiple Stories from a single user, or swipe left or right to go from user to ... Instagram tests tapping instead of scrolling through posts, first in Explore TechCrunch all 57 news articles »
Read More »Garmin’s rugged $300 smartwatch can last two weeks on a charge
Garmin has added another entry to its growing list of rugged devices for outdoors enthusiasts. It's a smartwatch called Instinct, and it was built to comply with military standards for shock and water resistance. It's also encased in a fiber-reinforc...
Read More »The Morning After: Hardcore parkour robots
Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. (Potentially) killer robots, an iPlane and the software update that can keep your supercar from catching on fire. There's something for everyone in today's recap.
Read More »Fortnite For Android Now Open To All – Ubergizmo
Ubergizmo Fortnite For Android Now Open To All Ubergizmo Fortnite launching on Android was only a matter of time following the release on iOS. However its availability was a bit tricky as Epic had made the game's initial release an invite-only thing, meaning that users had to be invited to take part in the ... and more »
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