This eVTOL air taxi design looks like a weird helicopter/plane hybrid, but it’s the safest of all the eVTOL designs we’ve ever seen, and it has another killer advantage in that it requires no special certification. That’s huge news in the emerging 3D commuting market, because it could make this thing much, much cheaper to get off the ground. To […]
Jaunt’s Gyrodyne
Brainy Ball
Rugby is a chaotic game at the best of times, so it can be difficult to gauge when illegal actions such as forward passes occur. That’s where a new “smart rugby ball” comes in, which is packed with sensors that record its movements. The hardware end of the regulation-weight device was developed by London-based sports tech company Sportable, and incorporated […]
Glove-Free Finger Tracking
Although there are already mobile VR systems that track what each of a user’s fingers are doing, they typically take the form of expensive gloves. KupVR is designed to be a low-cost alternative, as it leaves the user’s fingers open and free. There are three main parts to the KupVR system: two Kup-Controllers that are mounted across the palm of […]
Cutting Own Vinyl
Musician and designer Yuri Suzuki has collaborated with Japanese education company Gakken to create a cute little record cutting machine that gets music-making consumers cutting their own five-inch vinyl records in a few short minutes. Vinyl record consumption has been enjoying something of a resurge of late, with nearly 19 million vinyl albums being sold in the US during 2019. […]
Google Location Shows How Covid Changes Its Behaviour
In an unprecedented move, Google has publicly released a series of COVID-19 Community Mobility Maps, utilizing location history data from users around the world to present insights into how people are moving around local communities. The data is presented to highlight how social distancing and shelter in place measures are changing people’s behaviors. The initial release of these reports covers […]
New Type Of Experimental Photon Battery
Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a new type of experimental proton battery that’s built with entirely organic components, making it much more environmentally friendly than most. On top of that, it can also be charged in a matter of minutes and can function at very low temperatures. Most batteries, such as the ubiquitous lithium-ion battery, are made with metals […]
Smart Rings
Are smart rings still a thing? Were they ever? While something of a blip on the screen in years past, smart rings kind of got lost in the jumble of emerging wearables — eclipsed by a galaxy of flashy smartwatches and fitness tracker bracelets. Yet, these tiny, unobtrusive wearables hung on in a kind of technical and popular limbo for […]
Tesla Using EV Parts For Ventilators
Tesla has released a video showing how its engineering team is working to create a ventilator from car parts. The company has pledged to create ventilators to aid in the treatment of patients with coronavirus, officially called COVID-19. “We’re trying to make some ventilators out of some car parts,” the engineers explain, “so that we can help out with the […]
Apple ID Smart Home
A new Apple patent would make your house an actual “smart home” in every sense, from reading your heartbeat, to telling who you are, to the ability to coordinate your different smart devices. The patent, first reported by Patently Apple, is titled Object Tracking And Authentication Using Modular Wall Units, and was initially submitted in August 2018 and published on […]
Everything You Need For A Coronavirus Ready Home Office
The coronavirus is sending more and more people home to work. For some, working from home is a foreign experience that will require some lifestyle adjustments. Trust us — you don’t want to work from bed without pants on and with Netflix playing in the background Creating a home office or workspace is the best way to develop some healthy […]