The Box, from Living Packets, is a smart box loaded with sensors and an internet connection LivingPackets There are few things more exciting in our modern world than watching and waiting for a parcel to arrive – and by the same token, few things more frustrating than when it arrives broken or doesn’t arrive at … Continue reading Smart postage box packs e-ink label, sensors, camera, speaker and mic Continue Reading
The WS66 and WS75 laptops from MSI are aimed at mobile professionals MS! Taiwan’s MSI has launched new mobile workstations designed for power users like architects, engineers, graphic artists and design professionals. One boasts a huge battery and the other features a 4K mini-LED display. “Our new workstations highlight the five key features essential for … Continue reading MSI’s latest laptops focus on performance, battery life and visuals Continue Reading
One Beverly Hills will be located on a 17.5-acre (roughly 7-hectare) site that’s currently home to the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills and Beverly Hilton hotels DBOX A sizable area of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, is set to turn green – literally – thanks to a new plant and tree-filled development designed by Foster + Partners. Assuming … Continue reading Beverly Hills to turn green with $2 billion tree-filled development Continue Reading
A look back to the clay-bearing unit (center) from the top of the Greenheugh Pediment NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS For over a year, NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover has been investigating the clay-bearing unit in the Gale Crater. Now the space agency has announced that the intrepid explorer is on the move again, starting a summer-long journey to a … Continue reading Curiosity begins months-long journey to higher ground Continue Reading
The eBike Design Vision is intended for both on- and off-road use Bosch Bosch is already well-known for its electric bike motors and related technologies. Now, the German company has unveiled a concept ebike, created to show how smoothly those products could be incorporated into one vehicle. Called the eBike Design Vision, the bicycle is … Continue reading Bosch unveils concept ebike designed for the company’s tech Continue Reading
A special type of edible corn has been designed to feature high levels of antioxidants that cool down gut bacteria, helping reduce the symptoms of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) like Crohn’s disease. The positive effects were observed in lab mice fed the corn rich in flavonoids, which are plant metabolites with various health-promoting effects. The … Continue reading Genetically modified corn features antioxidants to cool gut inflammation Continue Reading
Audi was the first German car brand to release a production-ready electric SUV: The e-tron, a vehicle unmistakably an Audi with its familiar silhouette and bold Singleframe grille. The e-tron SUV has none of a modern electric car’s quirkiness, which is either a good or bad thing depending on how you look at it: Audi’s … Continue reading Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron concept previews crossover EV for 2021 Continue Reading
Back at the beginning of June, THQ Nordic confirmed that it’s remastering Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, a game from the Xbox 360 and PS3 era that was the sole title made by 38 Studios. When it made that announcement, THQ Nordic gave us next to nothing in terms of details aside from confirming the title of … Continue reading Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning release date and new expansion confirmed Continue Reading
YouTube video creators will soon need to opt-out of mid-roll advertisements in videos that are 8 minutes or longer. Today, only 10 minute videos (or longer) are eligible for mid-roll ads. By the end of July, 2020, YouTube videos with content that’s 8 minutes or longer will have mid-roll ads by default. This goes for … Continue reading YouTube adds (mid-roll) ads to long videos by default [UPDATE: how to opt-out] Continue Reading
Tablo has expanded its DVR product line with the new Quad and Dual models, offering cord-cutters who use an over-the-air TV antenna new options that feature built-in storage. These two new OTA DVR models feature up to four tuners and 1TB of data, offering ample space for recording multiple shows — up to 700 hours … Continue reading Tablo’s new OTA DVRs offer up to 1TB and key features for cord-cutters Continue Reading