Category Archives: Tech

GoPro HERO5 + Karma: The Launch in 4K – Life Sold Separately…

More than a drone: Karma is an aerial, hand-held and mountable stabilization solution. And yes, it includes a drone! Hollywood in a backpack for $799. Shot 100% on GoPro, including HERO5, HERO5 Session and Karma HERO5 Black is the most powerful and easy-to-use GoPro ever, thanks to its 4K video, voice control, one-button simplicity, touch […]

Apple’s new iPhone reportedly will have curved screen

I found this story to be mildly interesting. The photo used by CNBC cracked me up and just had to look to see how an ancient Apple logo and SAMSUNG in the background was chosen.  Bitter rivals making strange bedfellows In an attempt to expand their OLED screen production Samsung have said to invest another […]

Boston Dynamics Crazy New Robot Can Jump Over Obstacles, Which Means There’s Nowhere Left To Hide

The robot, called Handle, can also pick up heavy loads in its “hands,” roll down stairs, jump on tables, and generally do a bunch of stuff that will make it easier to track us down and eliminate us one by one. Handle is a research robot that stands 6.5 ft tall, travels at 9 mph […]

Breaking News: SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond the Moon Next Year

We are excited to announce that SpaceX has been approached to fly two private citizens on a trip around the moon late next year. They have already paid a significant deposit to do a moon mission. Like the Apollo astronauts before them, these individuals will travel into space carrying the hopes and dreams of all […]

Watch Bose’s incredible electromagnetic car suspension system in action

Bose spent 24 years developing the ultimate suspension system that offered a super smooth, magic-carpet like ride. It was a technical success but a commercial flop. I really wish this had made it into mainstream production. Same as I don’t like hearing people when they are eating food or the sound of wind blowing, I […]

Amazon Alexa Hits 10,000 Skills. Here Comes the Hard Part

A year and a half ago, Amazon opened up its Alexa voice assistant to developers. With the Alexa Skills Kit, Alexa and its hardware hosts—the Echo, Dot, Tap, and now dozens more from third parties—became more than just speakers and digital weathermen. It became a platform, capable of supporting a full ecosystem of skills, which […]

Verizon offers taste of 5G as it expands network trials

We’re slowly inching toward a super-connected 5G world. Verizon said Wednesday it plans to offer “5G” service to some customers in 11 US markets by mid-2017, boasting that this rollout will be the largest proving ground yet for the next-generation wireless technology. Certain “pilot” customers in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Atlanta; Bernardsville, New Jersey; Brockton, Massachusetts; […]