Air New Zealand announced the debut of “lie flat” economy seats dubbed the “Sky Nest” in 2024 for its trans Pacific flights. The seats will feature on Boeing 787s and…
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Singapore craft beer recycles sewer water
by editorby editorThe Singapore national water agency and local craft brewery Brewerkz has launched NewBrew, a craft beer using recycled sewer water to combat water scarcity! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/01/singapore-craft-beer-newbrew-uses-recycled-sewage-highlight-water-scarcity
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The new M2 Apple Silicon chip powered Macbook Air will go on sale on July 15th, Apple Rumors reports exclusively! https://www.macrumors.com/2022/06/29/macbook-air-m2-available-friday-july-15/
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Swedish startup Candela launches electric boats
by editorby editorCandela, the Tesla of electric boats, has launched a fully electric zero carbon hydrofoil! The eco friendly boats have sold more than 100 since August 2021, and plans for a…
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The House of Representatives passed a law Friday (7/25/14) that makes is legal for a person to unlock their phone and use in other carriers. Earlier approved by the Senate,…
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Robotic Exo-skeleton lets paralyzed users walk again
by editorby editorScience fiction is now science fact: the US FDA has approved an exo-skeleton for physically disabled and paralyzed people the freedom of mobility. The personal robotic assistive device from ReWalk…
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Honda Jet conducts first maiden flight
by editorby editorIn its move into the private jet business, Honda has conducted its first maiden flight of its HondaJet near its world headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. The $4.5 milllion…
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Fresh brew coffee machine for International Space Station
by editorby editorItalian coffee giant Lavazza has teamed up with Agrotec to come up with the first ‘fresh brewed’ coffee machine for the International Space Station. Called ISSpresso, the machine will bring…
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Southeast Asia’s GrabTaxi raises $15 million
by editorby editorGrabTaxi, the taxi-hailing app for Southeast Asia, has just raised a $15 million round of investment to fuel their growth. With demand in Singapore and Bangkok Thailand growing, GrabTaxi has…
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Apple purchases Beats Electronics for $3 billion
by editorby editorApple has confirmed plans to acquire Dr. Dre’s Beats Electronics and Beats Music service for $3 billion. Both Dr. Dre and co-founder Jimmy Iovine will be joining Apple, and the…
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Skype to unveil speech language translator
by editorby editorMicrosoft has announced Skype will offer a real time speech and text translator end of this year, first as a Window 8 beta app. Something that used to be in…
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Real world hover bike on sale
by editorby editorYou know you’re old when the hover craft you saw in the very first Star Wars movie is a reality at $85,000 a pop. To be released in 2017, the…
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Flying planes with mind control now possible
by editorby editorResearchers from the Technische Universität München and the TU Berlin in Germany have developed a technology to fly a plane with thoughts alone. Using a cap outfitted with EEG electrodes…
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Samsung GS5 now tracks stress level
by editorby editorThe flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone from Samsung is known for its heart rate monitoring strip on the back of the device. A new update to the S Health monitoring app…
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High speed internet from moon to earth achieved
by editorby editorNASA and MIT have proven laser technology to achieve 622 Mbps download and 19 Mbps upload broadband internet speeds from the Earth to the moon and back. The technology allows…
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Smart watches done right
by editorby editorWe’ve all seen the dorky Pebble watch and other takes at ‘smart watches’ the last year or two. Kairos is the first company to bring to market a watch that…
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Free solar powered phone chargers in New York
by editorby editorAT&T has announced the installation of 45 additional solar powered mobile device charging stations around New York City for use free of charge! Very legit Ma Bell, very legit. http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/20/att-street-charge-solar-new-york/
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A company in the UK has announced the availability of the first mobile ‘braille’ phone for the visually impaired. UK based OwnFone claims that the $100 phone is the first…