Scotty Allen of ‘Strange Parts’ fame decided to try if he could put together a working Apple Watch from the bits and pieces he found in Shenzhen’s famed electronics marketplaces, Huaqiangbei. His goal was to have everything up and running in one week, and to make matters even more difficult, he planned to build a completely new aluminum casing from scratch, which was a formidable endeavor to say the last.
Google released the Pixel 10 a few months ago alongside its more expensive siblings, starting at $799 for the base model. But fast forward to today, and the holiday deals have arrived, bringing unlocked versions down to a mere $499 after redeeming the on-page coupon. At that price, this phone has capabilities that rival smartphones that cost twice as much, making it an easy choice for anyone who is devoted to the Android platform.
LimX Dynamics, a robotics business based in Shenzhen, China, just released the TRON 2, which is a game changer for academics and developers. This week, they gave us a robot that can pretty much alter shape to meet any duty we need to complete. The beauty of it is that users may break down the same core components into three very distinct configurations. One of them is about having dual arms for precise control around a desk or stand.
Metal cookie tins are stacked on shelves, waiting for the Christmas season to begin, filled with delicious gingerbread and other treats. However, when it comes time to get a cookie, those lids can be a hassle to open, especially for people who have been drinking eggnog and helping with holiday preparations. One brilliant maker in Norway devised a solution to the problem: a unique system that blasts cookies directly into your mouth on command.
Arseniy of Arseniy’s Lab owns a Bambu Lab A1, a low-cost 3D printer that can print layers of plastic filament, and one day, while working on a plywood dancing pad, he ran into an unexpected problem. He wanted arrows on the surface, but paint was a mess, and stencils were too tough to work with. What if he could use the printer’s hot nozzle to burn marks in the wood instead?
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On December 18th, a gleaming new Tesla Cybercab slowly emerged from an underground parking lot in downtown Austin, Texas, and glided onto public highways. The images obtained at the time clearly show that there is no steering wheel, not even a single pedal, and the interior appears to be one large smooth surface with room for two people.
Red Bull athlete Tyler Bereman stares out at the peaceful Florida lake, facing the challenge of six islands ahead of him. One slip and you’re in, and the thought of a 220-pound machine joining you is sobering. However, Bereman powers up the motor and launches himself into a series of jumps that can be up to 150 feet long each. This project, nicknamed Island Hopper, began as a wild concept that Bereman and track mastermind Jason Baker just had to attempt.
Amazon has historically dominated e-readers with devices that prioritize crisp text and long reading sessions, and the new Kindle Colorsoft, priced at $189.99 (was $249.99), is no exception. Standard Kindles offer black-and-white pages that appear quite similar to paper. Amazon has now stepped up their game with their first model that includes color. This 7-inch gadget is designed right on top of the Kindle Paperwhite foundation, but it features entirely new display technology.
Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is rarely in the news for anything other than vehicles, but their robotics team has been quietly revolutionizing things in ways that will matter during the holiday season. The institute’s personnel devised a strategy to align their superior technology with the needs of their local community at this time of year. A large group of people, including some with no robotics background, collaborated with the researchers to teach the robot arms a new trick.
