Sleek and extremely fast, the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra electric hypercar recently set a 2:09.94 lap at the Shanghai International Circuit, which bests the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT (2:11.28) by over 2-seconds. Power comes from a tri-motor setup making 1,527 hp and 1,305 lb-ft of torque, enabling it to hit 60 mph in just 1.98 seconds.
Gus 2.0 might not look like your typical humanoid robot, and that’s because this miniature device was designed specifically to monitor room health through emotions. This desktop companion comes equipped with a host of sensors that keep tabs on the temperature, humidity, and air quality around him.
Osaka University and Diponegoro University researchers believe that autonomous cyber cockroaches could one day be used for disaster response, similar to Toyota’s insect robot. Put simply, the cockroaches were equipped with sensors to detect movement and obstacles using an electronics package designed to work alongside their innate abilities, a bio-hybrid approach if you will.
We have seen the future of professional racing, and it’s electric, literally. The all-new Chevy Blazer EV.R NASCAR prototype made its public debut at the Daytona 500, powered by three six-phase electric motors generating 1,300 hp that instantly rev up to 15,000 rpm, connected to a 78-kWh liquid-cooled battery.
Adding USB-C charging to an old Nokia 3310 is possible, just not very practical, since it involves opening up the handset. If that isn’t an issue, then you’ll be happy to know that the USB-C port has been integrated with a small plastic adapter that enables it to sit in place of the original phone’s charge port module, making the mod plug-and-play.
The Google Pixel 8 smartphone offers flagship features at a budget price, and you can get one for $399 shipped, originally $699. Thanks to Google AI, Pixel 8 can help you avoid unwanted calls, connect in new languages, and lots more. Product page.
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We’ll need to wait until September for the iPhone 17, but Apple’s iPhone SE 4 is set to launch next Wednesday (Feb. 19), or at least that is what fans are saying after Tim Cook posted a message on X saying to get ready to ‘meet the newest member of the family’.
A programmer who goes by ‘Hazardous’ online spent the past 2-years creating Apex Rush, a stunning Unreal Engine 5-powered racing game of sorts, all without having prior experience with the software. The current version is single-player only with at least 5 world maps with vastly different environments as well as tracks within them.
