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Finally, the production Aptera solar-electric vehicle (sEV) was unveiled at CES 2025, and some attendees even got to ride in one. This sEV is claimed to achieve up to 400 miles of range from a single charge in under an hour.
Razer Project Arielle is an innovative concept that debuted at CES 2025. It’s claimed to be the world’s first integrated heating and cooling mesh gaming chair. It’s based on the Razer Fujin Pro, but adds a circular bladeless fan system capable of creating a comfortable gaming environment no matter the weather with on-demand heating or cooling.
The latest Holoconnects Holobox and Holobox Mini prototypes made their debut at CES 2025, showcasing what an AI-powered hologram can do for your business. They also demoed an interactive AI-powered holographic front desk avatar, called RAVATAR, capable of checking guests in or out of a hotel room, facilitating a room upgrade request, generating a room key, and more.
Think of this as the LEGO treadmill version of Disney’s Holotile floor. It took several tries, but Banana Gear Studios was successful after making changes to his original tilting rotating disc design, as the first iteration was only able to move around large objects that could be supported by multiple discs at a time.
The ANYCUBIC Photon Mono 4 3D printer is great for beginners as well as hobbyists on a budget, and you can get one for $169.99 shipped, originally $299.99. This is thanks in part to its 4-point leveling method, as after the first leveling, simply tighten the 4 screws, and you’re ready to go. Product page.
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JAXA’s (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) LignoSat was successfully deployed from the International Space Station in December 2024. Researchers are using it to investigate the use of wood in space and the findings could one day offer a more sustainable alternative to conventional satellites.
It’s official, NVIDIA’s Project Digits is now the world’s smallest AI supercomputer capable of running 200-billion-parameter large language models, thanks to the GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip. The latter offers a petaflop of AI computing performance for prototyping, fine-tuning as well as running large AI models.
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While it may be a while until the tetrahertz camera is put to use in airports, TSA’s new Shoe Scanner may really speed things up when checking in for a flight. Put simply, after a passenger steps onto the shoe scanner, a harmless millimeter waves pass through the sole of the shoe and 3D data is sent to a computer for review.