Sanctuary AI recently showcased their dexterous robotic hand that is now capable of in-hand manipulation. This is a technological milestone for the company as they pursue the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots.
Let’s face it, most non-professionals do not want to pay $1,500 USD for an Apple Studio Display, but for those with some technical skills, there is a fairly inexpensive alternative. You’ll first need to source a 27″ iMac with a 5K Retina display, which can typically be found in working condition for under $500 on FB Marketplace, Craigslist, eBay, etc.
Original Konbini partnered with Liberty Walk to release a mechanical computer keyboard that will be limited to just 500 units when it launches on December 31. It’s being touted as the world’s first ‘JDM Mechanical Keyboard’ and boasts a design inspired by the tuner’s widebody Ferrari F40.
If you thought Alibaba’s electric tank was strange, try driving a Temu mini excavator. The latter is exactly what the crew over at CboysTV attempted after purchasing not one, but two, mini excavators off the online marketplace, spending a hefty $13,000+ USD.
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Dbrand teases what the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 could look like by showing a prototype case the company is working on, called Killswitch 2. The design isn’t a radical departure from the first-generation (242mm wide x 102mm tall x 13.9mm thick) model, aside from slightly larger (270mm wide x 116mm tall x 14mm thick) dimensions, as well as a new button on the right Joy-Con.
Jakks’ Nintendo Mario Kart 8 Luigi Mini Anti-Gravity R/C Racer can either be put on display or just driven around the house, and it’s being offered for just $21.99, originally $39.99. Fans can either race in standard mode or flip into anti-gravity mode to perform drifts and tricks at the push of a button. Product page.
Naughty Dog, developer of The Last of Us and Crash Bandicoot games, debuts Intergalactic The Heretic Prophet. The first game in a new action-adventure series set in the far future that follows bounty hunter Jordan A. Mun (Tati Gabrielle), who is stranded on Sempiria, a remote planet whose communication with the outside universe went dark hundreds of years ago.
NASA / ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope used its Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) to capture a surreal image of Mystic Mountain located within the Carina Nebula around 7,500 light-years from Earth. This isn’t as serene as some of the mountains found here on our planet, but rather a stellar nursery with scorching radiation and fast winds from super-hot newborn stars.