Ever wonder what happens to your suitcase after dropping it off at the airline check-in counter? Well, so did Detroit news station WDIV, which is why they stuck a camera on a piece of luggage to show the 11-13 minute POV journey to your plane’s gate.
Microsoft’s Xbox Wireless Controller in Shock Blue builds upon its predecessor by adding textured grip all around, and you can get one for $44 shipped today, originally $64.99. Aside from the new hybrid D-pad, this controller can be used for up to 40-hours on two AA batteries. Product page.
Watch out Google, OpenAI has just announced SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine with visual answers. Put simply, SearchGPT is capable of quickly and directly responding to your questions with real-time information pulled directly from the web while giving you clear links to relevant sources.
Nintendo fans rejoice! The LEGO Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi (71438) set was revealed at 2024 Comic-Con International: San Diego today, and it consists of 1,215 pieces. This marks the fifth addition to the LEGO Super Mario range and welcomes the fan-favorite character, Yoshi, in homage to his earliest appearance, carrying Mario into adventure.
Flock Safety and Aerodome joined forces to test the latter’s drone-as-first-responder technology with the Scottsdale Police Department. This comprehensive, city-wide solution aims to reduce the strain on public safety resources and enabling police officers to cut down response times to an average of 86 seconds.
Dyson OnTrac may have 55-hour battery life, but these bizarre Thumpy headphones by Philip at Pud’s Small Batch Headphones come equipped with 60Hz Helmholtz resonators to pump up low frequencies. Helmholtz resonators are primarily used to dampen or trap noises, and they can be seen here as protruding spheres.
There’s the mosquito-zapping laser weapon, and then NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD), an orbiting experimental platform, that successfully helped stream 4K video from an aircraft to the ISS and then back.