Northrop Grumman’s M230LF Dual Feed Bushmaster Chain Gun boasts two ammunition feed paths for the first time and can easily change rounds at the flip of a switch. It’s currently at Technology Readiness Level 6, enabling the capability to undergo live fire demonstrations in early 2025.
Photo credit: Michael Furman | RM Sotheby’s
Michael Schumacher’s race-used 2006 Ferrari 248 F1 car is headed to auction, and it could fetch more than $10-million during the RM Sotheby’s New York event in November. This exact vehicle was driven by the F1 legend to five victories in the San Marino, European, United States, French, and German Grands Prix.
Another week, another handheld game console, but this time, it’s the AYN Odin2 Portal, touted as the ultimate 7″ OLED gaming device. Aside from the vibrant 120Hz screen, it’s powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, making it a viable Nintendo Switch 2 competitor when the device is released.
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite is now the world’s fastest mobile CPU, and also the first Snapdragon Mobile Platform to feature the company’s next-generation custom Oryon CPU. Not only does it power on-device generative AI, but the CPU is also built to handle next level gaming, super-fast web browsing and more.
The 15.6″ ASUS ZenScreen Portable USB Monitor (MB166CR) is great for the office, travel, or even school, and you can get one for $99 shipped today, originally $139.99. You can use it horizontally or vertically, as the monitor automatically senses its orientation and switches between landscape as well as portrait modes via DisplayWidget Center software. Product page.
Researchers from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) unveil EmoPus, a strange octopus-inspired AI desk companion that can do more than just move around. It’s actually designed for multi-dimensional interactions, including having users converse with it by voice or even command EmoPus to complete simple tasks like grabbing objects.
NASA / ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured the celestial cannonball-like IC 3225, located approximately 100 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. This spiral galaxy is just one of over 1,300 members of the Virgo galaxy cluster.
Just over 6-months after the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 was released, the company announces the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition. This foldable smartphone measures a svelte 10.6mm thick and weighs in at 236g, making it 1.5mm thinner as well as 3g lighter than the Galaxy Z Fold 6.
