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As is the case with pretty much all athletic wear, it’s important that ski goggles fit their user quite well. Outdoor gear manufacturer Smith is taking that concept to an extreme, with goggles that are custom 3D-printed to fit the face of each client.C… Continue reading Smith’s newest ski goggles are 3D-printed to fit individual wearers
Usually when we think of multicopter drones, we picture aircraft with four or more rotors. The V40 agricultural drone takes a different approach, though, with only two rotors – a feature that reportedly lets it do its job better.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading XAG V40 agri-drone uses just two rotors for better performance
Tilting stationary bikes may be nothing all that new, but the TiltBike is claimed to take the idea further. It’s said to not only simulate the feel of leaning into turns, but also the sensations of accelerating, climbing and braking.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading TiltBike promises a fresh take on tilting stationary bikes
While there are now a number of robotic hands that can grasp objects, it’s usually impossible to change a grasped object’s orientation within the hand without releasing it. A new robotic hand is able to do so, however, via its rolling fingers.Continue … Continue reading Unique robotic hand can rotate objects without releasing its grasp
Pretty much everyone has had the experience of finding forgotten food in the fridge that spoiled before any of it was eaten. The Nudge Tag system is designed to keep that from happening, via color-changing electronic dongles.Continue ReadingCategory: A… Continue reading Nudge electronic tag tech designed to reduce food wastage
Boxing training is a great workout for boxers and non-boxers alike. That said, if you’re training at home, it can be difficult to track your performance and stay motivated. That’s where the Boxx system is designed to come in.Continue ReadingCategory: S… Continue reading Boxx system trains you to box, while tracking your punches
As sunlight passes through a building’s windows it can cause indoor temperatures to rise, to the point that the structure’s power-hungry air conditioning system has to be used. A new switchable window material, however, blocks incoming heat while remai… Continue reading Switchable window material stays clear while blocking the sun’s heat
Currently, if you wish to track the electrical activity of someone’s muscles, you have stick electrodes onto their skin. An experimental new technology, however, simply utilizes conductive fabric that’s incorporated into washable pieces of clothing.Con… Continue reading Washable conductive clothing monitors muscle activity
While some ebikes try to keep things simple, others revel in their electronic nature, packing in as many high-tech features as possible. The single-speed Urtopia is definitely one of the latter, and has just hit the Indiegogo crowdfunding platform.Cont… Continue reading Full-carbon, 30-lb Urtopia ebike packs in radar, voice control and GPS
Although drones certainly can replace crewed aircraft, DARPA’s Gremlins program instead aims to equip military planes with drones that can be deployed and then retrieved for reuse. Now, for the first time ever, one of the drones has been recovered in m… Continue reading Gremlin drone recovered in mid-air for the first time