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Even though almost all new mountain bikes now have just one chainring and no front derailleur, it would still be nice to have all those other gear ratios again. The Binary Gear is designed to bring them back, without reintroducing a front derailleur.Co… Continue reading Binary Gear doubles an MTB’s gear ratios, without a front derailleur
Many campers will put up a tarp, pitch a tent underneath that tarp, then put an inflatable mattress inside the tent. Space Acacia is designed to makes things simpler, by combining all three components in one camping system.Continue ReadingCategory: Out… Continue reading Space Acacia system combines a tent, tarp and wall-to-wall air mattress
There’s a tradeoff with robotic graspers – they’re typically either firm enough to securely grab and lift sturdy, heavy objects, or soft enough to lift fragile objects without breaking them. A new sponge-based system, however, could allow one grasper t… Continue reading Spongey pads may one day let robots tweak the stiffness of their grasp
Last year, Italian electric mobility company Reinova announced the development of a folding bamboo-bodied electric scooter called the ToMove. Well, the funky li’l vehicle is now known as the Tom, and is the subject of a Kickstarter campaign.Continue Re… Continue reading Bamboo-bodied Tom electric scooter is ready ToMove you
It’s a sad fact that burn victims often feel a great deal of pain when the dressings on their wounds are removed. A new hydrogel-based dressing could change that, however, as it easily releases from the skin when cooled.Continue ReadingCategory: Medica… Continue reading Temperature-sensitive dressing could revolutionize burn treatment
While we’ve seen multiple attempts to produce real-world odors in VR environments, many have involved rather cumbersome wearable devices. Chinese scientists have developed a much more streamlined system, which is applied to the skin below the user’s no… Continue reading Face-worn tech could help bring smell-o-vision to the world of VR
Although interchangeable-bit hex wrenches aren’t that hard to use, there’s always room for improvement … right? The designers of the Switch Hex T seem to think so, as their wrench features a carousel-like multi-bit rotating head.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Switch Hex T wrench keeps six bits at the ready in a rotating head
After months of speculation, Apple has finally announced its house-brand augmented reality system. Known as Apple Vision Pro, the setup is described as being the company’s first “spatial computer.”Continue ReadingCategory: Virtual Reality, TechnologyTa… Continue reading Apple enters the AR arena with Apple Vision Pro system
Today at its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple has announced what it says are the most powerful Macs ever made. One is the revamped Mac Pro, while the other is the latest and greatest take on the Mac Studio.Continue ReadingCategory: Computers, Tec… Continue reading Apple announces better, stronger, faster Mac Pro and Mac Studio
Although the MacBook Air has long played second fiddle to the better-spec’d Pro model, it’s certainly no slouch. That’s particularly true of the new 15-inch MacBook Air, which Apple has just announced at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.Conti… Continue reading Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air is billed as being the thinnest of its kind