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Austrian startup Printstones has been developing robotic 3D-printing robots since 2017, and has just pulled back the curtain on its latest prototype, a mobile multi-tasking construction bot called the Baubot.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, Technolo… Continue reading Modular mobile robot can take on multiple roles at construction site
Last month, Fender launched its third Acoustasonic hybrid acoustic, and we got to play with the Jazzmaster and interview the company’s R&D chief. Now Master Builder Ron Thorn has given the Custom Shop treatment to the guitar, and it’s a beaut.Continue … Continue reading Fender Master Builder creates stunning one-off Acoustasonic Jazzmaster
Israel’s Mobileye, which was acquired by Intel back in 2017, has teamed up with startup Udelv to get an autonomous electric delivery pod called the Transporter on the streets by 2023, with a plan to produce 35,000 of the self-driving electric cargo hau… Continue reading Mobileye and Udelv confirm first large order for driverless delivery pod
San Diego’s Juiced Bikes has updated the Scorpion half ebike/half moped that was launched in late 2019. The Scorpion X has been treated to a bigger battery, a geared hub motor that can be unlocked for off-road adventures, and both torque and cadence se… Continue reading Juiced Bikes gives Scorpion urban getabout an X performance boost
Pearl Jam founding member Mike McCready has played a number of guitar models over the years, but he’s perhaps most associated with Fender Stratocasters. And of those, his vintage ’59 model is his most prized. So it was this instrument that was chosen f… Continue reading Custom Shop recreates Mike McCready’s extremely road-worn vintage Strat
If you misplace your iPhone, or someone makes off with it, Apple’s Find My network can help zero in on its location so you can retrieve it. Now the application has been opened up to third-party products, and among the first are ebikes from VanMoof.Cont… Continue reading Apple opens up global device location network to third-party manufacturers
Buyers looking for gadgets that deliver high fidelity audio might keep an eye out for the THX logo as a visual guide to quality assurance, and now the company behind the standard has launched its first consumer device, the Onyx USB DAC/amp.Continue Rea… Continue reading THX helps boost mobile audio with Onyx USB DAC
Responding to feedback from the synth community, Moog Music has launched the Moog Sound Studio – an all-in-one package that includes “all the equipment, cables, accessories and educational tools needed to explore sound in an immersive new way.”Continue… Continue reading Moog gives sonic adventurers an all-in-one creativity powerhouse
After first revealing a new APS-C DSLR camera in 2019, and following that with drip-fed tidbits about its new flagship in May and November 2020, Ricoh has now fully pulled back the curtain on the Pentax K-3 Mark III.Continue ReadingCategory: Photograph… Continue reading Pentax K-3 Mark III APS-C DSLR flagship finally up for pre-order
Specialized is one of many ebike makers to notice a huge uptick in US orders since the global pandemic hit, with folks looking to leave the car at home or at the transport hub and get some gradient-leveling assistance for the commute to work. The compa… Continue reading Specialized lightens the load with Turbo Como SL city ebike