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Ukraine ebike maker Delfast has already secured a Guinness World Record for the greatest distance on a single charge on two wheels, and has both consumer and business models in its range. Now it’s working on an electric tricycle destined for small to m… Continue reading Delfast is working on an electric three-wheeler for package delivery
Instrument maker Frank Piesik has built a three-string robotic music machine called Greg’s Harp where three different actuators excite the strings in different ways to produce sound controlled by a MIDI keyboard.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, Technol… Continue reading Robotic string exciter makes for polyphonic music-making fun
Packing the kind of refresh rate that desktop computer gamers enjoy from monitors made by Asus, Samsung, LG and others, the RedMagic 5G gaming smartphone also rocks a flagship processor, a triple-lens camera, fast-charging battery and 5G mobile comms.C… Continue reading Nubia RedMagic 5G gaming phone sports 144-Hz display
Back in early 2018, Samuel Mello Medeiros launched a project on Kickstarter aimed at giving old film cameras some modern relevance. The I’m Back attachment added a digital image sensor and touchscreen display to 35-mm film cameras of old, and now the n… Continue reading I’m Back 35 gives old film cameras a second life
Researchers at the University of Southern California looking to crack the renewable energy storage problem have developed a new version of a redox flow battery from inexpensive and readily-available materials.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTa… Continue reading Flow battery could make renewable energy storage economically viable
Amazon’s Ring – the firm behind last year’s removable video doorbell – has announced that the second generation of its home security system is now available for pre-order. The Ring Alarm comes with sleeker sensors and a keypad that offers quick access … Continue reading Latest Ring Alarm puts emergency services on tap
Rather than use magnets and coils to convert string motion into an analog voltage for amplified output, the ōPik uses infrared light to capture the vibrations of the strings above it. It first appeared online in 2017, and after much tweaking, testing a… Continue reading Optical guitar pickup can be programmed with a smartphone app
Switch watch smart glass maker Winwatch has teamed up with mobile payments company MuchBetter for an analog wristwatch that can make contactless payments thanks to technology hidden in its sapphire crystal.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, Technolog… Continue reading Stylish wristwatch has contactless payment tech sealed in crystal
Swedish electric moto and ebike maker Cake has announced a street legal edition of the Kalk Ink released last month. The Ink SL’s head, tail and turn lights can be removed for off-road adventures, and the e-moto can now get up to minimum highway speeds… Continue reading Cake rides through cities and trails with Kalk Ink SL e-motorcycle
Created as a visual element for stage performances, the latest project from Love Hultén is an audiovisual sculpture called Slagwerk-101 – a set of percussion instruments driven by MIDI-controlled solenoids.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, TechnologyTag… Continue reading Swedish retro designer turns MIDI percussion into boxy art