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It’s been four years since I first spoke to David Mayman over the phone, in the afterglow of his pioneering jetpack flight around the Statue of Liberty. Since that day, things have moved along at a rapid pace. Jetpack Aviation has developed a… Continue reading Own the Sky: David Mayman launches jetpack documentary with thunderous public flight demo
We’ve been reporting on David Mayman and Jetpack Aviation for some years now, and this weekend he was in Sydney with his roaring jet turbine JB-10 jetpack to take another stab at a flight he tried to perform 10 years ago. We were privileged t… Continue reading David Mayman flies the JB-10 jetpack around Sydney Harbour
Autonomous mobility pods of the future could gain themselves exceptional tight-space maneuvering capabilities if Protean’s 360-degree integrated wheel systems come to fruition. Each one packs steering, suspension, motors and pneumatic ride-height adjustment into a single unit.
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Continue Reading Protean’s all-in-one drive, suspension and steering modules spin 360 degrees
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Continue reading Protean's all-in-one drive, suspension and steering modules spin 360 degrees
Filmmakers with compact mirrorless cameras may be interested in DJI’s new lightweight gimbal, the Ronin SC. Weighing just 2.4 lb (1 kg) it does all the regular gimbal business, plus a couple of interesting features in ActiveTrack and Force Mo… Continue reading DJI releases new lightweight Ronin SC gimbal with ActiveTrack
The fellow who designed Confederate’s jaw-dropping Wraith and Hellcat, J.T. Nesbitt, is back with what he calls “the ultimate expression of two-wheeled minimalism.” We’re not sure we agree, but the Hades certainly slaps some new ideas down on… Continue reading Curtiss unleashes Hades, a 217-horsepower electric "expression of minimalism"
Harley’s brand-savior electric streetbike has finally been fully launched, and here are the figures of consequence: 105 horsepower, 116 Nm (86 lb-ft) of torque, 15.5-kWh battery, 146 miles (235 km) of city range, 70 miles (113 km) of highway riding, and Level 1 or 3 charging.
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Continue Reading Harley-Davidson Livewire’s power, torque and range figures are in
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Continue reading Harley-Davidson Livewire's power, torque and range figures are in
Sony has upped the ante considerably on its latest A7 full-frame camera. The A7R IV offers 61-megapixel resolution, 15-stop dynamic range, monster real-time autofocus in photo and video modes, twin ultra-high speed SD card slots and pixel-shi… Continue reading Sony crams 61 megapixels and wild autofocus into its new full-frame A7R IV
Until today, the world’s most powerful production car was the all-electric Rimac C_Two, which makes a puny 1,914 horsepower. Now, British carmaker Lotus has introduced a proper, lunch-money stealing, wedgie-pulling 2,000-hp ‘leccy hypercar with a name that you’ll need help pronouncing.
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Continue Reading 2,000-horsepower Lotus Evija becomes the world’s most powerful production car
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Continue reading 2,000-horsepower Lotus Evija becomes the world's most powerful production car
The Langogo Genesis is a hand-held pocket translator, smaller than a smartphone, that uses noise-cancelling microphones to translate between more than 100 languages, while offering you a 4G WiFi hotspot while you’re travelling. We’ve been using one for the last few weeks.
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Continue Reading Review: Langogo’s Genesis translator takes a pocket-sized axe to the language barrier
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Of all the exotic hypercars in development right now – and there are some absolute doozies coming through the ranks – Aston Martin’s Valkyrie is probably the most fascinating. Designed in conjunction with Formula One genius Adrian Newey, it’s… Continue reading Aston Martin takes the wild Valkyrie hypercar out for a strop at Silverstone