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Positive Grid launched one of our favorite modeling practice amps back in 2019, in the shape of the Spark. The family got smaller members in 2022 and 2023, and now the company is going gigging with the Spark Live smart amp and PA system.Continue Readin… Continue reading Positive Grid takes Spark guitar amp on the road
Electric mobility company Smart has added a new entry level option for its compact #1 crossover model launched last year, shaving thousands of euros off the vehicle lineup’s base price by installing a smaller LPO battery.Continue ReadingCategory: Autom… Continue reading Smart cuts price, and range, for entry level #1 compact electric SUV
Researchers have developed a scalpel with built-in force-measuring sensors and coupled it with a machine-learning model that could streamline how doctors are trained to perform surgery and pave the way for automated surgical devices.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Force-sensing ‘smart scalpel’ helps hone doctors’ surgical skills
A tiny sensor that even makes a fingertip look large has the potential to be a game changer for detecting signs of rejection in kidney transplants. Scientists from Northwestern University have successfully created a device, tested on mice, that can det… Continue reading World’s first device to monitor transplanted organ health in real-time
Shenzhen’s Natasha Guitars has launched a Kickstarter for a bamboo smart guitar called the NBSG that comes with sound processing brains offering different tone presets, onboard effects, app control, and wireless output.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, … Continue reading Bamboo smart guitar cuts the cord with onboard wireless transmission
Back in May, a new startup emerged from stealth offering the prospect of a free 55-inch 4K television to avid gogglebox watchers. The catch? A second screen underneath feeding frequent adverts. Now Telly has started shipping the “free TV” to US househo… Continue reading Telly starts shipping dual-screen ad-supported “free TV” to consumers
Learning to play guitar is now much easier thanks to a wealth of online tutorials, but many find mirroring onscreen chops tough going. With Fret Zealot, students follow lights on the neck to learn fretting positions for chords, scales and songs.Continu… Continue reading Fret Zealot 2 lights up the fretboard for easier learning
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has only been open to the public since November last year, yet the artificial-intelligence chatbot already seems to be everywhere. At Eurobike last week, China’s Urtopia revealed its first application as an ebike co-pilot.Continue Read… Continue reading Urtopia demonstrates ChatGPT as ebike co-pilot
Many students of guitar begin their journey on an acoustic. But rocking out can be a challenge. Back in 2017, France’s HyVibe launched an Indiegogo to fund a hybrid with built-in digital smarts. This was followed by a kit to give such superpowers to an… Continue reading Self-install Essential kit turns any ol’ acoustic into a smart guitar
A new study may be bad news for people who take so-called ‘smart drugs,’ usually prescribed to treat the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), thinking they will increase workplace or academic productivity.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading ‘Smart drugs’ are not so smart when used by people without ADHD