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DARPA's SideArm system snares drones from mid-air

@ 2017/02/08 read/post comments(0)

Even the longest-loitering drone needs to land sometime. But rather than risk damaging these multi-million dollar aircraft on improvised battlefield landing strips or aboard US Naval vessels, DARPA is developing a novel drone recovery system that sna... Go To Full Article

Japan's space junk collection experiment ends in failure

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Well that's disappointing. On January 27th, Japan's space agency (JAXA) successfully launched the Kounotori 6 spacecraft to the ISS. It was supposed to test a novel method of dragging space debris out of orbit however a technical issue prevented the... Go To Full Article

Google may lean on a partner to sell Android apps in China

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Google's presence in China is limited, to put it mildly, but it might have found a way to get its foot in the door. The Information sources claim that Chinese internet veteran NetEase is talking to Google about launching the… Go To Full Article

G.SKILL Ripjaws KM570 MX Keyboard @ techPowerUp

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G.SKILL's KM570 MX keyboard is targeted at the more budget-conscious consumer. It features genuine Cherry MX switches (red, brown or blue), on-the-fly macro recording, full backlighting, lighting animations, all for well below $100. Go To Full Article

Moto Z hackathons create more interesting Mods than Motorola

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The modular Moto Z was the tool of choice at the latest Motorola hackathon in San Francisco this past weekend. Developers and entrepreneurs took on the task of hacking the mobile phone with a variety of other hardware to come… Go To Full Article

Vizio tracked and sold your TV viewing habits without consent

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A settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and the New Jersey Attorney General will cost Vizio $2.2 million. That sum will settle the charges with both the state and federal agencies after a complaint that Vizio installed software on 11… Go To Full Article

Lenovo's new pro laptops include one built for VR

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Lenovo knows that it's not enough to build laptops that support virtual reality -- you need laptops that can create virtual reality, too. To that end, it's releasing a trio of pro workstations headlined by one that's primed for VR… Go To Full Article

PiQ puts AI to work in the 'world's first' smart ski

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Baseball bats and tennis rackets aren't the only pieces of sports equipment that are getting smarter these days. Ski maker Rossignol and consumer electronics company PIQ announced on Monday that they have created the world's first "connected" ski. Be...… Go To Full Article

Rumor: AMD Ryzen CPU lineup leaks with six-core models in tow

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The internet is ablaze with rumors of a leaked lineup of AMD's hotly-anticipated Ryzen CPUs. The leak in question first originated on Chinese forum Coolaler. The post has since then been removed, but Google has a cached version here. The… Go To Full Article

Uber hires a NASA guru to help it understand flying cars

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Uber is eager for the day when you can take a flying car across town, and it just landed a key hire that could help make this a reality. The company has recruited Mark Moore, NASA's technology lead for on-demand… Go To Full Article

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