Aaron Leong
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An Ohio-based company has seemingly perfected NASA's rover tire technology for a more terrestrial purpose—tires for road bicycles (and even e-scooters) —and now you can buy them on its fully-pledged Kickstarter campaign.
The SMART (Shape Memory Alloy Radial Technology) Tire Company is selling its revolutionary Metl...
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NASA has announced that it's opening up its popular "Send Your Name to Mars" campaign to have people's names be sent on a microchip as part of a future mission to Mars. Sign up now to have your (or your loved one's) name be a permanent fixture on the Red Planet. There's no details on what your Martian land rights will...
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iRobot has released its new Roomba j9 Plus line of flagship robot vacuums to compete with the likes of Roborock, Dreametech, and Ecovacs to settle the score of which sucks more than the rest. While the company brings a lot of new ideas, we don't think it'll be a clean sweep.
iRobot just dropped two new models—the...
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We can breathe a small sigh of relieve as BMW announces that it is nixing its controversial heated seat subscription for its cars. It's a small concession, but unfortunately, paywalled in-car features, services, and functions are not going away anytime soon.
BMW, the German automaker that has been known to push the...
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Ford is adding a new higher-performance addition to the Mach-E family called the Rally. As the name suggests, it intends on combining lots of power with added ride height and lots of durability improvements to give buyers the opportunity for some WRC thrills.
When it's released, the Mach-E Rally will be the most...
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GoPro is bringing the heat to the likes of DJI and Insta360 with its new Hero 12 Black. While it doesn't offer any major changes in optics, it packs some fantastic pro- and creator-focused features and performance capabilities than before.
California-based GoPro just announced a new Hero 12 Black action camera with...
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The legendary Bang & Olufsen Beolab series has received its latest update: the Beolab 8, which is a wireless speaker that embraces the present just as much as its heritage, the company says. For those not familiar, the Beolab is a high-end speaker series, with pricing that reflects its audiophile status (B&O's Beolab...
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A privacy study conducted by Mozilla just uncovered what many of us have feared: automotive driver data privacy has more holes than a block of Swiss cheese. The study found that every major car brand failed to adhere to privacy and security standards for internet-connected vehicles.
Even as auto manufacturers...
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Sharkoon's latest Skiller SGK50 S4 keyboard is setting out to be the hot-swappable keyboard for everyone. It's a barebones keyboard that buyers can customize to their preferred keycaps and switches, regardless of where they live in the world.
Headed in Hessen, Germany, Sharkoon Technologies—a supplier for quality...
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Grassroots online items exchange forum Freecycle has been the focus of a massive data breach affecting more than 7 million of its users. Here's what you need to know.
Non-profit organization Freecycle announced that it detected a data breach three months after stolen data from the site was put on sale on a hacking...
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It was only a matter of "when"—Apple is reportedly joining the lucrative and thriving education sector in the form of a line of low-cost MacBooks. These could be coming as soon as the second half of 2024, but what the products will look like is mostly still too early to tell.
According to this DigiTimes Asia...
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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has captured photos of the likely crash site of Roscosmos' failed Luna-25 moon lander mission, some 250 miles off course.
There was a lot riding on the back of Luna-25 when it was launched on August 10, Roscosmos' (Russia's space agency's) first moon probe mission in almost...
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The good news is that Samsung's upcoming S24 smartphones are expected to be getting a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and up to 2TB of storage. The bad news is that you will likely need to fork over cash for the top-of-the-line Ultra model to get them.
Samsung's announcement that the Galaxy S23 flagships sold globally would be...
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Razer just announced a mint-looking Viper Signature Mini mouse plated in 24 karat gold. Since it's a one-of-a-kind commission, we won't be able to buy one (even if we wanted to).
Razer's CEO Tan Min Liang tweeted (or X-ed) about a special Razer Viper Signature Mini covered in 24 karat gold. He didn't mention the...
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Beginning with the Pixel 8, Google is reportedly going to out-do Samsung for major OS updates, thus extending the lifespan of its Tensor-powered phones. It has been a long time coming and could finally bring it on par with Apple's end-of-life (EOL) support policy.
Presently, Google's software update policy dictates...
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It might be time to pour one out for the beloved Zenfone. ASUS has reportedly shuttered the Zenfone division for good and for no apparent stated reason.
According to Taiwanese news outlet TechNews, ASUS has completely and abruptly dissolved its Zenfone division. Much of this internal restructuring involves...
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With the huge growth trajectory mobile gaming is on, Qualcomm is aiming to stake a beachhead in the burgeoning handheld gaming console space, with a new, diverse portfolio of dedicated handheld gaming SoCs and mobile platforms, collectively called the Snapdragon G-series, with support for mixed reality hardware and...
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Mercedes-AMG intends on taking the fight to the Porche 911 with the potent 2024 GT Coupe that, while looking quite similar to its predecessor on the outside, has been heavily revamped internally.
Yes, the previous SL Roadster left a lot of SL fans flabbergasted with a style that was sharp and modern, but dropping...
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Have $300,000 to spare? Instead of spending it on a Porsche GT3 RS like most are inclined to, Ford wants to woo your gaze to the direction of its most extreme Mustang ever—the 2025 Ford Mustang GTD.
In case you're wondering, GTD doesn't stand for "Getting Things Done," although this car has every intention of being...
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Tesla is reintroducing the "Standard Range" trims for its popular Model S and Model X models. The new trim costs $10,000 less than before, but they do come with a possible downside, depending on your point of view.
Austin-based EV company Tesla just soft-launched a couple of new lower-priced trims that could fit...
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When news breaks that a 1972 Ferrari Dino 246 GT once belonging to Rolling Stones' Keith Richards goes up for sale, you can expect plenty of attention. The car will be up for auction this weekend—just be sure to check with your spouse first.
The 1972 Dino 246 GT is one of the most emotive and desirable cars ever...
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OnePlus China's President just showed off a cool display ability where it seems to allow users to reliably use the touchscreen with wet hands compared to a struggling iPhone.
In a Weibo post, Louis Li Jie, the China President of OnePlus boasts that Ace 2 Pro owners will get to enjoy a new display technology called...
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