Technology News The latest in technology newsAtlasNEST aims to make airports safer, by deploying drones September 22, 2023Ordinarily, drones flying around airports are thought of as a hazard. The AtlasNEST system, however, utilizes drones to fly over landing areas where problems may be occurring, in order to give control tower workers a bird's eye view.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, TechnologyTags: Airports, Drone security, Autonomous flight Ben Coxworth4K UST laser projector puts the focus on high detail and rich colors September 22, 2023Last year, Casiris Tech launched a successful Kickstarter for a 4K triple-laser ultra-short-throw projector called the A6. Now the company has moved over to Indiegogo for its latest model, an all-in-one Tri-Color streaming entertainment hub called the H6 rocking a front face that has the look of a luxury car's grille.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, TechnologyTags: […] Paul RiddenIncredible images from Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2023 winners September 22, 2023With their ability to capture imaginations and evoke emotions, photos can tell us stories about nature that words alone can’t convey. The winning entries in the Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2023 competition prove that, as far as nature is concerned, a picture is worth a thousand words.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, TechnologyTags: Photography, Photographers Paul McClureInventor ponders ethics of wiring human brain tissue into computers September 22, 2023When you take 800,000 human brain cells, wire them into a biological hybrid computer chip, and demonstrate that it can learn faster than neural networks, people have questions. We speak to Dr. Brett Kagan, Chief Scientific Officer at Cortical Labs.Continue ReadingCategory: Computers, TechnologyTags: ethics, Brain, Biotechnology Loz BlainAutonomous audio robot swarm can mute conversations in chaotic rooms September 22, 2023UW researchers say they can now mute different parts of a noisy room, or isolate one conversation in a chaotic environment, thanks to a swarm of small audio robots that auto-position themselves to pinpoint and follow multiple moving sound sources.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Noise-Canceling, Audio, University of Washington Loz BlainBoeing to develop hypersonic missile interceptor for DARPA September 21, 2023Boeing has been tapped by DARPA to develop and test the technology that will be required to build a prototype to intercept hypersonic missiles in the upper atmosphere as part of the agency's four-year Glide Breaker program.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Boeing, DARPA, Hypersonic, Weapons David SzondyLow-power desalination tech may provide drinking water at disaster sites September 21, 2023At disaster sites, it's not uncommon for both the water supply and electrical grid to be out of commission. That's where a new system may someday come in, as it utilizes just a small amount of electricity – which could be stored in a battery – to desalinate seawater for drinking.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: University of […] Ben CoxworthFirst all-digital Instax is a cute ball of photographic fun September 21, 2023Fujifilm has launched a cute Instax camera that makes printing to instant film optional. The Instax Pal digital camera comes bundled with a Mini Link 2 printer, but can stow snaps to onboard storage for transfer to the free companion app to add filters and stickers.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, TechnologyTags: FUJIFILM, Instant Photography, Cameras, Digital, Photographic […] Paul RiddenBoss invites guitar players to jam wirelessly with the Katana Air EX September 21, 2023Boss has added a new desktop model to its impressive Katana range of app-enhanced modeling amplifiers for electric guitar and bass. The 35-W Air EX allows for wireless connection between instrument and combo amp, and can also run on batteries.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, TechnologyTags: Amplifiers, Guitar, Bass guitar, Guitar Effects, BOSS Paul RiddenWith some 1,500 dead animals in its wake, Neuralink heads to humans September 21, 2023Following years of controversy, including whistleblowers reporting of rushed experimental “hack jobs” that resulted in as many as 1,500 animal fatalities, Elon Musk's brain-chip implant company has begun recruiting for its landmark first human trial.Continue ReadingCategory: Computers, TechnologyTags: Elon Musk, Neuralink, Disability, Implant, Brain, Neural Network, Neuroscience Bronwyn ThompsonConcert-level Bluetooth speaker ready to rock your next dance party September 20, 2023Those crazy soundsmiths over at Soundboks in Denmark have launched the fourth generation of the company's stupid loud Bluetooth speaker, which promises improved sonics and a longer battery life at full whack.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, TechnologyTags: Bluetooth Speakers, Portable Audio, Loudspeakers Paul RiddenTriple-laser projector throws big-screen 4K visuals from inches away September 20, 2023California-based projector maker Nomvdic has announced its new flagship model, a triple-laser ultra-short-throw Laser TV capable of projecting 100-inch 4K UHD visuals from just inches away, supported by Harman Kardon sound.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, TechnologyTags: Laser TV, 4K UHD, Projectors Paul RiddenNikon launches the beautifully retro Z f full-frame mirrorless camera September 20, 2023Nikon has added a second "heritage-inspired" camera to its mirrorless lineup, joining the Z fc in riffing off of the look of the company's FM2 single-lens-reflex film camera from the early 1980s – but this time built around a full-frame image sensor.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, TechnologyTags: Nikon, Mirrorless Cameras, Full-frame, Retro, Cameras Paul RiddenFender Vintera II 70s Strat review: Big vintage tone, accessible price September 20, 2023Heaven help the young guitarist who wants a new Strat in 2023; searching the Fender USA website today gives you no less than 74 different options, some coming in as many as nine different colors. There are Player Strats and Player Plus Strats, Made in Japans and Japanese Vintage reissues. There are American Performers, American […] Loz BlainToyota upends robot learning: New AI masters complex tasks in hours September 20, 2023We are living at the dawn of the general-purpose robotics age. Dozens of companies have now decided that it's time to invest big in humanoid robots that can autonomously navigate their way around existing workspaces and begin taking over tasks from human workers.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Artificial Intelligence, LLM (Large Language Model), Toyota, Robotics Loz BlainShort-throw 4K projector shines bright for lights-on big-screen gaming September 19, 2023Optoma launched a short-throw 4K projector around this time last year that boasted low input lag for big-screen gamers. Now the company has essentially swapped out the lamp light source for laser in the new, more compact, UHZ35ST model.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, TechnologyTags: Optoma, Projectors, 4K UHD, Laser, Gaming Paul Ridden"World's first humanoid robot factory" will ship Digits in 2024 September 19, 2023Agility Robotics is well into construction of a 70,000-sq-ft (6,503-sq-m) facility in Salem, Oregon, with the capacity to produce more than 10,000 units per year of the company's Digit humanoid robot – which will work alongside humans on the factory floor.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTags: Humanoid, Robot Factory, Robotics, Robots Loz BlainUS Air Force gets new aggressive electronic warfare aircraft September 19, 2023The US Air Force has taken delivery of the first of 10 improved EC-37B Compass Call electronic attack warfare aircraft from BAE Systems and L3Harris Technologies as it replaces its vintage EC-130H Compass Call that has been in service since 1982.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: US Air Force, Aircraft David SzondyRaytheon UK to install laser weapon on British Army fighting vehicle September 19, 2023In another step from the workbench to the battlefield, Raytheon UK is integrating its first high-energy 15-kW laser weapon into a Wolfhound armored vehicle for the British Army as part of the Ministry of Defence's Land Demonstrator laser program.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Laser weapon, British Army, Raytheon David SzondyDenon's flagship direct-drive turntable spins into premium hi-fi space September 15, 2023The steady rise in sales of vinyl records over the past few years has also meant an increase in production of turntables to spin them on. There are plenty of budget models to get new enthusiasts started, but Denon's latest model is for those looking to up their game.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, TechnologyTags: Denon, Turntables, […] Paul Ridden We believe in Simple, Creative & Flexible Design Request A Quote
