Lego and Nintendo feel like a perfect match. The pair’s first official partnership is more than a basic licensed set, though. The aptly-named Lego Super Mario will come with a chunky version of the plumber — one that’s larger than a standard Lego minifigure — with a couple of switches on his back and some…
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Polestar’s latest concept EV is designed for sustainability
The Precept also focuses heavily on eco-friendly design. The seat surfaces, bolsters, headrests and carpets are made out of recycled materials like 3D-knitted plastic bottles, cork vinyl and even recovered fishing nets. The interior panels and seatbacks, meanwhile, are made from flax-based composites that are not only kinder to the planet (80 percent less plastic…
British Airways is testing autonomous electric wheelchairs at JFK
While it won’t be breaking any speed records, each unit can avoid obstacles and other people with the help of anti-collision technology. It can also navigate the terminal without assistance from airport staff. Before boarding, you can visit as many places as you want using the built-in display. After dropping you off at your departure…
Oppo’s first Android smartwatch borrows a lot from Apple
The watch comes in two flavors: the 46mm version with a 1.91-inch AMOLED screen should last for up to 40 hours on a single charge, whereas the smaller 41mm version with a 1.6-inch screen does 24 hours only. They charge up quickly thanks to Oppo’s VOOC technology: a 17-minute session already gets you back up…
Lasers and smart pills could eventually replace injections
Needle-free injectors, also known as air or pneumatic injectors, have been around for a surprisingly long time. They use the pressure generated by spring force, a compressed gas canister, piezoelectric motors or laser-induced cavitation (if we’re getting fancy) to drive a narrow stream of vaporized medicine under the skin and into the fat, muscle and…
That quirky e-reader you could draw on is back
The second version of reMarkable, the e-paper table you can doodle on, is now available for pre-order. A Norwegian startup of the same name launched the original version back in 2017 to provide people an easy way to digitize handwritten notes. The company says that reMarkable 2 is “the most paper-like digital device the industry…
Sacramento Kings guests can use ‘smart’ bottles to pour their own drinks
The feature quietly launched in a handful of the Kings’ suites and lofts in January, but it’s now poised to reach all the remaining luxury spaces in the Golden 1 Center in the “coming months.”It’s easy to level criticisms at the team. While a Kings spokesperson promised to The Verge that bartenders are keeping their…
Ray tracing comes to more games thanks to new software tools
Whether or not developers support the approach depends on their reliance on Vulkan and willingness to implement ray tracing in the first place. Right now, hardware-accelerated ray tracing is only available with a handful of GPUs. Programmers won’t have to throw out their existing knowledge, at least. The Vulkan extensions use a “familiar overall architecture”…
Renault’s ‘transformer’ EV concept can stretch to take on extra batteries
When in Travel mode, the body lengthens by 20 cm (8 inches) to accommodate the extra battery and make the cabin more comfortable for a long voyage. It does that via the “active bodywork,” consisting of fighter-plane like side flaps that can move to allow the chassis to slide from one mode to another. The…
Beats’ redesigned Powerbeats earbuds have longer battery and hands-free Siri
The Powerbeats 3 was announced in 2016, so the Beats tethered wireless earbuds were well overdue for an upgrade. The new Powerbeats now has the same audio and design as the pricier true wireless Powerbeats Pro that debuted last year. One key difference is where the cable watch attached to the front of the buds…