Hilarious Razor Crazy Cart drift machine set to hit the UK

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="Razor's Crazy Cart: available August 1 in the UK" height="358" src="http://images.gizmag.com/hero/razor-crazy-cart-uk.jpg" width="640" /></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">When the Crazy Cart first launched in the USA, Canada and Australia last year, it made a huge splash. Not just for its awesome sideways drifting action, but because it featured quite frankly the best promotional video we've ever seen. Now, Razor has announced that its "ultimate drift machine" is available in the UK from August 1.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Before we continue, if you haven't yet seen it, you owe it to yourself to watch this video:</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> </div> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/sKOaF7esBFY?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If that homage to the awesome <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUO-lPubXeI" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Ken Block gymkhana videos</a> doesn't make your wallet start burning a hole in your pocket, we recommend you check your pulse!</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Crazy Cart is a fairly simple concept. It has a small electric motor that drives a single wheel located in the center of the cart, towards the front. That wheel can be steered in 360 degrees using a small steering wheel, which features a little arrow that points in the direction the wheel is pointed.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">At the rear of the cart sits a pair of caster wheels. As you drive along, at a maximum speed of 12 mph (nearly 20 km/h), the caster effect on those rear wheels pulls the back of the cart into line with the front wheel, so you're always driving forward.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">When you pull on the "drift bar" at the side, it tilts the rear caster wheels so the caster effect is almost zero, which means the cart is free to face in just about any direction, no matter which way the front wheel is driving. You can do anything from driving straight backwards, to extreme sideways drifting, to spinning crazily on the spot. You don't need to worry too much about tipping it over, thanks to a couple of extra anti-tip caster wheels at the front.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> </div> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/6qFAnyktklU?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It looks like absolutely ridiculous fun, and a handy way to calibrate your brain to sideways driving if you're thinking of getting into drifting in a bigger machine.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Unfortunately, the current Crazy Cart can only handle riders up to 140 lb (64 kg) so it's more of a kids' fun machine. With a bit of luck Razor will pull its finger out and make one us bigger lads can ride.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Crazy Cart is available now in America, Canada and Australia, with those in the UK able to join the fun from August 1 for £499.99 (US$850).</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SOURCE-<a href="http://www.gizmag.com/razor-crazy-cart-uk/33112/" target="_blank">GIZMAG</a></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: ProximaNova, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> </div>

Hilarious Razor Crazy Cart drift machine set to hit the UK

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CaseCam lets you get in your own photos, using a flippin' mirror

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="The CaseCam features a camera lens mirror that folds away when not needed " height="358" src="http://images.gizmag.com/hero/casecam.jpg" width="640" /></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ah yes, it's a problem for the ages. You want to be in a photo taken with your own unmanned smartphone, but you have no way of propping the phone up, or seeing what the shot looks like. Well, the CaseCam is designed to help. It allows a phone laid down on a flat surface to see what's in front of it, plus the accompanying app lets you see what it's seeing.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <a href="http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/casecam-0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="The mirror also props the camera up, sort of like a tripod " border="0" height="212" src="http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/casecam-0.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The CaseCam is for the most part a standard polycarbonate protective iPhone case, with one exception – it has an integrated mirror. That mirror folds flat into the case when not in use, but flips up to sit diagonally below the camera lens when it's picture-taking time. When the phone is subsequently laid camera-side down, that mirror both lets the camera see what's in front of the phone, plus it angles it up kind of like a tripod.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Since the camera is looking at reversed images, the app inverts them to make them "right" again. The app also has an adjustable timer feature, plus it can be accessed via Wi-Fi by another iOS device. This means that if you're posing for a pic with with an iPhone-packin' friend, you can set your CaseCam-clad phone up to take the shot, then use <em>their</em> phone to check that you're both framed up properly, and to remotely trigger your phone to record the photo.</span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="The mirror glass is unprotected when folded down" height="426" src="http://images.gizmag.com/inline/casecam-9.jpg" width="640" /></span></div> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Although the mirror is reportedly made of non-image-distorting optical-quality glass, unfortunately that glass is left exposed even when the mirror is folded down (see picture above). As a result, it's quite likely to get scratched over time. Plans call for replacement mirrors to be available for US$7, although it's hard to say how many users would actually bother getting them.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Additionally, it would be nice if there were a way of incrementally raising the non-mirror end of the case, to adjust the camera's tilt angle. To some extent, of course, that could be done just by shoving a folded-up piece of paper or something under there.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The creators of the CaseCam are currently raising production funds for the device, on Kickstarter. A pledge of $25 will get you one, when and if they're ready to go. The planned retail price is $40. Although the first model will fit iPhones 5c and 5s, versions for other makes of phones are reportedly in the works.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The MirrorCase and the HiLO lens offer similar functionality, by the way, although neither of those have the same fold-flat form factor as the CaseCam.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">More information is available in the pitch video below.</span></div> <div class="article_video" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="398" scrolling="no" src="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/garett/casecam-the-remote-controlled-iphone-tripod/widget/video.html" width="530"></iframe></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SOURCE-<a href="http://www.gizmag.com/casecam-iphone-camera-case/33118/" target="_blank">GIZMAG</a></span></div> <ul id="gallery_images" style="background-color: white; color: #f30631; height: 105px; line-height: 22px; list-style-type: none; margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"> <li style="float: left; height: 105px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 7px 5px 0px; padding: 0px;"></li> </ul> </div>

CaseCam lets you get in your own photos, using a flippin' mirror

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Samsung Mock Apple Before iPhone Release

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; color: #5f6d80; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So do you belong to the church of Apple or are you an Android enthusiast?   Well, <a href="http://www.samsung.com/" style="color: #0092dd;" target="_blank" title="Samsung">Samsung</a> has released an ad on<a href="http://www.youtube.com/" style="color: #0092dd;" target="_blank" title="youtube">YouTube</a> entitled, ‘Screen Envy’ which mocks iPhone users for their ‘patience’ at having to wait for a larger screen.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #5f6d80; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Two friends are sitting in a cafe, both looking at their phones.  One has a Samsung while the other is sporting his iPhone.  The iPhone carrying friend states that the ‘iPhone might be getting a bigger screen.’  “That hasn’t happened yet?” responds his friend with the Samsung, obviously sporting a much larger screen.  “You know that thing you’ve been waiting on for like two years, and how it’s supposed to be awesome, and how it’s gonna blow your mind?” the narrator pipes up in an extremely sarcastic manner.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #5f6d80; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="Samsung Mocking Apple Before The iPhone 6 Release." class="lazy alignnone wp-image-17421 size-full data-lazy-ready" data-lazy-src="http://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/www.designntrend.com_.jpg" data-lazy-type="image" height="483" src="http://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/www.designntrend.com_.jpg" style="background: rgb(236, 240, 244); display: inline; float: none; max-width: 708px; padding: 10px;" width="708" /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #5f6d80; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The narrator then states:”Well it’s been here this whole time, but maybe you just like waiting.”  The camera then goes in for the close-up shot of the two phones.  The Samsung with an obviously bigger screen.  “It’s everything you’ve been waiting for: 5.1 inches of full HD on the Samsung Galaxy S5.”</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #5f6d80; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Samsung has already mocked Apple using video advertisements making fun of the iPhone’s battery life and the iPad’s screen.  Adding fuel to the proverbial fire, they have now created this new video mocking the long wait for a bigger screen by iPhone users.</span></div> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/QSDAjwKI8Wo?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe> </span> <div style="background-color: white; color: #5f6d80; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #5f6d80; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This ad is apparently in response to the rumour that Apple will be coming out with two iPhone 6s which will have a 4.7 inch screen and a 5.5 inch screen.  These are both bigger than the iPhone 5s, which only has a 4 inch screen.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #5f6d80; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So is Samsung already the next big thing?  Will the iPhone 6 be worth the wait?  What do you think?  Leave your comments below!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SOURCE-<a href="http://news.filehippo.com/2014/07/samsung-mock-apple-iphone-release/" target="_blank">TECHBEAT</a></span></div> </div>

Samsung Mock Apple Before iPhone Release

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Facebook Announces New ‘Save’ Feature

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h1 style="background-color: white; color: #5f6d80; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Finally,  you can save those newsfeed bits and pieces you haven’t had the time to look at.  <a href="http://www.facebook.com/" style="color: #0092dd;" target="_blank" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> has recently revealed their latest ‘Save’ feature.  It allows users to bookmark items on newsfeed they’d like to view at a later time.</span></div> <div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Software engineer from Facebook, Daniel Giambalvo, states: ”Every day, people find all sorts of interesting items on Facebook that they don’t have time to explore right away.  Now you can save items that you find on Facebook to check out later when you have more time.”</span></div> <div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="New Save Feature" class="lazy size-full wp-image-17424 data-lazy-ready" data-lazy-src="http://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/thenextweb.com_.jpg" data-lazy-type="image" height="391" src="http://news.filehippo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/thenextweb.com_.jpg" style="background: rgb(236, 240, 244); display: inline; max-width: 708px; padding: 10px;" width="640" /></span></div> <div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So what can you save?  Pretty much anything you want!  Links, movies, music, TV, places and videos are all fair game!</span></div> <div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The good thing about this feature is that saved items are only available for users to view.  However, should you wish to share your save list with your friends, there will be a share-with-friends option.</span></div> <div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In order to view your items in the ‘Save’list, you simply click on the ‘More’tab on your mobile or click the side panel on the left side of your computer browser.  Very simple!</span></div> <div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Another good feature of ‘save’will be its organisation.  Your items will be categorised and you can share items or move things into an archive.  You will also get reminders in your newsfeed so that you don’t forget what you have in your ‘save’folder.  You’ll never miss your favourite video again!</span></div> <div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">‘Save’will be available to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/facebook/id284882215?mt=8" style="color: #0092dd;" target="_blank" title="Facebook iOS">iOS</a>, Android and Internet web browsers in just a few days.  But if you want any questions answered about the new feature, the Facebook Help Centre is available for questioning.  Facebook is also testing a new ‘buy’option where users can purchase things directly through their news feeds.  We may never have to leave our houses again!</span></div> <div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 23.310400009155273px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SOURCE-<a href="http://news.filehippo.com/2014/07/facebook-announces-new-savefeature/" target="_blank">TECHBEAT</a></span></div> </h1> </div>

Facebook Announces New ‘Save’ Feature

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Future phones could house a terabyte of storage

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <img alt="Crossbar's resistive RAM" height="350" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/f13813d0293a0c8659ac26b0c44828b3/200471424/crossbar-rram-630.jpg" width="640" /><br /> <br /> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Segoe UI', proxima-nova, proxima-nova-1, proxima-nova-2, 'Proxima Nova', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"> You may think that the 3GB of memory in your new smartphone is hot stuff, but that pales in comparison with what Rice University has in store. Its scientists have detailed a form ofresistive RAM (RRAM) that can be made using regular equipment at room temperatures, making it practical for everyday gadgets. The trick is the use of porous silicon oxide where metals (such as gold or platinum) fill the gaps. Using the silicon material doesn't just give manufacturers something familiar to work with; it requires much less power than previous techniques, can last through 100 times as many uses and isn't fazed by heat. It's also far denser than earlier RRAM, storing nine bits per cell where even conventional flash storage stops at three. The result should be an easy-to-make RAM chip with the kind of capacity that you'd normally expect from much larger permanent storage, like an SSD -- as the company Crossbar hinted when it first discussed this approach, you could stuff 1TB into a component the size of a postage stamp.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Segoe UI', proxima-nova, proxima-nova-1, proxima-nova-2, 'Proxima Nova', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"> That's just about ideal for mobile devices, and could mean that future phones and tablets won't have to worry about low memory errors for a long, long time. Crossbar's technology is due in later this year in chips destined for embedded uses like appliances and cars, so the breakthrough won't be noticeable at first. Research lead James Tour tells MIT that he expects a deal with an unnamed manufacturer in the next couple of weeks, though, so it's entirely possible that this super-capacious memory will become commonplace.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Segoe UI', proxima-nova, proxima-nova-1, proxima-nova-2, 'Proxima Nova', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px; text-align: center;"> <img alt="Rice University's new resistive RAM" data-credit="Tour Group/Rice University" data-mep="364265" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/d6138d33b3ecc79e751c06e6045ef72/200471372/rice-rram.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto !important; max-width: 100%;" /></div> <div class="read-more" style="background: rgb(244, 244, 244); color: #333333; font-family: 'Segoe UI', proxima-nova, proxima-nova-1, proxima-nova-2, 'Proxima Nova', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px; margin-top: 1em; padding: 5px; position: relative; text-transform: uppercase; zoom: 1;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/24/future-phone-terabyte-storage/#comments" style="color: #3399cc; display: block; float: left; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 10px; position: relative; text-decoration: none; top: -1px;"><i class="s-comment-bubble-black-12" style="background: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/s-1x-s3dc1f836c6.png) 0px -2123px no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 11px; margin-left: 4px; overflow: hidden; text-indent: -9999em; width: 11px; zoom: 1;"></i></a></div> </div>

Future phones could house a terabyte of storage

You may think that the 3GB of memory in your new smartphone is hot stuff, but that pales in comparison with what Rice University has in ...

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Elytron 2S: The out-of-the-box tiltrotor concept

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="A Elytron 2S (shown here in a proposed seven-seater version) is a tiltrotor aircraft that ..." height="359" src="http://images.gizmag.com/hero/elytron.jpg" width="640" /></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;">Some people are never satisfied. You give them a plane, and they say it can’t hover. You give them a helicopter, and they say it can’t fly very high or fast. Looking to combine the advantages of both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, Elytron Aircraft LLC of Mountain View, California is developing the Elytron 2S, a small tiltrotor aircraft that uses a </span>box wing configuration<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;">and is aimed at the civilian market.</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Airplanes and helicopters do well in their respective aeronautical niches. Airplanes can fly high, fast, far, and carry heavy loads, while helicopters can hover, fly backwards, land and take off vertically, and maneuver in very tight spaces. The tricky thing is when jobs arise where requirements overlap; like an airplane that can land vertically, or a helicopter than can fly at high altitude.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Though there have been some aggressive development projects in recent years, such as the Bell V-280, the AugustaWestland Project Zero andAW609, the only operational manned, prop-driven aircraft that manages this sort of hybrid flight is the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In service with the US Marine Corps and the air forces of the US, Japan and Israel, the military tiltrotor spent many years in controversial development and, to this day, no civilian version has taken off. This is unfortunate because early visions of tiltrotor aircraft saw them employed as air taxis, short haul transports, and in other civilian applications.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Elytron 2S is a new take on tiltrotor configuration that incorporates an unconventional wing design to create a hybrid aircraft with greater performance – especially in the difficult transition between vertical and horizontal flight. One of a family of aircraft developed by the Elytron company over the past decade, the 2S is intended to combine the features of a helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft, with the company seeing applications for emergency medical services, search and rescue, air taxis, and oil exploration.</span></div> <div class="article_img" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; height: 127px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 0px; width: 530px;"> <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/elytron-s2-tiltrotor-civilian-aircraft/33036/pictures#7" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="The designs for the Elytron 2S technology demonstrator (left) and a seven-seater version f..." src="http://images.gizmag.com/inline/elytron-6.jpg" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="530" /></span></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Comparing the 2S to the Osprey, the most obvious difference is its wing configuration, known as Prandtl's box wing design. It looks exotic and futuristic, but it’s actually a variation on a wing concept that dates back to the earliest days of aviation when it was used by the pioneer flyer Louis Bleriot in 1906. It has also been used more recently by Lockheed Martin for one of its concept jets.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">2S’s design uses two pairs of wings. One pair is set forward on the fuselage and is swept back. A second pair is set on top of the tail and swept forward. The tips of the fore and aft wings are linked by winglets, forming a skewed box. With this layout the forces are distributed through the box structure, making it stronger and lighter. It also provides a high aspect ratio for greater lift of about 15 percent over conventional wings.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This results in greater fuel efficiency and less weight. In addition, the box wing is more stable, has better glide ratios and is less prone to stalling. In all, this makes Prandtl's box wing very suitable for short take-off and landing craft. The stall factor is particularly important because it helps keep the 2S in the air during the vertical to horizontal flight transition.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So far, this is unusual, but not unprecedented. According to Elytron, the novel bit about the 2S is the extra pair of rotating wings mounted amidships, which contain the motors and props. The rotary wings, called "proprotors," are powered by two 90-degree gearboxes and are mounted on a single, centrally-mounted tilt wing that travels through 100 degrees and has four control surfaces.</span></div> <div class="article_img" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; height: 290px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 0px; width: 529px;"> <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/elytron-s2-tiltrotor-civilian-aircraft/33036/pictures#6" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="The Elytron 2S is the extra pair of rotating wings mounted amidships, which contain the mo..." src="http://images.gizmag.com/inline/elytron-5.jpg" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="529" /></span></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Elytron says that this arrangement inside the box wing obviates interference with the proprotors’ thrust, while the winglets protect against rotor strikes. Because the proprotors can drop to the horizontal for forward flight, the blades don’t have the disadvantage of helicopter rotors where the retreating side of the rotors slows the craft and introduces unwanted torque. The design of the proprotors is much less complicated than a helicopter rotor with no need to angle or feather the rotors, so the linkages are simpler and their fewer parts are spread out through the wing.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">According to Elytron, the result of all this is low drag at high speed in a craft that can fly two to three times the speed of an equivalent helicopter and, if the V-22 is an example, it will have a higher operating ceiling. It’s also safer because its glide ratio means that the rotors don’t need to autorotate during an emergency landing. If that doesn't work. Elytron says it will install a ballistic parachute.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Elytron 2S is a two-seater technology demonstrator built using fast prototyping with carbon composite materials. The company says that it plans to install a 450 bhp turbocharged race engine in the 2S with the goal of conducting flight tests next year. If successful, the next phase will include building a seven-seater version for commercial use. In the meantime, the 2S is on display at the Oshkosh Airshow through August 3.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SOURCE-<a href="http://www.gizmag.com/elytron-s2-tiltrotor-civilian-aircraft/33036/" target="_blank">GIZMAG</a></span></div> </div>

Elytron 2S: The out-of-the-box tiltrotor concept

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Cyberith's Virtualizer brings running, jumping ... and sitting to virtual reality

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="The Virtualizer VR rig from Cyberith lets gamers walk, run, jump, crouch, kneel and even s..." height="359" src="http://images.gizmag.com/hero/cyberith-virtualizer-23.jpg" width="640" /></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 22px;">In recent years, we've seen a number of virtual reality (VR) devices targeted at bringing more immersive gaming to the home while also adding locomotion to the mix. Joining the charge is the Virtualizer from Austrian-based company Cyberith. The rig features an omni-directional treadmill, which is nothing new, but in addition to letting gamers walk and run on the spot, it also lets them rotate, jump, crouch, kneel and even sit down, with these motions matched in game by their virtual selves.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="The Cyberith Virtualizer is touted as the ultimate in immersive VR rigs" height="470" src="http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/cyberith-virtualizer-13.jpg" width="640" /></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Cyberith's Virtualizer has been designed to be compatible with various head-mounted displays, such as <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/eyes-on-oculus-rift-virtual-reality-ces/26225/" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Oculus Rift</a> goggles, along with various gaming guns and controllers, like Nintendo’s Wii remote. Teamed with a pair of stereo headphones and haptic feedback to add both aural and physical dimensions to the illusion, the creators believe that the Vitualizer is the most immersive VR experience available.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Central to the device is the base plate, which looks a lot like the <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/wizdish-virtual-reality/24592/" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">WizDish platform</a> we looked at back in 2012, and can support weights of 120 kg (265 lb). It contains integrated optical sensors to precisely determine foot movements, while sensors in the support pillars determine a user’s vertical position. The base plate is coated with a very low friction material so that socks are the only footwear required to get up and running (and gunning) – which will probably be a relief to roommates and neighbors who like their peace and quiet.</span></div> <div class="article_img" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; height: 398px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 0px; width: 530px;"> <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/cyberith-virtualizer-virtual-reality/33069/pictures#5" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="The Cyberith Virtualizer boasts a range of positional sensors to monitor the physical move..." src="http://images.gizmag.com/inline/cyberith-virtualizer-24.jpg" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="530" /></span></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The other major component of the Virtualizer is the movable ring contraption into which the user is strapped. Other VR systems, such as the<a href="http://www.gizmag.com/virtuix-omni-treadmill-vr/27214/" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Virtuix Omni</a> use similar ring devices, however, the Cyberith team says their system allows even more input range, with users able to rotate, jump, crouch, kneel and sit down.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's worth noting that the team behind the Virtuix Omni, which bears more than a passing resemblance to the Virtualizer, are also working on adding<a href="http://www.virtuix.com/crouching-functionality-r-d/" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">crouching functionality</a> to their device. However, they admit that it is beyond their reach at the device's current price point. So, if the Cyberith device works as promised and meets its planned release date, it may well be the first commercially-available system to do so at a reasonable price.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Virtualizer rig might appear cumbersome to use, but the team say they have developed a special counterbalance weight system and a set of linear guides in the surrounding columns that ensure both minimum resistance and smooth operation. The harness also serves to support the user’s weight in a sitting position as well, so that the immersive illusion is not disrupted when the operator gets into a virtual car or mounts a virtual motorcycle in game.</span></div> <div class="article_img" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; height: 528px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 0px; width: 526px;"> <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/cyberith-virtualizer-virtual-reality/33069/pictures#6" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="The Virtualizer can support the player's weight, allowing them to 'sit' while doing some v..." src="http://images.gizmag.com/inline/cyberith-virtualizer-25.jpg" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="526" /></span></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Virtualizer creators have also claimed a first with the integration of haptic technology into their omni-directional treadmill. This optional extra uses acousto-haptic devices to precisely direct haptic feedback to the feet that matches the direction of a noise or vibrational source in the game.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The team states that it is also not necessary for the software being used to support native haptic feedback as their system is designed to pick up audio signals from the game engine and transform those into haptic feedback. Though the entire system is touted as s USB plug and play device that uses USB power to operate, adding the haptic feedback option means that an additional power supply is required.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Virtualizer software is also designed to track the virtual and real distances covered by the user whilst walking or running, which then allows analysis of calorie consumption and average speed. With an upcoming Software Development Kit (SDK), due to be available by the end of 2014, and a software interface that allows a choice of emulating a controller or a keyboard, the team believes that their device can be made compatible with almost any bespoke or commercial software.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The upshot of all this is that the Virtualizer also has the potential to be used in simulations other than games, such as virtual tours, education, and training applications.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Already awarded a number of prizes in the virtual and software arenas for its prototypes, the Cyberith team launched a <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1259519125/cyberith-virtualizer-immersive-virtual-reality-gam" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a> campaign this week to help bring a commercial version to market. Prices start at US$599 for a standard Virtualizer rig without sensors, while $999 is the minimum price for a model including haptic feedback. If all goes to plan, deliveries are slated to begin in March 2015.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The video pitch below shows the Virtualizer in action.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Source: <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/cyberith-virtualizer-virtual-reality/33069/" target="_blank">gizmag</a></span></div> <div class="article_video" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> </div> </div> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/rmyGD4yRTGE?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe></span></div>

Cyberith's Virtualizer brings running, jumping ... and sitting to virtual reality

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Oaxsis INK case gives a second screen to the phone

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/140/765/e7599f79f1a6e5039f3ce2839dedf5a0_large.gif?1402661981" /></span></div> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">oxasis has recently launched a kickstater project for there new ink case which will give your phone a second screen,what company says is that you can use this screen for various apps such as reminder,navigation,music and also as a ebook reader,the screen uses E ink technology.the case has a removable module.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">here are some of the uses of the case</span><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #121a0d; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></b></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1.  </b><b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Battery Saver</b></span></div> <div class="template asset" data-edit_url="/projects/378232716/inkcase-plus-e-ink-screen-for-android-phone/assets/2276980/edit" data-id="2276980" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <br /> <figure style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="Source: Data compiled by New York-based app Locket" class="fit" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/276/980/b915b94535f1b88d1c0b04b9f355d5e9_large.jpg?1405329789" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 620px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span><figcaption style="border: 0px; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Source: Data compiled by New York-based app Locket</span></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="template asset" data-edit_url="/projects/378232716/inkcase-plus-e-ink-screen-for-android-phone/assets/2281478/edit" data-id="2281478" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <br /> <figure style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="fit" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/281/478/7cd0571e19490b4b8f7797a77a99001f_large.jpg?1405386330" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 620px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span></figure></div> <ul style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 6px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> Most of the text in emails, messages and news is in black and white. Therefore, we don't need to turn on the power hungry colour LCD display.</span></li> <li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 6px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Turning on the phone’s main LCD generally consumes up to 50% of the smartphone battery during reading.</span></li> </ul> </div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #121a0d; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">2.  It is always ON</span></b></div> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <div class="template asset" data-edit_url="/projects/378232716/inkcase-plus-e-ink-screen-for-android-phone/assets/2262851/edit" data-id="2262851" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #121a0d; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <br /> <figure style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="fit" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/262/851/57168450b521ea8c7a5788bfbf64ea61_large.jpg?1405045751" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 620px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span></figure></div> <ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #121a0d; line-height: 24px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 6px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Print screen or transfer your to-do-list, shopping voucher, map or boarding passes to InkCase Plus. You don't need to keep turning on your smartphone to look for that information in different applications.</span></li> <li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 6px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Image or text displays will be retained even with the absence of a power source, unless it is being refreshed.</span></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #121a0d; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3.  </b><b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Personalization & Protection</b></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #121a0d; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="template asset" data-edit_url="/projects/378232716/inkcase-plus-e-ink-screen-for-android-phone/assets/2161062/edit" data-id="2161062" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <br /> <figure style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="fit" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/161/062/1c0384434ad908f4a1354dc6b8d71025_large.jpg?1403089198" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 620px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span></figure></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The InkCase Plus acts as a protective case when used with a FitCase.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A FitCase is a leather case that is designed to hold the phone as well as the InkCase Plus.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You can customize the InkCase Plus displaying up to 10 of your favourite pictures to personalize your phone case.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">4.  Reading</span></b></div> <div class="template asset" data-edit_url="/projects/378232716/inkcase-plus-e-ink-screen-for-android-phone/assets/2229804/edit" data-id="2229804" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <br /> <figure style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="fit" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/229/804/7c485c96abc4b9355fa16e5c9ad9ac32_large.jpg?1404452428" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 620px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span></figure></div> <div class="template asset" data-edit_url="/projects/378232716/inkcase-plus-e-ink-screen-for-android-phone/assets/2281481/edit" data-id="2281481" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <br /> <figure style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="Multi language support" class="fit" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/281/481/fb4ccd483d045e979f000deae85644e7_large.jpg?1405386383" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 620px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span><figcaption style="border: 0px; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Multi language support</span></figcaption></figure></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You will be able to read your favourite literature on the InkCase Plus without sacrificing your smartphone battery life even in bright sunlight. Read up to 19 hours (continuously) or 3400 pages with a single charge! Your phone alone will never be able to let you do so!</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">5.  Sports</span></b></div> <div class="template asset" data-edit_url="/projects/378232716/inkcase-plus-e-ink-screen-for-android-phone/assets/2262867/edit" data-id="2262867" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <br /> <figure style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="fit" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/262/867/def8358639d7bc26712a14508dd63ae4_large.jpg?1405045980" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 620px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span></figure></div> <ul style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 6px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Don’t worry about sweaty, moist fingers and the weather. Even under direct sunlight you can check your workout progress both outdoors and indoors. Keep your valuables and fragile smartphone in your waist bag or pouch when working out or running.</span></li> <li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 6px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">InkCase Plus weighs less than 45g and is only 5mm thick.Grasp it in your hand while running or simply mount it on the bicycle.</span></li> </ul> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">6.  </b><b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Notifications</b></span></div> <div class="template asset" data-edit_url="/projects/378232716/inkcase-plus-e-ink-screen-for-android-phone/assets/2161070/edit" data-id="2161070" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <br /> <figure style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="fit" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/161/070/af7cbc10cecf4ffa2314244888d89e0b_large.jpg?1403089333" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 620px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span></figure></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Receive SMS and social network messages from WhatsApp, Twitter... etc.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Receive all notifications from your phone without turning on the power hungry LCD.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Notifications include: battery low indication, missed call, SIM card error messages.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">7.  </b><b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Incoming Call Functions</b></span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="template asset" data-edit_url="/projects/378232716/inkcase-plus-e-ink-screen-for-android-phone/assets/2161073/edit" data-id="2161073" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <br /> <figure style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="fit" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/161/073/2d3a62eed6af6cff4e7234a58cfef127_large.jpg?1403089370" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 620px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span></figure></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Pick up incoming calls with the InkCase Plus directly. You can also turn on the external speaker from the InkCase Plus after you picked up the call, or you may end the call from the InkCase Plus directly. </span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">8.  </b><b style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Music Control</b></span></div> </div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="template asset" data-edit_url="/projects/378232716/inkcase-plus-e-ink-screen-for-android-phone/assets/2161074/edit" data-id="2161074" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <br /> <figure style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="" class="fit" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/161/074/e36a9df3191d945d2db278d8d6ecebf7_large.jpg?1403089401" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 620px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span></figure></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Control your music playbacks without turning on the phone’s app. InkCase Plus can display your selected album’s cover. You can also control the music while reading an e-book.      </span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">source-</span><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/378232716/inkcase-plus-e-ink-screen-for-android-phone?ref=discovery" style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;" target="_blank">kickstater</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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Drone version of Quadrotor Hoverbike hits Kickstarter

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="Malloy Aeronautic's latest Hoverbike prototype makes use of a quad rotor design" height="359" src="http://images.gizmag.com/hero/malloy-hoverbike-kickstarter.jpg" width="640" /></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;">Having revealed its </span>original Hoverbike design<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;"> back in 2011, Malloy Aeronautics has been hard at work developing its ambitious, science fiction-inspired vehicle. The team has made some significant changes in the last few years, moving from a dual rotor to quad rotor design while adding some serious stability credentials in the process. Chris Malloy has now launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter where backers are being offered a working one third scale version of the second-generation Hoverbike, while giving the team a helping hand in the development of the eventual, manned vehicle.</span></span><br /> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The hoverbike has been a staple of science fiction for decades, but it’s only in recent years that the concept has started to take tangible steps into reality. The team’s original Hoverbike design, revealed back in 2011, boasted some impressive stats, including the ability to theoretically reach speeds of up to 150 knots (278 km/h or 173 mph) and altitudes of 10,000 ft (3,048 m) and beyond.</span></div> <div class="article_img" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; height: 298px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 0px; width: 530px;"> <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/hoverbike-kickstarter-drone/33057/pictures#1" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="The quadcopter drone version of the Hoverbike can travel at speeds of up to 45 mph" src="http://images.gizmag.com/inline/malloy-hoverbike-kickstarter-0.jpg" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="530" /></span></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">With its new design, the one third scale drone version of the vehicle is impressively stable and is even able to carry a glass of water without spilling. The scaled down version of the vehicle, which acts as a proof of concept for the full-sized Hoverbike, packs a 3DR Pixhawk flight controller and is capable of following a pre-determined flight path, following the pilot, and can even perform automatic take-off and landing maneuvers.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The drone is 1,155 mm (45.5 in) in length, constructed from aircraft grade aluminum, carbon composite and polyurethane, and capable of carrying a recommended payload of 1.5 kg (3.3 lb). The quadcopter itself weighs in at 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs), and can travel at speeds of up to 45 mph (72 km/h). Its flight time is determined by the weight of its payload.</span></div> <div class="article_img" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; height: 429px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 0px; width: 530px;"> <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/hoverbike-kickstarter-drone/33057/pictures#2" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="The Hoverbike can be folded to a third of its full length" src="http://images.gizmag.com/inline/malloy-hoverbike-kickstarter-1.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="530" /></span></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The scaled down version of the Hoverbike also has an advantage over other consumer quadcopters in that it folds down to a more manageable 590 mm (23.2 in) length. You can even purchase a purpose designed backpack from Malloy Aeronautics for transportation. Pledges for the fully functional drone start at £715 (US$1,219), with shipping expected to start three to four months following the conclusion of a successful Kickstarter project.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">One last thing that makes the miniature hoverbike an even more appealing prospect is the so-called Cyborg Buster one third scale human model that is available as a CAD design and ready for home 3D printing. The semi-articulated figure is designed to mimic a human pilot, and there’s even a purpose-designed space in the head for a Go-Pro camera.</span></div> <div class="article_img" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; height: 528px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 0px; width: 526px;"> <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/hoverbike-kickstarter-drone/33057/pictures#6" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="Kickstarter backers will be able to 3D print their own Cyborg Buster pilot" src="http://images.gizmag.com/inline/malloy-hoverbike-kickstarter-6.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="526" /></span></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">While the tangible reward of your very own Hoverbike quadcopter might be enough to make you shell out and support the crowdfunding campaign, the final goal of the project is a little grander. After years of development, the team at Malloy Aeronautics arrived at the current quad rotor design and is now working towards the construction of a final engineering prototype for submission to aviation certification authorities. The team plans to use the funds provided by Kickstarter backers to make this a reality and will continue work until the eventual manned Hoverbike is available for sale.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Once the full size vehicle is operational, the team envisages that it will be used for more than just recreation, highlighting uses including cattle mustering, cargo insertion (up to 120 kg/265 lb) and perhaps most notably, search and rescue operations. The fact that the vehicle can be folded down to a third of its length makes it easy to transport, and its precision controls should make it ideal for dealing with difficult terrain such as that associated with ski and mountain rescues.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">More information is available in the pitch video below.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <br /></div> <div class="article_video" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="398" scrolling="no" src="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1524806320/hoverbike/widget/video.html" width="530"></iframe></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SOURCE-<a href="http://www.gizmag.com/hoverbike-kickstarter-drone/33057/" target="_blank">GIZMAG</a></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> </div>

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You can now unlock your Motorola phone with a 'digital tattoo'

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="Moto X digital tattoo unlock" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/d5ca9a102b4f24315eae539b2d85ccf3/200464039/moto-x-tattoo-unlock.gif" /></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 25.600000381469727px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hate unlocking your Android smartphone so much that even Face Unlock or Skip feels like too much of a hassle? Motorola just came to your rescue. The company has partnered with VivaLnk to launch the previously teased <a href="http://motorola-blog.blogspot.ca/2014/07/-unlock-your-moto-x-with-a-digital-tattoo.html" style="color: #3399cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Digital Tattoo</a>, an NFC-based skin tag that unlocks your phone (currently limited to the Moto X) with a quick tap. The tattoo can stay on your body for up to five days, and it should survive abuses like showers and sweat-laden runs. It's a clever approach that might be appealing if you're fed up with PIN codes and patterns, although the back-of-a-napkin math suggests that you're paying a lot just to save a couple of seconds when checking your email. VivaLnk is asking $10 for packs of 10 tattoos, or enough to last 50 days -- you'll have to spend $80 to get through a whole year. It could be useful for those busy days when you're constantly waking up your handset, but you might be better off rolling that money into a Moto 360 or your next big phone upgrade.</span></div> <div align="center" style="color: #333333; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;"> <div class="fluid-width-video-wrapper" style="padding: 354px 0px 0px; position: relative; width: 630px;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" id="fitvid874238" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/15uIFmysZV4?rel=0&wmode=opaque" style="height: 354px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 630px;"></iframe></div> <div class="fluid-width-video-wrapper" style="padding: 354px 0px 0px; position: relative; width: 630px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">source-<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/22/digital-tattoo-phone-unlock/" target="_blank">engadjet</a></span></div> <div class="fluid-width-video-wrapper" style="padding: 354px 0px 0px; position: relative; width: 630px;"> <br /></div> </div> </div>

You can now unlock your Motorola phone with a 'digital tattoo'

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ASUS has given to world "the fastest WIFI router"

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/505c50640b892a40367ddd38ac0f5e0e/200464087/asusrtac87.jpg" /></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;">Hey look, a new router from </span>ASUS<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;"> and, apparently, it is super, super fast. According to the Taiwanese company, </span><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140722006471/en/ASUS-Launches-RT-AC87-Dual-band-Wireless-AC2400-Gigabit-Router#.U87hroBdXFd" style="background-color: white; color: #3399cc; line-height: 25.600000381469727px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">its RT-AC87</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;"> is "the world's first" with Wave 2 features, which bring better reliability, major speed boosts and overall performance improvements to the</span>802.11ac generation<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;"> of WiFi routers -- one that, by the way, has yet to break through </span>to the mainstream<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;">. Thanks to this novel technology, </span>ASUS'<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;"> RT-AC87 can beam out 5 GHz signals with up to 1.73 Gbps speeds, making it a great option for someone who has a lot of different </span>802.11ac-equipped<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;"> devices under a single roof. People that, you know, love watching stuff on Netflix, like to </span>livestream games<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;"> to the internet or just have too many connected things happening all at once. The RT-AC87 will be available "shortly" for $270, though it'll be limited to North America. For the time being, ASUS can enjoy having the speediest </span>router<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;"> in town, at least until D-Link, Netgear, Belkin and the rest of them show up to the party.</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;">source-<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/22/asus-rt-ac87-wifi-router/" target="_blank">engadjet</a></span></span></div>

ASUS has given to world "the fastest WIFI router"

Hey look, a new router from  ASUS  and, apparently, it is super, super fast. According to the Taiwanese company,  its RT-AC87  is "t...

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Now, Check Your Blood Sugar Levels Using A Smartphone

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <img id="imageSlide" src="http://www.gizmodo.in/photo/38852521.cms" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: block; line-height: 17.551755905151367px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 789.546875px;" /><br /> <div> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25px;">Scientists from Polytechnique Montreal and Gorilla Glass manufacturer Corning have developed a new display sensor for smartphones that can allow a user to check his/her blood sugar levels (if diabetic), assess body temperature, and even analyze DNA. The sensors can be embedded within the smartphone's display. It can work with platforms such as Apple's HomeKit in order to provide more information about one's health.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25px;">Also, the researchers have developed their first laser-written light-guiding systems that could initiate these advancements. The systems can shot lasers into glass to create pathways that transmit data in the form of small beams of light. On the other hand, the waveguides act as a tunnel that channel light.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25px;">The scientist said that the approach created by the team is nearly 10 times better at minimizing loss compared to previous ones made with lasers. These sensors could be embedded in biomedical sensors into tablets and window pc's as well. They also added that the technology could also be used to add security to mobile devices and monitor carbon-monoxide levels in the air as well.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25px;">Paper co-author Raman Kashyap, a professor of electrical engineering and engineering physics at Polytechnique Montreal, said in a statement, "We're opening the Pandora's box at the moment." Now that the technique is viable, "it's up to people to invent new uses" for it, he added.</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SOURCE-<a href="http://www.gizmodo.in/indiamodo/Now-Check-Your-Blood-Sugar-Levels-Using-A-Smartphone/articleshow/38852479.cms" target="_blank">GIZNET</a></span></span></div>

Now, Check Your Blood Sugar Levels Using A Smartphone

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Put Down Your Syringe, Nanoparticles May One Day Deliver Drugs

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="MIT, drugs, nanoparticles, cell, biology" src="http://www.engineering.com/Portals/0/BlogFiles/DesignerEdge/0714/MITGoldDrug.jpg" /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A special class of tiny gold particles can easily slip through cell membranes, making them good candidates to deliver drugs directly to target cells.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A new study from MIT materials scientists reveals that these nanoparticles enter cells by taking advantage of a route normally used in vesicle-vesicle fusion, a crucial process that allows signal transmission between neurons. In the July 21 issue of<em>Nature Communications</em>, the researchers describe in detail the mechanism by which these nanoparticles are able to fuse with a membrane.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The findings suggest possible strategies for designing nanoparticles — made from gold or other materials — that could get into cells even more easily.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“We’ve identified a type of mechanism that might be more prevalent than is currently known,” says Reid Van Lehn, an MIT graduate student in materials science and engineering and one of the paper’s lead authors. “By identifying this pathway for the first time it also suggests not only how to engineer this particular class of nanoparticles, but that this pathway might be active in other systems as well.”</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The paper’s other lead author is Maria Ricci of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. The research team, led by Alfredo Alexander-Katz, an associate professor of materials science and engineering, and Francesco Stellacci from EPFL, also included scientists from the Carlos Besta Institute of Neurology in Italy and Durham University in the United Kingdom.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Most nanoparticles enter cells through endocytosis, a process that traps the particles in intracellular compartments, which can damage the cell membrane and cause cell contents to leak out. However, in 2008, Stellacci, who was then at MIT, and Darrell Irvine, a professor of materials science and engineering and of biological engineering, found that a special class of gold nanoparticles coated with a mix of molecules could enter cells without any disruption.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“Why this was happening, or how this was happening, was a complete mystery,” Van Lehn says.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Last year, Alexander-Katz, Van Lehn, Stellacci, and others discovered that the particles were somehow <a href="http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2013/the-gold-standard-for-cell-penetration-0823" style="color: #003366; text-decoration: none;">fusing with cell membranes</a> and being absorbed into the cells. In their new study, they created detailed atomistic simulations to model how this happens, and performed experiments that confirmed the model’s predictions.</span></div> <div id="news-video-block" style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jxRTYOdR654" width="560"></iframe></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Stealth Entry</span></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Gold nanoparticles used for drug delivery are usually coated with a thin layer of molecules that help tune their chemical properties. Some of these molecules, or ligands, are negatively charged and hydrophilic, while the rest are hydrophobic. The researchers found that the particles’ ability to enter cells depends on interactions between hydrophobic ligands and lipids found in the cell membrane.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Cell membranes consist of a double layer of phospholipid molecules, which have hydrophobic lipid tails and hydrophilic heads. The lipid tails face in toward each other, while the hydrophilic heads face out.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In their computer simulations, the researchers first created what they call a “perfect bilayer,” in which all of the lipid tails stay in place within the membrane. Under these conditions, the researchers found that the gold nanoparticles could not fuse with the cell membrane.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">However, if the model membrane includes a “defect” — an opening through which lipid tails can slip out — nanoparticles begin to enter the membrane. When these lipid protrusions occur, the lipids and particles cling to each other because they are both hydrophobic, and the particles are engulfed by the membrane without damaging it.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In real cell membranes, these protrusions occur randomly, especially near sites where proteins are embedded in the membrane. They also occur more often in curved sections of membrane, because it’s harder for the hydrophilic heads to fully cover a curved area than a flat one, leaving gaps for the lipid tails to protrude.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“It’s a packing problem,” Alexander-Katz says. “There’s open space where tails can come out, and there will be water contact. It just makes it 100 times more probable to have one of these protrusions come out in highly curved regions of the membrane.”</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Mimicking Nature</span></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This phenomenon appears to mimic a process that occurs naturally in cells — the fusion of vesicles with the cell membrane. Vesicles are small spheres of membrane-like material that carry cargo such as neurotransmitters or hormones.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The similarity between absorption of vesicles and nanoparticle entry suggests that cells where a lot of vesicle fusion naturally occurs could be good targets for drug delivery by gold nanoparticles. The researchers plan to further analyze how the composition of the membranes and the proteins embedded in them influence the absorption process in different cell types. “We want to really understand all the constraints and determine how we can best design nanoparticles to target particular cell types, or regions of a cell,” Van Lehn says.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“One could use the results from this paper to think about how to leverage these findings into improved nanoparticle delivery vehicles — for instance, perhaps new surface ligands for nanoparticles could be engineered to have improved affinity for both surface groups and lipid tails,” says Catherine Murphy, a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who was not involved in the study.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">SOURCE-<a href="http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/8093/Put-Down-Your-Syringe-Nanoparticles-May-One-Day-Deliver-Drugs.aspx" target="_blank">DESIGNER EDGE</a></span></div> </div>

Put Down Your Syringe, Nanoparticles May One Day Deliver Drugs

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Amazon's new games show what only the Fire Phone can do

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/ae369b2c715d0ccd6f96870d85709308/200296386/amzn4.jpg" /></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 25.600000381469727px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Looks like Amazon plans to take advantage of the Fire phone's head-tracking tech at every turn, so it put its Game Studio to work developing two new titles especially for the device. The first one called <em>Saber's Edge</em> is a strategic pirate puzzle game, while the other, called<em>To-Fu Fury</em>, is a puzzle platformer (think <em>'Splosion Man</em>) that stars a tofu martial artist. They sound like funny, typical mobile games, other than the fact that they support the Fire phone's "Dynamic Perspective" feature that tracks the movements of a user's head. Sadly, you can't exactly control the games by moving your noggin (that might sound silly, but at least that'll make the games truly unique), but you can peek around the corners to see hidden obstacles or bonuses. Of course, you can always just tilt the phone if you don't want to look silly in public. If you don't mind the games' limited support for the feature, you can grab em for $1.99 each -- but only if you're also getting the Fire Phone, which starts shipping this week.</span></div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 25.600000381469727px; text-align: center;"> <div class="fluid-width-video-wrapper" style="padding: 384px 0px 0px; position: relative; width: 630px;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" id="fitvid974564" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/84OYT-1r9Jk?wmode=opaque" style="height: 384px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 630px;"></iframe></div> </div> <div style="color: #333333; line-height: 25.600000381469727px; text-align: center;"> <div class="fluid-width-video-wrapper" style="padding: 384px 0px 0px; position: relative; width: 630px;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" id="fitvid317159" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/z8x4GnKri3c?wmode=opaque" style="height: 384px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 630px;"></iframe></div> </div> </div>

Amazon's new games show what only the Fire Phone can do

Looks like Amazon plans to take advantage of the Fire phone's head-tracking tech at every turn, so it put its Game Studio to work de...

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