Now playing: Watch this: Drones in the way as firefighters take on California… 1:25 Drones are great for capturing action and locations you couldn’t otherwise film. There are times, though, they should probably stay grounded — and that includes when they could get in the way of firefighters battling wildfires that rage every year in …
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June, 2016
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27 June
Adorable SpaceX Falcon 9 drone sticks its watery landing
SpaceX’s quest for a reusable rocket has been through many challenges, culminating in a triumphant landing of the Falcon 9 on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean earlier this year. The first four tries resulted in explosions, a fate that a cute drone version of the Falcon 9 manages to avoid. YouTuber user ajw61185, who also created a Star Wars …
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26 June
Sail the world while avoiding roaming fees
Dear Maggie, My family is going on a cruise this summer. Do you have any tips for saving money while at sea and visiting multiple countries? Thanks, Tech-challenged Landlubber Dear Landlubber, Staying connected onboard a cruise ship is a costly luxury. In port, your phones will access the local wireless networks and be charged international roaming rates. And at sea, …
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26 June
Yuneec Typhoon H drone gets new obstacle
Yuneec’s Typhoon H camera drone already had the ability to stop itself before colliding into large objects. But now with help from Intel RealSense technologies, it will avoid obstacles and keep moving right around them to get the shots you’re after. A factory-installed Intel RealSense R200 camera and an Intel Atom processor module will map the Typhoon H’s surroundings in …
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26 June
Amazon Dash buttons may get a new brand blitz
Amazon is reportedly trying to attract more consumers to its Dash push-button ordering devices by beefing up the brands offering goods for sale through the gadgets. The internet retail giant is expected to announce this week the addition of dozens of new brands for Dash buttons, according to a Wall Street Journal report Sunday that cites documents and people familiar …
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25 June
The Whale of Iron: Inside the JMSDF Akishio submarine and the Kure Maritime Museum
Just outside Hiroshima, Japan, in the town of Kure, there’s an odd sight: a submarine almost as long as a football field, up on stilts. Amid the buildings with no water in sight, the sleek black and red shape couldn’t look more out of place. It’s the Akishio, a former submarine of the JMSDF, or Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Decommissioned …
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25 June
The good Schiit: Bifrost Multibit digital converter
If you primarily listen to LPs, this blog won’t be of much interest. But for everybody listening to digital music at home, the Schiit Bifrost Multibit digital converter can make a big difference. The Bifrost Multibit is small enough to fit on a shelf or desktop — it’s just 9 x 6.75 x 2.25 inches (228 x 171 x 57mm). …
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25 June
Samsung’s next phablet phone may be the ‘Galaxy Note 7,’ tipster says
Samsung’s Galaxy Note smartphone line has been one number behind the company’s S series phones since the Note’s 2012 debut. That may be changing in 2016, with reliable tipster Evan Blass reporting on Twitter on Saturday that Samsung’s sequel to last year’s Galaxy Note 5 will skip the number 6 and be named the Galaxy Note 7. Should this become …
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25 June
Seven tips on keeping your phone safe while traveling
You may not think of it this way, but the phone in your pocket is really an extension of you — it contains everything from personal photos and videos to critical contact information. It’s also valuable data that cyber criminals can exploit. This means you need to make sure your phone is protected. While your device can be compromised anywhere, …
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25 June
The Audiophiliac presents: Music to your ears
Are you ready for a weekend of binge-listening to new sounds? Here’s the latest round up of albums that caught and sustained my attention. Radiohead — A Moon Shaped Pool Definitely my favorite Radiohead album since “Amnesiac,” and it’s loaded with great tunes. Starting with “Burn The Witch,” a string driven romp, and “Desert Island Disk” that has a quiet, …
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