Alphabet is bringing its drone service to Europe. On Tuesday, Wing, a drone delivery business owned by Google’s parent company, said it’ll launch in Europe in the spring of 2019, with the introduction of service in the Helsinki area of Finland. Wing has spent the past 18 months testing drone deliveries in southeastern Australia, according …
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The world is filled with depth-sensing camera tech now: in 3D body scanners, drones, AR headsets such as the HoloLens and Magic Leap, and iPhones. But Structure Core, the first in-house depth-sensing camera from Boulder, Colorado-based Occipital, aims to be a self-contained component that could let researchers or creators build their own solutions fast. The module connects with Windows, Linux, …
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ZeroZero, aka Zero Zero Robotics, is back with the next version of its intelligent flying camera. The Hover 2 drone, which uses advanced AI to fly autonomously, features an upgraded Snapdragon processor and a new pop-up radar system to help it track subjects and avoid obstacles. And it still folds up into a compact package. The Kickstarter campaign for the Hover 2, …
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Hey DJI, your fly was open. Security researchers from Check Point said in March they found a vulnerability that allowed potential hackers to log into accounts for the consumer drone maker without needing a password. DJI said it fixed the flaw in September. Once you have access to a DJI account, you’re able to view sensitive information like live view …
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Here’s the short version of my usually long-winded pitch for this kind of product: Got a TV? Get a sound bar. Seriously, you will not be sorry. Your ears will be so grateful that your fingers will find themselves tapping out a thank-you note. (Well, if you must — find me on Facebook or Twitter.) Here’s what I dislike about …
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If you’re not ready to test out your freeride skills in the real world, Red Bull has brought extreme biking to your phone with augmented reality. Red Bull Rampage is a mountain bike competition held in Virgin, Utah, where 21 riders perform jumps and tricks down the course. This year, Red Bull decided to bring viewers even closer to the …
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First there was Prime Day. Now there’s Amazon Day. Amazon is slowly rolling out a new delivery option for its Prime members in the US, called Amazon Day, the company said Friday. The invite-only program lets members set a specific day of the week for their shipments to arrive. For example, if you pick Thursday, all the stuff you bought …
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DJI might be best known for its camera drones, but it also makes enterprise drones like the Matrice M200 made for dangerous jobs like search and rescue and bridge and power line inspection and other tasks like agriculture monitoring and land surveying. For the new Mavic 2 Enterprise, DJI marries the design, long-range data transmission and flight autonomy features of …
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Parrot launched its latest camera drone, the compact, lightweight Anafi, back in June, but since then it’s updated it with new features and improvements to keep its fans happy — and potentially woo buyers away from that other drone maker. Another big update arrives today with tweaks to the drone’s HDR, hyperlapse and dolly zoom. It can now capture HDR …
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This is part of CNET’s “Crossing the Broadband Divide” series exploring the challenges of getting internet access to everyone. I sit in a massive green tractor, called a sprayer, as we drive down the field. A tablet in the machine’s cabin shows a map with blue rectangles marking where we’ve applied chemicals. Soon, I can see another sprayer pop up …
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