As it turns out, the roads of the future could be mapped with bike lights. Kind of. Ireland’s Queen’s University and See.Sense have developed a smart bike light that can see and analyse the road a biker rides on, and send out alerts to relevant authorities if said roads need fixing. Plus, if you tumble …
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Apple’s annual WWDC conference is less than a day away, but you may not have to wait until then for some saucy Apple news. A trio of people who work within Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturer that makes many of Apple’s products, did an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit over the weekend, where they dished on the iPhone 8, Apple Glasses, …
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On the show floor of Computex 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan, I was distracted by flashing lights and magnets. I’m only human. The source of the luminous nerd catnip was the Allocacoc booth, a Netherlands-based design firm, showing off a wide range of… well, the best word for the varied products is a non-descript “stuff”. They were showing off stuff, ranging …
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Google‘s I/O developers conference brought lots of news about the Google Home speaker. It can now make hands-free calls, communicate more with your phone and better integrate streamers like Spotify. Most exciting for those of us Down Under, though, is the news that Google Home is actually coming Down Under. Home is powered by Google Assistant, the tech giant’s AI-powered …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S8’s major makeover 2:14 The Samsung Galaxy S8 is finally here. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus phones — and a variety of accessories — at a press event at New York City’s Lincoln Center earlier today. The big news is as follows: Samsung Galaxy S8: The company’s newest flagship phone boasts …
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Rumors of the first phone with next-gen Bluetooth have social media buzzing about the potential of the new wireless feature. On Twitter, “verification questions” are trending, with people using polls to “verify” whether people are really from a certain region. Luckily, it’s a joke — no one is looking to kick you out if you answer wrong. Social Cues is …
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Not all wearables will monitor your heart rate accurately. But out of the many devices out there, the Apple Watch (the 2015 version, at least) is one of the better ones, according to a study featured in the peer-reviewed medical journal, JAMA Cardiology. The heart rate sensor on the back of an Apple Watch Series 2. The research was conducted …
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