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IKEA's Asus ROG furniture is going global in October

17 September 2021, 13:11

Partnership announced a year ago. Products have been available in China since February.

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UK Royal Navy vision embraces autonomous technology

13 September 2021, 12:11

Oulines a stratosphere drone station, a semi-sub carrier, and various unmanned platforms.

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Tesla Bot 'friendly' humanoid robot unveiled

20 August 2021, 12:11

It is 172cm tall, will be able to do menial tasks, and can carry about 20kg of groceries.

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Disney Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser breaks launch in 2022

6 August 2021, 11:11

A two-day all-inc voyage experience for two will cost US$4,800.

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Royal Navy tests rescue drones for 'man overboard' accidents

8 July 2021, 12:11

Tests successful in finding a dummy, will be equipped to drop floatation aids.

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QOTW: How many web-connected devices are in your home?

28 May 2021, 16:31

Do a tally, you might be surprised.

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Columbia Uni researchers demo injectable single-chip system

14 May 2021, 11:11

Tiny implantable medical device is a temperature monitor with ultrasound antenna.

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Boston Dynamics Spot seen in combat testing scenarios

9 April 2021, 13:11

French military school used it to assess “robotization of the battlefield".

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Samsung Galaxy SmartTag+ uses AR to help you find stuff

9 April 2021, 12:11

Tags use both BLE and UWB tech for greater finding accuracy. Offline finding available too.

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NASA releases footage of the Perseverance Rover Mars landing

23 February 2021, 12:11

The rover has a drone called Ingenuity which will help map and analyse the Mars.

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QOTW: Do you still buy physical media?

29 January 2021, 16:31

Be it for games, movies, music or software?

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Thermaltake releases L-shaped height adjust RGB gaming desk

21 January 2021, 13:11

ToughDesk 500L RGB Battlestation is said to be a good choice for multi-monitor setups.

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CES 2021 to have 1,000 exhibitors and 150K virtual visitors

31 December 2020, 13:11

First virtual year for CES is hoped to be the last with plans for a physical hybrid event in 2022.

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Korean Artificial Sun runs at 100 million °C for 20s

28 December 2020, 12:11

A new world record for superconducting fusion, the previous record was just 8s.

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QOTW: What did you get for Christmas?

25 December 2020, 16:31

Or are you skipping presents this year?

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Facebook Reality Labs demos high-fidelity hand tracking

15 December 2020, 13:11

At the moment the 30fps sensing tech requires a 6-core Xeon CPU and Tesla V100 GPU.

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QOTW: What did you buy on Black Friday 2020?

27 November 2020, 16:31

It's that time of year again.

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UK government looking at harvesting solar power in space

16 November 2020, 13:11

Sees potential for an unlimited constant zero carbon power source.

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Updated 4x faster BBC micro:bit includes speaker and mic

13 October 2020, 10:11

Original model has sold 5 million units since 2016. New model on sale from November.

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HyperX teams up with Champion for RGB reflecting clothing

3 July 2020, 12:12

Now your clothes can be in sync with your RGB LED PC gear, claim the eSports partners.

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Boston Dynamics 'Spot' robot dog goes on sale for $74,500

17 June 2020, 13:11

Selling in the US only for now. Add-on sensory and processing modules are pricey too.

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Computex 2020 has been cancelled

12 June 2020, 09:11

Rescheduling the event to the end of September appears to have been overly optimistic.

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QOTW: Has your screentime altered since lockdown?

22 May 2020, 16:31

Are you finding yourself spending more or less time in front of a display?

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Intel and Tile team up to prevent laptop loss woes

8 May 2020, 12:41

Tile expects to grow its installed tracker base to 30 billion devices in the next five years.

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DJI Mavic Air 2 drone delivers "high-grade imaging"

28 April 2020, 13:11

Can record 4K videos / 48MP photos using its half inch sensor. Boasts a 34min flight time.

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Google lowers Nest Cam default quality to save bandwidth

15 April 2020, 13:32

Users will get an in-app notification when the change happens, and can readjust if they wish.

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QOTW: What tech has proved invaluable during lockdown?

10 April 2020, 16:31

Are items you took for granted now viewed in a different light?

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Aaeon Pico-WHU4 is an 8th gen Intel Core CPU RasPi alternative

7 April 2020, 12:21

Powerful SBC is a bit bigger, at 100 x 72mm, but the price is a lot more at US$783.

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Everything we know about the Dyson CoVent ventilator

27 March 2020, 11:11

A Dyson spokesperson has said CoVent machines will be ready from early April.

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DFI introduces a credit card sized AMD Ryzen R1000 powered SBC

17 March 2020, 12:21

There is already an Intel Atom version of this Raspberry Pi sized device too, if you prefer.

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UK plans legal e-Scooter and medical drone test regions

16 March 2020, 12:21

There are also plans for Uber-style bus and mixed-mode transport booking apps.

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Computex organisers assert that 2020 show is still on schedule

5 February 2020, 13:11

In 2003 the show was postponed until late September due to the similar SARS outbreak.

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Leading tech analyst says "PC innovation is skyrocketing"

13 January 2020, 12:21

Patrick Moorhead observed that the "PC ruled over everything else," at CES 2020.

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