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Renault KWID Concept is an off-road vehicle with its own built in flying companion quadcopter
Do we even remember that just a few years back, the word ‘Drone’ brought up the image of the dreaded war-machines working overtime in Afghanistan. But the recent surge of quadcopters doing possibly every conceivable task has given the drones a thorough image makeover. From delivering Sushi to Domino’s Pizza, and to the recent news…
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NYPD is testing Google Glass to fight crime Robocop style
Ever since the Google Glass Explorer version has come out, our ears have become accustomed to hearing news on how authorities are cracking down on the wearable technology, and of people wearing the smart eyewear getting kicked out of a party, or a movie theater, or booked for driving while wearing it. Now, in an…
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Sony bottles up its new Walkman to showcase its underwater capability
For a product to be successful, it has to have a strong marketing campaign which can click instantly making ripples in the market. And Sony knows exactly how to market their new waterproof Walkman. Sony along with their ad agency DraftFCB have devised quite a unique and quirky way to sell their swimming pool-friendly MP3…
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Panasonic announces Lumix DMC-GH4, world’s first DSLM camera with 4K video recording
Panasonic has announced a new interchangeable lens mirrorless camera called the DMC-GH4 which is a successor to the GH3 launched a year and a half back. The new DSLM camera by Panasonic packs in a host of new features but the most important of all is that it is touted to be the first shooter…
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Thanko’s wireless mouse exercises your muscles while you work on your computer
Be it the quirky, massive USB mask that offers protection from pollen, or the wicked USB headgear that gives relaxing massage at work, Thanko never fails to impress us with their whacky products. Their newest creation, a wireless computer mouse specially designed for people stuck with desk jobs and don’t have time for physical exercise…
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Softbank introduces Pocket Full-Seg Digital TV tuner with recording for iPhone
Apple iPhone has never been able to make inroads in the Japanese market as the consumers there have a different set of demands from their smartphones out of which One-Seg digital TV tuner is a must-have feature. The official iPhone operator in Japan, Softbank, has been trying to address the missing feature by creating bespoke…
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Samsung sends out invites for Unpacked 5 Event hinting the launch of Galaxy S5
Samsung has started sending out invites to the members of media for the Unpacked 5 event scheduled for the 24 February in Barcelona, Spain. Samsung typically teases its upcoming flagship device though such invites and advertisements, and the number five in invite indicates the South Korean tech giant might unveil its flagship Galaxy S5 at…
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Surgeons use Microsoft Kinect as surgical assistant during a chest operation
Out of all the places, no one expects a Microsoft Kinect to find its way inside an operation theater aiding the doctors to perform an intricate surgery. But that’s precisely what might just become a common practice in the future thanks to Microsoft’s program ‘Gesture’ that’s trying to turn the Xbox One’s senor into an…
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Rumors suggest White and Disc-less Xbox One coming in October
Suddenly the rumors mills have gone into a frenzy churning out a barrage of rumors on the Xbox One console which has got us all excited. Most interesting of them all is the report that suggests that a white version of the Xbox One is in the works. According to the Verge, Microsoft gave white…
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Apple patents solar-powered MacBook with dual-sided screen
A new patent was granted to Apple by the US Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday that indicates the company might offer MacBooks in the future with a built in solar charger. The 31 page patent document named ‘Electronic device display module’ intricately explains two-sided display for the lid of a portable computer similar to…
