May 3, 2016 Meet the JLTV: Part-tank, part-ultimate off-road racing machine Move over Humvee, there’s a new vehicle in town that combines the ballistic protection of a light tank with the off-road mobility of a Baja racer.
May 3, 2016 Rapper Wiz Khalifa cuffed for riding hoverboard Some travelers at Los Angeles International Airport encountered a surprising sight Saturday – rapper Wiz Khalifa being forced to the floor and handcuffed by police officers after refusing to stop riding a hoverboard inside the airport. Khalifa was eventually released by U.S. Customs officers, Reuters reports.
May 3, 2016 The latest in non-lethals: A stink bomb for crowd control You may have heard of non-lethal weapons like Tasers, plastic bullets, flash bangs and smoke grenades. But there’s a new kid on the block that has taken the playground concept of stink bombs to the next level. Skunk is like a grown-up stink bomb on steroids. It’s been used in Israel, but it’s now coming to the U.S.
May 3, 2016 Online course teaches kids to program while having fun With technology skills becoming as important as readin’, ritin’ and ’rithmetic in today's digital world, many parents want to ensure that their children develop the right skills for the future. But many don’t know where to begin and how to make learning tech skills fun for their kids.
May 3, 2016 Life-size humanoid robot takes a walk in the woods Boston Dynamics, the robot company owned by Google, has released footage of Atlas, its six-foot humanoid robot stomping through woodland.
May 3, 2016 5 killer Galaxy Note 5 features you won’t find in any iPhone On Thursday, Samsung took the wraps off of its next-generation phablets for 2015. The Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ are Samsung’s first phablets made from premium materials that compliment their gorgeous displays and cutting-edge internal components. They’re truly stunning devices, and they can both be considered best-in-class.
May 3, 2016 New app MSTY lets you music message your friends A new mobile messaging app launched this week aims to give new meaning to the term “mood music”. In fact, London - based MSTY (My Song To You) claims to be blazing a trail with its short but sweet notes, something co-founder and CEO Grant Bovey is banking on to stand out in a crowded “appscape”.
May 3, 2016 DARPA's XS-1 spacecraft could hit speeds of Mach 10 “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” buzz has already kicked off, but in the real world, the US military has taken a step closer to making advanced spacecraft a reality. The XS-1 is airplane-like space vehicle that can fly to space and rapidly launch small satellites, space weapons, and more into orbit at the edge of Earth's atmosphere. This space plane can then return, land, get refueled, and take onboard another delivery, before it blasts off again.
May 3, 2016 What Google’s Alphabet revamp means for consumers Google’s surprise corporate restructuring, which was announced on Monday, should spell “business as usual” for users of the tech giant's products and services, according to experts.
May 3, 2016 Top back-to-school gear for the techie student Homework is hard enough. This techie gear is designed to make high school or college a bit easier. You can tap into a steadier signal to get online, store your stuff in a messenger bag, and maybe even burst out of bed on time with a high-tech alarm clock.