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| LAPTOPS |
| New 12-in MacBook vs. 2015 MacBook Pro with Retina Display |
 | A couple of weeks ago, Apple announced a product that many notebook users have been waiting on for years: an ultra-light/thin MacBook with a Retina Display. How does it size up next to Apple's pro-level laptop? Join Gizmag, as we compare the new 12-in MacBook to the 13-in Retina MacBook Pro. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| Perkins+Will proposes svelte tower for Midtown Manhattan |
 | Architecture giant Perkins+Will recently shared plans for a skinny 65-story skyscraper intended for Midtown Manhattan's East 37th Street. Comprising a total floorspace of 13,935 sq m (150,000 sq ft), the as-yet unnamed luxury condominium tower includes five open-air gardens and an outdoor cinema. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| World's first plasmonic nanostructure recording could produce storage breakthrough |
 | Researchers have recorded the world's first optically encoded audio onto a plasmonic film substrate the size of human hair that has a capacity over five-and-a-half thousand times greater than conventional analog magnetic recording media. read more |
| GOOD THINKING |
| When is a shipping container not a shipping container? When it's a farm |
 | Ensuring that the food we eat is locally and sustainably grown is not always easy, especially in cities where crop-growing space is at a premium. Firms like Freight Farms and Cropbox, however, have a solution to this problem รข€“ shipping containers that are kitted out as self-contained farms. read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| Tips & tricks to get more from Skype on the desktop |
 | Skype, the Microsoft-owned video calling service available on just about every platform currently in use, is set to be a core part of the upcoming Windows 10 OS.These tips and tricks should help you to get more out of Skype. read more |
| SPACE |
| Precision planetary lander technology tested by NASA |
 | In anticipation of more ambitious planetary missions, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) with Masten Space Systems have recently tested new landing technologies using a vehicle called the Autonomous Descent and Ascent Powered-flight Testbed. read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| What's new in the latest Windows 10 tech preview (build 10041) |
 | Microsoft released the next build of the Windows 10 Technical Preview desktop OS last week to members of the Windows Insiders program. This latest build doesn't offer anything too ground breaking, but it does introduce a handful of UI changes and some new features. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| Saccharin could sweeten the deal for cancer-fighting drugs |
 | There's a host of reasons people might reach for an artificial sweetener rather than real sugar, though its cancer-fighting properties are unlikely to be one of them. But new research shows that the common sugar substitute known as saccharin could hamper the growth of particular cancers. read more |
| ROBOTICS |
| Robotic infants reveal posture may play an important role in learning |
 | It had to happen sooner or later; robots have replaced infants... at least, as subjects in psychological research being conducted at Indiana University. The robots are being used to study how infants learn and have revealed that posture and body position are important factors in early learning. read more |
| ENVIRONMENT |
| Air Shepherd drones keep a watchful eye over endangered species |
 | For park rangers patrolling the porous, poacher-friendly borders of Africa's national parks, conserving rhino and elephant populations is certainly a tall order. But equipped with drones, big data and high-tech infrared cameras, one group says it has the capabilities to start stemming the tide. read more |
| BICYCLES |
| Trefecta DRT: The $25K high-tech, military-grade electric super bike |
 | The super e-bike is far removed from the average electric bicycle and is essentially a motorcycle hiding inside a lighter, simpler bicycle body. The new Trefecta DRT bike doesn't even hide it that well as its military-spec aluminum frame is as much motorcycle as bicycle.read more |
| ENVIRONMENT |
| Packing peanuts could be reused in better batteries |
 | Few facilities exist for recycling foam "packing peanuts," so they typically end up sitting in (or getting blown around) landfills for several decades. A team of Purdue researchers, however, discovered that they could find use in better-performing lithium-ion batteries. read more |
| SPACE |
| Stellar viewing: The solar eclipse in pictures |
 | Friday morning bore witness to a stunning solar eclipse, as our Moon traversed the face of our parent star, blocking its light in a beautiful example of the intricate orbits negotiated by the planets and moons that make up our solar system. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Pioneer launches second generation of NEX Receivers with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support |
 | Pioneer has just released its second generation of Networked Entertainment eXperience (NEX) receivers. The previous models were among the first to feature Apple CarPlay, and the new ones improve the features offered in the older models while also adding support for Android Auto. read more |
| ROBOTICS |
| Rethink Robotics announces more dextrous Sawyer one-armed robot |
 | It was three years ago that we first heard about Rethink Robotics' Baxter industrial robot. Priced at US$22,000, it was intended to bring robotic automation to manufacturers who would otherwise not be able to afford it. Now, Rethink has announced the more compact and agile Sawyer robot. read more |
| WEARABLE ELECTRONICS |
| This $149K bracelet can hide modular tech tailored to each buyer (hands-on) |
 | Christophe & Co's high-end Armills are luxury jewelry pieces that offer optional built-in technology, running for a year or more on a single charge. The highest-end model, the Apollo, retails for a US$149,000, and we got the chance to check out the bracelet at Baselworld 2015. read more |
| DIGITAL CAMERAS |
| Hands-on with the small but powerful Olympus OM-D E-M5 II |
 | Gizmag goes hands-on with the retro-styled Olympus OM-D E-M5 II mirrorless camera at the UK Photography Show, to see whether the improved autofocus and image stabilization of the new shooter make it stand out from the crowd in the same way its predecessor did.read more |
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