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| HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS |
| World's longest glass bridge set to open in China next year |
 | Hunan Province in China has commissioned a transparent glass bridge spanning 370 m (1,214 ft) over the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon. To add to the excitement, it also plans the world's tallest commercial bungee jump at the bridge's highest point situated around 400 m (1,312 ft) above the ground. read more |
| MUSIC |
| Astell&Kern launches hi-res, high price AK380 audio player |
 | Astell&Kern has announced a new flagship portable audio player aimed squarely at audiophiles and sound professionals, which is capable of 32-bit/384 kHz bit-to-bit decoding without the need for conversion but comes at a rather high cost. read more |
| BICYCLES |
| BrakePack seeks to remedy the motorist/cyclist communication breakdown |
 | BrakePack is an LED-fitted smart backpack designed to make cyclists more visible to motorists on the road, while signalling their intentions. Signals can be communicated to the backpack via a user-friendly smartphone app, that sends signals to the backpack via Bluetooth LE. read more |
| MUSIC |
| Pole Position pickup rides the rail for tweakable tone |
 | The Pole Position Sliding Pickup System allows players to change the position of a guitar's pickup relative to the strings on the fly. This means a guitarist can opt for a bright bridge tone or a fat, warm neck tone, or anything inbetween – all with just a light touch from the picking hand. read more |
| AIRCRAFT |
| Origami-inspired drone snaps open to take flight |
 | Two Swiss roboticists are the latest to turn to folding parts to save drones from snapped rotors and damaged parts, with an origami-inspired quadcopter that springs to life in less than a second. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| Juvenile plasticity returned to adult mice brains |
 | In 2013, researchers from Yale University reported the discovery of a molecular switch that enabled the rigid brains of adult mice to return to the high levels of plasticity found in juvenile brains. Now a team at UC Irvine has achieved similar results using a different approach. read more |
| MOTORCYCLES |
| Revit breaks the boundaries with two-wheel-drive Super Enduro |
 | Dutch company Revit describes itself as "being on a never-ending quest to develop motorcycle gear that can be taken as far as you want to travel". Within this scope, the promotion of its Spring/Summer 2015 collection in the USA centers around an AWD custom build based on KTM’s 950 Super Enduro. read more |
| LAPTOPS |
| 2015 MacBook Pro with Retina Display: 15-inch vs. 13-inch |
 | Apple didn't update the 15-in Retina MacBook Pro when it did the 13-in model a couple months ago, but today balance has been restored to the lineup. Let's compare the 15-in and 13-in versions of the MacBook Pro with Retina Display. read more |
| AROUND THE HOME |
| Yirego Drumi washer swaps electricity for a foot pedal |
 | The Yirego Drumi is a compact foot-pedal-powered washing machine. Requiring no electricity, it's designed for use by students, cabin-goers, car-campers or anyone else without ready access to powered washing facilities. read more |
| AIRCRAFT |
| Hydrogen-powered Hycopter quadcopter could fly for 4 hours at a time |
 | Horizon Energy Systems is developing a quadcopter that should be able to fly for much longer than existing models. Known as the Hycopter, the fuel cell-powered drone is hoped to be capable of 4-hour flight times once completed. read more |
| OUTDOORS |
| Sportsmobile builds custom fiberglass cabin for new camper van |
 | When Ford discontinued the E-Series commercial van last year, California-based Sportsmobile found itself without one of its primary van platforms. It decided to transform the still-available E-Series Cutaway Chassis into a custom-built fiberglass camper van. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| Two million people helped design this Swedish home |
 | Tham & Videgård took an unusual approach while designing a house that could be all things to all people. The firm analyzed data from 2 million Swedes – or an estimated 20 percent of the country's population – to help create what is billed as a new type of democratic architecture. read more |
| DIGITAL CAMERAS |
| Panasonic's Lumix G7 boasts 4K video and photo skills |
 | The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 is a budget-friendly 4K-shooting mirrorless camera which has inherited a number of high-end features such as the ability to easily extract 8-megapixel stills from 4K video footage. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| MIT scientists discover size of implant can affect immune system rejection |
 | Researchers have discovered that creating body implants at a certain size maximizes the amount of time they can spend operational in the body before being neutralized by the immune system. The research could do away with the need for painful and repeated injections. read more |
| WEARABLE ELECTRONICS |
| ReVault is wireless storage you can wear |
 | ReVault is a wearable drive that allows users to sync their data across all of their devices without needing the cloud. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| Researchers identify new target for malaria treatment |
 | Researchers have discovered a new target for drug treatments for prevalent diseases such as malaria. The findings focus on a membrane between the parasite and its host cell, with scientists successfully identifying a family of proteins that, when targeted, could cut off nutrients to the parasite. read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| Google Tone sings to share with nearby devices |
 | Tools like email and instant messaging have made it easy for us to share information with people around the world. It can still be overly complicated to share something with people in the same room as us though. Google Tone allows users to share URLs with computers that are within earshot. read more |
| AIRCRAFT |
| Switzerland's first business jet makes maiden flight |
 | Switzerland has joined an elite club with its first business jet taking to the air. With the call sign of HB-VXA, the twin-engine prototype Pilatus Aircraft PC-24 Super Versatile Jet made its maiden flight, traveling from Buochs Airport in a 55-minute journey across central Switzerland to Brünig. read more |
| MOBILE TECHNOLOGY |
| Asus' new flagship Android phablet is available unlocked for just $199 |
 | We'll need to spend more time with Asus' ZenFone 2 before jumping to conclusions, but the new flagship phone has a specs-to-price ratio that's hard to beat. It's available now. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| New Miata's sound system switches between roof-up and roof-down modes |
 | If you're listening to a stereo outdoors, it goes without saying that the acoustics are going to differ from if you're listening to it indoors. With that in mind, Bose has designed a sound system for Mazda's new 2016 MX-5 Miata, that has both roof-up and roof-down equalization settings. read more |
| AIRCRAFT |
| Mercedes and Lufthansa design luxury cabin in the clouds |
 | Long-haul flights can a tedious and uncomfortable experience. If you're going to be stuck on plane for the best part of 12 hours or more, though, a touch of luxury may go some way to improving the experience. New VIP cabin designs from Mercedes-Benz Style and Lufthansa would offer just that. read more |
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 | By downloading this free guide, you agree to receive regular updates on the latest cool apps, product reviews, and giveaways from MakeUseOf. This comprehensive guide of tips, tricks and hacks will help you make better use of the Google services you use. read more |
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