A secret subsidy of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is planning to completely revolutionize public parking and transportation, according to a new report that shines a light on the ambitious initiative. The mysterious company is Sidewalk Labs, and has begun offering cities its high-tech services, which claim to make it easier to drive and park by creating…
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Vegetables Grown On Mars Are Safe To Eat
Someday, perhaps not too far in the distant future if Elon Musk gets his way, there will be humans on Mars. Although we can take resources with us, it will be far more sensible in the long run to grow our own crops there. Although The Martian makes it seem almost easy to do this,…
you’ll love the iPhone 7’s dual-lens camera
Despite a bevy of leaks there are a ton of questions surrounding the upcoming iPhone 7, the biggest of which is whether or not it will come with an exciting dual-lens camera. One week it’s coming. The next it isn’t. Maybe you’re thinking, why would you even want one anyway? Well in today’s video, we’ll…
This year’s Nexus phones could be the most powerful handsets of the year
A new report last week stated that HTC is working on two new Nexus smartphones that will be released this year. It’s OK if you missed it — the report hit while most of the tech world was checking out Apple’s new software goodies. The rumor echoed earlier reports that claimed HTC might make two Nexus devices in…
Porsche Manager: Tesla’s Ludicrous mode is bullshit and the seats suck
Tesla has been on the vanguard of the EV revolution and has demonstrated no hesitation to completely deviate from practices that have governed the auto industry for decades. And as tends to be the case with any company so willing to shake up the status quo, the company has no shortage of detractors, even from…
Tesla hired the man responsible for the Porsche Mission E’s interior
A new report from Electrek relays that Tesla recently hired Félix Godard, a young designer responsible for the interior design of Porsche’s deservedly hyped Mission E. What makes Tesla’s hiring of Godard particularly noteworthy is that he may help Tesla address a longstanding complaint about the company’s fleet of cars, namely that their fit and…
Porsche reveals its Tesla-killer electric car
For decades, Porsche has made some of the world’s most beautiful sports cars… and now it’s setting its sights on Tesla. The iconic German automaker on Monday unveiled its new Mission E concept, a new four-door, four-seat all-electric car that features system power of 600 horsepower, acceleration of 0 to 60 miles per hour in…
Rear Panel of iPhone 7 Leaks; Shows Larger Camera Hole
A couple of images of what is allegedly the rear panel of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus have leaked from the supply chain. The first image gives us a clear look at the rear of the iPhone 7, including the large camera hole. The larger camera sensor cut out suggests a bigger sensor that…
10 Most Popular Computers Ever
When personal computers were released almost half a century ago, the customers did not have a choice like they do have now. There were limited choices and on top of that, a customer had to decide the kind of software that would run on that PC for next a few upcoming years. So, just a few PCs…
Here’s What Happened Before Human History?
In a video posted to the Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell YouTube channel called “What Happened Before History? Human Origins,” a dulcettoned narrator recounts our relatively brief history, starting with our ancestors, the apes, and moving forward into the Internet age millions of years later. It seems like a long time, at least compared to…
HTC Vive prototypes – Revealed by Valve Engineers
If I had seen the below video as a child, I may have eagerly chosen engineering as my career. Make Magazine has not only uncovered the top secret prototypes hiding in Valve’s VR labs, but their interview with engineers Alan Yates and Monty Goodson is downright inspiring. The pair behind a significant majority of the…
Cartoon explains why Elon Musk thinks we’re in a computer simulation
Elon Musk thinks it’s almost certain that we are living in a computer simulation. In short, we are characters in an advanced version of The Sims — so advanced that it creates, well, us. I understand the instinct to treat the idea as absurd, and to ignore people who suggest these things. It’s what happens…
