MacBook Pro concept shows how useful an OLED touchpad will be

Apple might not unveil a radically redesigned MacBook Pro at WWDC next week, but thanks to artist Martin Hajek we’ve got the next best thing: concept images. Hajek’s images show how the OLED touchpad could automatically change based on the apps you’re using. The OLED bar blends in so seamlessly with the MacBook Pro’s keyboard…

Would You Be Willing To Fly On Elon Musk’s Mission To Mars?

Why Is This Important? Elon Musk’s Mission To Mars? Because Elon Musk is looking for pioneers to colonize Mars, but they could have to pay the ultimate price. Long Story Short Elon Musk has been cryptic about his dream to begin colonizing Mars within the decade, but he released a few new details Friday, including…

Is this the year Elon Musk’s SpaceX fortunes will lift off?

By most measures, SpaceX has enjoyed a banner 2016. In the first half of this year, the company took critical steps toward proving it can reliably retrieve and reuse its first-stage rocket boosters, successfully landing rockets on a floating drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean three separate times. It broke a monopoly one of its…

Is Elon Musk working on an “Iron Man” flying suit?

It’s a question that has been asked before: Is Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk the real-life version of “Iron Man?” If this tweet from Musk himself is anything to go by, the answer might be “yes.” On Wednesday, CNN reported on Musk meeting with Defense Secretary Ash Carter at the Pentagon. Referring to the…

Facebook unlocks tilt-viewing of your panoramas with “360 Photos”

No more frustrating zoom-in/zoom-out. Facebook finally made a modern way to view panoramas and VR photos with your phone. Its new feature “360 Photos” rolls out tomorrow on iOS, Android, web, and Gear VR, and it will democratize creation of 360 and VR content. You can see Mark Zuckerberg’s example here from the top of…

Tesla just started selling two cheaper Model S sedans

On Thursday morning, Tesla Motors announced that new, lower-cost versions of itsModel S sedan would be available to purchase immediately. The Model S 60 will cost $66,000 while the all-wheel drive Model S 60D will cost $71,000. According to Tesla, the Model S 60 will have a range of greater than 200 miles, can reach a top…

What was Elon Musk doing at the Pentagon?

Washington (CNN) – Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, met with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter Wednesday as the Pentagon looks to raise its technology game. The focus of the closed-door get together was “innovation,” according to a Defense Department spokesman, although Musk is also looking to win more government business for SpaceX,…