Monthly Archives: June 2015

This 700hp 3D printed supercar wants to reinvent manufacturing

This 700hp 3D printed supercar wants to reinvent manufacturing

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Supercars may be outlandish by default, but Divergent Microfactories’ Blade goes one step further, blending 3D printing with a 700 HP bi-fuel engine. While it’s not the first use of 3D printing in automotive we’ve seen – Local Motors revealed its fully-printed Strati last year, for instance – Blade distinguishes itself with its combination of 3D printing and carbon fiber assembly that, its inventors argue, deliver the best of flexibility and speed of construction.
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Nikon D5 specs leak: 4k video, high ISO

Nikon D5 specs leak: 4k video, high ISO

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An update to Nikon’s popular D4 camera is in the works, and word has it the upcoming model — the Nikon D5 — will look similar to the D4S. Such word comes from a recent leak that includes a few other tidbits of information, among which is the rumored ability to record video in 4k resolution, and a native ISO that is very high at 102,400. Nikon hasn’t officially unveiled the D5 model at this point, and has not commented on the leak, so at this point it still remains unconfirmed — though, it should be noted, the source has a good track record.
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Apple WatchOS 2 Beta 2 released with updates for iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan

Apple WatchOS 2 Beta 2 released with updates for iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan

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This week Apple released three big updates to their Beta software to developers for multiple devices. This includes Apple’s OS X 10.11 El Capitan Beta for developers, build 15A204h, as well as updates for mobile devices. For iPhone and iPad, iOS 9 Beta 2 has been seeded. Apple’s second WatchOS 2 Beta has also been seeded for the Apple Watch. All of these updates are accessible by hitting the “Software Update” button in each respective developer-signed device. To access Apple WatchOS 2’s update, the user must have iOS 9 Beta installed on their connected device.
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Aston Martin DB9 GT boasts 6.0L V12 and bespoke design

Aston Martin DB9 GT boasts 6.0L V12 and bespoke design

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Aston Martin has unveiled its latest grand touring sports car called the Aston Martin DB9 GT. Aston says that the new car is designed to offer the best of what the DB9 can be. The DB9 GT is hand built and has many bespoke touches that make it something special to behold. This is the most potent DB9 yet with a 6.0L V12 engine under the hood that produces 547 PS.

The car will make its public debut this week at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Aston says that the DB9 GT is also ushering in a new range of color, trim, and equipment enhancements across the Vantage and Rapide S lines.
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360fly camera records video for VR

360fly camera records video for VR

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360Fly is pining to be the GoPro of 360-degree videos, and with them the nature of watching footage is greatly changed. With an ordinary video, what you see is what you get. With 360-degree video, however, users are able to swipe the footage around to see what was recorded from different angles. The type of video is quickly gaining popularity, and 360fly wants its camera of the same name to be what consumers turn to with their of 360-video recording needs.
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Ford’s MyFord app hits Android Wear as Sync 3 debuts in USA

Ford’s MyFord app hits Android Wear as Sync 3 debuts in USA

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Ford boosts its smart functionality and connectivity technologies this week with a new MyFord Mobile app extension and SYNC 3’s release in North America. Ford suggested this afternoon that the MyFord Mobile app extension would be coming soon “for smartwatches,” including Android Wear and eventually very likely the Apple Watch as well. Ford’s news in the in-car infotainment environment included a confirmation of which vehicles the SYNC 3 system would be debuting in inside North America. These systems work with AppLink as well.
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CarPlay and Android Auto coming to 2016 Buick, GMC models

CarPlay and Android Auto coming to 2016 Buick, GMC models

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General Motors continues to add support for Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto infotainment systems across all its brands by announcing Buick and GMC models are next in line. This week saw the new Chevy Corvette Z06 shipping out to dealers, becoming the first GM car to hit the roads with CarPlay integration. Prior to that,Cadillac revealed which of its 2016 models would be smartphone-connected.
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Ford jumps in the race to develop self-driving cars

Ford jumps in the race to develop self-driving cars

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Ford is amping up its research into autonomous technologies in the hopes of creating a self-driving car. The company is a bit of a late-comer to the emerging market of autonomous vehicles. Auto industry competitors such as Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz are already well on their way past proof-of-concept. (We even took a spin in the autonomous Mercedes F 015!) Tech industry giants like Google and newcomer, Uber, already have prototypes on the road.
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Google Music “free” Review: turning Apple Music’s tide

Google Music “free” Review: turning Apple Music’s tide

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Google ads advertisement-supported “free” streaming radio stations to their Google Music service. This push creates more of a Pandora sort of model to their already in-service subscription-based model than it does an Apple battler, but the timing is right on. Just as Apple summons more press with a response to Taylor Swift’s request for cash, Google aims to cut in with a release of a whole new way to interject with a service that doesn’t cost users anything – any cash, that is to say.
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Android Lollipop 5.1 update comes to Moto X 2

Android Lollipop 5.1 update comes to Moto X 2

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Updates to the newest version of fully-released Android version 5.1 Lollipop have come to the Moto X. This is the second-edition Moto X, the one that comes with a wooden back if you do so choose. This update comes soon after the first Moto X – believe it or not – started receiving the update, continuing Motorola’s surprisingly good track record for keeping their devices from the past several years up to date with the newest software from Google. Next up is Android M, otherwise suspected to be called M&M or Marshmallow.
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Ford begins 3D-printing parts with Carbon3D

Ford begins 3D-printing parts with Carbon3D

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This afternoon Ford announced their collaboration with Carbon3D to begin producing high-quality automotive-grade parts with speed. This team-up began in December of 2014 when the companies began talks on how they might speed up production of certain elements in vehicles while retaining quality control. Redwood City-based Carbon3D presented CLIP – Continuous Liquid Interface Production technology. This technology is able to grow parts from UV-curable resins “at speeds as much as 25 to 100 times faster than conventional 3D printing processes.” With quality Ford expects, of course.
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The big Samsung Galaxy S6 best case round-up and review

The big Samsung Galaxy S6 best case round-up and review

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It’s time for another war, this time between the best of the best accessories made for the Samsung Galaxy S6. If you’re one of those users that wanted to get extra fancy and picked up the Galaxy S6 Edge, we’ve got a few tips for you as well. If you picked up a Galaxy S6 Active and still think you need extra protection, we’re going to have to direct you back to our original review. For now, it’s time for the big Samsung Galaxy S6 best case round-up and review.

Moshi’s iGlaze XT is the thinnest case in this round-up – maybe the thinnest case on the market. It comes with one of the only backside protective skin/wraps we’ve ever seen included with a case, and the case itself is entirely transparent.
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Kenwood begins shipping multimedia receivers with CarPlay, Android Auto support

Kenwood begins shipping multimedia receivers with CarPlay, Android Auto support

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Kenwood has announced that its first multimedia car receivers with support for Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto are now shipping to retailers. The company says that these two models are considered their new flagships, as aside from the smartphone infotainment integration, they offer a number of premium features. The receivers were first unveiled at CES this year, but now we have the prices to go along with them: the Excelon DDX9902S will sell for $950, and the DDX9702S for $900.
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2016 Camaro Convertible revealed with Chevy’s smartest roof

2016 Camaro Convertible revealed with Chevy’s smartest roof

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Chevrolet has chopped the roof off its everyman sportscar to create the 2016 Camaro Convertible, though this is no hack-job soft top. While it may not have a folding metal roof, the Camaro Convertible does get what Chevy is calling the most advanced lid of the segment, not only fully-powered in operation but with automatically releasing and securing latches, and a powered hard tonneau cover that makes the whole thing a hands-off experience.
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Autoliv emergency brake exerts 15,000 newtons of force to stop your car

Autoliv emergency brake exerts 15,000 newtons of force to stop your car

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Back in the day, the parking brake was known as the emergency brake. I grew up thinking that if you really needed to stop, you cranked that handle up to get the car stopped. After driving for a few years, I realized that locking up the wheels is the best way to lose control of the car, which is why we have anti-lock brakes. The challenge in preventing accidents with other cars and pedestrians is not only to get the brakes activated more quickly, but also to get the brakes themselves to function better.
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Samsung is disabling Windows Update on some PCs it sells

Samsung is disabling Windows Update on some PCs it sells

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More than a few of us have some nasty stories we can tell about Windows Update trying to reboot your machine at an inopportune moment. I think most Windows users will agree that using a machine without all the latest Windows updates in place is asking for trouble. Often those updates are patching vulnerabilities in the OS that could allow hackers access to your data. It appears that Samsung might be blocking Windows Update on some of the PCs it sells.
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Garmin Edge 20 and Edge 25: GPS and tracking for cyclists

Garmin Edge 20 and Edge 25: GPS and tracking for cyclists

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Garmin has announced the latest additions to its lineup for cyclists, the Garmin Edge 20 and Edge 25 “bike computers”. These are bid as the smallest GPS cycling computers available thus far, with the Edge 25 being the higher-end of the two with connectivity features. Both enables cyclists to gather and store data metrics on their rides, such as how far they travel during a ride and how long they spend cycling, how fast they were going during a session, where all they travelled, how high they ascended, and more. In addition and depending on the model, the data can be shared with others.
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Let strangers drive your new Ford to reduce monthly payments

Let strangers drive your new Ford to reduce monthly payments

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As a follow-up to their new GoDrive car rental service in the UK,Ford has just announced a new pilot program that will let drivers lower their monthly car payments by renting out their Ford vehicle to others for short periods of time. They’re calling the program Peer-2-Peer Car Sharing, and it will be tested in a handful of US cities. It aims to work much like ZipCar, allowing users to borrow a set of wheels for just a few hours if needed.
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Microsoft announces Xbox One Forza Motorsport 6 Limited Edition Console

Microsoft announces Xbox One Forza Motorsport 6 Limited Edition Console

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With Forza Motorsport 6, the latest entry in the in-depth racing game series for Xbox, approaching its September release date,Microsoft has just unveiling a limited edition Xbox One console to celebrate not only Forza 6, but the series’ 10th anniversary. Fans of the Forza series, or racing games in general, are going to find a lot of loving attention and detail went into designing this special edition console. Not only does it feature a sports car-inspired design, but it even comes with special sound effects.
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Google's urban tech lab is working on free, city-wide WiFi

Google’s urban tech lab is working on free, city-wide WiFi

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When Google unveiled its urban improvement initiative, Sidewalk Labs, it left one big question: what was this new outfit actually working on? As of today, you should have a good idea. Sidewalk and a group of investors have bought and merged two key companies behind LinkNYC, an effort to offer free, public WiFi across New York City. The combined entity, Intersection, will extended LinkNYC’s internet-for-all technology to cities worldwide. Ideally, you’ll one day “walk down any street” and expect to get fast wireless data. That sounds more than a little ambitious, but it makes sense given Google’s sheer clout and desire for a ubiquitous internet. The easier it is for you to hop online, the easier it is for Google to serve up its money-making ads.
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Lexus video teases a 'real' magnetic hoverboard

Lexus video teases a ‘real’ magnetic hoverboard

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Yes, we know – it’s 2015, the year Marty jumped to in Back to the Future 2 and you still don’t have a hoverboard. Right on time, Lexus has presented the latest example from its “Amazing in Motion” series of video spectacles: the Lexus Hoverboard.

As you can see in the video after the break, it certainly appears to hover, and smoke, but no one actually hops on the magnetically-levitating device for a ride. Gizmodo heard from the carmaker that this project has been in development over the last 18 months, but couldn’t get more specific info on how it works.
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Tesla Model S drivers rack up over 1 billion miles

Tesla Model S drivers rack up over 1 billion miles

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Apparently, Tesla Model S owners like to hit the road quite often. The electric car maker has revealed that Model S drivers have collectively notched up more than 1 billion miles, or enough usage to prevent over 570,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions over the EV’s three-year history. Is this marketing hype? Absolutely — we’re sure that conventional car brands wouldn’t even blink at that milestone. However, it’s evidence that Tesla is growing up as a company. It’s an established (if small) presence in an industry where electric cars still tend to be treated as side projects, rather than the main attraction.
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iOS 9 will delete apps to make room for system updates

iOS 9 will delete apps to make room for system updates

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Early adopters of iOS 9 beta 2 have discovered a new feature that will temporarily delete apps from overloaded devices when there isn’t enough space to install system updates.Many users with the smaller 8GB and 16GB iPhones reportedly had difficulty fitting the last upgrade onto their mobile devices. And while iOS 9 is only a fraction of the size of iOS 8 (they’re 1.3 GB and 4.3 GB, respectively), Apple is clearly trying to nip similar complaints in the bud this time around. The new feature will of course reinstall the deleted app once the update has completed — plus, presumably, any user data that was deleted along with the app itself.
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BMW's concept motorcycle carries your surfboard

BMW’s concept motorcycle carries your surfboard

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Like surfing, but would rather not strap your board to a big, stuffy car for the trip to the coastline? BMW’s Concept Path 22 motorcycle might just let you travel lighter and enjoy the open road.

The retro-inspired scrambler (a bike meant for off-roading) has a surfboard holder, so you can hit the waves at just about any beach without worrying about having the space to drive and park a four-wheeler.
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Panoz wants an all-electric, arrow-shaped car racing at Le Mans

Panoz wants an all-electric, arrow-shaped car racing at Le Mans

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Panoz’s arrow-shaped DeltaWing car concept technically hit the race track last year whenNissan’s ZEOD RC prototype participated in Le Mans, but it wasn’t exactly a dream come true. Nissan was no longer part of the DeltaWing program at that point, and the ZEOD RC completed just a few laps — only one of which was under electric power. The automaker isn’t deterred, however. It’s planning to field an all-electric DeltaWing racer at Le Mans, and it intends to go the full 24 hours. Not that this will be easy.
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Google Play Music takes on Spotify with free streaming

Google Play Music takes on Spotify with free streaming

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Google must not be content to sit on the sidelines as Spotify tries to conquer the streaming media world — the internet behemoth has unveiled a free, ad-supported version of Google Play Music’s streaming service for the US. It’ll be familiar if you’ve tried these no-charge listening options before. Besides having to deal with occasional commercial interruptions, you’ll lose the direct control that you have with a paid subscription (which, by the way, is dropping the All Access label). You can start a radio-like station based on an artist, album or song, but you won’t have on-demand playback, offline support, playlist creation or background listening for YouTube music videos. It’s more for ambient tunes than anything else.
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Honda CR-Z will run Pikes Peak with full-EV power

Honda CR-Z will run Pikes Peak with full-EV power

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Honda is hitting the 2015 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in this experimental CR-Zwith an electric powertrain driving and steering all four wheels up the twisting mountain route. Honda is running a CR-Z at Pikes Peak this year. But as you might have guessed, this is no ordinary CR-Z. This particular racing prototype packs an experimental powertrain.

Though precise technical specifications remain a closely guarded secret at this point, our source at Honda has confirmed a few key details. For starters, the CR-Z racer packs a fully electric powertrain, ditching the 1.5-liter inline-four that forms the internal-combustion component of the street-legal model’s hybrid propulsion system. This contrary to circulating rumors that it could be packing the hybrid powertrain from the new NSX.
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iPhone users can attach Drive files on Google Calendar

iPhone users can attach Drive files on Google Calendar

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iPhone users can start associating files from Drive directly to Google Calendar events, thanks to the app playing catch up to its Android version. Those files can be documents, PDFs, work presentations and spreadsheets or photos you took at a party — whatever they are, Calendar will ask whether you want other people to be able to view or edit them. Just like the Android update that rolled out a few months ago, this one also comes with a seven-day week view so users can easily peek at their schedules.
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Ford's latest eBike breaks down to fit in your trunk

Ford’s latest eBike breaks down to fit in your trunk

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Ford is serious about marrying eBikes and cars and just revealed a new bike concept called the MoDe:Flex, complete with a new smartwatch app. Like other prototypes from its new Palo Alto Research and Innovation Center, it’s an electric-assisted bicycle that uses a special app to help you do “multimodal” commutes via car, train and bike. This model is aimed more at car owners, however, as you can quickly break it down into two equal pieces for easy trunk storage. The idea is to drive part way to your destination, park, then put the Mode:Flex bike together and finish the trip by leg power, with a battery assist for steep hills.
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The next Ubuntu phone is here, but you'll need an invite

The next Ubuntu phone is here, but you’ll need an invite

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Another Ubuntu phone, another unusual launch. After the BQ Aquaris E4.5, which debuted with a series of online flash sales, Canonical is following up with an invite-only handset built by Meizu. Yep, the same Meizu that once hoped to release an Ubuntu phone in 2014. The new MX4 “Ubuntu Edition” has been available to developers in Chinasince May, but starting tomorrow you’ll be able to order one in Europe too. At least, you will if you’re lucky enough to receive an invite. Canonical and Meizu aren’t revealing how many will be available each day, so you’ll just have to visit their teaser site, complete the “origami wall” and hope for the best. The company is also staying tight-lipped about whether the invite system will eventually be dropped and if the MX4 will later be sold in other markets.
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