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Driverless Car Testing In London

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nissan have been testing a driverless car around London, it is interesting to think that this could be a regular occurrence on our roads in the coming years. They get driving on the roads at 1.30[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/TNM5443FKsE?t=1m30s”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Nokia 3310 Is Back!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you’re wondering this isn’t an article from 17 years ago, it’s from 2017. Nokia have decided to jump back in time again and release the undestroyable Nokia 3310 at the end of February. When the original unit stopped selling in 2005 it was report that Nokia had sold 126 million 3310’s making it the […]

The Warehouse Of Ocado Run By Robots

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In case you missed it last night on the news, the delivery service of Waitrose, Ocado have been using robots in their warehouse to put together customers orders. Take a look at the BBC’s interview with the chief technology officer[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/4ytTW2LndSU”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

SpaceX launch: Falcon9 successfully lands on drone ship in the Pacific

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]SpaceX is launching a Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base near Los Angeles to send 10 Iridium NEXT satellites into Earth’s orbit. In September 2016, Elon Musk’s rocket failed a test launch, when it blew up on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It has recovered a total […]

Batteriser / Batteroo Toy test and product failure

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dave Jones of the EEVBlog, Youtube electrical engineering video blogger debunks the Batteriser once again – showing that humans still cannot defy the laws of chemistry and physics.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][sppmemberplayer sppmpvidhosting=”youtube” sppmp_shselectskin=”minimalist” sppmp_yt_videoid=”Tl90m2KHbNk” sppmp_ytvisalign=”Center” sppmp_ytautohide=”1″ sppmp_ytautoplay=”1″ sppmp_ythighquality=”hd1080″ sppmp_vimctrlcolor=”#00adef”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The EEVblog is the world’s largest and most popular Youtube Engineering channel with over 380,000 subscribers, and hosts one of the […]

Amazon Prime Air Drone Being Tested In The UK

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Amazon Prime Air is a cargo airline and conceptual drone-based delivery system currently in development by Amazon. The drone is currently being tested in Cambridgeshire in the UK, so hopefully by the end of the year Christmas shopping could be even easier! Watch the video below to find out how it works[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/vNySOrI2Ny8″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

GoPro Recalls Drone Resulting In Job Losses

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] GoPro is cutting 200 of its job and closing some of its IT services that it currently offers. The announcement came as the new Karma aircraft that was launched back in the summer has had a few crashes, causing the company to recall the anticipated drone. The US company president, Anthony Bates would leave […]

Mars Probe Crash Lands

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/CuxqW_4xN08″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Engineers at the European Space Agency (ESA) are racing to figure out what went wrong with the Schiaparelli Mars lander. On 19 October, the probe just seemed to drop out of the sky and crash to the surface in less than a minute before its planned soft landing. The ESA is urgently trying to […]

Petcube Let’s You Play & Talk To Your Pet While You’re Out

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/B6A5AnPFrMw”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Petcube Camera is a home Wi-Fi camera for pet owners that lets you watch, talk and play with your pet from your smartphone, no matter where you are. Through Petcube mobile app you can share access to your pet with family, friends or anyone on Petcube network [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Are these phones tough enough?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/WHYa05oDYsI”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The British phone retailer Tuffphones has unveiled a new range of hard-wearing handsets aimed at construction workers and outdoors enthusiasts. They are the latest addition to a growing market for extra-durable Android devices and has recently been released to the UK market.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

A 360 Degree View Of Mars Using NASA’s Rover at Murray Buttes

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Explore this Mars panorama by moving the view with your mouse. This 360-degree panorama was acquired on August. 5, 2016, by the Mastcam on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover as the rover neared features called “Murray Buttes” on lower Mount Sharp. The dark, flat-topped mesa seen to the left of the rover’s arm is about 50 feet […]

Sophia The Life Like Robot Who Wants To Destroy Humans

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is Sophia, a female humanoid robot developed by Hanson Robotics. This alpha-protoype came to SXSW for this first time last week and became an instant sensation, drawing curious crowds wherever she went. But unlike human celebrities, Sophia seemed uncomfortable with all the attention. “Rather than be a spectacle, I would rather learn and participate,” Sophia […]

Watch NASA Test The Biggest Rocket, EVER!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]NASA tested the largest, most powerful booster ever built for flight for the agency’s new rocket, the Space Launch System(SLS) on June 28 at Orbital ATK Aerospace System’s test facility in Promontory, Utah. SLS and NASA’s Orion spacecraft will launch astronauts on missions to explore multiple destinations on the journey to Mars. The NASA team […]

Faroe island now on Google thanks to Sheep view

Forget Google Street View, now there’s Sheep View. Despite mapping out millions of miles of streets around the world, Google has still not sent its 360-degree camera cars to the Faroe Islands. The locals have had enough and have improvised their own version of the technology to map out their islands. Small, handheld 360-degree cameras have been […]