OQO, a small San Francisco startup, spent years downsizing the specifications of a complete Windows PC before releasing the Model 01 in October 2004, a feat of miniaturization measuring 4.9 by 3.4 by 0.9 inches and weighing only 14 oz. Behind the scenes, founders Jory Bell and Jonathan Betts-LaCroix had left larger companies to pursue […]
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Andoni Iraola would not be drawn on Jamie Carragher’s claim that his Liverpool side should be considered Arsenal’s nearest challengers in this season’s Premier League. Liverpool have bounced back impressively from their 3-0 defeat to Manchester City […]
The State Department approved on Friday the sale of 500 Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine at a cost $2.1 billion. In a statement released Friday, the State Department said the purchase will be paid for by Ukraine with donations from Canada and European allies such as Germany and Norway, and that no U.S. funds […]
ANYbotics began shipping ANYmal X to customers this week, giving oil, gas, and chemical plants their first four-legged inspection robot certified to operate in areas where a single spark could ignite flammable gas. Equinor and DSM-Firmenich are among the first recipients. For years the Swiss company refined the machine through an early-access program that put […]
Toyota’s CALTY design team in Ann Arbor built a family of five concepts that turn ordinary body-on-frame trucks and SUVs into machines meant for deep, unplowed snow. The Tundra, Tacoma, 4Runner, Land Cruiser, and Sequoia each lose their tires and gain large white powder-coated track assemblies that bolt onto the existing hubs. The one thing […]
Mikel Arteta is still looking for a new winger (Picture: Shutterstock) Arsenal will be at the front of the queue for Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz in the summer, but he will be very expensive, according to reporting from Italy. Still just 21 years old, Yildiz has been a fixture in the Juve team since making […]
Sony just announced the ELF-MN1, a six-inch spatial reality display that shows characters, avatars, and objects in full depth right on a desk or side table, all without any special glasses or a headset. It joins the company’s XYN lineup of spatial tools and arrives in Japan on December 11 for an open price that […]
Another headache for Alonso to deal with (Picture: Getty) Chelsea have been handed another injury blow ahead of the visit of Manchester United this weekend with Maxence Lacroix a major doubt. The France international has been a fixture in Xabi Alonso’s starting XI following his summer move from Crystal Palace, playing the full 90 minutes […]
Photo credit: NASA/Chris GunnFar beyond ordinary sight, a towering filament of dust and gas has taken on the unmistakable outline of a cat sitting with its back turned. Astronomers call the structure the Cat’s Head Nebula, a compact formation nestled inside the much larger Carina Nebula roughly 7,500 light-years from Earth. Intense ultraviolet radiation and […]
Ding Junhui has a lot of ranking points to defend at the International Championship (Picture: Getty Images) The International Championship gets underway this weekend and while there is a lot on the line in Nanjing, places in York are at stake as well. The tournament in China saw Wu Yize lift the trophy 12 months […]