First introduced way back in 2016, the all-electric Lucid Air is finally headed to production this year and will be officially unveiled at the New York Auto Show on April 8th. The prototype is powered by two electric motors that produce a combined 1,000 hp, paired with either a 100 kWh or 130 kWh battery pack, priced starting from $100,000. Read more for two videos and additional information.
The Razer Basilik V2 gaming mouse not only has a 20,000 DPI Focus+ optical sensor with 99.6% resolution accuracy, but 11 programmable buttons as well, including the highly touted multi-function paddle and customizable scroll wheel resistance. By enabling Hypershift technology, gamers can also double the number of customizable controls at their disposal. Product page. Read more for two videos and additional information.
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Around 4-years-ago astronomers discovered a potentially habitable planet called Proxima b around the star Proxima Centauri, which is just 4.2 light-years from Earth. Now, they’ve found a second signal they believe belongs to a super-Earth orbiting the same star. Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our sun, is a low-mass red dwarf star known as an M-class dwarf and located in a triple star system known as Alpha Centauri, including binary pair Alpha Centauri AB. Read more for a video and additional information.
Israel-based Nanox created an X-ray machine that appears to be straight from the Star Trek universe, and it’s called the ARC. The company aims to make low-cost medical scanning available to people around the world with a much smaller footprint than current machines. This means ditching the expensive CT machines in favor of a portable bed. Read more for a video and additional information.
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The FCC has just published images of a Jigglypuff-shaped Bluetooth speaker by GameStop’s ThinkGeek brand, and this may hint at a line of Pokemon-themed gadgets to come in the near future. No technical specifications have been officially released, but if you read through the filing, it connects to compatible devices via Bluetooth 5.0 or 3.5mm headphone jack, while offering 4-10 hours of battery life on a full charge depending on volume.
Photo credit: Enhanced image by Gerald Eichstädt and Sean Doran (CC BY-NC-SA) based on images provided courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has captured an amazing photo of Jupiter’s dynamic surface, or to be more specific, a multitude of swirling clouds in the planet’s dynamic North North Temperate Belt with several bright-white “pop-up” clouds as well as an anticyclonic storm, known as a white oval. Two citizen scientists composited the photograph using data from the spacecraft’s JunoCam imager, and an anticyclonic storm, known as a white oval, can also be seen in the image.
What do you get when you cross a Chevrolet K5 Blazer with a Pontiac Fiero and Ferrari Testarossa? A Fierrari of course. Offered for just $9,500 on Craigslist a few months ago, the bizarre vehicle is now headed to the 2020 Barrett Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. The only original part left on this vehicle is its shell, as even the engine is no longer mounted mid-mounted, but has been moved up front.
Toyota Motor Co. announced today that it’s investing $394 million in Joby Aviation, a company that is currently developing electric air taxis that will eventually transport people over gridlocked highways and city streets. This makes the California-based Joby the best-funded “eVTOL” (electric vertical take-off and landing) startup to date, with a total of $720 million raised thus far. Read more for a video and additional information.
Logitech’s ERGO K860 Wireless Ergonomic Keyboard may look slightly unusual, but for good reason. Featuring a curved wrist rest with pillowed cushioning places for your forearms that offer 54% more support, while reducing bending by 25% and the adjustable palm lift feature keeps your wrists in a natural posture, whether you’re seated or standing.
Think of the 2020 Polaris Slingshot as a supercar, but in go kart form, all street-legal and ready to tear up the roads as well as track. It’s powered by a 2.0-liter naturally-aspirated four-cylinder engine that was machined in Germany alongside Mercedes-AMG V8 hardware. The entry level model has 180 hp and 120 lb-ft of torque sent through the single rear wheel, while the Slingshot R boasts 203 hp and 144 lb-ft of torque. Read more for two videos, including a test drive.