Category: Design

Sony's self-driving 'Sociable Cart' delivers mixed-reality inside, ads outside

[ad_1] Sony's Sociable Cart SC-1 — the autonomous vehicle-cum-party bus designed for theme parks and golf courses — has finally landed. Launching in Japan's Kanucha Bay Resort in Nago City, and the Botanical Garden in Okinawa City, the pilot scheme kicks… [ad_2] Source link

NASA demos spacesuits for its Moon and Mars missions

[ad_1] Introducing our next-generation spacesuit for #Artemis missions! Here, spacesuit engineer Kristine Davis demonstrates the improved mobility in the new suit, important for working on the Moon’s surface. Watch live: https://t.co/n8wWhy876P pic.twitter.com/9g6sfOaPbf — NASA (@NASA) October 15, 2019 Designing a modern spacesuit is one of the many challenges that NASA faces in its return to […]

Toyota’s hydrogen fuel-cell Mirai gets a new, luxurious look

[ad_1] The car looks amazing and the automaker is targeting a 30% increase in range thanks to advances in the powertrain and larger capacity hydrogen storage tanks. Toyota just hopes that it’ll be able to sell this car in more places than the current locals of California and the island of Oahu (those are the […]

Keep connected while off the grid

[ad_1] Just because you want to unplug doesn’t mean you want to sleep on the ground. That’s where travel trailers come in and the most iconic of these is the Airstream. A gleaming aluminum piece of American history that puts you outside without always having to be outside. The latest offering from the company is […]

Microsoft patent application describes a vibrating floor mat for VR

[ad_1] “In some examples, [the] computing device may take the form of a gaming console, and [the head-mounted display] and peripheral control devices […] may be peripheral to the gaming console,” it wrote in the filing, while the illustrations depict an Xbox as well as a Kinect. While some VR systems warn users when they’re […]

Watch Samsung’s Galaxy Fold fall woefully short of 200,000 folds

[ad_1] Using a machine built by SquareTrade, CNET repeatedly opened and closed the Galaxy Fold for hours on end. It held up for 119,380 folds (about 14 hours) before the screen and hinge were damaged. That’s less than the estimated 200,000 times a person would open and close the Fold over a five-year period. Of […]

The North Face’s high-tech Futurelight jackets are finally here

[ad_1] Another interesting aspect of The North Face’s latest fabric tech is that it developed it with sustainability in mind. The company said that every Futurelight garment will be produced at a solar-powered factory, and they’ll be made from recycled materials and will go through a process that cuts chemical consumption. In other words, not […]

Adobe adds new AI tools in Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2020

[ad_1] The full-featured versions of Photoshop and Premiere can be overwhelming, and the methods to reach a desired outcome are rarely obvious. In other words, you really have to know what you’re doing. The Elements versions of the software offer straightforward workflows that avoid obscure menus and hotkeys, as well as a one-time purchase rather […]

Adobe previews expanded controls for Photoshop’s Content-Aware Fill

[ad_1] When it’s time to create the sampling area, you’ll have three options: rectangular, auto and custom. The rectangular option creates a box around your selection and takes pixels from that box — this is how Content-Aware Fill works now. In the next release, the auto option will scan the image and create fill with […]

Nike’s Adapt Huarache are self-lacing sneakers you’ll actually want to wear

[ad_1] Look, if I had my pick of self-lacing shoes to own, it would be the 2016 Nike Mags. You know, the ones from Back to the Future. But, those were limited-edition and Nike only made 89 pairs total (and I’m not about to drop $75,000 to buy them on a resale app). The Adapt […]