Review: PowerUp FPV drone looks good, on paper

In a world of remote-controlled toys, PowerUp has stood out by reinvigorating the oft-forgotten pastime of folding and flying paper airplanes. Back in 2013, the company had released its third-generation paper airplane conversion kit, which offered direct control via mobile devices in addition to longer flight times. Its latest, the PowerUp FPV, looks to double-down on the experience with the addition of dual propellers and an integrated video camera. We've recently spent time in the FPV's cockpit (beta version) to see how far these wings could spread.

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Category: Drones

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In pictures: The Intermot Customized show

Feeding on a persistently growing global trend, Intermot Customized has evolved to a show-in-show concept, cementing its place among the biggest custom exhibitions in Europe as more than 100 custom builders filled a dedicated hall with motorcycle adaptations of their wildest dreams.

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How nanobionic spinach plants can detect explosives

The strength of spinach isn't only in its nutrients, but also in its ability to be hacked to function as a sensor, according to researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. An MIT team used wonder-material carbon nanotubes to give the greens the ability to detect explosives and wirelessly transmit information to a mobile device.

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Tips & tricks for optimizing iOS 10

iOS 10, Apple's latest mobile software, rolled out last month. Like past Apple updates, it mostly maintains the previous operating system's clean-and-cool exterior, but packs in new features that are not always immediately apparent. Here's a primer on how to harness the useful new tools in iOS 10.

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Milk chocolate gets the benefits of the dark side

Most people prefer milk chocolate to dark chocolate, as it has a less-bitter flavor. The antioxidant properties of dark chocolate, however, make it the healthier choice. Well, soon you may no longer have to choose between better-tasting and better-for-you. Scientists have developed a method of boosting the antioxidant levels of milk chocolate up to those of its dark counterpart, while also putting a waste product to new use.

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Dutch palace to become home to experimentation, innovation or projection

A Dutch royal palace is set to be given a new purpose in one of three unique ways. Soestdijk Palace was built in the 17th century and was most recently home to Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard until their deaths. It will now become an experimental garden, an innovation lab or a public park.

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SAROS is a wave-powered off-grid desalination system

An American startup is looking to turn seawater into drinking water using only the motion of the ocean. EcoH20 Innovations is currently working with the second prototype of its Swell Actuated Reverse Osmosis System (SAROS), a compact, portable and energy independent floating desalination system.

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Review: Blocking the blues with special specs

While it's hard to find proper scientific studies on how much the light from electronic screens actually causes physical damage to our eye structure, there's pretty good research showing that when we get blasted by blue light at night, it definitely affects our ability to sleep. There are a variety of ways to combat blue light including apps, screen filters and phone settings, such as Apple's "night shift" mode. We recently had a chance to try one of them in the form of a pair of eye glasses from GlassesUSA kitted out with the company's exclusive "digital block lenses."

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Revolutionary home wins inaugural SMUD Tiny House Competition

The brand new SMUD Tiny House Competition recently took place in Sacramento, California. Inspired by the Solar Decathlon, it aims to promote green construction and sustainable living, writ small. Santa Clara University won out of a total of 10 competing California-based college teams with its novel solar-powered home that automatically rotates to follow the sun.

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Floating plaza to make a splash in Florida

Visitors to West Palm Beach's Currie Park in Florida will soon be able to stroll around a new plaza that's home to a restaurant, an auditorium, decorative water pools and hydroponically-grown greenery. What makes it unique, though, is that it will be floating off the coast using submarine technology.

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Red Bull Global Rallycross promises all-electric series in 2018

Formula E might be making headlines at the moment, but it's not the only race series to back the role of batteries in entertaining racing. Red Bull Global Rallycross, a fast-growing race series held in stadiums around the world and headed by big names like Tanner Foust, has committed to offering an all-electric series in 2018.

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First look: New MacBook Pro without Touch Bar is still a sweet upgrade

There's one 2016 MacBook Pro feature you're going to hear a lot about for the foreseeable future: the Touch Bar, an iPhone-like touchscreen strip that replaces the Fn keys, living just north of the keyboard. But if you don't want to fork over US$1,800 or more for another post-Steve Jobs Apple attempt at creating the future, the company also has a cheaper variant of the new Pro that skips the touch-strip but keeps most of the other upgrades. We have that entry-level MacBook, sans Touch Bar, in house, along with some early impressions.

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Expressive digital music creator gets smaller, cheaper sibling

During his Grammy acceptance speech in 2011, Roger Linn admitted playing a central roll in the dehumanizing of modern music with the introduction of his LM1 drum machine in the 1980s. To try and make things right, Linn released a digital music interface in 2014 called the LinnStrument that was designed to offer players as much feel and expression as an acoustic instrument. Now the electronic instrument designer has created a smaller and more affordable version called the LinnStrument 128.

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Review: Peak Design’s Everyday Backpack is more than just a camera bag

Peak Design recently wrapped up a US$6.5 million Kickstarter campaign for some new camera bags including a tote, sling and backpack. We've spent that past couple of weeks using the eagerly-awaited Everyday Backpack – which was the undeniable highlight of the trio – ahead of a mid December shipping date, to see if it can live up to the hype. Read on to find out how we got on.

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Lung-on-a-chip lights up to model damage caused by smoking

Over the last few years, scientists have been able to recreate accurate models of human organs by embedding living tissue onto chips, allowing them to study the effects of drugs and diseases without testing on animals or humans. Versions of these organs-on-chips have so far been developed to mimic the heart, lungs, intestines and placenta. Now a team at Harvard has designed a device that smokes cigarettes and sends the smoke through a human lung small airway-on-a-chip, to examine just how the habit damages health.

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Horus wearable helps the blind navigate, remember faces and read books

In ancient Egyptian mythology, the god Horus was said to have lost his eye in a fight, before having it restored by another god. The Eye of Horus became a symbol of healing and restoration, making it the perfect name for a new wearable device for those who are visually impaired. Horus describes a user's surroundings to help them avoid obstacles, recognize faces and objects, and read signs and books.

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Tally of known near-Earth asteroids and comets hits 15,000

As highlighted by the Chelyabinsk meteor impact of 2013 and the frequent fly-bys of asteroids past our planet, we need to keep watching the skies for any space rocks that may pose a threat. The international teams of astronomers doing just that have now hit a milestone: 15,000 near-Earth objects (NEOs) have been discovered, and there's plenty more still to find.

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Hollywood and Hacking: Into the 21st Century - Real life hackers, computer punks and Hugh Jackman dancing HOLD FOR NOEL

For the past 30 years, Hollywood has consistently struggled to depict computer hacking in accurate and exciting ways. The history of Hollywood and hacking is littered with lazy writing, absurdly unrealistic computer interfaces and stereotypical "nerd" characters. But in amongst the idiocy we've also seen certain films influencing governmental policy, inspiring entire sub-cultural identities and guiding mainstream attitudes around computer security.

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Bitcoin goes on sale across Switzerland via railway ticket machines

If you don't have access to a Swiss bank account, you will soon be able to keep your currency secure by instead buying some Bitcoin at any Swiss railway station. The cryptocurrency will be available for purchase at all Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) ticket machines in November.

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ESA plans next major space mission to detect gravity waves

The problem with gravity waves is that after a century of trying to detect them, scientists now have to figure out what to do with them. To this end, ESA is soliciting proposals from European scientist for its eLISA L3 space mission slated to launch in 2034. Part of ESA's Cosmic Vision plan, the eLISA invitation is based on recommendations from the Gravitational Observatory Advisory Team convened in 2014, which called for a multi-satellite mission using free-falling tests masses linked over millions of kilometers as a means of detecting gravity waves.

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World's largest marine reserve in Antarctica finally gets the green light

Not a week goes by where we don't hear about the impending extinction of another species, so here's something positive for a change: after six years of diplomatic impasse, the countries that determine the fate of Antarctica's waters have finally reached a historic agreement to declare the Ross Sea an official Marine Protected Area, making it the world's largest protected marine area and the first time that multiple countries have worked together to protect an area that falls outside the jurisdiction of any one country.

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Tesla's solar roof solution hides in plain sight

Tesla CEO, SolarCity chairman and general billionaire tycoon Elon Musk wants to see every rooftop go solar, but in a way that you don't see where the roof ends and the solar panels start. At an event in California on Friday evening, Musk unveiled a handful of new types of roofing tiles that also double as solar panels.

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Boeing lands patent for VTOL passenger plane

If you're one of the millions of air travelers who must drive by half a dozen perfectly good small airfields to get to a passenger airport, there may be hope yet. Boeing has been awarded a patent for a tilt rotor Vertical TakeOff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft capable of carrying up to 100 passengers. By combining vertical lift and hover capacity of a helicopter with the speed and range of a conventional airplane, it could one day turn small airports into passenger hubs.

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Intelligent e-scooter crams multi-purpose batteries into highly portable package

Immotor, a California startup founded by Mophie founder Daniel Huang, offers a stylish, new urban transport solution. Its folding electric Go scooter rolls for up to 20 miles (32 km) around city centers and surrounding environs. The three-mode scooter also works as a power-assist trolley, and its swappable dual battery packs can travel away from the scooter, keeping your laptop, smartphone, blender, and other gadgets and appliances powered up.

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2016 MacBook Pro vs. 2015 MacBook Pro (13-inch)

Apple thinks it's reinvented the laptop again, with the new 2016 MacBook Pro. Is a strip of touchscreen ripped straight from the world of smartphones, along with a few more standard upgrades, enough to justify the notebook's staggering sticker price? Let's tackle that topic, as we line up the 13-inch version of the new 2016 MacBook Pro with its 2015 counterpart.

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