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First impressions of the Nimbus 3-wheeled urban transportation pod
It describes itself as the “future of urban mobility.” With a 93-mile range, and a 50 mph top speed, the futuristic-looking electric three-wheeler from Nimbus costs $10,000-ish and wants t
SpaceX flies 11th Starship prototype, but loses the spacecraft during the landing
SpaceX conducted yet another high-altitude test flight of its Starship prototype spacecraft on Tuesday, the fourth of these so far. Like all the flight testing and construction of Starship prototypes,
SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype fails under pressure testing
The process of designing, testing and building an entirely new spacecraft is definitely a difficult one and bound to encounter some issues. SpaceX’s efforts to build Starship, its massive new fu
Yandex takes its self-driving test cars out for a spin in the snow
Russian software giant Yandex took its prototype self-driving taxi out for its first real-world snow test last weekend. The Prius model prototypes clocked up 300km in total during the test.
Sayspring raises $1.5M for software that lets designers prototype and test voice apps without coding
Sayspring, a startup that enables designers to create voice-enabled apps without code ahead of handing over projects to development, has just raised $1.5 million in funding for its efforts, the compan
Greg Mark talks about the future of 3D printing
In this episode of Technotopia I talk to Greg Mark, founder of Markforged. Mark recently made news with his new metal printing technology that heats metallic objects in a microwave, reducing by hours
BMW taps Unreal Engine for a mixed reality vehicle development process
BMW is combining the best of real and virtual worlds to make the process of creating new car designs as quick and painless as possible. The carmaker has tapped Unreal Engine’s rendering capabili
Charge trucks tackle race tracks
Charge, an Oxford, UK-based electric vehicle company, is testing its prototypes in the most time-honored way: at the races. Since the dawn of the automotive age, inventors and manufacturers have taken
Augmented reality makes prototyping easy on Shaper’s Origin CNC machine
Innovations in 3D printing have done their part to inspire maker-culture. We print, or at-least try to print, drones, human organs, and even medications. Additive techniques are practical and accessib
Proto.io Lets You Create Mobile App Prototypes And See Them Run In A Native App
Proto.io, a mobile prototyping platform that's been organically growing its footprint over the last couple of years, is now offering a fairly notable new feature: In addition to being able to easily b
Early Apple iPhone Developer Prototype Looked More Like An iPad, Had Ethernet And Serial Ports
Apple has been working on the iPhone since long before it hit the market in 2007, and today a new prototype has come to light that shows how it might have looked if they'd rushed it to market earlier.
Pitching App Ideas? AppGyver Delivers Mobile App Prototypes In Minutes, No Technical Know-How Needed
Although there are a ton of DIY app builders out there, the majority of them are either designed for those with a little bit of coding know-how, or involve drag-and-drop components which are used to c
Modu Android Prototype Leaked
Modu isn’t well known in the US, but they make a tiny handset that’s been out for a while. While their current product offering has been criticized for being outdated and clunky, the good
Sony 360-Degree display coming to America
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BFKC-NKRFw&hl=en_US&fs=1] Not a huge update here, but that 360-Degree display that we told you about last year is going to be on display is the US. The
Prototype single lens camera sees the world in 3D
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/fbk.jpg" />Most 3D imaging requires cameras with multiple lenses, but an Italian firm has discovered a way to allow a single lens to see
Tactile vest helps patients recover balance
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/UCLA-balance-vest.jpg" />Researchers at UCLA are working on a new device intended to help patients who have lost their sense of balance.
Fujitsu shows off new prototype e-book reader
So fair warning, there’s not a whole lot of detail on this one. Fujitsu just showed off their latest e-book reader prototype at a trade show in Japan. It probably won’t hit the US, but exp
Nine mechanical engineers build a spokeless bicycle
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/fdh9R.jpg" />Nine mechanical engineering majors had a dilemma: what do you do for your mechanical design class when you only have a semes
Via Sony's bio-battery: RC cars can now be powered by sugary drinks
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CrunchDeals: Prototype for cheap (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
I’ve heard good things about Activision’s Prototype, but was never sent a review copy even though I’ve received other titles from the publisher for review in the past. Currently reviewing Transf