As a journalist and investor, I’m always a little suspicious of single-product, super-niche companies; there are just so many things that can go wrong, and one of the ways that direct-to-consumer brands do well is having the ability to cross-sell to its customers. Morphée was one of those brands, starting with its frankly ludicrously over-designed
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Amazon and Lockheed Martin are teaming up to send Alexa into space. The AI assistant will take part in NASA’s Artemis 1 mission, which involves a trip around the moon. Alexa will integrate into NASA’s Orion spacecraft during the upcoming lunar excursion, the first of many aiming to land actual people on the moon’s surface
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Fire-Boltt Ninja 2, the newest smartwatch from the popular wearables brand is now official in India. The budget smartwatch features a 1.3-inch touch screen display and a blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) monitor. It also comes with inbuilt arcade-style games. Fire-Boltt Ninja 2 offers 30 sports modes and is claimed to have a battery life of
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Stephen Hawking’s 80th birthday is being celebrated by Google with a special animated Doodle. It features a two-and-a-half-minute-long video in the physicist’s own computer-generated voice which depicts his contributions to the universe and illustrates the battle of life with his affected health condition — neurodegenerative disease. With his well-known views of black holes and the
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US medical device maker, Abbott, is moving into making general purpose consumer biosensing wearables. The company has been making continuous glucose monitor (CGM) hardware for diabetes management for years (since 2014) — but in a healthtech keynote at CES yesterday, Abbott’s chairman and CEO, Robert B Ford, announced it’s developing a new line of consumer
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In late 2021, US airlines and aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus claimed the rollout of 5G wireless would cause safety risks for airplanes. The aviation industry is concerned that the deployment of C-Band spectrum 5G wireless will interfere with aircraft electronics, potentially causing issues in and around airports using the technology. So, how exactly will
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Pure electric cars are making all the headlines, but their gasoline-electric hybrid rivals quietly achieved record sales in the United States last year, industry data showed. While the likes of Tesla and Ford Motor pushed for electric vehicle sales, Asian automakers boosted hybrid vehicle line-ups, as many customers still shun EVs due to higher prices, limited
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From sharing your birthday celebration pictures on social media to posting every single thing that happened that year, you might be oversharing on social media without even realizing it. While there’s nothing wrong with sharing big achievements with your friends, too much information can invite unwelcome attention. Moreover, there’s something to be said about a
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While Asus introduced three versions of the ROG Phone 5 at launch time a few months ago, the top-end ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has only made its way to India now. All three are purpose-built for gaming, with top-of-the-line hardware including a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC and shoulder-mounted AirTrigger buttons, among other uncommon features. The base version of the
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There are a lot of blockchain and cryptocurrency-related projects out there, but they aren’t all cut from the same cloth. Hedera has a cryptocurrency, and it isn’t exactly a blockchain, but it’s something that you might have heard of or might be hearing about soon. Either way, it’s definitely worth getting to know. What Is
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Mark Levinson No 5909 headphones have been launched at CES 2022. The premium device has a lightweight but durable construction, as per the company, and features ‘Adaptive’ Active Noise Cancellation (ANC). The headphones are equipped with 40mm beryllium-coated drivers and offer connectivity via Bluetooth v5.1. They pack four beam-steering microphones with Smart Wind Adaption for
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For four weeks during 2021, this TechCrunch reporter took the plunge and tested a “metabolic fitness” service from Bangalore-based startup Ultrahuman. The tracker program, branded Cyborg, uses arm-mounted medical grade hardware to get a real-time read-out of your blood glucose — using that dynamic data-point to power a quantified health service that scores what you
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Tinder confirmed it’s exploring the development of a new feature called Swipe Party which offers a way to make sorting through possible matches a more social experience. According to details spotted in the Tinder mobile app’s code, Swipe Party requires access to the phone’s camera and microphone so your friends can “see and hear you
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HyperX, the gaming peripherals sub-brand of HP, has announced its lineup of new products during Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022. The lineup includes three headsets, a gaming controller for Android devices, a mouse, and a keyboard. One of the biggest announcements by the gaming peripherals brand is HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Gaming Headset that has
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