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Sunseeker Duo makes first solar-powered passenger flight

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: ProximaNova, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Last month, Solar Flight revealed that the team was working hard to get its</span>Sunseeker Duo<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: ProximaNova, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"> ready for the first passenger flights this (northern) summer. Today, the company announced that husband and wife team Eric and Irena Raymond have taken to the skies together, making the Duo the first solar-powered airplane to carry two people.</span><br />
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Gizmag first got to chat with Eric Raymond about the Sunseeker Duo at the Green Air Show in Paris, France four years ago, where we were shown a mockup of the cockpit. Raymond turned to Kickstarter in 2012 to raise development funds. Construction was completed by the close of last year, followed by system tests and tweaks before heading up into the skies for solo runs.</div>
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Solar Flight says that the Raymonds took off together in the company's third powered airplane from its test facility near Milan, Italy. For take off, the Duo uses energy harvested from the 1,510 solar cells on its wings and tail and stored in a battery pack in the fuselage. Once in the air, the airplane then cruises directly on solar power. The company claims that, with two people on board, it's capable of flights of 12 hours or more.</div>
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"Flying the Duo, skimming the white fluffy clouds from above and playing on the sky, I feel like a bird," said Irena Raymond. "No limitations, a pure freedom. It’s so quiet. Compared to a normal airplane, it’s like night and day. You need very good headset in other powered airplanes, but in the Duo you can speak normally even when the motor is running full power, no headset needed. It is unbelievable."</div>
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The Raymonds plan to make a 100 mile (160 km) trip to a neighboring airport next month to explore the Duo's cross-country capabilities as part of continuing flight tests.</div>
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Sunseeker Duo makes first solar-powered passenger flight

Last month, Solar Flight revealed that the team was working hard to get its Sunseeker Duo ready for the first passenger flights this (no...

THE NEW BIG THING THE ANDROID SILVER

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According to sources Android Silver, Google’s new Android programme,  is going to be a very big thing indeed and will see Google working with multiple firms on multiple devices, rather than one manufacturer and one device. The aim of the programme is to offer a premium Android experience, with participating firms receiving preferential treatment as regards software updates.</div>
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Android Silver will allow Google to ensure that all Android devices have more consistency and quality, so that customers can have the best Android experience possible. For users that will potentially mean that there will be a bigger choice of high-end Android devices at more reasonable prices. These devices will also come free from the annoying bloatware and unwanted apps because manufacturers will have to adhere to Google’s strict specifications, greatly limiting how many non-Google apps can be pre-installed.</div>
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Another advantage to the Silver programme will be that it should do away with the long-standing problem of fragmentation that has plagued Android for some time. Rather than varying customer support experiences and software versions, the Silver programme will ensure that customers receive the up to date version of Android and it is rumored that there will be a 24/7 customer support service through Google Hangouts. It is possible that Google will also offer to loan devices to those who have lost or had their devices stolen.</div>
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Another motivation for Google is that it is well documented that Samsung plan to eventually drop Android, which could potentially leave Google with a big gap to fill, especially because Google needs users’ data. Silver will allow Google to minimize the damage so to speak, helping firms to better compete with Samsung and who knows, maybe it will make Samsung reconsider its decision.</div>
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According to the <a href="https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/467544182304047104" style="color: #0092dd;" target="_blank">Twitter account @evleaks</a>, we could be seeing Android Silver by February 2015, the Tweet reads: <em> “There is no Nexus 6. Farewell, Nexus. Don’t worry, there’s a silver lining to this cloud… Android Silver, circa February 2015.”</em> By doing away with the Nexus brand, Google will be able to improve the overall Android standard and help it gain more control over its unique operating system.</div>
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So far LG and Motorola are apparently going to be taking part in the Silver programme but hopefully we will find out more at Google’s annual developers conference, <a href="https://www.google.com/events/io" style="color: #0092dd;" target="_blank">Google I/O</a>, which will be held next month.</div>
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THE SMART SHIRT KEEPS AN EYE ON YOUR VITAL SIGNS

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A t-shirt that can read vital signs?  Now that’s wearable technology!  <a href="http://www.omsignal.com/" style="color: #0092dd;" target="_blank" title="omsignal">OMsignal</a> from Montreal has developed a t-shirt that can read vital signs, check how much calories you’ve burned and even see how stressed you are.</div>
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The shirt is connected to an <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/omsignal/id610245753?mt=8" style="color: #0092dd;" target="_blank" title="OM Signal App">application</a> on the iPhone.  The sensors in the shirt send information to the application and then wearers can check their information.</div>
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There are all sorts of new and upcoming companies, devoted to creating wearable technology.  OMsignal is one of them.  Their product is made from biometric textiles which is just starting to hit the market.</div>
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Like fitness bands, this product monitors the health of the user.  No need for other accessories.  the co-founder of OMsignal states: “Smart clothing is easy because it’s the only wearable medium you’ve already been wearing your whole life.  In a decade, every piece of apparel you buy will have some sort of biofeedback sensors built in it.”</div>
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Obviously there are challenges all new technology must face.  The starting price for the t-shirts are $80 which doesn’t seem too expensive but these shirts need a module which powers the shirt.  These cost $120.  Research manager for <a href="http://www.idg.com/www/home.nsf/BySection/IDC_Research" style="color: #0092dd;" target="_blank" title="IDC Research">IDC research</a> says: “The leap that you have to make from a prototype or small-lot sizes of these wearables to an affordable mass-market product is pretty significant.  The price is going to have to come way down before it becomes a product for most consumers.”  Although an exciting breakthrough, the t-shirts will probably be slow to take off in the market at first.  But in a few years, things could change.</div>
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A similar concept – the ElectricFoxy Move garment is specifically designed to help the wearer get Pilates movements perfect</div>
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So how do these shirts work?  The shirts use a conductive yarn that can transmit electrical signals.  The sensors are so small you can’t even see or feel them.  Although many of this type of ‘smart’clothing requires battery packs, there has been research undergoing, to see if smartphones can charge up the clothing, so to speak.  This is an exciting and new idea where the possibilities are endless.</div>
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Apple Looking into Solar Touchscreens For iPhones

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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">iPhones are great – except when the battery dies and all you’re left with is an expensive paperweight with an Apple logo on it. Of course it’s not all that hard at all to just hook up the charger and plug it in, but it is certainly an inconvenience sometimes – like when you’re nowhere near a power outlet and you’ve ran out of juice. But Apple may have an idea to help extend the life of your iPhone – they wouldn’t be Apple if they didn’t have some new-fangled idea, now would they?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Here’s their new(ish) idea – they want to let the sun do some of your charging for you. <a href="http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-patent-on-solar-panel-in-touchscreen/#!RoiSf" style="color: #0092dd;" target="_blank">That’s right – they’re currently researching and looking into making their touchscreen devices have solar charging capabilities</a>. That means future iPhones, iPads, and iPods could all feature this technology. It’s not so much of a new idea as it is an updated one – they actually started looking into this around 2008 and obtained a patent for it.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Let The Sun Charge Your Phone!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">While there have been various cases which promise to soak in the sun’s rays to charge your phone, this would be the first to actually incorporate solar layers within the touchscreen layers of the phone itself. However, one should’t expect to get a full charge from the sun, as the solar layers would be limited by the size of the phone. Regardless, it would get you some extra power, and that’s always a good thing. It’s probably just going to be used as a convenience feature rather than completely replacing your charger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If and when Apple will apply this solar technology to their devices remains to be seen, but we can hope it will be sometime in the near future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">What do you think? Is this a good idea or a waste of time? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below!</span></div>
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Intel 3D-printed robot available later this year

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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">At the Code Conference in California this week, Intel revealed that its 3D-printed Jimmy Research Robot, which debuted at Maker Faire NYC last year, will be available through its 21st Century Robot Project later this year. Users will be able to download the files required for printing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The <a href="http://21stcenturyrobot.com/" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">21st Century Robot Project</a> aims to give anyone the opportunity to create and customize their own robot, with a view to increasing the growth-rate, diversity and utility of robots. The scheme is the brainchild of Intel futurist Brian David Johnson and has been brought to fruition in collaboration with developers from the University of Southern California, Olin College and Trossen Robotics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Johnson hopes that using an open-source model to share user designs will help to spark innovation and creativity in robot design amongst the public.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"What's so exciting about the open source model is the public gets involved in developing this first generation of crowd-sourced, consumer robots," he says. "We all get a say in what they do, and together we will come up with far more ideas, more innovation, and more creativity."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Johnson worked with a team of researchers at Intel to design Jimmy, and to create the files for printing and programming the robot. It has an modular aluminum exoskeleton that can expanded and tweaked. It is powered by an an Intel NUC D54250WYK mini PC with a Core i5-4250U 4th Generation Haswell chipset, 4 GB of DDR3 RAM and a 32 GB SSD.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A variety of connectivity options are available, including Xbee, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, and Bluetooth for wireless interfacing. Jimmy also features USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI/Display Port video output, an Ethernet connection, SATA port, 2x mini-PCIe slots and up to 8-channel audio.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"By inviting the public to participate in the evolution of robots and fast-tracking innovation, the number of possibilities increase exponentially and hasten the reality of new developments in areas like healthcare, public transportation, and other sectors that can vastly improve all our lives," says Intel on its website.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The company says it expects consumers to be able to create their own customizable robots for under US$1,000.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The video below provides an introduction to Jimmy.</span></div>
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LG G3 vs. Samsung Galaxy S5

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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;">Though LG's smartphones sell pretty well, they aren't nearly as popular as Samsung's. But is an underdog like LG more likely to push the smartphone envelope? Let's plop down </span>LG's latest flagship<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;">, the G3, next to the </span>Samsung Galaxy S5<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;"> to compare their features and specs.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Right out of the gate, we sure aren't seeing any huge differences. Both the G3 and Galaxy S5 are pretty big phones, with the G3 measuring about 3 percent longer, 3 percent wider and 10 percent thicker.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Another minor difference here, with the G3 tipping the scales at just 3 percent heavier than the GS5.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Build</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">How does a smartphone-maker cut down on its costs, without necessarily<i>looking</i> like it's cutting down on its costs? Why, by using a plastic exterior that looks like it <i>might</i> be something more premium. Don't be fooled though: both of these phones are indeed made of plastic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Colors</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Each phone ships in several different color options. We didn't include them here, but Japanese Galaxy S5 shoppers also get Sweet Pink and Champagne Pink color options.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If you weren't already convinced that the lines between flagship smartphones and flagship "phablets" were getting blurred, look no further than the G3. We're comparing it to the Galaxy S5, but its screen size is actually closer to that of Samsung's oversized wonder, the Galaxy Note 3.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If you haven't already noticed, the G3's front face makes better use of its space than the GS5 does. Both phones have very narrow side bezels, but the G3 has less bezel above and below its screen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Another thing to keep in mind about display size is that the G3 sacrifices a little bit of its screen for virtual buttons. The Galaxy S5's navigation keys sit below its screen, freeing up its entire display for your apps and content.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This is the G3's killer feature. For all of LG's bloated PR talk about "Simple is the New Smart" (as if most tech companies weren't already focused on consumer simplicity), the real draw here is the G3's 2K display.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You could argue that 538 pixels per inch is overkill, as the GS5's 1080p display is already past the threshold where most eyes will notice individual pixels. But, either way, the G3 is breaking new ground in smartphone display resolution. The biggest question is how its battery life will hold up, driving those 3.6 million pixels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Speaking of killer features, the GS5's is its IP67 water resistance. It can sit in 1 meter (3.3 ft) of water for 30 minutes, and come out as good as new. Just be sure to tightly seal its battery and charging covers beforehand, or you might find yourself shopping for a new phone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It might not be quite as user-friendly as the <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/apple-iphone-5s-review/29155/" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">iPhone's Touch ID</a>, but the GS5's swipe-based fingerprint sensor can still be a handy security feature. Once you teach it your fingerprint, you can use it to unlock your otherwise passcode-protected phone. It also plays nicely with a few third-party apps, including PayPal and the <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/galaxy-s5-fingerprint-password-lastpass/31839/" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">LastPass password manager</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If you want to check your pulse on the go, then the GS5 has a dedicated heart monitor on its backside. It's a nice bonus, but you can achieve a similar end on the G3 (along with most other smartphones) with third-party apps that use the camera and flash to measure your pulse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="Both phones run Qualcomm's zippy Snapdragon 801 CPU" src="http://images.gizmag.com/inline/lg-g3-vs-galaxy-s5-4.jpg" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="530" /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Nothing to base your decision on here, as both phones run Qualcomm's fast Snapdragon 801 processor. Though some international markets will get an octa-core Samsung Exynos CPU in the Galaxy S5.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="Your RAM totals in the G3 will depend on which storage configuration you choose" src="http://images.gizmag.com/inline/lg-g3-vs-galaxy-s5-13.jpg" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="530" /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The amount of RAM in the G3 varies depending on which storage tier you opt for. 16 GB of storage gets 2 GB of RAM, 32 GB of storage gets 3 GB of RAM. That kind of split is common with laptops, but I can't say I've seen that before in a smartphone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Storage</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Both phones offer 16 GB or 32 GB of storage, and also support microSD cards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Battery</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The G3's battery has 7 percent more capacity than the GS5's. But, then again, it's also powering a display with <i>78 percent</i> more pixels. So battery life is going to be the biggest thing to keep an eye on before throwing down for the G3 (stay tuned).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Removable battery</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If you end up plowing through your battery's juice and want to swap for a new one on the go, then either phone will fit the bill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ultra Power Saving Mode</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Galaxy S5 has an innovative new feature that can perhaps save you from needing a backup battery. If your GS5's battery life gets too low, just switch on Ultra Power Saving Mode, and watch as your screen shifts to black & white and severely limits available apps (you'll have basics like email, messaging, phone and web). In Ultra Power Saving Mode, Samsung estimates that 10 percent of juice will last you an extra 24 hours. It might be the most innovative software feature Samsung has ever come up with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Galaxy S5 takes great shots (well, for a smartphone), but its camera app is also notoriously slow to load. We haven't yet put the G3's camera through the paces, but LG is promising lightning-fast shooting and a laser-based focusing system that determines the distance between camera and subject.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Both phones let you use them as remote controls for your TV or cable/satellite box, courtesy of their built-in infrared.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Software platform</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="Both handsets run Android 4.4 KitKat, with their own respective UIs on top" src="http://images.gizmag.com/inline/lg-g3-vs-galaxy-s5-16.jpg" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="530" /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Both phones ship with Android 4.4 KitKat, along with their own respective custom skins on top. LG revamped its smartphone UI this time around, with – go figure – a flat design.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Release</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Few carriers have announced specific release info for the G3, but it's already on sale in LG's native South Korea. The GS5 launched in early April.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Pricing for the G3 could vary from carrier to carrier, and we don't know much on that front just yet. If I had to bet, though, I'd say something close to the GS5's US$650 off-contract price would be a safe choice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We're just scratching the surface with this quick specs-based rundown of the G3. Stay tuned for more, as it starts to roll out across the globe. And for more on the GS5, you can hit up our full review of Samsung's flagship.</span><br />
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Click and Grow Smart Herb Garden

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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's rare that reviewing a device takes six weeks, but then, we don't usually have to wait for nature to let us actually write the review. Click and Grow's Smart Herb garden was released earlier this year. It aims to help users grow perfect herbs with a minimum of effort.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The review device was a long-time in the making, having been the subject of a Kickstarter project early last year. It follows on from Click and Grow's first-generation version, which accommodated just one plant. The new version has room for three.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The herbs are provided in pre-seeded pots with Click and Grow's specially formulated soil. According to the company, the soil "contains pockets for oxygen even when it's wet and supplies plants with an optimal amount of nutrients."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Users receive three herb cartridges of basil, thyme and lemon balm with the Smart Herb Garden, which also has a reservoir for water that needs to be refilled around every 4-6 weeks, and a light strip that encourages plant growth. Click and Grow says that users need only plug the device into the mains and keep it topped up with water. It all sounds very simple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And, to be honest, it is. Setting up the Smart Herb Garden was easy. The instructions on the box got us up and running and there's more detailed information on the website.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If anything, the Smart Herb Garden was more basic than I was expecting. Firstly, the use of "smart" in a device's name nowadays tends to denote that it's connected to the internet. One could argue that this is a touch misleading, although in isolation it's not a big deal (a website showing data about how your herbs are doing could be quite fun though).</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.gizmag.com/click-and-grow-smart-herb-garden-review/32259/pictures#9" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="Click and Grow says the herbs take about six weeks to grow to a good size" src="http://images.gizmag.com/inline/smart-herb-garden-review-7.jpg" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="530" /></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">For me, however, some of the language used on the Smart Herb Garden page of the Click and Grow website is also a bit questionable. It talks of "sensors and software" that "measure the conditions and make sure your plant is feeling well," and references the "high tech" that is involved in the device. I was surprised, therefore, to discover that none of the above really held true.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Smart Herb Garden is, basically, a large reservoir of water into which the herb cartridges are suspended to keep them moist. The light is on a timer, but that's about the most technological aspect of the device itself. The specially formulated soil in the herb cartridges, meanwhile, is the most sophisticated aspect of the whole thing, which Click and Grow rightly makes a point of noting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I put this to Click and Grow's representatives and was advised that the "sensor" to which the site refers is, in fact, the plastic float that sinks as the water level drops and the "software" that is mentioned is actually for another product, the Smartpot. Why it's mentioned on the Smart Herb Garden page, therefore, I don't know.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.gizmag.com/click-and-grow-smart-herb-garden-review/32259/pictures#10" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="The light is on a timer that comes on and off at set times to help the herbs grow" src="http://images.gizmag.com/inline/smart-herb-garden-review-9.jpg" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="530" /></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Smart Herb Garden is a fun piece of kit to have around in the kitchen. It does what's expected of it and grows great herbs, as you can see from our lead image. As per the guidance provided, it took about six weeks for each of the herb plants to get to a good size, growing especially rapidly between the fourth and sixth weeks. The plants clearly responded to the light too, which I'm sure helps things along significantly. There are also a variety of refill cartridges to choose from.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Having said all of that, it feels like the device is perhaps being oversold a touch on the website and when you factor in the price of US$99.95, it's hard not to see a reason why that could be the case. Although that price includes three cartridges, it still seems fairly steep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">When you break everything down here, you have some pre-seeded fancy soil, a water trough and a light. Perhaps if it was more high-tech I'd find the price more reasonable. And perhaps Click and Grow thinks the same.</span></div>
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Movpak fits an EV into a backpack

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Gizmag has covered several potential solutions to "last-mile transportation" that aim to help people get from, say, the train station to the office, or the bus stop to home. The latest such transportation device to come to our attention is the Movpak: an electric skateboard-like EV that fits into a backpack, and still leaves some room for carrying stuff.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Movpak is the work of a Brazilian startup of the same name, and whether there's a direct influence or not, appears to be an evolution of the same general idea that gave rise to the Olaf, the Micro Luggage, and the Fly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">However, Movpak boasts a significant benefit over the previous efforts in that this skateboard-like device has electric drive and can speed along at up to 15 mph (24 km/h) for up to 9 miles (14 km) before needing a recharge – which itself takes a couple of hours. Movpak measures 60 x 30 cm (24 x 12 in), weighs 7.7 kg (17 lb), and can also be pulled along like a luggage trolley. When in operation, the Movpak is steered like a skateboard (with the backpack sitting to the rear) and acceleration is controlled with a wireless controller that the company is still refining.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.gizmag.com/movpak-ev-backpack/32257/pictures#3" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img alt="Movpak measures 60 x 30 cm (24 x 12 in), and weighs 7.7 kg (17 lb) (Photo: Movpak) " src="http://images.gizmag.com/inline/movpak_backpack_ev-2.jpg" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="530" /></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The developers granted Gizmag access to non-public video footage that shows the backpack-to-electric skateboard transformation mechanism to be nice and slick. One simply pulls up the backpack with a snap, releasing the board, and it's stowed away by pushing the board back into the bag. There's also enough room left in the backpack for a laptop and some clothes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Brazilian-born designer Ivo Machado, who co-founded Movpak and helped design the device, told Gizmag that after two years in development, a prototype has been built and Movpak will soon be launched on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Early backers will be given the opportunity to grab a Movpak for US$1,190, while additional backpack covers will be available in several colors and pitched at $160 each. Those interested can sign-up to be informed of the release date and further details by following the source link below.</span></div>
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Mealspec flameless cooker can boil water and cook real food

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Flameless ration heaters have been used to heat US military MRE rations for decades. More recently, they've been gaining popularity in the outdoor consumer market. These heaters use chemical-based heating as a quick, simple, portable solution for cooking prepackaged meals. The new Mealspec Heater bag jolts this style of cooking system to life with enough heat to boil an egg and cook raw fish.</div>
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The typical flameless ration heater has enough power to heat a pre-cooked "meal ready to eat" (MRE) 100 degrees over the ambient temperature within 10 minutes. Typical heaters, such as the <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/trekmates-flameless-stove/23366/" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1e8dd7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Trekmates</a> flameless outdoor cooker, quit rising in cooking temperature well before they reach 200º F (93º C). These flameless heaters are effective at their objective of heating up MREs, but they're not meant to do any actual cooking.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Mealspec calls its Heater bag the highest performing, most reliable flameless meal heater on the market. A spec comparison with other available systems shows that it's not exaggerating, assuming the bag works as well as advertised.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">After Mealspec's heating packet has been placed in the bag and water added, the ensuing chemical reaction heats the water just above the boiling point to 220º F (104º C) in just 12 seconds, cooking at above 180º F (82º C) for 12 minutes. Not only can that heat a prepackaged meal, it can do light cooking, including hard-boiling an egg and cooking fish filets. Cooking times will vary based on what's being prepared. Mealspec warns that the leftover water cannot be used for drinking and food needs to be stored in its own container when cooking in the Heater bag.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Mealspec announced the new Heater bag earlier this month. The bags are available from the company's website, starting at US$18 for 12.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You can watch a short demonstration of the Mealspec heating system in the video below.</span></div>
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Scribble Ink lets users draw with colors that they find around them

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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If you want to sample a color that you encounter in the real world and then reproduce it on your computer, you might already be interested in devices like the SwatchMate Cube or the NODE Chroma module. Sometimes, though, you might just want to do some freehand pen-and-ink drawing using such "captured colors." That's just what Scribble's upcoming Ink color picker pen is designed to let you do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Scribble Ink has (or <em>will</em> have) a 16-bit RGB color sensor on one end, that is held up to the leaf, brick, person's face, or whatever it is that you like the color of. An integrated ARM 9 microprocessor subsequently analyzes the color and stores it. When you later want to draw or write in that color, the pen reproduces it by mixing ink from its cyan, magenta, yellow, white and/or black refillable cartridges.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It's reportedly possible to reproduce over 16 million colors, 100,000 of which can be stored on the Ink's 1GB of memory at one time. If you want to use and/or manage those colors on your smartphone or computer, the device also has a Micro USB port and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Power is provided by an onboard rechargeable lithium-ion battery.</span></div>
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LG announces flagship G3 smartphone with Quad HD display

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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;">LG has raised the curtain on its latest high-end smartphone offering. The flagship device features top tier specs including an impressive Quad HD display, that should help it compete with top Android handsets like Samsung’s </span>Galaxy S5<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;"> and HTC’s </span>One (M8)<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;">. Despite its branding as a “simple” device, the G3 holds some very impressive specs.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The brand new smartphone features a 5.5-inch 2,560 x 1440 display with a ppi of 538, runs on a 2.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, and is backed up by 2 GB of RAM. The handset features a choice of 16 or 32 GB internal storage, as well as a microSD slot for expandability. There's also a 1W speaker with Boost AMP on board, and the phone iswireless charging compatible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On the optics front, the G3 packs a 13 MP camera on the rear and a 2.1 MP shooter on the front. The company has a lot to say about the new phone’s cameras, claiming that its Laser Auto Focus technology, which measures the distance between the lens and the subject, can take pictures “in the blink of an eye” (literally).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Like some of its rivals, LG has worked on its front-facing camera tech, enhancing it with a larger sensor and aperture – something that the company claims will lead to near perfect selfies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As you might expect, the G3 runs on Google’s latest KitKat flavor of Android and features LTE connectivity. The large handset is kept running by a 3,000 mAh battery. The device measures 8.9mm (0.35-in) thick and weighs in at 149g (0.33lb). The device includes back-facing buttons similar to those we saw in 2013's G2, and exhibits an understated design with a curved back and no side buttons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The new smartphone has a few more tricks up its sleeve. There’s a smart keyboard that learns user typing habits, reportedly reducing errors by up to 75 percent over time, and a Smart Notice feature that provides suggestions to the user based on how they use their device. For example, the feature will notify users of unused files or apps, asking whether they should be deleted. Smart Notice is also able to make contextual suggestions, such as commenting that the user should take an umbrella out with them after it checks the weather.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The device features the company’s Knock Code pattern-based unlocking option we've seen in other LG devices, as well as the more established tap-to-wake KnockON choice. Other security features include Content Lock, which lets users hide certain files and apps, and Kill Switch – a tool that lets owners disable and wipe the data of their handset remotely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The handset will be available in five colors (black, white, gold, violet and red) and will launch on May 28 in South Korea. No pricing details just yet, though it will likely vary by carrier anyway.</span></div>
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This is the world's smallest nanomotor, and it can fit inside your cells

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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Scientists hope it will one day fly disease-fighting robots around the human body.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Image: <a href="http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/05/21/engineers-build-fastest-nanomotor/" style="color: #4c5398; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;">The University of Texas at Austin</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Not only is the nanometer tiny, <a href="http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/05/21/engineers-build-fastest-nanomotor/" style="color: #4c5398; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;">it's also the fastest and longest-running to date</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Developed by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, it's a big step towards creating miniature machines that could move through the body and deliver insulin for diabetics, or target cancer cells.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">While these machines haven't been invented as yet, when they are, this will be the device to power them - it's 500 times smaller than a grain of salt, but it can effectively convert electrical energy into mechanical motion and even move through liquids.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The team's research <a href="http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/140407/ncomms4632/full/ncomms4632.html" style="color: #4c5398; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;">has been published in </a><em><a href="http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/140407/ncomms4632/full/ncomms4632.html" style="color: #4c5398; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;">Nature Communications</a>.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Although the nanomotor is less than 1 micrometer in size, it can rotate for 15 continuous hours at a speed of 18,000 RPMs - that's equivalent to the speed of a motor in a jet airplane. Previous models can only move between 14 and 500 RPMs for up to a few minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If that's not impressive enough, they've even shown it can release drugs at a controlled rate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Apparently not everything's bigger in Texas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Source:</span> <a href="http://sciencealert.com.au/Not%20only%20is%20the%20nanometer%20tiny,%20it's%20also%20the%20fastest%20and%20longest-running%20to%20date.%20%20Developed%20by%20researchers%20at%20the%20University%20of%20Texas%20at%20Austin,%20it's%20a%20big%20step%20towards%20creating%20miniature%20machines%20that%20could%20move%20through%20the%20body%20and%20deliver%20insulin%20for%20diabetics,%20or%20target%20cancer%20cells.%20%20While%20these%20machines%20don't%20work%20as%20yet,%20when%20they've%20been%20invented,%20this%20will%20be%20the%20device%20to%20power%20them%20-%20it's%20500%20times%20smaller%20than%20a%20grain%20of%20salt,%20but%20it%20can%20effectively%20convert%20electrical%20energy%20into%20mechanical%20motion%20and%20even%20move%20through%20liquids.%20%20The%20team's%20paper%20on%20the%20nanomotor%20has%20been%20published%20in%20Nature%20Communications.%20%20The%20nanomotor%20is%20under%201%20micrometer%20in%20size%20and%20can%20rotate%20for%2015%20continuous%20hours%20at%20a%20speed%20of%2018,000%20RPMs%20-%20that's%20equivalent%20to%20the%20speed%20of%20a%20motor%20in%20a%20jet%20airplane.%20%20Previous%20models%20can%20only%20move%20between%2014%20and%20500%20RPMSs%20for%20up%20to%20a%20few%20minutes.%20%20If%20that's%20not%20impressive%20enough,%20they've%20even%20shown%20it%20can%20release%20drugs%20at%20a%20controlled%20rate.%20%20Apparently%20not%20everything's%20bigger%20in%20Texas." style="color: #4c5398; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;">The University of Texas at Austin</a></span></div>
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Police in Dubai To Get Google Glass

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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Do you always pay attention to how you drive? Personally I do actually try to keep my speed in check, but there is always the local law enforcement to ensure we all drive safely and within the speed limit. If you live in Dubai, however, you will need to be a little more cautious whilst you are behind the wheel, as the local police are planning to start using <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/glass/start/" style="color: #0092dd;" target="_blank" title="Glass">Google Glass</a> to search out bad drivers and find vehicles that have been reported stolen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Dubai Police Smart Services Department is testing the wearable tech to see just how practical it could be for traffic enforcement, <a href="http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/dubai-police-to-use-google-glass-1.1335784" style="color: #0092dd;" target="_blank" title="Gulf News">Gulf News reports</a>.  General director of the Smart Services Department, Colonel Khalid Nasser Al Razooqi has showed off two unique applications his team has created for its police officers; “One will allow them to take photos of traffic violations from the Glass, which will go instantly into our system, and the other application helps identify wanted cars.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To record an image with the device all you need to do is tap the side of the headset. Photos that are taken by officers will be sent to the system immediately, coupled with the time, location and date that the image was taken. If this technology is to be used to check for wanted or stolen vehicles, all an officer has to do is simply look at the license plate while wearing Google Glass. The tech will then cross-check the number plate with the list of vehicles in the traffic department’s database and then the officer will be alerted if the vehicle is listed as stolen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Colonel Al Razooqi said, “We at Dubai Police always try to adopt what is new in the market and we like to stay up-to-date.”   The Glass project, from <a href="http://www.google.com/" style="color: #0092dd;" target="_blank" title="Google">Google</a>, is definitely at the cutting edge of wearable technology, isn’t it?</span></div>
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Do you always pay attention to how you drive? Personally I do actually try to keep my speed in check, but there is always the local law en...