Color ePaper display ditches batteries for wireless power

E Ink screens are not only kinder to your eyes, but offer great battery life due to their low power draw. But a new display from Digital View doesn't have a battery at all, and gets the juice it needs from an overhead Wi-Charge wireless power module.

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Watch: New world record set for getting dragged behind a motorcycle

Aided by titanium shoes and a slightly modified Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX, motorcycle stunt rider Jonny Davies has added another Guinness World Record to his accomplishments for what's got to be one of the more thrilling events included in the compendium.

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Lap record at first sight: Koenigsegg Jesko tears up Laguna Seca

On August 18, Christian Von Koenigsegg turned up at the Laguna Seca race track with a car and driver, neither of which had ever seen the track in the flesh. The driver wasn't completely unprepared, he'd apparently cranked out a few laps on a Playstation.

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‘Guitar capo 2.0’ gives you five different note options per string

The humble capo has graced the gig bags of performing musicians for decades, clamping down to change the overall key of a guitar in a single, swift motion. Now, a new take on the capo opens up whole new musical worlds of alternate tunings.

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Steve Jobs’ Apple-1 set to create a ‘perfect storm’ at auction

Imagine a 'perfect storm' on the auction block, where historical importance, rarity, massive demand, the provenance of several of history’s most important people and fortuitous timing all coincide to multiply the sale price to unprecedented levels.

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Manuka honey reduces breast cancer cell growth by 84% in prelim studies

Manuka honey reduced breast cancer cell growth by 84% without harming healthy cells or causing major side effects, according to preliminary studies. The findings open the door to developing a natural, non-toxic supplementary, or potentially stand-alone, anticancer treatment.

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Luxury-branded adventure camper van handily undercuts Winnebago

Tiffin is known for offering some of the market's largest, most expensive Class A motorhomes. But it also offers an off-grid Sprinter camper van. The GH1 AWD camper prices in lower than the competition and looks like a legit adventure machine.

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Video: $16,000 humanoid robot ready to leap into mass production

Unitree Robotics is a relatively recent entry in the general-purpose humanoid space, but its $16,000 G1 model is already proving itself to be quite the performer. So much so that the company has now revealed a version that's ready for mass production.

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Under-skin implant dispenses naloxone to prevent opioid overdose deaths

When someone overdoses on opioids, it's critically important that they receive a dose of the opioid-reversing drug naloxone as soon as possible – otherwise, death is a distinct possibility. That's where a new implant comes in, as it automatically dispenses naloxone from within the body.

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Porsche tent cube inflates trunk into glamp castle, for stupid money

We're not entirely sure why, but Porsche really wants you to camp on, in and around its cars. The all-new Porsche Canopy inflatable tent sucks onto the tailgate of a Porsche four-door, transforming it into an indoor/outdoor living and camping space.

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