$900 side-by-side dual-screen laptop also offers back-to-back

The laptop is still evolving, with dual screens shown to increase productivity by 40-50%. The new AceMagic X1 has an ingenious spiral folding mechanism, that enables two screens side-by-side or back-to-back, enabling face-to-face screen sharing and enormous collaboration potential

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Watch: Humanoid homebot tackles impressive array of household chores

A few short months after Chinese startup Astribot released jaw-dropping video footage of its humanoid helper, the company has now unveiled a launch video for the S1 – which shows the bot making waffles, feeding the cat, serving tea and shooting hoops.

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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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‘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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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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Laptop-like CrowView Note ready to work with Pi, phones and mini-PCs

Elecrow has launched an interesting project on Kickstarter that has the look of a 14-inch laptop but isn't. It essentially brings a notebook experience to connected phones, single-board computers and handheld gaming consoles.

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BenQ invites movie lovers to lie back and look up

BenQ launched an interesting portable projector back in 2021 that had the look of a Bluetooth speaker but offered big-screen visuals as well. The company has added a flagship model to the family that's aimed at movie watching on the ceiling.

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Smart astro-camerascope brings the cosmos into sharp focus

Stargazing can be a complicated and expensive business, but the folks at Beaverlab are looking to make things a little easier and cheaper with the Finder TW2 – a beginner-friendly telescope that's billed as the world's first AI-powered planetary camera.

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Six-wheeled robot inspects sketchy culverts so people don’t have to

Stormwater culverts can be dangerous places, due to hazards such as crumbling concrete ceilings and toxic gas accumulations. The PIPE-i robot was designed with that fact in mind, as it takes the place of a human when inspecting such structures.

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