Amazfit aims for long battery life with latest flagship smartwatch

Budget health wearable brand Amazfit has launched three new smartwatches, including a new flagship. Each stylish model comes with a long battery life, a new optical sensor and the ability to automatically recognize user activity.

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Panasonic crams full-frame Lumix S1H goodness into box-style videocam

Panasonic's Lumix DC-BGH1 Micro Four Thirds box camera for video shooters is being joined by a full-frame mirrorless sibling called the BS1H, which squeezes the performance chops of the Lumix S1H into a modular box format designed for video pros.

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HMS Prince of Wales launches Banshee drones in fighter attack drill

The Royal Navy's latest supercarrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has launched jet-propelled drones from its flight deck for the first time as an experiment to see if autonomous aircraft can replace crewed fighters in simulated in-coming attack exercises.

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Honda sets its sights on an eVTOL, telepresence robot and space tech

The new technologies Honda plans to pursue in the coming decades include an eVTOL for inter-city transport, a robot that will act as an avatar for users to perform tasks remotely, and a renewable energy system for the Moon.

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Team CERBERUS uses copter/quadruped combo to win Subterranean Challenge

A few years ago we first heard about DARPA's Subterranean Challenge, a competition in which teams were using robots to explore underground environments. A consortium known as Team CERBERUS has recently been awarded the US$2 million top prize.

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Fairphone goes 5G for “waste-neutral” smartphone

Fairphone has announced the next chapter in its mission towards a more sustainable and, well, fair alternative to today's big brand smartphones. The Fairphone 4 comes with 5G connectivity, two 48-MP rear cameras, and a 5-year warranty.

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Epson’s latest Full HD projector designed for work and play

The current global pandemic has seen a shift in how some of us do our jobs, setting up in the spare room instead of going to the office. Epson has launched a new projector that's ready when you need to work, or when you need to grab some downtime.

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Rolls-Royce to re-engine entire US B-52 bomber fleet

Rolls-Royce North America has been tapped to build the replacement jet engines for the venerable Cold War-era B-52 Stratofortress nuclear heavy bomber, with the company's F-130 turbofan engine to power the giant aircraft for the next three decades.

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Koma 1.5 can be either a buggy or a powered exoskeleton, as required

When you're carrying a heavy load, it can be pretty difficult walking across flat ground, let alone climbing stairs. The Koma 1.5 is designed to help, by alternately acting as a powered buggy or a two-legged lower-body exoskeleton.

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Ultra Bright Series projectors launched to meet high-end professional needs

If you have big-screen content to show at a daytime lecture, exhibition or conference, you're going to need a projector designed to shine bright. That's where Optoma is looking to come in with its Ultra Bright Series, which tops out at 22,000 lumens.

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