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Boeing demonstrates system that takes down ICBMs sooner

Boeing, in conjunction with the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), has completed a successful demonstration of a new, advanced interceptor capability for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system that allows ICBMs to be destroyed in space earlier.

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Facebook aims for your face with Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses

Facebook is hoping that it can succeed where others have failed, and use its massive global presence to make smart glasses a worldwide hit, partnering with Ray-Ban to launch a pair of photo/video-capturing glasses called Ray-Ban Stories.

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Noatronic lets players control effects pedals wirelessly from a guitar

Back at the NAMM 2019 music gear expo, Denmark's Noatronic took Best In Show for a box that allowed players to control stomps on a board directly from an electric guitar. Now the company has teamed up with RTX to take the system wireless.

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Review: Feiyu modular gimbal-cam shoots great video, could be improved

It was just last month that we told you about the Feiyu Pocket 2S, a handheld actioncam with a removable 3-axis gimbal camera. Well, I've since had a chance to try it out, and it does mostly live up to the hype – although it could be better in a few ways.

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DJI gives latest smartphone gimbal a built-in selfie stick

Back in 2016, drone maker DJI adapted its Osmo stabilized actioncam for the smartphone generation. Now the Osmo Mobile motorized gimbal has entered its fifth generation with the launch of the OM 5, which boasts its own selfie stick.

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JVC first to launch laser projectors with 48-Gbps 8K inputs

JVCKenwood USA has announced the launch of three 8K laser projectors destined for home theaters, which not only feature a next-gen laser light source but are claimed to be the first models to come with 48-Gbps 8K HDMI 2.1 inputs.

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New understanding of gecko landing process may lead to nimbler robots

When leaping geckos crash head-first into vertical surfaces such as tree trunks, they're able to hang onto that surface instead of bouncing off and falling to the ground. Scientists have discovered what allows them to do so, and copied the capability in a small robot.

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Fujifilm puts camera shake on notice with medium-format GFX50S II

Fujifilm has announced the second generation of the GFX50S medium-format mirrorless camera it launched at Photokina in 2016. GFX50S II highlights include 6.5 stops of in-body image stabilization, and a relatively cheap price of entry.

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The awe-inspiring winners of the Bird Photographer of the Year awards

A sublime shot of a Roadrunner facing the US-Mexico border wall has taken top prize in this year’s Bird Photographer of the Year contest. The contest is one of the biggest in the world to solely focus on bird photography.

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Samsung shows working prototype of Flex In & Out display

Back at Display Week 2021 in May, Samsung Display offered a very brief look at a swanky multi-fold smartphone prototype it was working on. Just one photo in fact. Now the concept has made it out onto the show floor at iMiD 2021.

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