The GMC Hummer EV SUV and Hummer EV Pickup have debuted in their production formats with several new technologies and a few surprising details. Among those are the production dates, with the pickup truck model beginning Q3 2021 and the SUV in early 2023. Continue Reading Category: Automotive, Transport Tags: GMC, Hummer, Electric Vehicles, Electric
Google’s Wear OS platform could certainly use some more actual smartwatches to run on, and Casio has obliged with the GSW-H1000 – the first G-Shock smartwatch from the brand to come with Wear OS on board. Continue Reading Category: Smartwatches, Technology Tags: Wearable, Casio, Google, New Atlas Audio
Digital might be a four-letter word in the guitar world, but amp and effects emulation is nothing new; it’s been around for some time and it’s had a chance to get really good. Continue Reading Category: Music, Technology Tags: Guitar, Amplifiers, SmartAmp, Guitar Effects, Reviews
When we think of camouflage, it’s usually a visual pattern. But how do you hide from a predator that uses sound to find food, like a bat? If you’re a firefly, it turns out you might resort to a cacophony of ultrasound that acts like “musical armor.” Continue Reading Category: Biology, Science Tags: Animals, Insect,
Robots are now regularly used in applications such as picking purchased items from shipping warehouses … but most of them still can’t see through walls. That said, a new bot is essentially able to do so, with a little outside help. Continue Reading Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: RFID, MIT
As a beginning electric guitarist, I’m well aware that the best gift I can give my family is often the gift of silence. The sense of general relief around the house has been palpable since Fender’s Mustang Micro headphone amp arrived, and while I consider it a bit of a travesty that my kids don’t
Machines that connect to the human brain to gather and interpret its electrical signals have wide-ranging potential, from enabling paralyzed people control over robotic prostheses to supplementing human intelligence so it keeps pace with artificial intelligence. The team behind a project known as BrainGate have now demonstrated a wireless version of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology
Germany’s Lilium has announced a 7-seat version of its gorgeous eVTOL air taxi, as well as plans to have a commercial operation up and running by 2024. Oh, and like approximately every other eVTOL company, it’s headed to the NASDAQ through a SPAC. Continue Reading Category: Aircraft, Transport Tags: Lilium, eVTOL, Air Taxis, New Atlas
When we think of camouflage, it’s usually a visual pattern. But how do you hide from a predator that uses sound to find food, like a bat? If you’re a firefly, it turns out you might resort to a cacophony of ultrasound that acts like “musical armor.” Continue Reading Category: Biology, Science Tags: Animals, Insect,
Although cochlear implants do allow some deaf people to hear again, adjusting the devices to individual users can be challenging. An experimental new implant is designed to help in that regard, by reading the user’s brain waves. Continue Reading Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle Tags: KU Leuven, Cochlear, Implant, Hearing, Deaf, Brain, New Atlas Audio