McDonald’s Custom Made Milkshake Straw – Get Yours Quick
Remember the McDonald’s Shamrock Shake? Well it is coming back and McDonald’s wants to promote it by reinventing the straw for maximum shake drinkability. “It was a puzzling assignment but one with an ambitious goal,” said Seth Newburg, principal engineer and managing partner at NK Labs. “From a physics perspective, it’s actually quite difficult to […]
Tesla Supercharger Stations To Double This Year
The Tesla is the only electric car company that is addressing the charging issue head-on. What other car company has a massive global quick charging network? This is more about the United States even though Tesla is growing the Supercharger network worldwide. Currently Tesla has 2,636 Supercharger stations at 373 locations in North America. Impressive right? […]
UPS Testing Truck-Launched Delivery Drone
The delivery via drone dream is a cool idea but has many hurdles to overcome. The biggest one is the range of said drones. I don’t imagine we will see drones delivery from warehouse to homes/businesses anytime soon. With that said, UPS’ latest approach seems like a great idea. The plan is to have a […]
Samsung Note 7 Detailed Fire Autopsy
Three and a half months after Samsung discontinued the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone they finally have a full autopsy of the causes. Yep, causes, there were a few things that went wrong. Heck, they even made a pretty infographic (after the break) to explain the problem. Samsung apparently used two different battery manufacturers which they […]
MIT 3D Graphene Is Ten Times Stronger Than Steel
We keep hearing how graphene is going to change the world. Better substrates, building materials, and batteries because of this magical stuff. Not much actual product has made it to market but the demos keep getting better. This video from MIT shows graphene’s hexagonal lattices in action for something that is 5-percent as dense as […]
Alfa Romeo Stelvio
Alfa Romeo is making a statement in the SUV market with their Stelvio, named after a winding pass in the Italian Alps. There are two power options, a turbo 2.0-liter four cylinder that makes 280hp (with an 8-speed automatic and all-wheel drive) and a 505hp 2.9-liter turbo V-6. The bigger engine option, the only option in […]
No Cashiers Or Checkout At New Amazon Go Grocery Store
Imagine a grocery store where you just grab what you want and walk out without having to wait in line to pay. Well, Amazon has imagined such a grocery store, dubbed Amazon Go, and plans to open 200o of them. Currently there is just one beta store in Seattle being used by Amazon employees. The Amazon […]
Pacific Island Powered By Solar And Battery – Ta’u American Samoa
Now that Tesla has completed the incestuous acquisition of Solar City they can begin the deeper integration of solar and battery. In my opinion solar and battery go together like chocolate and peanut butter. It just make sense. Back to the story at hand, Solar City recently completed a 1.4 MW array on the island of Ta’u […]
Henrik Fisker Unveils The EMotion Electric Car
The famed car designer, Henrik Fisker, has had some rough bumps along the way. Not going to talk about those here. I am going to talk about the fact that he isn’t giving up. Fisker’s latest electric vehicle (EV) the EMotion has a “theoretical” 400 mile range and a top speed of 161 mph. These […]
New 2016 Apple MacBook Pro
The Apple MacBook Pro just got a major update which makes it lighter and thinner than all previous versions. It is available in 13-inch and 15-inch both of which are improved, the 15-inch is 67% brighter, and has 25% more colors. The 13-inch version is 17% thinner and weighs just 3-pounds. The 15-inch version weighs […]