Convert your tired table into a powered standing desk for $400

Okay, so it’s not actually converting the desk. Instead, it’s a workstation that can support up to 100 pounds (45kg). At the press of a button, it can raise up to 20.75 inches (53cm), and with an optional keyboard accessory it can raise up your keyboard and mouse also. The NextDesk Crossover comes in six wood finishes, and a choice of three metals from the mechanism. It starts from $400, but with optional extras that entry...

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Driverless pods to hit the streets of Greenwich

To help with the project, TRL has recruited a handful of experts. These include Westfield Sportscars, a West Midlands company that builds classic automobiles. TRL says it was will act as an “integrator and manufacturer,” designing and testing the vehicles to ensure they meet road safety standards. Joining them are Oxbotica, a research-based team that was spun out of Oxford University’s Mobile Robotics Group. In...

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Driverless pods to hit the streets of Greenwich

To help with the project, TRL has recruited a handful of experts. These include Westfield Sportscars, a West Midlands company that builds classic automobiles. TRL says it was will act as an “integrator and manufacturer,” designing and testing the vehicles to ensure they meet road safety standards. Joining them are Oxbotica, a research-based team that was spun out of Oxford University’s Mobile Robotics Group. In...

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Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results

Results Produce Record Quarterly Profit of $18.4 Billion CUPERTINO, California — January 26, 2016 — Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2016 first quarter ended December 26, 2015. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $75.9 billion and record quarterly net income of $18.4 billion, or $3.28 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $74.6 billion and net income of $18 billion, or $3.06 per...

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Funny or Die makes a fart joke in VR

Director Lex Halaby (The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead) says the shoot was done in two continuous takes, thanks to its relatively simple setup: There’s just one room, two cops (played by Scheer and Huebel) and you, the captive viewer. To capture the full 360-degree, 3D environment of the interrogation room, which has both actors moving all around you, Halaby built a custom camera rig comprising GoPros modified with wide-angle...

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