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The ‘Forever Battery’ charges your devices wirelessly from across the room

Tired of wireless charging that requires a mat? A company called Ossia promises that its new Forever Battery heralds true wireless charging.
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Furrion Robotics’ 8,000-pound Prosthesis mech takes a big step toward the future

Mechs have long seemed trapped in the realm of sci-fi, but Furrion Robotics hopes to make a functional one ... and race it.
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SkyFire Consulting is helping firefighters use drones to save lives

SkyFire Consulting CEO Ben Kroll talks with Digital Trends about how it is helping police and fire departments save lives with drones.
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Hanson Robotics CEO talks A.I. and Sophia, his latest humanoid robot, at CES

A.I runs amok at CES, so we sat down with one of the pioneers in the field, David Hanson of Hanson Robotics, to chat about his latest robot.
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During the Drone Rodeo at CES, the fastest pilots race for aerial supremacy

Not far from CES 2018, drone enthusiasts assemble at the Aerodrome for the annual Drone Rodeo, a showcase for innovation and skill.
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Have a need for speed? Learn to race drones with Fat Shark’s 101 training kit

We headed to Drone Rodeo at CES in Las Vegas and spoke with Fat Shark, the company behind a kit which teaches you how to race drones.
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Using glass, steel, and trash from the landfill, woman makes art from garbage

Making art from garbage, Jen Fuller transforms “everyday objects into experiences” using glass, steel, and trash.
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New tech lets us ‘speak’ with Holocaust survivors, even after they’re gone

New technology for holding natural conversations with recordings of Holocaust survivors could also someday be used for you to speak with deceased loved ones.
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Weed, booze, guns. This vending machine can sell just about anything

A smart vending machine that can verify your age and identity is designed to sell pot, alcohol, and guns.
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Meet the 400-pound robots that will soon patrol parking lots, offices, and malls

Knightscope, a security startup that deploys 400-pound autonomous robots in office campuses, sports venues, and more, is expanding.
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Formlabs’ David Lakatos chats about robot prosthetics, future of 3D printing

We spoke with Formlab's chief product officer to learn more about what's next for Formlabs and the 3D printing industry as a whole.
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Ever see a chip implanted in someone? One of our own puts his body on the line

Digita lTrends' live stream has it all, from the cool to the bizarre. But wait until you see our Cool Tech editor get an NFC implant on TV.
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Consumer Physics' smartphone molecular scanner really works, and it's pretty cool

Consumer Physics CEO Dror Sharon stopped by the DigitalTrends booth at CES 2017 to give us a closer work of how its molecular scanner really works.
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Indiegogo makes its presence known at CES 2017, with 200 companies represented

Just five years ago, Indiegogo only had two companies to show off at CES. Now with more than 200, the company is moving past crowdfunding.
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Nick Offerman offers a more intimate technology when text messages don't cut it

Actor and humorist Nick Offerman chatted with Digital Trends' Greg Nibler and Rick Stella about new technology he's revealing at CES 2017.
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Inside Hooperfly’s grand plan to launch an army of homemade drones

Join our Got It Made host as he meets with Hooperfly, a Portland company that's making it easy to create drones out of ordinary household materials, and putting Portland on the unmanned aerial map in the process.
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From motherboards to FBI phones, Green Century finds new life for old gadgets

Like a Star Wars junkyard, Portland's Green Century takes in electronics from old cell phones to laptops and finds new life for them, or makes sure they're scrapped properly.
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Is professional drone racing about to take off, or is it just a hobby?

At Mountain Dew and DR1 Racing's Day of Drones' event in Brooklyn, experienced drone racers demonstrated why drone racing can be the next big sport.
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From mini jackets to wearable coolers, if you dream it, DevisePDX can build it

In our first episode of Got It Made, host Ezra Cimino-Hurt checks out the unusual projects of DevisePDX, from crafting action-figure jackets to insulated soccer bags.
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Want to be an ace pilot before you buy an expensive drone? Practice with this $120 quadcopter

The Swann Xtreem Gravity Pursuit may be the perfect beginner's drone.
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Buzzing around with the world’s smallest camera drone

The Skeye Nano Drone is one of the smallest in-camera drones in the world right now. But how does it compare to some of the beefier quads on the market?
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Starship Technologies’ cute sidewalk drones will roll into London soon

Forget quadcopters; Starship Technologies is bringing drone delivery back down to earth with a fleet of six wheeled robots that deliver goods on the ground.
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This Kevlar iPhone cable is supposed to survive anything … so we blew it up

Zus recently used its Kevlar-reinforced charging cable to tow a car -- but we wanted to put it to the test and see for ourselves just how strong it is. How much abuse can this cable really take?
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The Onvi Prophix video toothbrush lets you spot-check your dental care

Prophix' video toothbrush from dental care start-up Onvi toothbrush lets you scope out your teeth as you brush them by watching a live video on your phone.
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FlyPro’s new auto-follow drone can live stream your adventures from a bird’s eye view

Looking to capture awesome aerial footage of your outdoor adventures, but don't want to go through the rigamarole of learning how to fly a drone? FlyPro has you covered.
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Thanks to a clever trick, this item finder can track things far outside of Bluetooth range

To be quite honest, devices like this are a dime a dozen these days, but as the newest kid on the Bluetooth item finder block, TrackR Bravo boasts a slew of cool features that you won't find anywhere else.
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Fat Shark’s newest FPV goggles make flying a drone feel more like piloting a fighter jet

Hate flying your drone with the tiny little live display on your phone? Check out Fat Shark's new Dominator V3 goggles -- they give you a totally immersive first-person view of what your drone sees
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Take a VR step onto Shanghai’s shores with us for CES Asia

Digital Trends is live in Shanghai for the newest offshoot of CES, and we’re bringing you along with us in the first installment of our VR videos from the show, this one along the Huangpu River.
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When your phone is too small for big ideas, you need a smart whiteboard

Smart Kapp is a smart whiteboard that allows you to draw with an ordinary dry-erase marker, then share a digital version of it seamlessly from an app, no sloppy camera shot needed.
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Supercharge your next camping trip with BioLite’s new solar panel and LED lantern

To test out BioLite's new ultraportable solar panel and slim LED lantern, we packed them out for a weekend-long camping trip in Arizona. Check out the video to see how they held up!
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Camping with BioLite’s new cook stove attachments is like having a portable kitchen in your pack

Remember BioLite? The company that took the outdoor market by storm a few years ago with a camp stove that ran on twigs? Well as it turns out, the company hasn't just been resting on its laurels since then. Over the past couple years, BioLite has released a number of upgrades and attachments
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GoTennas keep you connected where normal cell phones fear to tread

The GoTenna is a rugged digital radio that ensures you can always stay in touch with your hiking partner, whether or not you have cell service. It connects to your phone via Bluetooth, and it allows you to chat one-on-one and share your location up to 50 miles away within line-of-sight. That number falls with obstructions, […]
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Just For The Tech Of It: Pig hearts, eating with electricity, and hiding Earth from aliens

Electric forks can trick your tongue into tasting salt, pig-to-human heart transplants could be the answer to the worlds organ donor shortage, and how scientists plan to hide Earth from prying alien eyes.
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Just for the Tech Of It: Transparent wood, fly-bombing drones, a ninth planet

Genetically modified flies dropped by drone could solve Ethiopia's tsetse fly problem, transparent wood is the material of the future, and a new planet could be lurking somewhere in our solar system, but we can't even see it.