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The Ducati Multistrada 1260S is ready for anything "Let's go on an adventure," I whispered to the Ducati Multistrada 1260S. For many, motorcycles represent something more than a simple means of transportation. It's everything from the idea of embracing a counterculture (the movie Easy Rider ceme... Bar Refaeli Malin Akerman... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2018 at Junjun's blog
Lenovo updates Smart Display with Google Home Hub features Google isn't being stingy about its recently announced Home Hub features -- it's going to be available on all Assistant smart displays, regardless of manufacturer. But we assumed it would be awhile before we actually saw these features. However, the... Olivia... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2018 at Junjun's blog
Basal Traveller is the perfect carrying case for your coffee equipment NEWS – If you use a coffee maker like the Aeropress, Kalisa, Hario v60, or a small pour-over dripper, the Basal Filter Coffee Traveller is the perfect travel case for your coffee-making kit. In the image above, the case... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2018 at Junjun's blog
iPharmacy Roman fights stigmas with premature ejaculation meds There’s a war brewing to become the cloud pharmacy for men’s health. Roman, which launched last year offering erectile dysfunctional medication and recently added a ‘quit smoking’ kit, is taking on $97 million-funded Hims for the hair loss market. Today, Roman launched... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2018 at Junjun's blog
WellDesk XenStand laptop stand review REVIEW – Your mother was always telling you to sit up straight, but how do you do that when you’re slumped over a laptop all day long? One way to improve the ergonomics is to raise the display to eye level with a laptop stand... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2018 at Junjun's blog
Investors like Walmart and Microsoft back Team8’s cybersecurity venture studio with $85 million The Israeli cybersecurity venture studio Team8 has raised $85 million in new financing from a clutch of new and returning strategic investors including Walmart, Airbus, SoftBank, and Microsoft’s investment arm, M-12. The studio’s plans to raise a... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2018 at Junjun's blog
Report says NASA lost historical artifacts due to lax procedures NASA's Office of Inspector General has released a new report detailing shortcomings in how the agency manages its historical items, The Verge reports. Over the years, NASA has apparently lost a number of assets, including a lunar soil collection bag,...... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2018 at Junjun's blog
The future of photography is code What’s in a camera? A lens, a shutter, a light-sensitive surface and, increasingly, a set of highly sophisticated algorithms. While the physical components are still improving bit by bit, Google, Samsung and Apple are increasingly investing in (and showcasing) improvements wrought entirely from code.... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2018 at Junjun's blog
Saddleback Leather Simple iPad case review REVIEW – Many moons ago I owned an original Saddleback Leather iPad case. It was a beautiful, beefy piece of leather. The new Simple iPad Case is a completely different animal. Simple and streamlined, it’s made for portability and optimal day-to-day usability. Fear not,... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2018 at Junjun's blog
Inateck 9 in 1 USB-C Hub review REVIEW – Just recently, I acquired access to a MacBook and I immediately saw the need to have a USB-C hub to be able to use all of my desired accessories and peripherals. This was especially true since the only ports on my... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2018 at Junjun's blog
Jackery Explorer 240 Portable Power Station review REVIEW – Every gadget I have reviewed has one important thing in common: They all use power. It doesn’t matter if it’s a smartphone, Bluetooth speaker or wireless headphones—the batteries eventually need charging. To charge my various devices, I use outlets, hubs, my... Continue reading
Posted Oct 22, 2018 at Junjun's blog
The future of photography is code What’s in a camera? A lens, a shutter, a light-sensitive surface and, increasingly, a set of highly sophisticated algorithms. While the physical components are still improving bit by bit, Google, Samsung and Apple are increasingly investing in (and showcasing) improvements wrought entirely from code.... Continue reading
Posted Oct 22, 2018 at Junjun's blog
Give your dog a little more room while riding in the backseat of your car NEWS – Little dogs always have plenty of room to spread out in the car, but big dogs may need a little more space to be comfortable. The Kurgo Backseat Bridge covers the gap between... Continue reading
Posted Oct 22, 2018 at Junjun's blog
Los Angeles investors and entrepreneurs launch PledgeLA, a diversity and inclusion program In an attempt to boost diversity and inclusion efforts and civic engagement between the growing technology industry in Los Angeles and the community that surrounds it, over 80 venture capitalists and entrepreneurs joined the city’s mayor, Eric Garcetti,... Continue reading
Posted Oct 22, 2018 at Junjun's blog
Cowboy, the Belgian e-bike startup, raises €10M Series A Cowboy, the Belgium startup that’s designed and sells a smarter electronic bicycle, has raised €10 million in Series A funding. Leading the round is Tiger Global Management, with participation from previous backers Index Ventures, and Hardware Club. The new capital will... Continue reading
Posted Oct 22, 2018 at Junjun's blog
Egypt and Thailand: When the military turns against free speech Ziad Reslan Contributor Share on Twitter More posts by this contributor Elon Musk deserves tougher love from the SEC Solve, MIT’s take on social innovation challenges, may be different enough to work Wael Abbas, a human rights activist focused on... Continue reading
Posted Oct 22, 2018 at Junjun's blog
Electric cars could store energy in their carbon fiber bodies Electric cars typically need larger, denser batteries if they're going to meet the range expectations of people used to gas-powered vehicles, but available space and weight limit the size of that battery. Researchers might have a solution: turn the v...... Continue reading
Posted Oct 22, 2018 at Junjun's blog
Travel light and handsfree with the Outpac Daysafe Crossbody NEWS – If you carry a laptop bag to work, you probably don’t want to carry that huge thing when you go out for lunch or to run some quick errands. You could use the Outpac Daysafe Tech Crossbody as your... Continue reading
Posted Oct 22, 2018 at Junjun's blog
The Morning After: Smartphone cheats Welcome back! Google introduces a new keyboard for your big-screened smartphone, and another smartphone maker is caught cheating on performance tests. Also, after 37 years, we're still waiting for the MacArthur Fellowship to recognize a game develope... Olivia Wilde Megan Fox Continue reading
Posted Oct 22, 2018 at Junjun's blog
Molecule-level 'CT scans' could lead to faster drug discovery Scientists like to use x-rays when determining chemical structures to develop drugs, but it's an agonizingly slow process. As they need large, pure crystals, it can take weeks or even years to produce something big enough for studying. However, th... Bar... Continue reading
Posted Oct 22, 2018 at Junjun's blog
After Math: Paying more for less The rent is too damn high unless you're living in a van down by the river, medical care routinely puts people into bankruptcy, gas prices are still floating around $3 a gallon nationwide and Senator Ted "Zodiac Killer" Cruz is worried that his six... Continue reading
Posted Oct 22, 2018 at Junjun's blog
Khashoggi’s fate shows the flip side of the surveillance state It’s been over five years since NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden lifted the lid on government mass surveillance programs, revealing, in unprecedented detail, quite how deep the rabbit hole goes thanks to the spread of commercial software and connectivity enabling a... Continue reading
Posted Oct 21, 2018 at Junjun's blog
New ‘Dark Ads’ pro-Brexit Facebook campaign may have reached over 10M people, say researchers A major new campaign of disinformation around Brexit, designed to stir up U.K. ‘Leave’ voters, and distributed via Facebook, may have reached over 10 million people in the U.K., according to new research. The source of... Continue reading
Posted Oct 21, 2018 at Junjun's blog
Otterbox turns your Google Home Mini into Mickey Mouse NEWS – Have you ever wished that your Google Home Mini voice assistant looked less like a speaker and more like everyone’s favorite cartoon mouse, Otterbox has just what you need with their new Den Series. I don’t quite understand the... Continue reading
Posted Oct 21, 2018 at Junjun's blog
New ‘Dark Ads’ pro-Brexit Facebook campaign may have reached over 10M people, say researchers A major new campaign of disinformation around Brexit, designed to stir up U.K. ‘Leave’ voters, and distributed via Facebook, may have reached over 10 million people in the U.K., according to new research. The source of... Continue reading
Posted Oct 21, 2018 at Junjun's blog