WEARABLE ELECTRONICS Extended interview: The Oculus Rift, in its creators' own words

SPACE
Philae comet lander phones home
	After seven months of hibernation and dwindling hopes, the European Space Agency has announced that its unmanned Philae comet lander has reestablished contact with mission control in Darmstadt.  read more
WEARABLE ELECTRONICS
Extended interview: The Oculus Rift, in its creators' own words
	After yesterday's Oculus Rift launch event, we were able to spend some time with some of the company's top executives, as they answered questions from the press members milling about. Read on, to hear all about the new Oculus Rift in the company's own words.  read more
DIGITAL CAMERAS
Review: Leica's quirky Q, the ultimate full-frame street shooter
	Priced at a truly scary US$4,250, the Leica Q looks very limited on paper with its single, fixed 28mm lens. But in practice it's a brilliant creative tool, a lightning fast and near-silent street shooter with stellar optics, awesome autofocus and sumptuous imaging.  read more
ARCHITECTURE
Twin treehouse boasts its own skate bowl
	Cinder Cone is a recently completed multi-platform treehouse that comprises two separate structures joined by a suspension bridge. It also boasts both a full-size skate bowl and wood-fired hot tub.   read more
AUTOMOTIVE
Porsche claims victory at Le Mans
	After a decade and a half of Audi dominance, Porsche has scored a convincing 1-2 victory in this year's Le Mans 24 hour. The Porsche 919 Hybrid proved too reliable for the Audi R18 e-tron, which set a new in-race lap record but couldn't recover laps lost to mechanical problems.   read more
GAMES
FTC takes action against crowdfunding fraudster
	In its first legal action against a crowdfunded project, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has gone after the project creator of a Kickstarter campaign whose intentions appear to be less than honorable and who pocketed most of the money contributed by backers.  read more
ROBOTICS
Interview: Lockheed Martin's Todd Danko on the DRC Finals and the future of robotics
	At the recent 2015 DRC Finals, 24 teams faced off in a competition designed to help develop robots capable of working in disaster areas.To find out more about what goes into programming a humanoid robot and the future of robotics, we talked to the Lockheed Martin Team Trooper leader, Todd Danko.  read more
SPACE
NASA plans first interplanetary CubeSats
	NASA has announced that its InSight Mars lander will be accompanied in 2016 by a pair of Mars Cube One (MarCO) CubeSats to provide better communications. read more
SPACE
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter detects impact glass
	NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has found deposits of glass present on the Red Planet that may provide a fresh avenue for investigating the question of whether life ever existed on there.  read more
ROBOTICS
Advanced robotics technology showcased at DRC
	The recent 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals saw the world's most advanced robots facing off against one another, but outside the grandstand was the latest in robots and robotic technology was being shown off.  read more
ELECTRONICS
"Origami battery" made from paper and dirty water for just a few cents
	An engineer at Binghamton University in New York has developed a battery that creates power through the process of microbial respiration in a drop of dirty water on paper.  read more
OUTDOORS
American Dream Trailer revives vintage camper with rowboat roof
	Portland-based American Dream Trailer Company has a new – er, revisited – idea for how to best transport a boat on your camper. In place of the typical gear racks, its trailer uses a matching boat that secures to the trailer roof like a fitted hat.  read more
BICYCLES
Priority Bicycles builds a kids bike that is all fun, less hassle
	New York's Priority Bicycles is determined to bring more fun to bicycling while taking away some of the work and frustration. Its new children's bicycle has airless tires, a belt drive and an easy-adjust training wheel system.  read more
HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Axiom Audio puts the power of Pi into new wireless speaker
	Axiom Audio reckons its new AxiomAir brings something new to the wireless speaker system table. It uses Wi-Fi instead of Bluetooth, but what really sets this speaker apart is the fully functional Raspberry Pi computer beating at its heart.  read more
ARCHITECTURE
MX3D gets go-ahead for 3D-printed bridge in Amsterdam
	3D printing R&D firm MX3D is planning to print a bridge across a canal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is hoped that the robots used will print their own supports and gradually move across the water, creating the bridge as they go.  read more
AUTOMOTIVE
BMW details lighweight new 7 Series
	After teasing us with the promise of a number of high-tech firsts, BMW has finally taken the wraps off its new flagship. The 7 Series will go into battle with Mercedes' and Audi’s finest long-wheelbase warriors armed with a lightweight, supercar-inspired body and a gesture-controlled iDrive system.  read more
ENVIRONMENT
Hybrid road sweeper keeps air cleaner, too
	A Swiss joint venture has created a road sweeper with a hybrid-electric powertrain that not only saves fuel but is more environmentally-friendly. The system can also be adapted to cleaner fuel types such as hydrogen.  read more
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