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Technology, engineering, and design enthusiast.

Nescafé Brings Pop-Up Coffee Mugs to French Newspapers

In an innovative marketing effort, Nescafé inserted paper pop-up coffee mugs in newspapers in France in hopes that the company’s sturdy cups would encourage people to drink coffee together. Called the “pop-up café”, the ad…

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Would You Buy a Calorie-Counting Microwave?

General Electric is heating up things in the microwave industry by building a product capable of measuring the amount of calories in the food you are warming. Researchers at GE are working on a technology…

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2014 United States Diesel Sales Are Up 25%

The Diesel Technology Forum is reporting that sales of diesel powered vehicles in the United States are up 25% in 2014. Interestingly, Audi has seen a four-fold increase in diesel sales to 8,100 units while…

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Tesla’s Model E Renamed After Ford Sues

Tesla has revealed its newest vehicle will be the Model 3, 20% smaller than the Model S, and built specifically to compete with BMW’s 3 series. The Model 3 will be unveiled in 2016 and…

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Need a 3D Printer? Head to Home Depot.

Home Depot is branching out from home improvement goods, now offering 3D printers from MakerBot in Illinois, California and New York. The company has confirmed its intentions are to sell the 3D printers for certain…

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First Look At The X-Wing From “Star Wars: Episode VII”

Director J.J. Abrams just revealed the X-Wing from “Star Wars: Episode VII” as part of a fundraising campaign that was launched by Disney and Lucasfilm eight weeks ago. The project called, “Star Wars: Force for…

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Amazing Footage Takes You Inside the Flight of a Mig-29 Fighter Jet

Polish Air Force pilots from the 22nd Tactical Air Base in Malbork recently used a GoPro to film an awesome POV cockpit experience from their Mig-29 fighter jets. The video captures formation flying, aerobatics, mock…

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Viral Video: Pontoon Plane Almost Lands on Humpback Whale in Alaska

Footage that San Diego businessman Thomas Hamm shot on his phone has gone viral after accidentally capturing a pontoon plane narrowly avoid hitting a humpback whale while landing. The pilot makes a last second maneuver…

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Hyundai’s New Car Automatically Puts the Brakes on Speeding Fines

The new Hyundai Genesis combines GPS and breaking technology in order to identify speed cameras and then adjust its speed accordingly so you avoid speeding fines every time! The detection system is capable of notifying…

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British Airways Blanket Uncovers Your Happiness Level

British Airways has invented the “happiness blanket”, which tracks the emotions of customers while flying by utilizing fiber optics woven into the material and gauging electrical fluctuations in the brain. Data is recorded through a…

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Author Archives: Marshall Smith

About Marshall Smith

Nescafé Brings Pop-Up Coffee Mugs to French Newspapers

Would You Buy a Calorie-Counting Microwave?

2014 United States Diesel Sales Are Up 25%

Tesla’s Model E Renamed After Ford Sues

Need a 3D Printer? Head to Home Depot.

First Look At The X-Wing From “Star Wars: Episode VII”

Amazing Footage Takes You Inside the Flight of a Mig-29 Fighter Jet

Viral Video: Pontoon Plane Almost Lands on Humpback Whale in Alaska

Hyundai’s New Car Automatically Puts the Brakes on Speeding Fines

British Airways Blanket Uncovers Your Happiness Level

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