The Roborock S7 changed my mind about robot vacuums in tiny apartments

Nov25
by on November 25, 2021 at 5:37 am
Posted In: Plugged


If you’d told me a year ago that I’d come to love a robot vacuum cleaner, I would’ve laughed at you. And yet that’s exactly what’s happened with the $650 Roborock S7, a combined vacuum cleaner and mop. It is one of the few gadgets I’ve tested lately that I can actually say made my life better. I was a robovac skeptic I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to work when the house is a mess. I’ve been a remote worker since well before the pandemic, which means my office is my home. Living in the…

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Vehicle ramming kills pedestrians again. Can tech provide a solution?

Nov24
by on November 24, 2021 at 8:20 am
Posted In: Insider


The last few decades have seen the mainstreaming of a very particular kind of crime — vehicle ramming.  According to the US Department of Homeland Security, this is when a perpetrator deliberately aims a motor vehicle at a target with the intent to inflict fatal injuries or cause significant property damage by striking with concussive force. And it’s a problem for cities, law enforcement, and carmakers.  This week, it was front and center in many people’s minds when a man driving a speeding car crashed into a Christmas parade in Milwaukee, killing five people and injuring 48 others.  There’s nothing to…

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Forget the Apple car, I want an Apple iBike

Nov23
by on November 23, 2021 at 2:53 am
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Apple is making a car. Maybe. Supposedly. Probably? Rumors about the mythical Apple Car, codenamed ‘Project Titan,‘ have been making the rounds for a good 6+ years now, with the project reportedly stagnating and pivoting multiple times. Now the latest batch of rumors suggests the project is back on again, this time focusing on a shared autonomous vehicle that may not even have a proper steering wheel (although a driveable version may be in the works too). Apple is reportedly aiming for a 2025 launch. I’ll admit it, an Apple car would be cool, and I’m mighty curious to see…

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