Джинсовая смарт-куртка, разработкой которой в рамках проекта Jacquard совместно занимаются компании Levi Strauss & Co и Google, выйдет на рынок 2 октября и будет доступна по анонсированной ранее цене в 350 долларов США, пишет The Verge. Напомним, что проект по созданию куртки был анонсирован в мае прошлого года в рамках конференции Google I/O 2016, и тогда предполагалось, что на рынок …
From solar panel systems to wind power, Ikea wants to make itself known as sustainability champion. It’s latest pet project could be its most audacious to date: electric vehicles. Ikea’s acting Head of Sustainability Pia Heidenmark-Cook revealed the Swedish furniture chain’s global bet on EV’s at an event at the New York Climate Week. In practice, it means …
Smart electricity meters are to be introduced to every home and business in Ireland, after permission was given for the plan to proceed. The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) says the initial phase of the rollout will commence in 2019, with all 2.3 million customers receiving the meters by 2024. The project will cost €1.2 …
By Jack O’Dwyer The Calif. Brain Tumor Assn. condemned passage of a bill Sept. 14 that allows proliferation of cell towers for the new 4G and 5G cellphone transmitting devices. The Calif. Assembly voted 46-16 with 17 abstentions and the Senate voted 22-10 with 18 abstentions for a bill that won’t let local communities block the …
iPhone X has a newer screen technology known as OLED, which is thinner, lighter and brighter It will release two versions, a 64GB version, starting at $999 (£999), and a 256GB version for $1,149 (£1,149) Apple also unveiled a new iPhone 8 and a larger 8 Plus with upgrades to cameras, displays and speakers Those …
Australia might be getting access to 5G data speeds sooner than expected with the communications regulator fast-tracking preparations to auction the necessary spectrum off to mobile network operators. Speeding up the long process may bring forward revenue for the government, but also the capital expenditure costs for mobile network operators like Telstra, Optus, Vodafone and …
SEATTLE – A top AT&T executive confirmed that the operator remains on track to launch 5G services by the end of next year, but Marachel Knight said that the operator hasn’t yet decided exactly what that service will look like. In response to a question about whether AT&T’s initial 5G offering will provide fixed or …
Retired Canadian Army Captain Jerry Flynn has spelled out the dangers of microwave radiation in a 1,300-word letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Health Ginette Taylor. Flynn, who worked on the use of electromagnetic radiation for national defense, sent his letters Aug. 6. He has long sought to bring the issue to …
By Dr. Mercola I’ve often noted that electromagnetic fields (EMFs) are a pernicious, hidden health risk. But exactly how does this kind of microwave radiation damage your health? Martin Pall, Ph.D., has identified and published research describing the likely molecular mechanisms of how EMFs from cellphones and wireless technologies damage plants, animals and humans.1,2 ,3,4 Pall has a bachelor’s in …
Six areas in the UK will soon be trying out broadband technology that provides data at speeds approaching one gigabit per second (gbps). Businesses, schools and hospitals will be the first to try out the “full-fibre” network technology. The pilots will be run in Aberdeenshire, West Sussex, Coventry and Warwickshire, Bristol, West Yorkshire and Greater …