According to the latest report by Chinese online data service iResearch, the total revenues made by Chinese search services in 2013 were 39.32 billion yuan (about $6.5 billion), a 40.1 percent increase over the previous year. The increase rate is, however, lower than that for the previous year.
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Audi’s Piloted Driving A7
Audi’s new and impressive Piloted Driving A7 has a smaller, but very intriguing piece of driver assistance technology called Traffic Light Assist. The new technology promises to help drivers make every green light.
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AT Black Knight Transformer
Hearing about flying cars conjure up images of a sporty little number that takes to the air like something out of the Jetsons. But what about one that’s a cross between a 4×4, an octocopter, and a Blackhawk helicopter? That’s what Advanced Tactics of El Segundo, California is seeing with its ambitions to produce a roadable VTOL aircraft capable of unmanned autonomous operations as a more flexible way to recover casualties, move supplies, and support special forces. (Photos)
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FAA asked the AMA for help in coming up with guidelines for UAS (unmanned aircraft systems).
The world of model planes has come a long way from simple remote-controlled toys. In response to these changes in technology, the FAA has asked a group of model aircraft enthusiasts, The Academy for Model Aeronautics (AMA), to work with the organization in developing new guidelines for safely flying such vehicles.
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Jarvis smart earbuds
Wearable gadgets like Google Glass, fitness trackers and smartwatches are getting a lot of press these days, but there’s another kind of wearable device worth your notice: smart earbuds.
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The world will look very different a year from now.
It is never easy forecasting the future. We are living in a world in which the pace of innovation and scientific discovery makes reality seem more and more like science fiction. In the next year, those lines will get even more blurred: Think electronic pills that beam your vitals to your doctor, a drone swooping from the sky to save lives in a disaster, or even a fundamental rethinking of how businesses relate to society.
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Back To The Future 2 was the inspiration for the folks at Future Motion when they set out to build a new electric skateboard. Inventor Kyle Doerksen knew he didn’t have the Tony Stark-level genius it would take to actually whip up an actual hoverboard, but he still wanted to emulate the feeling the feel of riding one.
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Pedal power can be a viable means of urban transportation. Velomobiles and pedal cars like the Twike 4XP exist to show us this. Companies like Scuderie Campari, meanwhile, exist to make pedal power dreams utterly, totally, and almost inconceivably sexy. This is the SC-1 ultra-luxe pedal car concept for adults, and it is gorgeous.
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Combining technical devices with organisms have a fascinating potential.
Recent developments in technology such as medical implants, complex interfaces between brain and machine or remotely controlled insects, that combine machines and organisms have great potentials, but also give rise to major ethical concerns. In their review entitled “Chemie der Cyborgs – zur Verknüpfung technischer Systeme mit Lebewesen” (The Chemistry of Cyborgs – Interfacing Technical Devices with Organisms), KIT scientists discuss the state of the art of research, opportunities, and risks.
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The startup, Amprius is working on a new type of long-lasting lithium-ion batteries for laptops and electric vehicles. The company has started to sell its batteries for use in portable electronics. Amprius recently raised $30 million in venture capital to develop its next-generation batteries, which use high-energy silicon electrodes. The company says the batteries will store about 50 percent more energy than the battery cells in today’s electric vehicles.
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Futurist Thomas Frey: Who are you as an individual?
As part of a family, you are measured by your domestic life and the relatives closest to you. As a prospective employee, you are evaluated by your skills, talents, and knowledge. As part of a community, you are gauged by the kind of relationships you build and maintain. As an athlete you are assessed by your physical strengths, your reaction times, and your determination.
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Nanoport’s magnetic links will let people attach two phones together for a single larger screen.
Nano Magnetics, a magnetic toy maker, announced a technology Tuesday called Nanoport. The Nanoport is designed to let people link small phone displays into a single larger one, snap phones onto car dashboards, and easily link them to other devices.
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