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Pepper the Robot

Honda's future autonomous cars may be just like KITT

If SoftBank and Honda's partnership pays off, the inside of the autonomous car of the future won't be a quiet, lonely place, because it may be home to the super intelligent offspring of Pepper and Asimo.
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Acer Liquid Jade Primo will handle all of your Windows 10 Continuum needs

Acer has finally announced the Jade Primo, a phone it teased back in September. The big draw is the Windows 10 operating system and support for Continuum.
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The first Xiaomi 'Experience Centers' may be open before the end of the year

Xiaomi has traditionally sold its hardware online in China, but due to increased competition there, the company may be about to open dedicated retail stores and showrooms to help fight back.
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This headband promises to zap your cerebellum so you can sleep better, work harder

What if you could zap your brain into doing what you want, when you want it, regardless of whether you're stressed, tired, or under pressure? That's the idea behind the Elf Emmit headband, which has launched on Indiegogo now.
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Why I still hate Amazon Prime Day with a passion

Hooray, it's Amazon's Prime Day! Again! More deals than ever before are promised from the online retailer, and the world can't wait. Except behind all this, Prime Day has a more insidious purpose, and people are in danger of forgetting it.
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Buy an HTC 10 before the end of July and get $100 off, plus your choice of free accessories

You may have noticed there are a few deals around at the moment, and HTC doesn't want to be left out, so it has stripped $100 off the price of a new HTC 10. To sweeten the deal further, it's including an accessory bundle as well.
Astell & Kern AK70

Hands on: Astell & Kern AK70

Astell&Kern are best known for their chunky, funky, and wonderful sounding hi-res music players. The company's latest model, the AK70, loses none of the design cool, but comes in a new pocket-friendly size. We check it out.
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Inside McLaren F1’s Mission Control room: How data make race wins possible

The driver that sits in the cockpit of a Formula One car is just one part of what it takes to win a race, and increasingly, the flow of huge amounts of data is contributing to race and championship wins. We visited McLaren's Mission Control room to see exactly how data is used by a top F1 team.
Proporta Magic Button Case

Hands on: Proporta magic button smartphone case

Phone cases usually have one job: To protect your phone. Case maker Proporta has other ideas, and is developing a folio case for the iPhone with a clever, customizable magic button in the cover.
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Confused? You will be after taking a close look at LG’s widening X Series range

LG has added three new smartphones to the X Series range -- the X5, X Power, and X Skin -- and while the X5 is all-new, the other two are strangely familiar, having been spotted before.
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Not a turn off: These wireless earphones use magnets as a power switch

No more messing around with fiddly buttons, or accidentally forgetting to turn the power off on your wireless headphones. The B&O Play Beoplay H5 wireless earphones have magnets inside the ear buds that when snapped together, turn off the power.
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Hands on: Denon Heos AVR

Denon is adding a new element to its Heos multi-room wireless speaker system with the Heos AVR, a sleek alternative to traditional complicated AV receivers.
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Here’s a high-tech way to find out if your new designer bag is genuine or a fake

Worried your new designer bag isn't genuine, but a convincing fake? One company has had enough, and decided to integrate special smartphone-readable NFC tags into the label to prove authenticity once and for all.
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Hands on: ZTE VR headset

ZTE's Daydream VR ready Axon 7 smartphone will have its very own VR headset. It's coming as soon as Android N arrives this fall.
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Qualcomm flexes its muscles in China, sues Meizu over patent licensing problems

Qualcomm has accused Chinese smartphone manufacturer Meizu of infringing on its patents, and has lodged a complaint agains the company. It follows a difficult year for both companies.
Huawei Honor 5X

Hands on: Huawei Honor 5X

Huawei's Honor 5X is a budget Android smartphone with a full metal body and a fingerprint sensor. It's sleek, powerful, and costs just $200. We go hands on.
Owl Stereoscope

It doesn't get much cooler than using a VR viewer designed by a real life rock star

Tired of tech with no soul? How about a VR viewer for your phone with a design that's inspired by Victorian technology, and designed by real life rock star Brian May? You'll want the Owl Stereoscope, and we've tried it out.
Huawei Honor 5C

Hands on: Huawei Honor 5C

We don't often choose a cheap phone because of the design or performance, just because it fits our budget. The Honor 5C may be cheap, but its design and potential gaming performance may mean you pick this one up for other reasons.
Ullo Cases

Hands on: Ullu Case and Straps

Ullu makes high quality leather iPhone cases and Apple Watch straps in a range of colors. We tried some out.
Infinitus Prime tVR

Hands on: Infinitus Prime tVR

The Infinitus Prime tVR promises an incredibly immersive VR experience with its wide field of view and super high-resolution display, which well exceeds Oculus' Rift or HTC's Vive. Does Infinitus deliver, or is it too ambitious for its own good?
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Will this clever kit put an end to our wireless charging woes?

Wireless charging, in principle, is great, but it doesn't always live up to expectations. Fli Charge is a new system that wants to take away our wireless woes, and make the experience faster and better than ever before. It's on Indiegogo now.
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Hands on: Marantz Premium 10 Series amp

Marantz's new Premium 10 Series CD player and amp deliver a soundstage so expansive you forget where the speakers are placed.
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Bad news, old Android Wear watches may not get the latest software update

Android Wear 2.0 is the next major revision of Google's smartwatch software, but not all Android Wear smartwatches will get the update. LG and Motorola have said neither of its first generation watches will see the new version.
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Golf being played at night looks awesome. No, really.

Who would have thought that with the right tech and some very clever camerawork, playing golf in the dark would look so cool. See ten of the world's best golfers play after the sun goes down in this cool video.
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Clickety click: See how the modular Blocks smartwatch works in this new video

The Blocks modular smartwatch is one of the most exciting wearables coming this year, and now we've got the chance to see it in action, complete with a revised design and strap, in a new video.
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No more shirking! Prototype wearable can tell if you’re pushing it to the limit

A team of scientists and engineers have made a prototype wearable which knows how hard you're training, thanks to measuring lactate, an essential indicator of our body's reaction to exercise.
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Hands on: Fairphone 2

For its second responsibly produced, ethical smartphone, Fairphone is attacking the throwaway culture by making its phone modular and therefore upgradeable and repairable. Here’s what it’s like.
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If you’re in Texas, you can worship at the feet of a statue celebrating selfies

In an attempt to enrich the lives of the community artistically, the town of Sugar Land, Texas, has put up a statue celebrating the joy of snapping a selfie. Many residents aren't keen on the result.
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The unique lens design on this camera kit promises better photos from your iPhone

This isn’t the first lens kit for the iPhone’s camera we’ve seen, but it does promise something others don’t — considerably better image quality thanks to a free form lens design, a first for this type of product.
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Hurray! There’s another Will.i.am-designed smartwatch to not buy

Musician, TV personality, tech ambassador, and entrepreneur Will.i.am hasn't given up designing wearables that no-one wants to wear. His latest endeavor is the i.am+ Dial, a standalone smartwatch with a voice-activated assistant.
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Apple and Samsung are ruling smartwatches

The world of smartphones is dominated by Samsung and Apple, and the latest data shows the two tech giants are similarly in control of smartwatches. However, the rule may not be quite so rock solid just yet.
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LeEco may lead the pack with a Snapdragon 823 phone, but who knows if it’ll ever go on sale

LeEco, the Chinese brand determined to make a big splash in the U.S. this year, may have got the scoop in the competition, and announce a phone using the new Snapdragon 823 processor soon.
Geexo TouchTools

Need a ruler for your tablet? Qeexo conjures virtual tools with natural gestures

It's hard to remember gesture controls for devices, but it's easy to remember the gestures we use to control physical tools. This tech does just that.
Infinitus Prime tVR

Infinitus puts the Rift and Vive to shame with its new, high-resolution Prime tVR headset

Virtual reality is all set to become big business, but what headset should businesses buy or support? There's a new player coming, and its headset happens to be most insane we've seen yet.
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Creating LG’s World Environment Day 360-degree video felt like ‘making Toy Story’

LG's celebrating World Environment Day with a cool video featuring 360-degree footage of World Heritage Sites, shot by its staff using the LG 360 Cam. LG takes us behind the scenes to talk about the editing challenge 360-degree videos present, and how to overcome them.
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Say ‘om’: Now you can meditate wearing Gear VR

Need to relax after some frantic Gear VR gaming? Now there's no need to take off the headset to do so, with Guided Meditation VR, a new app that will help relax your body, and focus your mind.
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Hands on: Sirin Labs Solarin

Sirin Labs made a very pricey, highly secure smartphone called the Solarin. We went hands on with the device, which costs more than $13,000.
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It looks like a luggage tag, but Native Union’s Tag Cable has a handy secret

Never have a charging cable with you when you need one? Solve the problem in a very stylish way with the Native Union Tag Cable, which attaches to your bag like a high-tech luggage tag.