Technology

Looking forward to a future where laser beams replace power lines, DAPRA's Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program has set new records for transmitting more power wirelessly over longer distances.

Boutique audio brand Astell&Kern is known for pushing the music hardware envelope in terms of tech and price, but its titanium-housed Luna earphones bump things up a notch with a price tag so high it will send your bank balance into orbit.

One of the major ticks in the plus column of ePaper is that it only requires power when the content is refreshed. The battery in Samsung's latest display could last for more than 28 weeks if new content is loaded in once per day.

DJI's latest enterprise-grade drone is seriously specced for heavy-duty tasks. Aimed at infrastructure planning agencies and emergency response teams, this flagship model can fly for a whopping 59 minutes, and boasts a payload capacity of 13 lb.

There are plenty of ways to suck water out of the air, whether you need a little or a lot. MIT researchers may have just hit upon one of the best ways to do it, with a new device that doesn't need power, or even a filter, to deliver drinking water.

A few years ago, Google showed off its Project Starline tech that would make you look like a 3D hologram on a video call for a more connected experience. It's now called Google Beam, and you can pick up the gear from HP for the princely sum of US$25,000.

America's latest nuclear-armed delivery platform breaks cover as the US Air Force releases a rendering of its cutting-edge AGM-181A Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) missile. The missile that has recently undergone flight testing is set to replace its Cold War predecessor.

XGIMI has updated its funky portable projector line to include a laser edition. The MoGo 4 has been "engineered to resonate with tech-savvy Millennials, Gen Z and Gen A" though there's no reason old coots like me can't join the portable laser party.

Dubai is full of amazing skyscrapers, but a new project by Deyaar Development looks set to turn heads even there. Soaring to an ambitious height of 1,459 ft, the tower will contain luxurious residences, including a palace fit for an Arabian prince.

Back in 2018, Elecrow hit Kickstarter with an electronics learning lab-in-a-box based around the Raspberry Pi. A 2nd generation crammed the lab into a laptop form factor. The latest version has launched on Kickstarter, and now goes all-in-one.