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According to notoriously accurate leaker evleaks, Google could be introducing a new hardware category later this year along with its third-generation Pixel phones and the new-and-improved Pixel Buds—the Pixel smartwatch.View full post on TwitterA second source, the German tech blog WinFuture, backs up the leaker’s claim saying that the smartwatches will “use Google’s Wear OS, based on the new wearable platform from Qualcomm.” Android Wear has been around since 2014, used in smartwatches from makers ranging from Mount Blanc to LG....

Media Platforms Design TeamIn an election year when access to domestic oil supplies will figure prominently in the presidential campaign, uncertainty is growing over how much life the critical Trans-Alaska Pipeline has left in it. The pipeline transports roughly 14 percent of U.S. crude oil supplies, yet energy companies are starting to suggest that the lifeline to some of the richest oil fields in the country may not be worth the expense of upkeep....

Owner: Chris BlasiusLocation: Cleveland, OhioFound on: CraigslistPurchase Price: $4,000Years Owned: FourMaddie McGarvey Knight Rider fans like me have built replicas of KITT, the car David Hasselhoff drove on the show. But I wanted to take it further. I spent about two years searching before I found a clean, low-miles ’82 hardtop. I replaced the roof with a T-top I got from another Trans Am, then started making the KITT parts—the steering wheel, the dash, the lights....

According to the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration, July was the hottest month in recorded history. This beats the previous record, set only last year in July of 2014.The average temperature across the entire global was 1.46°F warmer than the 20th century average. Most troubling, the the globally-average sea surface temperature was 1.35°F (0.75°C) above the 20th century average, and the highest temperature for any month in the historical records, which range from 1880 to 2015....

Soon, Singapore Airlines will be offering the world’s longest commercial flight: a nearly 19-hour direct trip between Singapore and New York that will begin taking passengers on October 11.The flights will be the first route of the Airbus A350-900ULR, built for long-range flights, with wings and a fuselage made out of an ultra-thin and ultra-strong carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) to reduce weight. The A350 is big, with a total length of 219....

If you have noticed a particularly bright red star shining in the night sky recently, take another look. That “star” is actually Mars, and its about to be bigger and brighter than it has been in 15 years. Mars opposition is taking place on July 27, which is when Earth passes in between Mars and the sun, putting the two planets near their closest points to each other. The Red Planet will be brilliant in the sky, brighter than Jupiter (which is usually the second brightest planet after Venus) between July 7 and September 7, but it will be particularly spectacular on July 27, according to EarthSky....

Back in September, a strange mystery was unfolding in Cuba. American officials and their spouses were experiencing some kind of attack, but nobody was really sure what was going on. People experienced a wide range of symptoms, from headaches and difficulty concentrating to hearing loss and brain damage. Many reported hearing high-pitched, painful noises prior to experiencing the symptoms.Medical experts have been unable to explain what kind of weapon is affecting these officials, or even what’s wrong with them....

Media Platforms Design TeamLAS VEGAS — When Scion customizes a car, it’s usually quite imaginative. But the Ron English tC in the middle of the display hall here at SEMA 2007? Try hallucinatory.The pop artist’s signature ying-yangs are abound across the body, but it’s that wavy Rabbit Hole hologram across the windows that make this ride a real trip—Ken Kesey would be proud. Lit Media Group was responsible for the custom electroluminescent lighting animation that illuminate in patterns across the car’s sheetmetal—a design sure to confound any driver who would ever come across the Ron English tC on the road....

A behemoth marine mammal whose diving skills would put an Olympic athlete to shame has become a surprise player in climate-change studies, California researchers reported on Monday. Sporting mini hatlike sensors on their heads, elephant seals at the bottom of the world are collecting data at the bottom of the ocean that long has eluded scientists–until now.Dan Costa, a biologist from the University of California at Santa Cruz, started tagging seals with sensors 25 years ago in an effort to record information about the animal’s behavior and ability to adapt to changes in its environment....

NEW YORK — The Subaru R1e is just hitting the market in Japan, but PM has already tested one on the streets of New York City. It’s based on Subaru’s domestic microcar, which is already well-established in the Japanese microcar segment. The R1e simply replaces the gasoline engine with an electric traction motor and lithium-ion battery pack behind the seats. There are only two seats, because this really is just a microcar....

Last month, electric car company Tesla announced that it was saying goodbye to brick-and-motor stores and would try to sell its cars completely online. Now, in a blog post, the company has announced that it’s not quite done with physical stores after all.“Over the past two weeks we have been closely evaluating every single Tesla retail location,” the statement reads, “and we have decided to keep significantly more stores open than previously announced as we continue to evaluate them over the course of several months....

Ah, for those who can remember: the Miracle Mets, men on the moon, the summer of love. Yep, trust me, 1969 was a special time. And for those of us who were into the truly hot cars of the time—especially those who grew up in the northeast—you have to add Baldwin-Motion to the sweet recollections. Well, it’s 2006 and it looks like the Mets may be heading for another October stunner, NASA is putting people into space regularly, and free love…well, you can’t discount inflation....

Far from being swept under the rug, Apple’s once-secret practice of slowing down older phones with aging batteries is becoming the center of an investigation by the U.S. DoJ and SEC, according to Bloomberg.Although neither the government or Apple providing any details on the probe and the probe is reportedly in the early stages, anonymous sources familiar with the matter say that Apple is being investigated into whether it violated securities laws....

Media Platforms Design TeamThe Aria Resort and Casino, within MGM’s new City Center complex on the Las Vegas Strip, may be the most technologically advanced hotel ever built. Its mix of gadgets and cutting-edge networks blends centralized convenience with personalized luxury (and even a squeeze of energy-saving sophistication) to offer a glimpse of what all hotels could look like in the future.The Aria opened on Dec. 16 last year, marketing itself as a high-tech alternative to Vegas’s more traditional resorts, with a data and communication system driven by 283 individual telecom rooms and a broadband antennae network covering 140 million square feet....

Apple quietly unveiled the so-called AirPods 2, much to the chagrin of both fans and critics. With the exception of the wireless charging capability, there was only a minimal spec change, and none of the features everyone expected. You’d be better off pouring your money on a cheaper and better alternative, like the Brio True Wireless Earbuds.StackFor a pair of earbuds that cost half the price of big name brands, the Brio surprisingly delivers a litany of notable features packed in a sleek package....

The U.S. Navy spends $3 billion a year fighting rust, according to Military.com.Corrosion takes place both on ships and shore, affecting cruisers, helicopters, and fighter jets.A deep fix of corrosion issues on just two ships cost the service $170 million alone. The U.S. Navy was founded in 1775, and every day since has faced the same implacable enemy: iron oxide, or rust. For more than 200 years, this quiet war has caused untold billions—and there’s no end in sight....

In 1965, there were some strange cars puttering along the track at Ford’s Dearborn, MI, proving grounds. Among them were some that flirted with removing the automobile’s time-tested fifth wheel and replacing it with two more smaller ones. This is wrist-twist driving. Developed for Mercury by an ex-missile engineer, wrist-twist set out to tackle engineering’s longest standing challenge: fixin’ what ain’t broke. Instead of a bulky wheel, wrist-twist cars would have a pair of twisty dials that the driver would reach out and twist....

Each December, when we design and build a custom computer to give away in PM’s Monster PC Sweepstakes, we pose the question: What can we do to make this harder for ourselves? So this year we decided to make two machines: a small, elegant computer that attaches to your TV, and a networked box with an insane amount of data storage that you can throw in a closet. With this type of system, one box boots fast and looks nice, while the other handles the heavy lifting–storing vast libraries of music and movies....

Jeff Bezos first launched and landed a suborbital rocket. Then he turned around and reused that rocket, sending it up and landing it back on solid ground all over again. Both times, his company, Blue Origin, produced highly polished, ready-to-spread-wildly videos in tightly controlled PR.But this Vine is, at the very least, a much more raw view of the rocket making its descent to the ground, firing one last time to decelerate enough to land....

China’s third aircraft carrier is under construction and will likely see several technological improvements over the country’s first two. The ship, known for now only as 002, has been under construction since 2015. The new carrier will likely be larger than her predecessors and sport an electromagnetic launch system for aircraft, allowing for larger, heavier aircraft to conduct longer distance flights with more weaponry.China commissioned its first-ever aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, in September 2012....