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Agiant-killingtrainer
EuclidChipchogeworetheseshoes
whenherantheworld’sfirstsub-2-hour
marathon,andtheyfinallygoonsale
thismonth.Theirreleasewasdelayed,as
theWorldAthleticsorganisationwanted
examinethedesignbeforedecidingthey
wererace-legal.Thetrainersrelyon
carbonfibreplates,foamand‘airbags’–
NikecallsthemAirPods– toreducethe
energylostwhena runner’sfootstrikes
theground,quiteliterallyputtinga spring
intheirstep.Runningpunditsbelieve
thearrivalofthisshoewillseea seriesof
recordstumbleat thenextOlympics.
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Thelamp’sSecondComing
Dysonhasa habitofmakingus
reconsiderthemundane.Inthiscase,
theLightcycleMorphisa lampthat
continuallytailorsit’slighttoyour
age,atmosphericconditions,and
theamountofambientdaylight.An
infraredsensorturnsthelamponand
offasyoucomeandgo,andtheapp
offersa suiteofusagesettings(study,
relax,precisionetc).Ourdesklamp
doesn’tquitelookthesameanymore...
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Thereturnoftheflipphone
Flexiblescreentechhashada bumpy
start.Samsung’sFold5Gsuffered
durabilityissuesandwaspromptly
recalledandrelaunched.Now,Samsung
seemstohavegottenoverthathump
withtheGalaxyZ Flip.Earlysignsare
promising,butthereareconcessions
tobemade– it’snotwaterordust
resistant.Ultimatelythough,it’sa hugely
desirableglimpseat whatthefutureof
smartphonesandtabletscould look like.
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