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NASA is headed for the moon next week, and itā€™s bringing lots of weird stuff

The Astrobotic Peregrin lander is scheduled to make its soft lunar landing in late February. AstroboticUnited Launch Alliance’s unmanned spacecraft takes off on January 8, 2024, carrying new tools, tiny robots, and… Gene Roddenberryā€™s ashes. The post NASA is headed for the moon next week, and itā€™s bringing lots of weird stuff appeared first on Popular Science.

ā€˜Clicksā€™ adds a physical keyboard to your iPhone with shortcuts & backlighting

The iPhone is the device that pushed the mobile industry away from physical keyboards, but nothing can truly replace that tactile experience. Launching next month, ā€œClicksā€ aims to add a physical keyboard to your iPhone with support for keyboard shortcuts and backlighting too. moreā€¦

Here are the ideas Apple patented but likely rejected for the outer Vision Pro display

One of the features that distinguishes Appleā€™s headset from its rivals is the outer Vision Pro display. This displays colorful abstract patterns when the user is fully immersed in content, and a simulation of their eyes when they are in augmented reality mode, and able to see their surroundings. An Apple patent credited to former design lead Jony Ive shows that the company initially considered many more outer display options ā€¦ moreā€¦

Would a HomePod with a display really add that much to the user experience?

According to recent rumors, Apple is actively working on HomePod prototypes with a fully interactive display. More specifically, one of these prototypes identified as ā€œB720ā€ has the same form-factor as the HomePod 2, but with an LCD screen on top. But would this type of display on a HomePod really add much to the user experience? moreā€¦

Hyundai patents an all-solid-state EV battery system in the US

Can solid-state batteries improve EVs even more? Hyundai is betting on it. The automaker recently filed a patent for a pressurized all-solid-state EV battery system in the US. moreā€¦ The post Hyundai patents an all-solid-state EV battery system in the US appeared first on Electrek.