Tag Archives: most

Most “hoverboards” set to be banned from US, courtesy of Segway

(credit: Phil / flickr)

A patent complaint that Segway filed with the US International Trade Commission in 2014 has resulted in a wide-ranging order banning "personal transporters" that infringe some of its patents.

On Wednesday, the ITC issued a general exclusion order banning several types of the self-balancing devices often called "hoverboards." The case could affect the whole market, since...

More Comments are closed
iRobot’s most affordable vacuum is the tiny, new Braava Jet mopping robot

(credit: Valentina Palladino)

Roombas get a lot of attention for their ability to easily and autonomously suck up dirt, dust, pet hair, and anything else that might be infiltrating your carpet. While you can use Roomba vacuums on hardwood floors, they can't handle cleaning up liquids or really scrubbing hard surfaces. iRobot announced its newest device...

More Comments are closed
A map of the most vulnerable places on the planet

Enlarge / Global snapshot of the Vegetation Sensitivity Index (VSI), which measures environmental sensitivity to a changing climate, using satellite data gathered between 2000-2013 at 5km resolution. Areas in green are covered in vegetation that is the least sensitive to changes. Areas in red show the highest sensitivity. Grey areas are barren land or...

More Comments are closed