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Jenga Playing Robot

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Highly Advanced, New Kind of Robot Courtesy:  MIT MIT Robot Has Interactive Perception & Sophisticated Manipulation to Play Jenga MIT engineers are on a robotic roll.  They've created a robot that combines vision and touch to remove Jenga blocks without toppling the tower of the game.  This is being called a new kind of robot using interactive perception and sophisticated manipulation that experts are calling remarkable robotics. Robot Well Equipped The robot has a gripper that is soft pronged.  It also is equipped with an external camera and a force-sensing wrist cuff - all of which enables it to play "a mean game of Jenga."  In Jenga, players take turns at taking out a block from a tower of 54 blocks and then place the block on top, making it more unstable. Whoever causes it to topple loses. Remarkable Robotics' Machine Learning The robot uses machine learning to select the perfect block to take out.  It uses feedback from the camera and cuffs to co

MIT's New Robot Explorers Calculate Risk

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Daring Bands of Robot Explorers for Ocean, Space and Earth Source:  MIT Algorithm Breakthrough by MIT and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Scientists MIT and WHOI scientists have created a new algorithm that enables marine robots to take calculated risks on whether to research unknown, vast regions in the ocean worthy of scientific exploration.  It's an algorithm that enables robots to calculate risk versus opportunity. UAV Explorers They are autonomous underwater vehicles (UAV's).  The robots are very expensive and are designed to explore new worlds.  This new algorithm technology lets the robots calculate if the potential reward of going into dangerous geographies is worth the risk.  According to MIT and WHOI scientists, the algorithm is the first to enable "risk-bounded adaptive sampling."  It is the robot determining if the potential is worth the risk.  The project was supported by NASA.  It may also be used by robots in space. Exciting

New Home Care Companion Robot from Stanley Black & Decker

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Stanley Black & Decker's Pria Source:  Stanley Black & Decker's Pria Helper Robot Designed to Enhance Patient Lifestyle Stanley Black & Decker is known for tools.  But it has just unveiled a home care companion robot Pria.  The company has been introducing a number of new smart, health care devices for use in clinics and by patients at home made by its new division STANLEY Healthcare. Digital Voice Assistant Pria can dispense medications at specified times.  It contains a digital voice assistant that can help patients at home manage their health, get in touch with caregivers if something goes wrong and schedule activities and tasks.  The device was built in conjunction with Pillo dispenser from Pillo Health.  For more news stories on innovation, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

Jaguar's Unique Projection Technology for Driverless Cars

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Driverless Car Trajectory Displays Source:  Jaguar Bars of Light to Protect Pedestrians and Build Trust Jaguar Land Rover has just developed a new projection technology that signals the car's intentions - specifically, where it is immediately going. The technology is designed to protect pedestrians by letting them know where the car is headed and also to build trust in driverless cars. On the Road Signals The system displays the vehicle's next moves by projecting a series of horizontal bars of light that shine onto the road surface ahead of it. Source:  Jaguar Building Driverless Vehicle Trust The purpose of this innovation is to build trust with pedestrians.  The gaps between the bars widen as the vehicle accelerates and grow shorter as it slows down.  The system also displays an arc of light if the car is going to turn left or right.  It's brand new innovation for driverless cars as they increase on the road.  For more innovation news, go to  amazon.c

MIT Laser Sends Sound Messages

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Transmitting Sound By Light to Your Selected Recipient Source:  MIT Breakthrough Laser System from MIT This is breakthrough technology innovation.  A new laser system that can send an audio signal directly to a person's ear, at a distance away, without any one else detecting it.  It has just been developed by scientists at MIT Lincoln Labs. Alexander Graham Bell's Research Basis Incredibly, this technological breakthrough has its roots in research performed by Alexander Graham Bell a century ago.  The new system relies on the photoacoustic effect, in which material forms sound waves by absorbing light. 'Whisper' Laser Tech The "Whisper" laser tech sends sound messages to a specific recipient whom the sender is targeting.  It can beam tone, music and speech from a distance.  It is literally transmitting sound by light.  The light is highly intense lasers and the recovery material receiving the sound message is water in the air. The sound message

AI Smart Video Camera

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China's Osbot Tail AI Camer a Source:  Obsbot Tail AI Video Camera Highly Advanced Videographer The Obsbot Tail AI is a brand new video camera that packs a lot of cutting edge technologies including artificial intelligence. Automatic, Smooth Video Tracking The camera functions like a professional is operating it.  Specifically, the AI identifies subjects of the shoot and then automatically tracks them with smooth camera movements. The AI recognizes the face, body shape and posture of the person, resulting in highly accurate tracking, camera pans, tilts and zooms.  It shoots up to 150 minutes on a charge.  The videos are up to 4K/60fps and also shoots still, 12 megapixel photos. Gesture Control The camera can be operated by gestures, which allows the person in front of the camera to go back and forth between different modes.  It contains advanced imaging technology.  And essentially provides anyone who wants to produce videos the technology to do so without guidance f

Keyless Cars at Your Door

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New Bosch Keyless Car System Image Source:  Bosch Smart Phone App Does the Trick Bosch is an innovation company.  It has just unveiled an intriguing piece of innovation - a system that eliminates the need for car keys.  With the Bosch system, you can start your car with an app on your smart phone.  Bosch says this is also a safety device that makes your car more difficult to hack into. Lots of Functionality The app's sensors in your phone reads the digital key from your pocket.  You don't even have to take the phone out.  It also opens the trunk, opens and closes the windows and triggers an alarm/panic mode when you can't find your car in a parking garage.  Very useful new innovation technology. For more news blogs go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

Audiobook Important Innovations Travel

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Important Innovations:  Collection - Travel Live on Audible Today, my book Important Innovations: Collection - Travel went live on Audible.  In the next day or so, it will also go live on Amazon and iTunes.  The audiobook showcases the latest travel innovations such as flying cars, hypersonic & supersonic jets, hyperloops, drone boats, planes & cars, space vacations, and much more.  It is innovation changing your life.  The audiobook is narrated by national television news reporter and anchor Maryanne Kane.  For more information about my six books on innovation across industries, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

Disney-Audi VR In-Car Entertainment

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Disney-Audi Virtual Reality Combination Source:  Audi IMMERSIVE In-Car Entertainment What a fun combination!  Virtual reality, Disney and Audi.  The two companies have created a product that syncs with the movements of your car in a VR based video game  providing in-car entertainment.. How to Entertain the Kids This is an immersive entertainment system and provides VR experiences for your passengers like going to outer space to join Iron Man shooting lasers at bad aliens.  The new in-car entertainment system answers every parent's question:  how to keep the kids entertained on a long car trip.  With this, the kids won't want the trip to end.  For more news  stories on innovation go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

Self-Walking Suitcase

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 A Suitcase that Follows You On its Own Source:  ForwardX Robotics' Ovis Artificial Intelligence Luggage This suitcase looks like an ordinary piece of carry-on luggage.  But it has a name - Ovis -  and is loaded with artificial intelligence that enables it to follow you around, wherever you go, on its own. Making for a Perfect Trip This is a very smart suitcase.  It has artificial intelligence enabled sensors all over the exterior.  That enables it to follow its owner around on its own. ForwardX Robotics of China The Chinese AI startup company ForwardX Robotics innovated this unique travelling machine.  The company says it will retail for $799. and can be pre-ordered sometime in the first half of 2019.  For more news briefs on innovation, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

Important Innovations Collection: Environment

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My Book on Innovations Impacting the Environment, Climate Change and Global Warming ASIN: 1792645619   ASIN: B07MNJL5J1 Important Innovations - Energy In this book, I showcase the latest innovations across industries impacting the environment, climate change and global warming.  The book is a compendium of news briefs, written by me - a journalist The briefs are highly informative and include both new technologies and scientific research measuring and monitoring the global environment.  It also showcases innovation breakthroughs to start reducing and remedying global warming. Many Important Innovations Addressing the Global Environment The innovations that I showcase include: Vertical forests which are office and apartment buildings loaded with trees to cut CO2 Blended wing planes that save significant fuel and are greener and cleaner than current planes Bees with tiny sensor backpacks to monitor pollution Harvard's solar geoengineer

Semi-Autonomous Semi-Truck

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Daimler's Breakthrough:  New Cascadia Source:  Daimler's Cascadia Semi that's Semi-Autonomous Daimler's Freightliner new Cascadia is a semi-truck that is a breakthrough semi-autonomous vehicle.  Daimler unveiled the truck innovation at the CES 2019. Level 2 Driver's Assistance It has what's called Level 2 driver's assistance features.  That's what is provided in semi-autonomous cars.  In a truck that can haul 80,000 pounds that is remarkable innovation. Tech Helping to Make for Safer Roads The tech includes adaptive cruise control, assistance to stay within the lane (Lane keep assist), blind spot monitoring and full automatic breaks for pedestrians and cyclists.  It is technology to keep roads and travel safer. For more news blogs on innovation, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

Important Innovations: Collection - Energy

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Innovations in Energy that will be Changing Your Future ASIN: 1731411723 Renewable Energy Innovations My book Important Innovations: Collection - Energy is a uniquely informative compendium of news reports, by me - a journalist, on the latest innovations in green, sustainable, renewable sources of energy.  These energy innovations will be changing our lives and the world environment for the better. Big Innovations In Energy The book showcases many big innovation developments such as: China's floating solar farms, which are the world's biggest Stanford University's rooftop device that pulls in solar and outer space energy Germany's hydrogen trains which are a first Giant kites to wind-power British homes Solar wings providing endless flights Whiskey biofuel and much more To check out the book and the other five innovation books that I've authored, go to   amazon.com/author/ekane

Future of Air Taxi Mobility

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Bell Nexus - Flying Over Congested Cities Source:  Bell Helicopters' Nexus Air Taxi Full Size Model - Bell Nexus For Flight The Bell Nexus is one of the prototype air taxi models targeted to fly by 2025 in big cities.  The potential is significant.  Air mobility enables you to fly over gridlocked traffic congestion.  Bell debuted at CES 2019 a spectacular vehicle capable of flying 4 passengers and a safety pilot, now at a speed capable of 150 mph for a distance of 150 miles. But they are developing it further for more distance and speed. Watching This Develop Bell executives are pushing and developing this new mode of aerial taxi transit. They are committed to delivering it by 2025.  This innovation in urban travel could have great impact on you.  Nexus is  green with six hybrid electric powered, duct fans powering the aerial taxi. It could be picking you up to let you fly over the traffic very soon.  To see more of my news blogs on innovation go to  amazon.com/author/e

Goodbye Toothbrush

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France's Fasteesh Source:  Fasteesh Y-Brush The Innovative Y-Brush Imagine cleaning your teeth in ten seconds instead of the several minutes it takes with an ordinary toothbrush.  Fasteesh, a French company and creator of the Y-Brush, claims you can achieve the same level of clean with their new product. Mouthguard The Y-Brush is a mouthguard that can fit around your upper and lower rows of teeth.  The Y-Brush is all nylon bristles placed at 45 degree angles in the mouthguard.  It takes just 5 seconds to clean each of the two rows of teeth. Smaller Sizes for Kids Awaiting approval by the American Dental Association, it's expected to ship by April 2019.  The likely prices is $125.00  The Y-Brush uses ordinary toothpaste and comes in four sizes, including smaller sizes for children.

Smart Patch for Your Health

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Tiny, Waterproof Patch with Sweat Based Sensors Source:  Northwestern University's Sweat-based Sensor Spots Health Conditions Real-Time A patch has been developed by bioengineers at Northwestern University that reads your sweat and spots medical conditions.  The sweat based sensor provides real-time information on the wearer's levels of chloride, glucose and lactate, sweat rate and pH. The device lets you know if you are dehydrated, lack oxygen, dangerously low on electro-lights, have diabetes or cystic fibrosis. Next Generation Health Tracker Today's fitness trackers gather mostly mechanical metrics.  A new generation of devices are being developed to access the person's underlying medical conditions.  Northwestern's device is a leading example. Personalized Health Care Northwestern's device is a personalized approach to fitness and health.  It is battery free, wireless and uses sensors and colorimetrics to provide results.  To put it simply, the

Important Innovations Collection - Travel, Vol. 2

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Important Innovations Collection - Travel, Vol. 2 by Edward Kane Important Innovations Collection - Travel: Volume Two Kindle Edition ASIN: B07MY8C3HG  This is my latest book, the sixth in the series "Important Innovations Collection".  The book showcases the latest breakthrough innovations in modes of travel. In the past three months since I published Travel/Transportation, Vol. 1, there have been some exciting additional breakthroughs in travel innovation.  All of the news briefs on innovation in the book are brand new and happened in the last few months. Fast Paced Changes The face of your travel is rapidly changing and accelerating.  Examples of some of the new innovations include: flying cars, aerial taxis, hypersonic flight, space tourism, hyperloops, walking cars, passenger drones, aerial gondola urban transit, flying suits, electric skateboards and much more. News Briefs by a Journalist The book is a compendium of pithy news briefs by me, a journalist,

AIBO New & Improved

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New AIBO Pet Robot Source:  Sony's  AIBO Sony's High Tech Pet Sony has just launched a significantly upgraded version of their puppy bot AIDO, giving it a new lease on life.  Sony says the new hardware and AI perfectly come together making it the most realistic and advanced robot dog they've ever created.  AIBO 2 was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show 2019.  It is available for purchase in Japan. Cute with Personality This little robot has personality and mimics a real pet dog.  It has 4,000 parts and 22 actuators that bring it to life.  There's a camera in its nose and one in front of the tail that enables it to identify members of the household and map the home environment.  It relies on sophisticated sensors and AI to maneuver, similar to what's in self-driving cars.  The eyes are OLED screens.  It barks and wags its tail when petted.  The cameras guide the puppy to its charging station when it needs a recharge. Coming to the U.S. Sony hasn&#

China's New Bot Delivery System

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Bot Deliveries on the Move Source:  Segway-Ninebot's Loomo Loomo From San Francisco to Beijing, armies of service bots for package deliveries are being developed.  Beijing based Segway-Ninebot is developing delivery robots.  Its new one is Loomo and is expected to hit the market this year. It will be making deliveries to shopping malls and office buildings.  It looks like an office file cabinet on wheels and has been developed from a hoverboard to a robot. German-Swiss ANYmal ANYmal is a 4 legged robot dog that can walk packages right up to your door.  It was created by German automotive company Continental and Swiss robotics company ANYbotics.  It was well received at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show. Serve Another delivery bot being developed is Serve by San Francisco based delivery company Postmates. It starts work in Los Angeles this year with more cities to follow. Pepsi Pepsi is deploying its Snackbots at the University of Pacific.  It delivers snacks t

Important Innovations Collection Travel

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New Book - Travel Innovation - Vol. 2 Rapid Acceleration in Travel Innovations My sixth book - Important Innovations Collection - Travel, Vol. 2 - has just been published as a paperback and e-Book by Amazon and Kindle.  The pace of innovation in modes of travel is so quickly accelerating, I wrote Vol. 2 just three months after Important Innovations Collection - Travel, Vol. 1 was published. The sector is teaming with innovation that is or will be highly impactful in our lives. New World of Transportation Vol. 2 is a series of informative, fascinating news briefs on the latest travel innovations.  It includes the Bell Nexus air taxi, Rolls Royce's flying car, the world's first SUV with total connectivity, China's passenger drones, the flying suit, hypersonic and supersonic flights, MIT's plane with no moving parts, new urban transit gondola systems, electric skateboards, Hyundai's walking car and much more.  You can check it out at  amazon.com/author/ekan

Hyundai's Concept Car Climbs Stairs

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Car that Walks and Drives Source:  Hyundai Elevate Concept Car The Elevate Gives New Meaning to "Door to Door" It's walking automotive innovation.  Hyundai just introduced a very impressive concept car, The Elevate. Robotic Car It drives on a traditional suspension.  But each wheel is connected to a robotic leg that can be deployed to walk over rough terrain and take you where you can't drive. Humanitarian Concept This robotic car can climb a 5 foot vertical wall, go up and down stairs and walk. The idea is to help first responders and people with disabilities traverse "the last mile or last 100 yards".  Hyundai at this time doesn't have plans to put it into full production.  For more news stories on innovation, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

Bell Nexus, Air Taxi Flying Machine

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New Look at Flying's Future Source:  Bell Helicopter's Bell Nexus Readying for Takeoff Bell Nexus, created by Bell Helicopter, is a drone aerial taxi that is in a category of its own.  Some global news organizations are calling it the most serious competitor to pick you up on your rooftop and air-shuttle you to your destination's rooftop. Air Taxi's Top speeds are 250 mph.  It has wings for vertical and horizontal flight.  There are six, tilting ducted fans and a hybrid electric system to provide power.  The vehicle can accommodate a pilot and 4 passengers.  And, it's a real vehicle that's still under development but readying for take-off.   For more news stories on innovation, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane  

Audiobook - Important Innovations Collection Travel

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Innovation Audiobook I am pleased to announce that my book Important Innovations: Collection - Latest Travel Innovations is being published as an audiobook by Amazon's ACX.  It will be available on Amazon, Audible and iTunes very soon. The book covers exciting, emerging, new innovations in travel including hypersonic flights, hyperloop trains, flying cars, jet packs, hexacopters, solar cars, MIT's drone boats, flying taxis, hydrogen green trains, orbiting space hotels, flying motorcycles, supersonic commercial flights and much more. The book is narrated by my journalist colleague Maryanne Kane who is a national television reporter and anchor.  For more, go to my Amazon Author's Page at  amazon.com/author/ekane

Deliveries by RoboDogs

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ANYmal Delivery Robot Source:  ANYmal Delivery Robot Robots Delivering It's a 4 legged delivery robot that can walk packages right to your front door.  And, it's an ingenious way to automate the delivery of food and packages, especially in urban areas.  It's a new robotic and autonomous car delivery system developed by the Swiss robotic company ANYbotics in collaboration with the German automotive company Continental.  ANYmal created a lot of buzz at the CES 2019. High Five Paws ANYmal weighs 65 pounds and can carry up to 22 pounds.  The system was demonstrated at CES. The delivery robot hopped out of Continental's autonomous vehicle CUbE.  The robodog jumped over a scooter, walked up a flight of stairs, used a paw to ring the doorbell and placed a package on the doorstep.  It then did a little celebratory dance. Very High Tech Tease The robodog can move a meter in a second.  It has wide angle cameras, sensors in its feet and advanced LIDAR to map its l

New ThinkPad that's Interesting

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Pad Yoga Source:  Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Yoga Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga This is interesting.  It's a two in one laptop that goes on sale in June 2019.  It's called Lenovo's ThinkPad Xi Yoga.  It's for business and personal use.  It accommodates Amazon's Alexa with microphones at a far field range.  There's also an optional HDR display. New Tech This is 4th generation ThinkPad technology for Lenovo.  It's light, a lot less weightier than its predecessor, and the size of the footprint is 17% less.  It includes a digital stylus, 8GB or 16GB of RAM, 8G Intel Core U-Series processors and up to 2 TB of storage.  Price starts at below $2,000 and it was something of interest at the Consumer Electronics Show 2019 in Las Vegas.  For more news stories on breakthrough innovation, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

Latest Smartwatch with ECG

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New Moves Source:  Withings Move ECG Withings Move ECG This watch has been named by PC Magazine the Best Wearable out of the Consumer Electronics Show 2019 in Las Vegas.  It's called the Withings Move ECG and was developed by the United Kingdom based Withings company. Built in Electrocardiogram This is the first analog smartwatch with an electrocardiogram built into it. PC Magazine says, it gives the Apple Watch Series 4 a run for its money. Simple and Inexpensive The ECG measurement is simple and the price is $129.  The watch runs for a year on a single battery.  It looks like a great way to monitor your health while timing your run.  For more news stories on innovation, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

Amazon Limited e-Book Promotion

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Important Innovations:  Collection - Energy e-Book Amazon and Kindle are offering my e-book Important Innovations:  Collection - Energy at a special price of $1.99.  This promotion is limited in time and ends on Friday January 18.  The book goes back to the original price after that.  My book is a compendium of news stories on the latest innovations in energy, including solar,wind, nuclear fusion, biofuels and much more.  It's a great resource to have on what's new and developing in renewable, sustainable, clean energy.  To take a look go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

Samsung Robot for Your Health

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Bot Care-Giving from Samsung Source:  Samsung's Healthcare Bot Innovative Robotics Samsung has unveiled what may be the world's most advanced and friendly robot caregiver.  Experts are calling it one of the most promising, new developments in robotic innovation in 2019. Multi-Tasker Bot This new robot has a great deal of functionality to help in health care delivery for patients.  It is equipped with biometric sensors to track your blood pressure and heart rate.  It also has a telepresence  function to allow your relatives to remind you to take your medicine.  And it is also a companion robot to ward off loneliness if you're recovering from or dealing with a long term illness. Bottom-Line This is innovative robotic technology that Samsung is still developing but experts say it's already a functional and friendly health care robotic assistant and companion.

Travel Innovation Cable Car Craze

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Sky Highways Opening a New Urban Commute Source:  Medellin, Columbia Cable Transit System New, Green Gondola Systems Flying Above Ground Transit Medellin, Columbia was the first place in the world to do it.  They fully integrated aerial cable cars, also known as gondola systems, into their existing metro system.  That was 15 years ago.  Today, a growing number of global cities are investing in and building the aerial innovation technology,  They include Chicago, Jerusalem, Gutenburg, Sweden and Mombasa, Kenya. Cable Car Pluses The cable cars are quiet, emit no air pollution and are a lot cheaper to build than bridges, tunnels, superhighways and railroad systems. They also are a big tourist attraction because of the aerial views they provide.  Successful systems are running in Columbia, Venezuela, Russia, Vietnam, Algeria and in New York City.  They offer urban planners a big way to overcome challenging terrain to traverse like rivers and hills. World Bank The World Bank i

First SUV Totally Connected

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German Startup Company Byton Delivers the M-Byte SUV Source:  Byton M-Byte 5G, Total Connectivity, Electric and a Lot More This new, electric powered SUV is coming to the US by mid-2019 for sale.  The M-Byte is all- electric, 5G with total connectivity, includes an autonomous option and is loaded with innovation inside the vehicle. 48 Inch Display One of the most remarkable features of this new vehicle is a 48 inch display across the dashboard.  There are also 2, 7 & 8 inch tablets in front of the two front seats.  And the Amazon Alexa assistant is embedded into the vehicle to assist.  The vehicle is cutting edge, automotive innovation.  For more details on it, go to my journalist colleague Maryanne Kane's blog at  https://www.importantinnovations.com/2019/01/world-first-suv-with-total-connectivity.html   And for news stories on travel innovation, go to my Amazon Author's Page at  amazon.com/author/ekane

Important Innovations: Collection - Energy e-Book on Amazon

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Limited Time Offer Today, Important Innovations: Collection - Energy e-book on Amazon and Kindle is being promoted and discounted 66% by Amazon in a limited time offer. The e-book provides compelling news stories on the latest and most impactful energy innovations in wind, solar, biofuel, geothermal nuclear fusion and much more.  To check it out, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

China's Very Smartphone

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Nubia's Red Magic Mars Smartphone Source:  Nubia Red Magic Mars Coming to US 2019 The Nubia Red Magic Mars is being called great tech and great value.  It was showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show 2019 and PC Magazine made it their top phone pick from CES. China based Nubia has committed to selling it in the US and North America for $399 during the first quarter of 2019.  Nubia is a subsidiary of the Chinese phone company ZTE. Smartphone and Gamer's Phone The Nubia Red is equipped with a Snapdragon 845 chipset, a 6" 1080 p display and the highest end model has 10 gigs of RAM.  The smartphone is also geared to gamers.  The phone has a 16-megapixel rear camera, a fingerprint scanner and a strip of LED lights that display in different colors.  PC magazine reports its performance is as good as that of $700 competitors.  For more news stories on innovation, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

Exercising with Virtual Reality

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NordicTrack's VR Bike Source:  NordicTrack VR Cycling This exercise bike was just unveiled by NordicTrack at the Consumer Electronics Show 2019 in Las Vegas.  PC Magazine has named it the Best Health and Fitness Device released at the CES. VR Headset The HTC Vive Focus headset lets you enjoy VR gameplay while you're burning calories peddling on the bike.  And the exercise and VR are in sync.  Uniquely, the incline on the bike automatically adjusts to the elevation of what you're seeing on the headset.  The process is automatic and in sync. VR Exercise This is a brand new, mind over matter approach to exercise. In fact, it can help you forget that you're exercising. It is pricey: $2,000 which includes the bike, headset and a 1 year membership in iFit for exercise and gaming content.  For more news stories on VR and other innovations, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

Amazon Limited Time Book Discount

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My Kindle e-Book Important Innovations: Collection - Energy Today my e-Book Important Innovations:  Collection - Energy is being offered at a 66% discount on Amazon.  This is an Amazon - Kindle very limited time promotion for readers interested in global energy innovation to take advantage of.  The book is a valuable series of news reports on the latest in energy innovation including solar, wind, nuclear fusion, geothermal and biofuels  These breakthrough innovations are making our world green, clean, renewable and sustainable.  If you'd like to take a look, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

Television Innovation Unveiled

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Samsung's Giant, Vibrant Screens Source:  Samsung 98 " QLEDTV TV Like You've Never Seen Before Samsung has unveiled a 98 inch QLED television that runs 8K resolution.  The new TV, unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show 2019 this week in Las Vegas, was called by one journalist "truly breathtaking". Samsung hasn't announced the price or when it will be available.  Their current 85 inch 8K TV sells for $15,000.  Some experts project the new one will retail for $50,000 when it goes to market. Redefining Television Size and Shape Source: Samsung 75" 4K microLED TV Samsung also unveiled various microLED panels mounted to the wall that move between sections, changing and accepting images as they join together.  The system is unique and redefines television size and shape in a lego-like fashion.  This is a 75 inch 4K microLED TV with screen  "blocks" and "windows".  No pricing is available yet. It could be on the market

Amazon Promotional Deal on Important Innovations: Collection - Energy Kindle e-Book

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75% Discount, Limited Time Offer Today and Sunday Amazon Kindle is offering my Important Innovations:  Collection - Energy e-Book at a 66% discount. The promotional campaign is a limited time offer of $.99  The book is a series of news reports on the latest in energy innovation. It's a valuable informational resource.  To check it out, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

CES Top Prize - Impossible Burger

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Vegan Burger  Top CES Innovation Prize : "Triumph for Food Engineering" Source Impossible Foods' Impossible Burger Impossible Burger 2.0 - Innovation Mission Accomplished Talk about Mission Impossible against 4,400 examples of breakthrough innovation at CES. Impossible Burger, a vegan burger, is the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show's top award winner in innovation.  It won "Best in Show", "Best of the Best", "Most Unexpected Product" and "Most Impactful Product". The awards have been re-echoed globally.  Digital Trends magazine named the Impossible Burger 2.0 a triumph for food engineering.  They're not alone. Engadget called it a vegan burger so tasty that it could eliminate the need for meat.  Apparently, the Impossible Burger 2.0 also won the people's choice award at the 2019 CES in Las Vegas. Impossible Foods The noteworthy burger is made by Impossible Foods, a startup based in Redwood City, CA, founded by

Important Innovations Collection: Energy

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Important News Amazon Kindle Today January 11, Important Innovations:  Collection - Energy e-book is being promoted at a special discount on Amazon's Kindle.  Instead of being priced at $2.99, it's being offered at $.99.  The discounted price lasts for several days, then goes to $1.99 and back to $2.99 on January 18. The e-book is a series of news stories on the latest energy innovations in solar, wind, geothermal, nuclear, nuclear fusion. electric, biofuels and much more.  It's a very valuable resource on the latest innovations making for a greener, cleaner, renewable energy world. It's a book by a journalist to keep you informed on the latest and best in innovation.   To take a look, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

World's 1st Passenger Drones

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China's EHANG 184 Source:  The EHANG 184 Drone Transit China is leading the way in passenger carrying drones.  The world's 1st fully autonomous, electric passenger carrying drone, The EHANG 184, demonstrated its flying capabilities in Lianyunjang, China.  In 2018 it completed a series of 1000 plus test flights.  The EHang 184 can carry a single passenger for a 23 minutes flight at top speed of 62 mph at sea level. It's an autonomous, aerial vehicle designed to provide short to medium distance transportation and communications. For the "Common Man " The Chinese company EHang says this is the first vehicle to give the "common man" fully automated flying. Their mission is to "let humankind fly freely like a bird".  EHANG is an award winning innovation company.  Their EHANG 184 is a means of commuting above the traffic. The company says the drone has full redundancy (duplicate backup systems) to ensure safety.  And, it's 100% green